Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years 1963-1967 [Box Set] Image
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Summary: The five-disc box set features unreleased live performances, home recordings, and radio broadcasts from the Canadian singer-songwriter before her 1968 debut album Song to a Seagull was released.
Record Label: Rhino
Genre(s): Folk, Folk-Rock, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Folk, Folk Revival, Traditional Folk
Credit: Primary Artist
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Track Listings

1-01 House of the Rising Sun 3-12 Eastern Rain (Intro)
1-02 John Hardy 3-13 Eastern Rain
1-03 Dark as a Dungeon 3-14 Blue on Blue (Intro)
1-04 Tell Old Bill 3-15 Blue on Blue
1-05 Nancy Whiskey 3-16 Gemini Twin
1-06 Anathea 3-17 Strawflower Me
1-07 Copper Kettle 3-18 Melody in Your Name
1-08 Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song) 3-19 Tin Angel
1-09 Molly Malone 3-20 I Don't Know Where I Stand
1-10 Introduction 3-21 Joni Improvising
1-11 Nancy Whiskey 3-22 Sugar Mountain (Intro)
1-12 Crow on the Cradle (Intro) 3-23 Sugar Mountain
1-13 Crow on the Cradle 4-01 I Had a King
1-14 Pastures of Plenty 4-02 Free Darling
1-15 Every Night When the Sun Goes In 4-03 Conversation
1-16 Sail Away (Intro) 4-04 Morning Morgantown
1-17 Sail Away 4-05 Dr. Junk
1-18 John Hardy 4-06 Gift of the Magi
1-19 Dark as a Dungeon 4-07 Chelsea Morning
1-20 Maids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man (Intro) 4-08 Michael From Mountains
1-21 Maids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man 4-09 Cara's Castle
1-22 Dowie Dens of Yarrow 4-10 Jeremy [Incomplete]
1-23 Deportee (Plane Crash at Los Gatos) 4-11 Conversation
1-24 Long Black Rifle 4-12 Come to the Sunshine (Intro)
1-25 Ten Thousand Miles 4-13 Come to the Sunshine
1-26 Seven Daffodils 4-14 Chelsea Morning (Intro)
2-01 Urge for Going 4-15 Chelsea Morning
2-02 Born to Take the Highway 4-16 Gift of the Magi (Intro)
2-03 Here Today and Gone Tomorrow 4-17 Gift of the Magi
2-04 What Will You Give Me 4-18 Play Little David
2-05 Let It Be Me 4-19 Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Intro)
2-06 Student Song 4-20 Dowie Dens of Yarrow
2-07 Day After Day 4-21 I Had a King
2-08 Like the Lonely Swallow 4-22 Free Darling (Intro)
2-09 Favorite Colour 4-23 Free Darling
2-10 Me and My Uncle 4-24 Cactus Tree (Intro)
2-11 Sad Winds Blowin' 4-25 Cactus Tree
2-12 Just Like Me 5-01 Little Green
2-13 Night in the City 5-02 Marcie (Intro)
2-14 Brandy Eyes 5-03 Marcie
2-15 Urge for Going (Intro) 5-04 Ballerina Valerie (Intro)
2-16 Urge for Going 5-05 Ballerina Valerie
2-17 What's the Story Mr. Blue (Intro) 5-06 Circle Game
2-18 What's the Story Mr. Blue 5-07 Michael From Mountains (Intro)
2-19 Eastern Rain 5-08 Michael From Mountains
2-20 Circle Game (Intro) 5-09 Go Tell the Drummer Man
2-21 Circle Game 5-10 I Don't Know Where I Stand (Intro)
2-22 Night in the City (Intro) 5-11 I Don't Know Where I Stand
2-23 Night in the City 5-12 Melody in Your Name
3-01 Both Sides Now (Intro) 5-13 Carnival in Kenora (Intro)
3-02 Both Sides Now 5-14 Carnival in Kenora
3-03 Circle Game (Intro) 5-15 Songs to Aging Children Come
3-04 Circle Game 5-16 Dr. Junk (Intro)
3-05 Morning Morgantown 5-17 Dr. Junk
3-06 Born to Take the Highway 5-18 Morning Morgantown
3-07 Song to a Seagull (Intro) 5-19 Night in the City (Intro)
3-08 Song to a Seagul 5-20 Night in the City
3-09 Winter Lady 5-21 Both Sides Now
3-10 Both Sides Now (Intro) 5-22 Urge for Going
3-11 Both Sides Now