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Archives Vol. 3 - The Asylum Years (1972-1975)

Joni Mitchell

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Archives Vol. 3 - The Asylum Years (1972-1975)

5CD Box Set with Never-Before-Heard Demos, Early & Alternate Versions of Classic Songs + Historical Performances & Sessions With James Taylor, Neil Young & Tom Scott & the L.A. Express.

Come 1972, Joni's singular songwriting talent and poetic gifts were undeniable. Fresh off the back-to-back Platinum-certified releases of 1970's LADIES OF THE CANYON and 1971's BLUE - totemic albums whose artfulness and ubiquity would influence generations of songwriters - Joni had grown wary of mounting media scrutiny. Everything from her style choices to romantic partners became the subject of far more gossip column inches than were ever dedicated to the lifestyle minutiae of her male counterparts. 

In response, she had pulled back, announcing an early retirement from the stage in 1970 and moving to the quiet expanses of British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. It was a fruitful change of scenery. Inspired by her proximity to nature and refreshed by the peaceful seclusion, she began constructing the songs that would become FOR THE ROSES. This respite thrust Mitchell into a remarkably fertile creative period, yielding a run of albums - 1972's FOR THE ROSES, 1974's COURT AND SPARK, and 1975's THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS - that would simultaneously expand and refine the scope of her music. Her adventurous, intricate arrangements and growing formidability as a bandleader injected these songs with a clarity of purpose, a potent muscularity, and a sense of possibility - it is among the most exciting eras of a near peerless career.

This era comes into even greater focus on JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES, VOL. 3: THE ASYLUM YEARS (1972-1975). It's the latest entry in the GRAMMY-winning series exploring the vast untapped archives of rare Joni recordings - a project guided intimately by Joni's own vision and personal touch. The collection begins with an early cut of "Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire," one of two songs (along with "For The Roses") test-driven during a visit to a Graham Nash David Crosby recording session at Wally Heider's in Hollywood.

From there, you'll be treated to early demos and alternate versions from sessions from FOR THE ROSES, COURT & SPARK, and THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS; historic live show recordings, including the entirety of Mitchell's triumphant 1972 return to Carnegie Hall and a definitive gig with her COURT AND SPARK backing band Tom Scott & the L.A. Express; and tracks from sessions cut alongside James Taylor, Graham Nash, and Neil Young.

The Box Set includes book featuring photos & conversation with Joni & Cameron Crowe.

Media Music     CD   (Compact Disc)
Number of discs 5
Released October 6, 2023
EAN/UPC 0603497834303
Label Rhino Elektra EA717547.2
Genre Folk
Dimensions 30 × 125 × 145 mm   ·   750 g

Track list

  1. 1.   CD   Nash & Crosby Session / For The Roses Demos / Live at Carnegie Hall

    1. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
    2. For the Roses
    3. Banquet
    4. Lesson in Survival
    5. Like Veils Said Lorraine
    6. See You Sometime
    7. This Flight Tonight
    8. Electricity
    9. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
    10. Big Yellow Taxi
    11. Blue
    12. For Free
    13. Banquet
    14. All I Want
    15. Intro to A Case Of You
    16. A Case of You
    17. Intro to Carey
    18. Carey
    19. Lesson In Survival
    20. Woodstoc
    21. Intro to You Turn Me On I’m A Radio
    22. You Turn Me On I’m A Radio
    23. Intro to For The Roses
    24. For The Roses

  2. 2.   CD   Live at Carnegie Hall / For The Roses Early Sessions / Live at Royal Festival Hall / For The Roses Sessions / James Bay Benefit Concert

    1. Both Sides Now
    2. My Old Man
    3. Intro to The Circle Game
    4. The Circle Game
    5. MEDLEY: BONY MORONIE / SUMMERTIME BLUES / YOU NEVER CAN TELL - with James Taylor
    6. ELECTRICITY - with James Taylor
    7. YOU TURN ME ON I’M A RADIO - with Neil Young & The Stray Gators
    8. SEE YOU SOMETIME (early version with bass & drums
    9. YOU TURN ME ON I’M A RADIO (early version with bass & drums)
    10. Intro to Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig’s Tune)
    11. Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig’s Tune)
    12. BLONDE IN THE BLEACHERS (alternate guitar mix)
    13. LET THE WIND CARRY ME (piano / vocal mix)
    14. BARANGRILL (guitar / vocal mix)
    15. COLD BLUE STEEL AND SWEET FIRE (sax guide vocal)
    16. Sunrise Raga
    17. TWISTED (early alternate version)
    18. Intro to Big Yellow Taxi
    19. Big Yellow Taxi

  3. 3.   CD   Court And Spark Demos / Nash Session / Neil Young Session / Court And Spark Sessions / Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (1st Set)

    1. Piano Suite:
    2. A. Down to You
    3. B. Court and Spark
    4. C. Car on a Hill
    5. D. Down to You
    6. People’s Parties
    7. Help Me
    8. Just Like This Train
    9. Raised on Robbery
    10. Trouble Child
    11. RAISED ON ROBBERY (early working version)
    12. RAISED ON ROBBERY – with Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers
    13. PEOPLE’S PARTIES (early alternate take
    14. TROUBLE CHILD (early alternate take)
    15. CAR ON A HILL (early alternate take)
    16. DOWN TO YOU (alternate version)
    17. THE SAME SITUATION (alt vocal / piano mix)
    18. Bonderia
    19. Introduction
    20. THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    21. YOU TURN ME ON I’M A RADIO – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    22. FREE MAN IN PARIS – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    23. THE SAME SITUATION – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    24. JUST LIKE THIS TRAIN – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express

  4. 4.   CD   Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2nd Set)

    1. RAINY NIGHT HOUSE – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    2. WOODSTOCK – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    3. Cactus Tree
    4. Big Yellow Taxi
    5. Intro to People’s Parties
    6. People’s Parties
    7. All I Want
    8. A Case of You
    9. Intro to For The Roses
    10. For the Roses
    11. COLD BLUE STEEL AND SWEET FIRE – with Tom Scott
    12. Blue
    13. FOR FREE – with Tom Scott
    14. TROUBLE CHILD – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    15. HELP ME – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    16. CAR ON A HILL – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express

  5. 5.   CD   Live at New Victoria Theatre / Live at Wembley Stadium / The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Demos / The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Sessions

    1. Intro to Jericho
    2. Jericho
    3. Woman of Heart and Mind
    4. In France They Kiss on Main Street
    5. Edith and the Kingpin
    6. Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow
    7. Shades of Scarlet Conquering
    8. The Boho Dance
    9. Harry’s House
    10. Dreamland
    11. IN FRANCE THEY KISS ON MAIN STREET (alternate version)
    12. THE JUNGLE LINE (guitar / alternate vocal)
    13. EDITH AND THE KINGPIN (alternate version)
    14. DON’T INTERRUPT THE SORROW (alternate version)
    15. SHADES OF SCARLET CONQUERING (alternate version)
    16. THE BOHO DANCE (alternate version)
    17. DREAMLAND (early alternate band version)
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