Joni Mitchell to issue 4th ‘Archives’ box set in October

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It has been confirmed that the legendary Joni Mitchell will issue a fourth box set in her ‘Archives’ series on October 4th 2024. The much anticipated set will cover rarities from the second half of her tenure with Asylum Records from 1976-1980.

In keeping with previous sets, the planned 6CD tome will be absolutely loaded with unreleased treats. In this instance, fans will receive a wealth of previously unheard live material, with much sourced from the ‘Hejeira’ tour of 1976. The advance tracklisting suggests that the only material that’s previously been widely circulated are recordings from the Bread & Roses Festival in 1978, which has been bootlegged, but never before available in an official capacity from Mitchell herself.

The news of this set comes just two weeks after Neil Young confirmed the release of his own Archives III release, which offered fans an unaffordable box set experience. As with Joni’s earlier archive offerings and unlike Young’s new set, ‘Archives 4’ hasn’t been extensively padded out with material fans already have – and in a lot of cases, have bought as an official release – and, although a little more expensive than her earlier sets, remains affordable to a huge number of her fans (this six disc set is expected to retail at somewhere in the £70-£80 mark, which is a bargain compared to Young’s current £300 tome, or £450 + import fees for the deluxe set).

The set can be pre-ordered from the Joni Mitchell website here, A full tracklisting can be perused below.

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CD 1

The Rolling Thunder Revue

  1. Jericho (Live at Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY – 11/15/1975)
  2. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth (Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA – 11/20/1975) +
  3. Edith and the Kingpin (Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA – 11/20/1975) +
  4. Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow (Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA – 11/20/1975) +
  5. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 11/21/1975) +
  6. Harry’s House (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 11/21/1975) +
  7. A Case of You (Live at Bangor Auditorium, Bangor, ME – 11/27/1975) +
  8. Woman of Heart and Mind (recorded at Gordon Lightfoot’s house, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 11/30/1975)
  9. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth (Live at the Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada – 12/4/1975)
  10. Intro to Coyote (Live at the Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada – 12/4/1975) +
  11. Coyote (Live at the Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada – 12/4/1975) +

1976 Tour of the United States

  1. Help Me (Live at Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI – 2/29/1976)
  2. Love or Money (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  3. Free Man in Paris (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976) +
  4. For the Roses (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  5. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  6. Big Yellow Taxi (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  7. Shades of Scarlett Conquering (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976) +
  8. For Free (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY – 2/20/1976) +

CD 2

1976 Tour of the United States

  1. Intro to Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  2. Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  3. Just Like This Train (Live at Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI – 2/29/1976)
  4. Shadows and Light (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976) +
  5. In France They Kiss on Main Street (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976) +
  6. Traveling (Hejira) (Live at Cameron Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC – 2/7/1976)
  7. Edith and the Kingpin (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  8. Talk to Me (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  9. Harry’s House/Centerpiece (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  10. Intro to Furry Sings the Blues (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976) +
  11. Furry Sings the Blues (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976) +
  12. Trouble Child (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  13. Rainy Night House (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  14. Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow (Live at Cameron Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC – 2/7/1976)
  15. Raised on Robbery (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  16. The Jungle Line (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)
  17. Twisted (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA – 2/19/1976)

CD 3

Hejira Demos, A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA – March 1976

  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

The Rolling Thunder Revue

  1. Black Crow (Live at Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX – 5/16/1976)
  2. Intro to Song for Sharon (Live at Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX – 5/16/1976) +
  3. Song for Sharon (Live at Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX – 5/16/1976) +

Hejira Sessions, A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA – Summer 1976

  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

  1. “Save Magic” (Paprika Plains Embryonic Version)
  2. Otis and Marlena (Early Rough Mix) +

Mingus Sessions, Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY

  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)

Bread & Roses Festival, The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA – 9/2-9/3/1978

  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

  1. A Good Suit and a Good Haircut
  2. God Must Be a Boogie Man +
  3. Solo for Old Fat Girls’ Soul
  4. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines

CD 5

Mingus Early Alternate Version, Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY and A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA – 1978-1979

  1. Sue and the Holy River +

Mingus Sessions, A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA – 1979

  1. The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey

May 6 Coalition Rally Against Nuclear Power, National Mall, Washington, D.C. – 5/6/1979

  1. Introduction – Graham Nash
  2. Big Yellow Taxi

1979 Tour Rehearsals, SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA

  1. Jericho +
  2. Help Me +

1979 Tour of the United States

  1. Big Yellow Taxi (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979) +
  2. Just Like This Train (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979) +
  3. In France They Kiss on Main Street (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  4. Coyote (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  5. Edith and the Kingpin (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  6. Free Man in Paris (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  7. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  8. Jaco’s Solo/Third Stone from the Sun (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  9. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)

CD 6

1979 Tour of the United States

  1. Amelia (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  2. Pat’s Solo (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  3. Hejira (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  4. Don’s Solo (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  5. Dreamland (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  6. Black Crow (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  7. Furry Sings the Blues (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  8. Intro to God Must Be a Boogie Man (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  9. God Must Be a Boogie Man (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  10. Raised on Robbery (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979) +
  11. Shadows and Light (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  12. The Last Time I Saw Richard (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979) +
  13. Why Do Falls in Love (Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, NY – 8/25/1979)
  14. Woodstock (Live at Robin Hood Dell West, Philadelphia, PA – 8/28/1979)
  15. Intro to A Chair in the Sky (Live at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA – 9/13/1979) +
  16. A Chair in the Sky (Live at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA – 9/13/1979) +