MALVINA REYNOLDS... SINGS THE TRUTH

"Malvina Reynolds walked in no-one's shadow. As a singer and a songwriter she is without comparison, fearless, heartfelt and compelling. Her superb 1967 Columbia album "Sings The Truth" is presented here for the first time on CD. Opening with MalvinaÕs gentle damnation of the modern era The New Restaurant the album features her aching, tenacious recordings of some of her finest and most renowned compositions, God Bless The Grass, What Have They Done To The Rain and The Magic Penny amongst many others. Can a song start a revolution? Malvina's barbed social satire Little Boxes certainly came close. Sung in classrooms across the globe, translated into many languages (slain Chilean folk singer Victor Jara's brilliant Spanish recording is featured here) and still present on the airwaves, Malvina tackles conformity and our cookie-cutter society with startling wit and warmth. Also included are a slew of extras, Malvina speaking about Little Boxes and translating Victor's rewritten version, a later recording of Little Boxes (the definitive rendition in our opinion), a number of arresting unreleased tracks and as a special treat an entire concerts' worth of previously unavailable live recordings. All remastered with love and care from the original master tapes. Smashing the state has never had such an enjoyable soundtrack before!" (notes de la pochette)