Joni Mitchell – Archives, Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) (2021) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971) is a five-disc box set by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, originally set to be released on October 29, 2021, by Rhino Records, but later delayed to November 12, 2021. The box set is the seventh overall release and second offering of unreleased material from the Joni Mitchell Archives, a planned series of releases containing remastered material from the singer’s archives. Formatted in chronological order, the second volume of the series includes archived material that was recorded in the years between the release of Mitchell’s debut studio album, Song to a Seagull (1968) and her fourth studio album, Blue (1971).

Joni Mitchell continues to dig through her archives with a second volume of rarities and unreleased material that follows Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) published in 2020. With its 119 tracks (over 6 hours of music!), Archives, Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) offers a chronologically-ordered tracklist presenting songs recorded during the period linking her first album, Song to a Seagull (1968), with her fourth album, Blue (1971). It was a sort of golden age of artistic uniqueness in a folk scene which was jam-packed with contenders jostling for the top spot. This release is a snapshot, above all, of her personal evolution, from the streets and small folk clubs to the most prestigious venues…

Demos recorded in her home or in her friend Jane Lurie’s New York flat, sessions at Sunset Sound studio in Hollywood, a TV appearance on Dick Cavett’s show, live in Ann Arbor or at the Hibou Coffee House in Ottawa (recorded by Jimi Hendrix himself!), this boxed set also includes a beautiful London concert in October 1970 broadcast by the BBC, where she performed Carey, River and My Old Man, which were to be included on Blue the following year. And during this latter show, we find one James Taylor is at her side. Another highlight of this impressive collection is her February 1st 1969 concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall, a sort of apogee for an artist who was then just 25 years old… As always, this kind of copious box set is above all intended for the hardcore aficionados of the Canadian’s music, although novices are also sure to be hypnotised by her otherworldly voice and these introspective lyrics, whose style would go on to influence whole generations of songwriters… – Marc Zisman

