Archives: The Asylum Years (1976-1980) - Highlights - Volume 4

Continuing the musical exploration into Joni's jazz-inflected sounds, this set features unreleased studio sessions and alternate versions of hit tracks from the groundbreaking albums 'Hejira', 'Don Juan's Reckless Daughter', 'Mingus' and 'Shadows and Light', coupled with rare photos from the era. Packaged in a similar vein to previous sets in the series, Vol. 4 also includes notes taken from Joni in conversation with friend and confidante, Cameron Crowe. This comprehensive and essential set spans one of the most prolific periods of her storied career. It boasts powerful live tracks from her time in Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue during the 1975 and 1976 Tour of the United States. It pulls back the curtain on the music by showcasing early recordings and alternate takes from the respective sessions for 'Hejira', 'Don Juan's Reckless Daughter', and 'Mingus'. It covers the Bread & Roses Festival as well as the Anti-Nuclear Rally. Finally, Vol. 4 chronicles her 1979 tour, even showcasing two tracks from that year's Tour Rehearsals.

Disc 1
1: Introduction - Bob Neuwirth (Rolling Thunder Revue, Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, November 20, 1975)
2: Edith and the Kingpin (Rolling Thunder Revue, Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, November 20, 1975)
3: Don't Interrupt the Sorrow (Rolling Thunder Revue, Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, November 20, 1975)
4: Introduction - Bob Neuwirth (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, November 21, 1975)
5: Harry's House (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, November 21, 1975)
6: A Case of You (Live in Bangor, ME, November 27, 1975)
7: Intro to Coyote (Live at Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada, December 4, 1975)
8: Coyote (Live at Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada, December 4, 1975)
9: Free Man in Paris (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976)
10: Shades of Scarlett Conquering (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976)
11: For Free (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, February 20, 1976)

Disc 2
1: Shadows and Light (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976)
2: In France They Kiss On Main Street (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976)
3: Intro to Furry Sings the Blues (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976)
4: Furry Sings the Blues (Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976)
5: Traveling (Hejira) [Hejira Demo, A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 1976]
6: Black Crow (Hejira Demo, A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 1976)
7: Amelia (Hejira Demo, A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 1976)
8: Intro to Song for Sharon (Rolling Thunder Revue, Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, May 16, 1976)
9: Song for Sharon (Rolling Thunder Revue, Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, May 16, 1976)

Disc 3
1: Refuge of the Roads (Early Mix With Horns) [Hejira Sessions, A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Summer 1976]
2: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Early Rough Mix) [Hejira Sessions, A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Summer 1976]
3: Otis and Marlena (Early Rough Mix) [Don Juan's Reckless Daughter Sessions, A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA]
4: Sweet Sucker Dance (Vocals & Drums Version - Take 5) [Mingus Sessions, Electric Lady Studios, New York]
5: Introduction (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978)
6: The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978)
7: Intro to Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978)
8: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978)
9: Intro to the Wolf That Lives in Lindsey (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978)
10: The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey (Live at Bread & Roses Festival, Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978)
11: God Must Be a Boogie Man (Mingus Early Alternate Version, Electric Lady Studios, New York and A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1978 & 1979)

Disc 4
1: Sue and the Holy River
2: Jericho (1979 Tour Rehearsals, SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA)
3: Help Me (1979 Tour Rehearsals, SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA)
4: Big Yellow Taxi (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979)
5: Just Like This Train (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979)
6: Raised On Robbery (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979)
7: The Last Time I Saw Richard
8: Intro to a Chair in the Sky (Live at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 1979)
9: A Chair in the Sky (Live at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 1979)

Number of Discs: 4

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