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  • Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Digital Download)
Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Digital Download)
  • Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Digital Download)
  • Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Digital Download)

    • Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) (Digital Download)

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    • 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.

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    Graham Nash David Crosby Session
    1.    COLD BLUE STEEL AND SWEET FIRE
    2.    FOR THE ROSES
    For The Roses Demos
    3.    BANQUET
    4.    LESSON IN SURVIVAL
    5.    LIKE VEILS SAID LORRAINE
    6.    SEE YOU SOMETIME
    Live at Carnegie Hall
    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


    Live at Carnegie Hall [cont.]
    1.    BOTH SIDES NOW
    2.    MY OLD MAN
    3.    Intro to The Circle Game
    4.    THE CIRCLE GAME
    For The Roses Early Sessions
    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)
    Live at Royal Festival Hall

    10.    Intro to Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig’s Tune)
    11.    JUDGEMENT OF THE MOON AND STARS (LUDWIG’S TUNE)
    For The Roses Sessions
    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)
    James Bay Benefit Concert
    18.    Intro to Big Yellow Taxi
    19.    BIG YELLOW TAXI


    Court And Spark Demos
    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
    7.    RAISED ON ROBBERY (early working version)
    Tonight’s The Night [Neil Young] Session
    RAISED ON ROBBERY – with Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers
    Court And Spark Sessions
    9.    PEOPLE’S PARTIES (early alternate take
    10.    TROUBLE CHILD (early alternate take)
    11.    CAR ON A HILL (early alternate take)
    12.    DOWN TO YOU (alternate version)
    13.    THE SAME SITUATION (alt vocal/piano mix)
    14.    BONDERIA
    Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
    1st Set
    15.    Introduction
    16.    THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    17.    YOU TURN ME ON I’M A RADIO – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    18.    FREE MAN IN PARIS – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    19.    THE SAME SITUATION – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    20.    JUST LIKE THIS TRAIN – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express


    Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 
    1. RAINY NIGHT HOUSE – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    2. WOODSTOCK – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    2nd Set
    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


    Live at New Victoria Theatre
    1.    INTRO TO JERICHO
    2.    JERICHO
    Live at Wembley Stadium
    3.    WOMAN OF HEART AND MIND
    The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Demos
    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
    The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Sessions
    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)