Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3 - The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (2023)

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Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3 - The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (2023) 44.1-24
Country: Canada
Genre: Rock, Folk
Format: FLAC (*tracks)
Quality: Lossless [44,1kHz/24 bit]
Time: 05:51:35
Full Size: 3.56 GB

Joni Mitchell's ongoing Archives series has been an overwhelming success and the third volume somehow manages to outdo its predecessors. Where Volume 1 gave a raw, warts-and-all look at a developing talent wrestling with her creative identity and Volume 2 showed that talent operating at an astonishingly high level, Volume 3 documents Mitchell's transition from a truly gifted artist pushing the boundaries of the rock-culture zeitgeist into a mad genius staking her own sonic territories. This set, probably more than any other that has been or will be part of this series, is dynamic and revelatory, like pulling back the curtain on the Wizard of Oz and finding an actual wizard doing real wizardry. While Vol. 3 falls short of giving blow-by-blow documentation of the incredible studio-as-an-instrument work Mitchell did to transform For the Roses, Court and Spark, and-most triumphantly-The Hissing of Summer Lawns from jazz-inflected pop-folk records into towering artistic statements (most of the songs here are presented in either spare embryonic versions or funky, recalibrated live takes, with little middle ground).

This volume repeatedly demonstrates Mitchell's unerring gift for songwriting that is singular and superlative, as well as her willingness to build sonic scaffolding for those songs that is as complementary as it is challenging. The results are often just as impactful in their simplest renditions (a live acoustic version of "This Flight Tonight" loses the electric filigree and multi-tracked harmony vocals but still can stop traffic), and there are real revelations in the early and alternate versions of these well-known album tracks. In fact, most of these early versions would have made excellent album tracks. "See You Sometime" especially benefits from a loose, swinging airiness that's replaced with a denser arrangement on For the Roses, a streamlined, acoustic demo of "Raised on Robbery" is missing the full-band energy of the final version, but employs some wild background vocals that give the number an entirely different vibe, and a demo of "Help Me"-just Mitchell and a guitar-is breathtaking in its elegance. Despite the strengths of these more straight-ahead versions, Mitchell was clearly going to be dissatisfied with releasing them in forms that were merely "really good," when-with more work in the studio and the multi-track editing suite-they would be transformed into work that was "truly great." © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz

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DISC 1

01. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire (Graham Nash David Crosby Session) (03:58)
02. For the Roses (Graham Nash David Crosby Session) (04:03)
03. Banquet (For the Roses Demo) (03:13)
04. Lesson in Survival (For the Roses Demo) (03:14)
05. Like Veils Said Lorriane (For the Roses Demo) (02:15)
06. See You Sometime (For the Roses Demo) (03:04)
07. This Flight Tonight (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (03:30)
08. Electricity (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (03:25)
09. Cold Blue and Sweet Fire (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (05:21)
10. Big Yellow Taxi (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (03:15)
11. Blue (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (02:37)
12. For Free (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (04:36)
13. Banquet (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (03:19)
14. All I Want (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (03:37)
15. Intro to A Case of You (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (00:38)
16. A Case of You (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (04:40)
17. Intro to Carey (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (01:28)
18. Carey (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (03:18)
19. Lesson in Survival (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (03:17)
20. Woodstock (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (04:05)
21. Intro to You Turn Me On Im a Radio (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (00:29)
22. You Turn Me On Im a Radio (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (02:54)
23. Intro to For the Roses (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (00:37)
24. For the Roses (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (03:52)