Tracklist:
1. Joni Mitchell – Midnight Cowboy (Home Demo 1)
2. Joni Mitchell – The Dawntreader (Home Demo With Vocal Overdub)
3. Joni Mitchell – Song To A Seagull (Home Demo)
4. Joni Mitchell – Midnight Cowboy (Home Demo 2)
5. Joni Mitchell – The Way It Is (Chelsea Recording)
6. Joni Mitchell – Turn Around (Incomplete Chelsea Recording)
7. Joni Mitchell – I Had A King (Home Demo With Piano Overdub)
8. Joni Mitchell – Roses Blue (Home Demo With Peacock Harp Overdub)
9. Joni Mitchell – The Fiddle And The Drum (Piano Home Demo)
10. Joni Mitchell – Jeremy (Song To A Seagull Session)
11. Joni Mitchell – Conversation (Song To A Seagull Session)
12. Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (Song To A Seagull Session)
13. Joni Mitchell – The Gift Of The Magi (Song To A Seagull Session)
14. Joni Mitchell – It’s Easy (Chelsea Recording)
15. Joni Mitchell – Another Melody (Chelsea Recording)
16. Joni Mitchell – Introduction (Live at Canterbury House, Ann Arbor, MI, 3/10/1968)
17. Joni Mitchell – Jeremy (Live at Canterbury House, Ann Arbor, MI, 3/10/1968)
18. Joni Mitchell – Songs To Aging Children Come (Live at Canterbury House, Ann Arbor, MI, 3/10/1968)
19. Joni Mitchell – Night In The City (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
20. Joni Mitchell – Come To The Sunshine (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
21. Joni Mitchell – Intro To The Pirate Of Penance (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
22. Joni Mitchell – The Pirate Of Penance (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
23. Joni Mitchell – Conversation (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
24. Joni Mitchell – The Way It Is (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
25. Joni Mitchell – Intro To The Dawntreader (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
26. Joni Mitchell – The Dawntreader (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
27. Joni Mitchell – Marcie (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
28. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Nathan La Franeer (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
29. Joni Mitchell – Nathan La Franeer (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
30. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Dr. Junk (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
31. Joni Mitchell – Dr. Junk (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
32. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Michael From Mountains (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
33. Joni Mitchell – Michael From Mountains (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
34. Joni Mitchell – Go Tell The Drummer Man (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
35. Joni Mitchell – Intro To I Don’t Know Where I Stand (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
36. Joni Mitchell – I Don’t Know Where I Stand (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
37. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Sisotowbell Lane (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
38. Joni Mitchell – Sisotowbell Lane (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
39. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Ladies Of The Canyon (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
40. Joni Mitchell – Ladies Of The Canyon (Live at Le Hibou Coffee House, Ottawa, Ontario, 3/19/1968)
41. Joni Mitchell – Come To The Sunshine (Studio Session)
42. Joni Mitchell – “My second album” (Chelsea Recording)
43. Joni Mitchell – “Lambert, Hendricks & Ross” (Chelsea Recording)
44. Joni Mitchell – The Pirate Of Penance (Chelsea Recording)
45. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Chelsea Morning: John Peel (Live on Top Gear, BBC Radio, London, England, 9/23/1968)
46. Joni Mitchell – Chelsea Morning (with The John Cameron Group) (Live on Top Gear, BBC Radio, London, England, 9/23/1968)
47. Joni Mitchell – Intro To The Gallery: John Peel (Live on Top Gear, BBC Radio, London, England, 9/23/1968)
48. Joni Mitchell – The Gallery (Live on Top Gear, BBC Radio, London, England, 9/23/1968)
49. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Night In The City: John Peel (Live on Top Gear, BBC Radio, London, England, 9/23/1968)
50. Joni Mitchell – Night In The City (with The John Cameron Group) (Live on Top Gear, BBC Radio, London, England, 9/23/1968)
51. Joni Mitchell – Chelsea Morning (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
52. Joni Mitchell – A Valentine For Joni (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
53. Joni Mitchell – Cactus Tree (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
54. Joni Mitchell – Night In The City (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
55. Joni Mitchell – I Had A King (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
56. Joni Mitchell – Blue Boy (Live at Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2/14/1969)
57. Joni Mitchell – My American Skirt (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
58. Joni Mitchell – The Fiddle And The Drum (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
59. Joni Mitchell – Spoony’s Wonderful Adventure (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
60. Joni Mitchell – That Song About The Midway (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
61. Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
62. Joni Mitchell – Marcie (Live at Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2/14/1969)
63. Joni Mitchell – Nathan La Franeer (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
64. Joni Mitchell – Intro To The Gallery (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
65. Joni Mitchell – The Gallery (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
66. Joni Mitchell – Hunter (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
67. Joni Mitchell – Morning Morgantown (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
68. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Get Together (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
69. Joni Mitchell – Get Together (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
70. Joni Mitchell – Intro To The Circle Game/Little Green (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
71. Joni Mitchell – Medley: The Circle Game/Little Green (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
72. Joni Mitchell – Michael From Mountains (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
73. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Urge For Going (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
74. Joni Mitchell – Urge For Going (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 2/1/1969)
75. Joni Mitchell – Conversation (Clouds Session)
76. Joni Mitchell – Blue Boy (Clouds Session)
77. Joni Mitchell – The Priest (Clouds Session)
78. Joni Mitchell – Jesus (Chelsea Recording)
79. Joni Mitchell – Playing Piano And Vocalizing (Chelsea Recording)
80. Joni Mitchell – Chelsea Morning (Live on The Dick Cavett Show, New York, NY, 8/18/1969)
81. Joni Mitchell – Willy (Live on The Dick Cavett Show, New York, NY, 8/18/1969)
82. Joni Mitchell – For Free (Live on The Dick Cavett Show, New York, NY, 8/18/1969)
83. Joni Mitchell – Interview (with Dick Cavett) (Live on The Dick Cavett Show, New York, NY, 8/18/1969)
84. Joni Mitchell – The Fiddle And The Drum (Live on The Dick Cavett Show, New York, NY, 8/18/1969)
85. Joni Mitchell – Woodstock (Ladies Of The Canyon Sessions Demo)
87. Joni Mitchell – Roses Blue (Live at Centennial Auditorium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 11/1/1969)
88. Joni Mitchell – Rainy Night House (Live at Centennial Auditorium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 11/1/1969)
89. Joni Mitchell – Ladies Of The Canyon (With Cellos) (Ladies Of The Canyon Sessions)
90. Joni Mitchell – Blue Boy (With Recorder Coda) (Ladies Of The Canyon Sessions)
91. Joni Mitchell – All I Want (Live on In Concert, BBC, London, England, 9/3/1970)
92. Joni Mitchell – A Case Of You (Blue Sessions Demo)
93. Joni Mitchell – California (Blue Sessions Demo)
94. Joni Mitchell – Introduction – John Peel (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
95. Joni Mitchell – That Song About The Midway (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
96. Joni Mitchell – Intro To The Gallery (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
97. Joni Mitchell – The Gallery (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
98. Joni Mitchell – Hunter (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
99. Joni Mitchell – Intro To River (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
100. Joni Mitchell – River (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
101. Joni Mitchell – My Old Man (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
102. Joni Mitchell – The Priest (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
103. Joni Mitchell – “This is a mountain dulcimer” (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
104. Joni Mitchell – Carey (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
105. Joni Mitchell – A Case Of You (with James Taylor) (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
106. Joni Mitchell – Intro To California (with James Taylor) (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
107. Joni Mitchell – California (with James Taylor) (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
108. Joni Mitchell – Intro To For Free (with James Taylor) (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
109. Joni Mitchell – For Free (with James Taylor) (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
111. Joni Mitchell – The Circle Game (with James Taylor) (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
113. Joni Mitchell – You Can Close Your Eyes (with James Taylor) (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
114. Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
115. Joni Mitchell – Intro To Big Yellow Taxi (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
116. Joni Mitchell – Big Yellow Taxi (Live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
117. Joni Mitchell – Hunter (Blue Sessions)
118. Joni Mitchell – River (With French Horns) (Blue Sessions)
119. Joni Mitchell – Urge For Going (With Strings) (Blue Sessions)