The 60's Singles

Judy Collins transformed the sound of folk music. With a crystalline voice and a songbook blurring traditional genre lines, the Seattle native came to prominence in the fertile Greenwich Village stomping grounds of New York City.

The luminous Collins, a classical piano prodigy, talented guitarist, gifted adapter and later, songwriter, and singer with a 3 octave range, signed with Jac Holzman's Elektra Records in 1961 and remained an Elektra artist for nearly 2½ decades.

Now, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records are revisiting the 1st decade of the extraordinary career that still flourishes today. "The 60's Singles" brings together, for the 1st time, the remarkable array of 45's on which Collins’ discography was built.

With songs by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Sandy Denny, Eric Andersen, and Joni Mitchell, including the international smash “Both Sides Now”, Collins' early Elektra singles reflected impeccable taste, a vast musical imagination, a hunger to explore material from rock to art songs, and a powerful social conscience.

Every one of these 14 single sides is presented in its original single mix, most of which are unique mixes and edits, with the 1st 10 songs in mono and the final 4 in stereo. These versions have been out of print and unavailable for over 5 decades and all have been painstakingly restored for this collection.

Highlights include Collins' 1st foray into folk rock, the mono non LP single of Bob Dylan's "I'll Keep It With Mine", the rare promotional stereo mix of Joni Mitchell's "Chelsea Morning", different from the commonly available stereo version, and 2 versions of the classic "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)".

Mike Milchner has remastered every track, The Second Disc's Joe Marchese has penned the new liner notes diving into the history of each song, and John Sellards has designed the package in the style of the era. Available on CD and a 'Judy Blue Eyes' vinyl edition limited to 1000 copies, "The 60's Singles" celebrates the elegance, power, and beauty of Judy Collins’ 1st decade of music.

Real Gone Music, December 5th, 2025.