Joni Mitchell - Archives Vol. 3: The Asylum Years [4LP Box] Demos, Alternate Tracks

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Joni Mitchell's Prolific Peak from 1972-1975!
Includes Never Before Heard Demos, Early and Alternative Tracks & Historical Performances on 4LP Box Set!
Features 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.

Features

  • 4LP Box Set
  • Never Heard Before Demos
  • Early & Alternative Versions of Tracks
  • Historical Performances
  • 40 Page Book
  • Photos & Conversations with Joni and Cameron Crowe

Selections

Side One:

  1. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire (Graham Nash David Crosby Session)
  2. Like Veils Said Lorriane (For the Roses Demo)
  3. Medley: Bony Moronie/Summertime Blues/You Never Can Tell (with James Taylor) [For the Roses Early Sessions]
  4. You Turn Me On I'm a Radio (with Neil Young & The Stray Gators) [For the Roses Early Sessions]
  5. See You Sometime (Early Version with Bass and Drums) [For the Roses Early Sessions]

Side Two:

  1. This Flight Tonight (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972)
  2. Electricity (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972)
  3. Lesson in Survival (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972)
  4. Blue (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972)
  5. Banquet (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972)
  6. Intro to For the Roses (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972)
  7. For the Roses (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972)

Side Three:

  1. Intro to Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune) [Live at Royal Festival Hall, London, England, May 5, 1972]
  2. Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune) [Live at Royal Festival Hall,London, England, May 5, 1972]
  3. Blonde in the Bleachers (Alternate Guitar Mix) [For the Roses Sessions]
  4. Barangrill (Guitar/Vocal Mix) [For the Roses Sessions]
  5. Sunrise Raga (For the Roses Sessions)
  6. Twisted (Early Alternate Version) [For the Roses Sessions]

Side Four:

  1. Piano Suite: Down to You / Court and Spark / Car on a Hill / Down to You (Court and Spark Demo)
  2. Help Me (Court and Spark Demo)

Side Five:

  1. Raised On Robbery (with Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers) [Tonight's the Night Session]
  2. People's Parties (Early Alternate Take) [Court and Spark Sessions]
  3. Trouble Child (Early Alternate Take) [Court and Spark Sessions]
  4. Car on a Hill (Early Alternate Take) [Court and Spark Sessions]
  5. Bonderia (Court and Spark Sessions)

Side Six:

  1. Introduction (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974)
  2. Free Man in Paris (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) [Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 1974]
  3. The Same Situation (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) [Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion,Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 1974]
  4. Just Like This Train (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) [Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 1974]
  5. Intro to Jericho (Live at New Victoria Theatre, London, England, 4/22/1974)
  6. Jericho (Live at New Victoria Theatre, London, England, 4/22/1974)
  7. Woman of Heart and Mind (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England, 9/14/1974)

Side Seven:

  1. In France They Kiss On Main Street (Demo)
  2. Edith and the Kingpin (Demo)
  3. Don't Interrupt the Sorrow (Demo)
  4. Harry's House (Demo)

Side Eight:

  1. The Jungle Line (Guitar/Alternate Vocal) [The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions]
  2. Shades of Scarlet Conquering (Alternate Version) [The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions]
  3. The Boho Dance (Alternate Version) [The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions]
  4. Dreamland (Early Alternate Band Version) [The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions]

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