Joni Mitchell JOni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years 1976-1980 Highlights

Release date:

October 4, 2024

Label:

Elektra Catalog Group

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Enjoy 40 unreleased recordings tracing Joni's groundbreaking work from the birth of Hejira to her legendary collaborations with jazz luminaries on this 4-LP 180-gram black vinyl set, which includes newly unearthed demos and studio outtakes from the era, live tour recordings from '76 & '79, and studio session contributions from the likes of Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock.

Tracklist:

1. Introduction (Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, 11/20/1975)
2. Edith and the Kingpin (Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, 11/20/1975)
3. Don't Interrupt the Sorrow (Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, 11/20/1975)
4. Introduction (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, 11/21/1975)
5. Harry's House (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, 11/21/1975)
6. A Case of You (Live in Bangor, ME, 11/27/1975)
7. Intro to Coyote (Live at The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada, 12/4/1975)
8. Coyote (Live at The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada, 12/4/1975)
9. Free Man in Paris (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, 2/19/1976)
10. Shades of Scarlett Conquering (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, 2/19/1976)
11. For Free (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, 2/20/1976)
12. Shadows and Light (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, 2/19/1976)
13. In France They Kiss on Main Street (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, 2/19/1976)
14. Intro to Furry Sings the Blues (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, 2/19/1976)
15. Furry Sings the Blues (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, 2/19/1976)
16. Traveling (Hejira) [Demo]
17. Black Crow (Demo)
18. Amelia (Demo)
19. Intro to Song for Sharon (Live at Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, 5/16/1976)
20. Song for Sharon (Live at Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, 5/16/1976)
21. Refuge of the Roads (Early Mix with Horns)
22. Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Early Rough Mix)
23. Otis and Marlena (Early Rough Mix)
24. Sweet Sucker Dance (Vocals & Drums Version, Take 5)
25. Introduction (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 9/2-3/1978)
26. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 9/2-3/
27. Intro to Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 9/2-3/19
28. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 9/2-3/1978)
29. Intro to The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
30. The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 9/2-3/1
31. God Must Be a Boogie Man (Mingus Early Alternate Version)
32. Sue and the Holy River (Mingus Early Alternate Version)
33. Jericho (Live at SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 7/20/1979)
34. Help Me (Live at SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 7/28/1979)
35. Big Yellow Taxi (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, 8/25/1979)
36. Just Like This Train (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, 8/25/1979)
37. Raised on Robbery (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, 8/25/1979)
38. The Last Time I Saw Richard (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, 8/25/1979)
39. Intro to A Chair in the Sky (Live at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 9/13/1979)
40. A Chair in the Sky (Live at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 9/13/1979)