lady in satin (1958)

this is the best album billie holiday recorded. i'm really drunk so forgive my writing but the immediate effect of her voice, and the added fact that this was the last LP she released, it really packs a punch. the orchestration and ethereal backing vocals are just incredible. it's like nothing else she recorded. get heartbroken

when i see the sun bonus tracks

these are the extra (non-album) tracks from the codeine re-issue boxset. demos, alternate versions and b-sides. grab this if you've already got the albums, i suppose. i'll up those later when i've time

xxtras