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Joni Mitchell / Archives Vol 4: The Asylum Years 1976-1980

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By Paul Sinclair

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The fourth volume of Joni Mitchell’s ongoing Archives series will be released in October.

Subtitled ‘The Asylum Years 1976-1980’ Archives Vol. 4 features live tracks from her time in Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue during 1975 and 1976, songs from her 1979 tour and unreleased studio sessions and alternate versions of tracks from the albums Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter and Mingus.

The 6CD version of Archives Vol. 4 The Asylum Years 1976-1980 (click image to enlarge)

Packaged in a similarly to previous sets, Vol. 4 will also include notes taken from Joni in conversation with Cameron Crowe. The music is available as a 6CD box with 100 tracks or a 4LP ‘highlights’ edition with 40 tracks.

Archives Vol 4: The Asylum Years 1976-1980 will be released on 4 October 2024, via Rhino.

Tracklisting

Archives Vol 4: The Asylum Years 1976-1980 Joni Mitchell /

    • CD 1
      Rolling Thunder Revue: Live In Niagara Falls  Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY, November 15, 1975.
      Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal
      1. Jericho
      Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, November 20, 1975
      Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Sean Brennan
      1. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth
      2. Edith and the Kingpin
      3. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, November 21, 1975
      Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Patrick Milligan​
      1. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth
      2. Harry’s House​
      Live in Bangor, Bangor, ME, November 27, 1975
      Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal
      1. A Case of You
      Gordon Lightfoot’s House, Toronto, ON, Canada, November 30, 1975
      Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal​
      1. Woman of Heart and Mind
      Live at Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada, December 4, 1975
      Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Sean Brennan
      1. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth
      2. Intro to Coyote
      3. Coyote
      1976 Tour of the United States. Recorded by Stanley Johnston from PA mixes by Brian Jonathan
      Live in Madison, Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, February 29, 1976
      1. Help Me​
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Love or Money
      2. Free Man in Paris
      3. For The Roses
      4. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
      5. Big Yellow Taxi
      6. Shades of Scarlett Conquering
      Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, February 20, 1976
      1. For Free
    • CD 2
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Intro to Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
      2. Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
      Live in Madison, Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, February 29, 1976
      1. Just Like This Train
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Shadows and Light
      2. In France They Kiss on Main Street
      Live at Duke University, Cameron Stadium, Durham, NC, February 7, 1976
      1. Traveling (Hejira)
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Edith and the Kingpin
      2. Talk To Me
      3. Harry’s House/Centerpiece
      4. Intro to Furry Sings the Blues
      5. Furry Sings The Blues
      6. Trouble Child
      7. Rainy Night House
      Live at Duke University, Cameron Stadium, Durham, NC, February 7, 1976
      1. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Raised on Robbery
      2. The Jungle Line
      3. Twisted
    • CD 3
      Hejira Demos
      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 1976
      Recorded by Henry Lewy; Mixed by Patrick Milligan
      1. Furry Sings The Blues
      2. Traveling (Hejira)
      3. Dreamland
      4. Talk To Me
      5. Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
      6. Black Crow
      7. Amelia
      8. Blue Motel Room
      9. A Strange Boy
      Rolling Thunder Revue
      Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, May 16, 1976
      Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Engineered by Don Meehan; Mixed by Patrick Milligan
      1. Black Cow
      2. Intro to Song For Sharon
      3. Song For Sharon
      Hejira Sessions
      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Summer 1976
      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy
      1. Refuge of the Roads (Early Mix with Horns)
      2. Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (Early Rough Mix)
    • CD 4

      Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter Sessions

      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy

      1. “Save Magic” (Paprika Plains Embryonic Version)
      2. Otis and Marlena (Early Rough Mix)
      Mingus Sessions
      Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy & Jerry Solomon
      1. Sweet Sucker Dance (Vocals & Drums Version – Take 5)
      2. A Chair in the Sky (Early Alternate Version – Take 6)
      3. Sweet Sucker Dance (Early Alternate Version)
      Live at Bread & Roses Festival
      Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978
      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy
      1. Introduction
      2. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
      3. Intro to A Chair In The Sky
      4. A Chair In The Sky
      5. Intro to Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
      6. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
      7. Intro to The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
      8. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
      Mingus Early Alternate Version
      Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY and A&M Studios,
      Hollywood, CA, 1978 & 1979
      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy & Jerry Solomon
      1. A Good Suit and A Good Haircut
      2. God Must Be A Boogie Man
      3. Solo for Old Fat Girl’s Soul
      4. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
    • CD 5
      1. Sue and the Holy River
      Mingus Sessions A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1979 Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy
      1. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
      Live at May 6 Coalition Rally Against Nuclear Power National Mall, Washington, D.C., May 6, 1979
      1. Introduction – Graham Nash
      2. Big Yellow Taxi
      1979 Tour Rehearsals SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA Recorded by Joel Bernstein
      1. Jericho
      2. Help Me
      1979 Tour of the United States Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium Queens, NY, August 25, 1979 Recorded by Joel Bernstein from PA mix by Ed Wynne
      1. Big Yellow Taxi
      2. Just Like This Train
      3. In France They Kiss On Main Street
      4. Coyote
      5. Edith and The Kingpin
      6. Free Man In Paris
      7. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
      8. Jaco’s Solo/ Third Stone From The Sun
      9. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
    • CD 6
      1. Amelia
      2. Pat’s Solo
      3. Hejira
      4. Don’s Solo
      5. Dreamland
      6. Black Crow
      7. Furry Sings The Blues
      8. Intro to God Must Be A Boogie Man
      9. God Must Be A Boogie Man
      10. Raised On Robbery
      11. Shadows and Light
      12. The Last Time I Saw Richard
      13. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
      Live in Philadelphia Robin Hood Dell West, Philadelphia, PA, August 28, 1979 Recorded by Joel Bernstein from PA mix by Ed Wynne
      1. Woodstock
      Live at Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 1979 Recorded by Andy Johns & Henry Lewy; Mixed by Patrick Milligan
      1. Intro to A Chair In The Sky
      2. A Chair In The Sky

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