The x2 LP compilation Cast Your Fate To The Wind groups together all the singles, B-sides and rarities released in the UK alongside four previously unreleased recordings. These include ‘A Strange World’, the pop track earmarked by her discoverer Andrew Loog Oldham as the follow up to ‘As Tears Go By’ but abandoned in favour of Marianne’s choice of Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ (also included), a haunting acapella version of ‘She Moved Thru The Fair’, an outtake from the Loveinamist sessions that gives this set its title, and an alternative version of Donovan’s trippy ‘Good Guy’. The album also includes a couple of Marianne’s first compositions ‘Oh Look Around You’ and ‘I’d Like To Dial Your Number’ which appeared on the B-sides of her singles alongside more well-known tracks like her only UK EP Go Away From My World, and the singles ‘Summer Nights’ (which would become one of Marianne’s biggest hits of the 60s), ‘Tomorrow’s Calling’ and her superlative cover of The Ronettes’ ‘Is This What I Get For Loving You?’ The collection closes with her final Decca release ‘Something Better’ which signified the end of an era in more ways than one, even though it was the self-penned lyrics to the B-side, ‘Sister Morphine’, that became her defining artistic statement, and one that eventually led Marianne to her next musical quantum leap.

For her last Decca long player, Marianne returned to the pop scene. Released in March 1967, Loveinamist was a hybrid comprised of earlier hit singles ‘Yesterday’ and ‘This Little Bird’ alongside new recordings in the folk-pop style that defined her signature sound. Loveinamist featured a clutch of impressive interpretations from the songwriters that suited her best, including a stoic ‘Reason To Believe’ by Tim Hardin, gorgeous folk-pop ballad ‘With You In Mind’ by Jackie DeShannon, and the baroque psychedelia of Donovan’s ‘In The Night Time’.

Marianne released two folk albums in the 60’s and it is not generally understood that they were conceived as a pair; where Come My Way, had been largely compiled from music of the American folk revival, her second, released in April 1966 was built around songs from the British Isles. Rightly hailed as her finest LP of the 60s, North Country Maid’s contribution to the folk revival has never been fully recognised, as many of its songs were not yet the established folk standards they would soon become. Featuring emotive interpretations of Cyril Tawney’s ‘Sally Free And Easy’ and Ewan MacColl’s ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’, the album also included the traditional ‘She Moved Thru’ The Fair’, which is one of the few songs Marianne performed throughout her life. Having first sung it on the local folk circuit in Reading before her pop career began, it remained a favourite encore and also appears on her final E.P. Burning Moonlight.

Marianne’s eponymous pop LP was produced by Mike Leander, one of the key musical forces behind the 60s pop scene, and along with Jon Mark, the key person behind Marianne’s early work. He was instrumental in creating her signature folk-pop style and would go on to produce almost all of her Decca recordings. The album was roughly divided between cover versions and songs written specifically for her including another of her biggest 60’s hits, ‘Come And Stay With Me’ by Jackie DeShannon. Featuring Jimmy Page, the song remained a personal favourite from the period and aside from her debut single, it was the only one of Marianne’s early hits that she performed on subsequent tours. Although pop in sound, several of the standout tracks on the album were actually selected by Marianne from her collection of folk records including ‘What Have They Done To The Rain?’ and ‘Plaisir d’amour’ which became a favourite encore.

Original soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s new film The Phoenician Scheme, in theaters May 30, 2025. The soundtrack blends Alexandre Desplat’s original score with a mix of classical and jazz recordings. Classical highlights include Stravinsky, Bach, and Beethoven, with a handful of Desplat’s compositions for the film referencing Stravinsky’s 1910 ballet L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird). Jazz highlights include Gene Krupa’s “Drum Boogie,” Glenn Miller’s big band standard “A String of Pearls,” and “Mud Bug” by the Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq Sextet, recorded specifically for the film. The vinyl package includes art from the film,  notes by Alexandre Desplat and Wes Anderson and is pressed on Sea Foam color vinyl.