Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) 5CD Box Set
Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) 5CD Box Set
Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) 5CD Box Set
Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) 5CD Box Set
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Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) 5CD Box Set

Joni Mitchell

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5CD Box Set!
Never-Before-Heard Demos, Early & Alternate Versions!
Sessions with James Taylor, Neil Young & Tom Scott & the L.A. Express!

Come 1972, Joni Mitchell'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 and 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

  • 5CD Box Set
  • Never-Before-Heard Demos, Early & Alternate Versions of Classic Songs, Historical Performances
  • Sessions with James Taylor, Neil Young & Tom Scott & the L.A. Express
  • 40-Page Photo Book Includes Conversation with Joni & Cameron Crowe

Selections

Disc One

Graham Nash David Crosby Session, December 13, 1971
  1. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
  2. For the Roses
For The Roses Demos, late 1971/early 1972
  1. Banquet
  2. Lesson in Survival
  3. Like Veils Said Lorraine
  4. See You Sometime
Live at Carnegie Hall, February 23, 1972
  1. This Flight Tonight
  2. Electricity
  3. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
  4. Big Yellow Taxi
  5. Blue
  6. For Free
  7. Banquet
  8. All I Want
  9. Intro to A Case Of You
  10. A Case of You
  11. Intro to Carey
  12. Carey
  13. Lesson in Survival
  14. Woodstock
  15. Intro to You Turn Me On I'm A Radio
  16. You Turn Me On I'm a Radio
  17. Intro to For The Roses
  18. For the Roses

Disc Two

Live at Carnegie Hall (cont.), February 23, 1972
  1. Both Sides Now
  2. My Old Man
  3. Intro to The Circle Game
  4. The Circle Game
For The Roses Early Sessions, April 16-21, 1972
  1. Medley: Bony Moronie / Summertime Blues / You Never Can Tell – with James Taylor
  2. Electricity – with James Taylor
  3. You Turn Me On I'm a Radio – with Neil Young & The Stray Gators
  4. See You Sometime (Early Version with Bass & Drums)
  5. You Turn Me On I'm a Radio (Early Version with Bass & Drums)
Live at Royal Festival Hall, May 5, 1972
  1. Intro to Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig's Tune)
  2. Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune)
For The Roses Sessions, July-August 1972
  1. Blonde in the Bleachers (Alternate Guitar Mix)
  2. Let the Wind Carry Me (Piano/Vocal Mix)
  3. Barangrill (Guitar/Vocal Mix)
  4. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire (Sax Guide Vocal)
  5. Sunrise Raga
  6. Twisted (Early Alternate Version)
James Bay Benefit Concert, April 15, 1973
  1. Intro to Big Yellow Taxi
  2. Big Yellow Taxi

Disc Three

Court And Spark Demos, Summer 1973
  1. Piano Suite: a) Down to You b) Court and Spark c) Car on a Hill d) Down to You
  2. People's Parties
  3. Help Me
  4. Just Like This Train
  5. Raised on Robbery
  6. Trouble Child
Wild Tales [Graham Nash] Session, August 25, 1973
  1. Raised on Robbery (Early Working Version)
Tonight's The Night [Neil Young] Session, August 26, 1973
  1. Raised on Robbery – with Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers
Court And Spark Sessions, September-October 1973
  1. People's Parties (Early Alternate Take)
  2. Trouble Child (Early Alternate Take)
  3. Car on a HIll (Early Alternate Take)
  4. Down to You (Alternate Version)
  5. The Same Situation (Alt Vocal/Piano Mix)
  6. Bonderia
Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, March 3, 1974
  1. Introduction
  2. This Flight Tonight – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
  3. You Turn Me On I'm a Radio – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
  4. Free Man in Paris – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
  5. The Same SItuation – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
  6. Just Like This Train – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express

Disc Four

Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (cont.), March 3, 1974
  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

Disc Five

Live at New Victoria Theatre, April 22, 1974
  1. Intro to Jericho
  2. Jericho
Live at Wembley Stadium, September 14, 1974
  1. Woman of Heart and Mind
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Demos, 1975
  1. In France They Kiss on Main Street
  2. Edith and the Kingpin
  3. Don't Interrupt the Sorrow
  4. Shades of Scarlet Conquering
  5. The Boho Dance
  6. Harry's House
  7. Dreamland
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Sessions, 1975
  1. In France They Kiss on Main Street (Alternate Version)
  2. The Jungle Line (Guitar/Alternate Vocal)
  3. Edith and the Kingpin (Alternate Version)
  4. Don't Interrupt the Sorrow (Alternate Version)
  5. Shades of Scarlet Conquering (Alternate Version)
  6. The Boho Dance (Alternate Version)
  7. Dreamland (Early Alternate Vand Version)

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