Joni Mitchell to Unearth Late Seventies Rarities This Fall
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The fourth volume of the icon's Archives series documents 1976-1980
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Joni Mitchell will open the vault this fall, unearthing gems and rarities from the late Seventies.

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Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980) arrives Oct. 4 via Rhino Records. It documents the creative process behind her studio albums Hejira (1976), Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (1977), and Mingus (her collaboration with jazz legend Charles Mingus in 1979). It also includes her time on Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour in 1975 and 1976, as well as the Bread & Roses Festival and the Anti-Nuclear Rally.

Ahead of the release, Mitchell shared a live cut from the Rolling Thunder Revue tour when she introduced her future Hejira track “Coyote” to the stage in Montreal in December 1975.

“It’s kinda like running away from home to join the circus,” she says of the trek. “Anyway I’ve got this tune that has been growing, started off with two verses and couple of nights later I added another one. Last night I got a fourth one. I think it’s finished, but I don’t know, maybe there’s a couple of more chapters to go. But it’s called ‘Coyote,’ and it goes like this.”

Vol. 4 will be released via CD and LP editions, both containing rare photos, liner notes, and a conversation between Mitchell and Cameron Crowe. Check out the track lists below.

As with her previous Archives releases, Vol. 4 is accompanied by The Asylum Albums (1976-1980), a box set of the remastered studio LPs she released earlier this summer. The series began with 2020’s Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967), a documentation of her folkie days, followed by 2021’s Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968 To 1971) — the remastered release being The Reprise Albums (1968-1971). In 2022, she released Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) alongside The Asylum Albums (1972-1975).

Vol. 4 CD Track List

Disc One:

Rolling Thunder Revue

Live In Niagara Falls

Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY, November 15, 1975

Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal

Jericho

Live at Harvard Square Theater

Cambridge, MA, November 20, 1975

Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Sean Brennan

Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

Edith and the Kingpin

Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow

Live at Music Hall

Boston, MA, November 21, 1975

Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Patrick Milligan

Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

Harry’s House

Live in Bangor

Bangor, ME, November 27, 1975

Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal

A Case of You

Gordon Lightfoot’s House

Toronto, ON, Canada, November 30, 1975

Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal

Woman of Heart and Mind

Live at Montreal Forum

Montreal, QC, Canada, December 4, 1975

Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Sean Brennan

Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

Intro to Coyote

Coyote

1976 Tour of the United States

Recorded by Stanley Johnston from PA mixes by Brian Jonathan

(Courtesy of the estate of Stanley Tajima Johnston)

Live in Madison

Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, February 29, 1976

Help Me

Live at Music Hall

Boston, MA, February 19, 1976

Love or Money

Free Man in Paris

For The Roses

Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire

Big Yellow Taxi

Shades of Scarlett Conquering

Live at Nassau Coliseum

Uniondale, NY, February 20, 1976

For Free

Disc Two:

Live at Music Hall

Boston, MA, February 19, 1976

Intro to Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter

Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter

Live in Madison

Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, February 29, 1976

Just Like This Train

Live at Music Hall

Boston, MA, February 19, 1976

Shadows and Light

In France They Kiss on Main Street

Live at Duke University

Cameron Stadium, Durham, NC, February 7, 1976

Traveling (Hejira)

Live at Music Hall

Boston, MA, February 19, 1976

Edith and the Kingpin

Talk To Me

Harry’s House/Centerpiece

Intro to Furry Sings the Blues

Furry Sings The Blues

Trouble Child

Rainy Night House

Live at Duke University

Cameron Stadium, Durham, NC, February 7, 1976

Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow

Live at Music Hall

Boston, MA, February 19, 1976

Raised on Robbery

The Jungle Line

Twisted

Disc Three:

Hejira Demos

A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 1976

Recorded by Henry Lewy; Mixed by Patrick Milligan

Furry Sings The Blues

Traveling (Hejira)

Dreamland

Talk To Me

Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter

Black Crow

Amelia

Blue Motel Room

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

Black Cow

Intro to Song For Sharon

Song For Sharon

Hejira Sessions

A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Summer 1976

Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy

Refuge of the Roads (Early Mix with Horns)

Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (Early Rough Mix)

Disc Four

Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter Sessions

A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy

“Save Magic” (Paprika Plains Embryonic Version)

Otis and Marlena (Early Rough Mix)

Mingus Sessions

Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY

Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy & Jerry Solomon

Sweet Sucker Dance (Vocals & Drums Version – Take 5)

A Chair in the Sky (Early Alternate Version – Take 6)

Sweet Sucker Dance (Early Alternate Version)

Live at Bread & Roses Festival

Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978

Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy

Introduction

The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines

Intro to A Chair In The Sky

A Chair In The Sky

Intro to Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Intro to The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey

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

A Good Suit and A Good Haircut

God Must Be A Boogie Man

Solo for Old Fat Girl’s Soul

The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines

Disc Five:

Sue and the Holy River

Mingus Sessions

A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1979

Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy

The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey

Live at May 6 Coalition Rally Against Nuclear Power

National Mall, Washington, D.C., May 6, 1979

Introduction – Graham Nash

Big Yellow Taxi

1979 Tour Rehearsals

SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Recorded by Joel Bernstein

Jericho

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

Big Yellow Taxi

Just Like This Train

In France They Kiss On Main Street

Coyote

Edith and The Kingpin

Free Man In Paris

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Jaco’s Solo/ Third Stone From The Sun

The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines

Disc Six:

Amelia

Pat’s Solo

Hejira

Don’s Solo

Dreamland

Black Crow

Furry Sings The Blues

Intro to God Must Be A Boogie Man

God Must Be A Boogie Man

Raised On Robbery

Shadows and Light

The Last Time I Saw Richard

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

Woodstock

Live at Greek Theatre

Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 1979

Recorded by Andy Johns & Henry Lewy; Mixed by Patrick Milligan

Intro to A Chair In The Sky

A Chair In The Sky

LP Track List

Side One:

Rolling Thunder Revue

Live at Harvard Square Theater

Cambridge, MA, November 20, 1975

Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Sean Brennan

Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

Edith and the Kingpin

Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow

Live at Music Hall

Boston, MA, November 21, 1975

Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Patrick Milligan

Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

Harry’s House

Live in Bangor

Bangor, ME, November 27, 1975

Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal

A Case of You

Side Two:

Live at Montreal Forum

Montreal, QC, Canada, December 4, 1975

Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Sean Brennan

Intro to Coyote

Coyote

1976 Tour of the United States

Recorded by Stanley Johnston from PA mixes by Brian Jonathan

(Courtesy of the estate of Stanley Tajima Johnston)

Live at Music Hall

Boston, MA, February 19, 1976

Free Man In Paris

Shades of Scarlett Conquering

Live at Nassau Coliseum

Uniondale, NY, February 20, 1976

For Free

Side Three:

Live at Music Hall

Boston, MA, February 19, 1976

Shadows and Light

In France They Kiss On Main Street

Intro to Furry Sings The Blues

Furry Sings The Blues

Hejira Demos

A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 1976

Recorded by Henry Lewy; Mixed by Patrick Milligan

Traveling (Hejira)

Side Four:

Black Crow

Amelia

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

Intro to Song For Sharon

Song For Sharon

Side Five:

Hejira Sessions

A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Summer 1976

Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy

Refuge of the Roads (Early Mix with Horns)

Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (Early Rough Mix)

Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter Sessions

A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy

Otis and Marlena (Early Rough Mix)

Mingus Sessions

Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY

Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy & Jerry Solomon

Sweet Sucker Dance (Vocals & Drums Version – Take 5)

Side Six:

Live at Bread & Roses Festival

Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978

Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy

Introduction

The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines

Intro to Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Intro to The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey

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

15. God Must Be A Boogie Man

Side Seven:

Sue and The Holy River

1979 Tour Rehearsals

SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Recorded by Joel Bernstein

Jericho

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

Big Yellow Taxi

Just Like This Train

Raised On Robbery

Side Eight:

The Last Time I Saw Richard

Live at Greek Theatre

Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 1979

Recorded by Andy Johns & Henry Lewy; Mixed by Patrick Milligan

Intro to A Chair In The Sky

A Chair In The Sky

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