Marianne Faithfull on Decca: A Conversation with Andrew Batt

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Andrew Batt about Marianne Faithfull's new reissue and the nuances of mono and stereo mixes.

Hello Friends, This time on Mixology, we're back with another Mixology Conversation, this time with the delightful Andrew Batt, discussing the fantastic new Cast Your Fate to the Wind: The Complete UK Decca Recordings from Marianne Faithfull. Andrew's care and attention with Marianne's work made this one of my most anticipated reissue campaigns in many years, and with the fantastic results now available, I have to say it comes with my highest recommendation. However, I was initially left with many questions about the mixes chosen across the set, as while stereo is the defacto choice here, the occasional mono mix surfaces where stereo does in fact exist, and beyond that... why stereo over mono? Your ears will tell you part of the answer, but these make up but a small part of our conversation, which became a delightfully flowing overview of Marianne's 60s career, her evolution from pure folk singer to baroque pop master, and the hurdles and misconceptions that have caused this material to both be overlooked and undervalued both at the time and in the decades since. Andrew - who was amusingly the fourth guest I have had by this name - was an absolute delight to converse with, and…

People in this episode

Host: Frederick French-Pounce

Guest: Andrew Batt

Topics covered

• Marianne Faithfull
• music reissues
• mix differences
• 60s music
• baroque pop

Keywords

• Marianne Faithfull
• Andrew Batt
• Decca
• music reissues
• mix differences
• 60s music
• baroque pop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Decca

Books & works: Cast Your Fate to the Wind: The Complete UK Decca Recordings

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