DISC 2
25. Both Sides Now (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (05:41)
26. My Old Man (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (03:53)
27. Intro to The Circle Game (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (01:49)
28. The Circle Game (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/23/1972) (05:56)
29. Medley: Bony Moronie/Summertime Blues/You Never Can Tell (with James Taylor) (For the Roses Early Sessions) (03:58)
30. Electricity (with James Taylor) (For the Roses Early Sessions) (03:32)
31. You Turn Me On Im a Radio (with Neil Young & The Stray Gators) (For the Roses Early Sessions) (03:25)
32. See You Sometime (Early Version with Bass and Drums) (For the Roses Early Sessions) (03:10)
33. You Turn Me On Im a Radio (Early Version with Bass and Drums) (For the Roses Early Sessions) (02:57)
34. Intro to Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwigs Tune) (Live at Royal Festival Hall, London, England, 5/5/1972) (00:45)
35. Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwigs Tune) (Live at Royal Festival Hall, London, England, 5/5/1972) (05:48)
36. Blonde in the Bleachers (Alternate Guitar Mix) (For the Roses Sessions) (02:42)
37. Let the Wind Carry Me (Piano/Vocal Mix) (For the Roses Sessions) (03:59)
38. Barangrill (Guitar/Vocal Mix) (For the Roses Sessions) (02:51)
39. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire (Sax Guide Vocal) (For the Roses Sessions) (04:17)
40. Sunrise Raga (For the Roses Sessions) (03:41)
41. Twisted (Early Alternate Version) (For the Roses Sessions) (02:00)
42. Intro to Big Yellow Taxi (Live at Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 4/15/1973) (00:58)
43. Big Yellow Taxi (Live at Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 4/15/1973) (02:40)

DISC 3
44. Piano Suite: Down to You / Court and Spark / Car on a Hill / Down to You (Court and Spark Demo) (12:33)
45. Peoples Parties (Court and Spark Demo) (03:02)
46. Help Me (Court and Spark Demo) (03:31)
47. Just Like This Train (Court and Spark Demo) (03:48)
48. Raised on Robbery (Court and Spark Demo) (02:54)
49. Trouble Child (Court and Spark Demo) (03:53)
50. Raised On Robbery (Early Working Version) (Wild Tales Session) (03:09)
51. Raised On Robbery (with Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers) (Tonights the Night Session) (03:35)
52. Peoples Parties (Early Alternate Take) (Court and Spark Sessions) (02:49)
53. Trouble Child (Early Alternate Take) (Court and Spark Sessions) (03:40)
54. Car on a Hill (Early Alternate Take) (Court and Spark Sessions) (02:37)
55. Down to You (Early Alternate Take) (Court and Spark Sessions) (05:36)
56. The Same Situation (Alt Vocal/Piano Mix) (Court and Spark Sessions) (03:08)
57. Bonderia (Court and Spark Sessions) (03:20)
58. Introduction (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (00:38)
59. This Flight Tonight (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (03:38)
60. You Turn Me On Im a Radio (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (04:23)
61. Free Man in Paris (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (03:14)
62. The Same Situation (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (03:35)
63. Just Like This Train (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (04:17)

DISC 4
64. Rainy Night House (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (04:16)
65. Woodstock (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (05:04)
66. Cactus Tree (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (05:29)
67. Big Yellow Taxi (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (03:15)
68. Intro to Peoples Parties (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (06:06)
69. Peoples Parties (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (03:01)
70. All I Want (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (03:49)
71. A Case of You (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (05:03)
72. Intro to For the Roses (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (07:52)
73. For the Roses (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (04:14)
74. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire (feat. Tom Scott) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (05:30)
75. Blue (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (02:48)
76. For Free (with Tom Scott) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (04:39)
77. Trouble Child (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (04:10)
78. Help Me (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (03:57)
79. Car on a Hill (with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express) (Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 3/3/1974) (02:52)

DISC 5
80. Intro to Jericho (Live at New Victoria Theatre, London, England, 4/22/1974) (00:29)
81. Jericho (Live at New Victoria Theatre, London, England, 4/22/1974) (03:16)
82. Woman of Heart and Mind (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, England, 9/14/1974) (03:34)
83. In France They Kiss On Main Street (Demo) (03:05)
84. Edith and the Kingpin (Demo) (03:32)
85. Dont Interrupt the Sorrow (Demo) (02:27)
86. Shades of Scarlet Conquering (Demo) (04:52)
87. The Boho Dance (Demo) (03:53)
88. Harrys House (Demo) (04:01)
89. Dreamland (Demo) (04:07)
90. In France They Kiss On Main Street (Alternate Version) (The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions) (03:25)
91. The Jungle Line (Guitar/Alternate Vocal) (The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions) (04:36)
92. Edith and the Kingpin (Alternate Version) (The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions) (03:35)
93. Dont Interrupt the Sorrow (Alternate Version) (The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions) (04:13)
94. Shades of Scarlet Conquering (Alternate Version) (The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions) (05:41)
95. The Boho Dance (Alternate Version) (The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions) (03:54)
96. Dreamland (Early Alternate Band Version) (The Hissing of Summer Lawns Sessions) (04:43)