Joni Mitchell Archives

The Joni Mitchell Archives is an ongoing project to release previously unreleased recorded material by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. So far, each new release schedule consists of a box set collection, a compilation with material on the box set release, and a live album. The project is being overseen by Mitchell and Patrick Milligan, director of A&R for Rhino Records, the label through which the project's offerings are being released.[1] The first release also received input from Neil Young, who had experience with the release of his own extensive archival series, and Mitchell and Young's late manager Elliot Roberts, who died during the process of planning the first box set, and to whom the release is dedicated.[2]

The project's official logo, which features a prominent visual allusion to Mitchell's given Saulteaux name

The project's logo prominently features a polar bear, a visual allusion to the traditional Saulteaux name bestowed upon Mitchell by a childhood friend at her seventy-fifth birthday party.[3] Kāwāsapizit-Wābiski-Makawko-Ikwē - the name granted and recognized by the Yellow Quill First Nation - translates to 'Sparkling White Bear Woman' in English.[3]

Box sets

Volume I: The Early Years (1963–1967)

The first volume, Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967), was released on October 30, 2020.[4] The five-disc box set includes the archived material that was recorded in the years preceding the release of Mitchell's debut studio album, Song to a Seagull (1968).[5][6]

Auxiliary releases

Early Joni - 1963

Early Joni – 1963
Compilation album by Joni Mitchell
Released	October 30, 2020
Recorded	1963
Studio	CFQC, Saskatoon, Canada
Label	Rhino Records
Joni Mitchell chronology
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967) (2020) Early Joni – 1963 (2020) Live at Canterbury House - 1967 (2020)

Early Joni - 1963 is a compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on October 30, 2020, by Rhino Records.[6] The album features one of Mitchell's first live performances, a broadcast set on Saskatoon radio station CFQC AM. The contents of the album were recorded by CFQC 600 DJ Barry Bowman over two nights in 1963. Mitchell made the recordings at Bowman's behest, as he was encouraged by her budding talent after spending the previous summer sharing a rented house with her and three other friends in downtown Saskatoon, Canada.[2] The cover art for the release features a self portrait drawn by Mitchell that is based on an early photo in her personal archive, and marks the first visual artwork that she had completed in several years.[6] This separate title was pressed exclusively on vinyl, though it serves as a companion to Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967), the box set from which its material is derived.

Track listing

Early Joni - 1963 – Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"House of the Rising Sun"	Traditional
2.	"John Hardy"	Traditional
3.	"Dark as a Dungeon"	Merle Travis
4.	"Tell Old Bill"	Traditional
5.	"Nancy Whiskey"

Early Joni - 1963 – Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Anathea"	Traditional
7.	"Copper Kettle"	Albert Frank Beddoe
8.	"Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)"	Traditional
9.	"Polly Malone"

Live albums

Live at Canterbury House - 1967

Live at Canterbury House - 1967
Live album by Joni Mitchell
Released	October 30, 2020
Recorded	October 27, 1967
Venue	Canterbury House (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Label	Rhino Records
Joni Mitchell chronology
Early Joni - 1963 (2020) Live at Canterbury House - 1967 (2020)

Live at Canterbury House - 1967 is a live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on October 30, 2020, by Rhino Records.[6] The expansive, three-set recording was captured at the Canterbury House student missionary in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967.[2] This separate live album was pressed exclusively on vinyl, and serves as a companion to Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967), the box set from which its material is derived.

Track listing

Live at Canterbury House - 1967 – Side one, first set

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Conversation"
2.	"Come to the Sunshine" (Intro)
3.	"Come to the Sunshine"
4.	"Chelsea Morning" (Intro)
5.	"Chelsea Morning"
6.	"Gift of the Magi" (Intro)
7.	"Gift of the Magi"

Live at Canterbury House - 1967 – Side two, first set (cont.)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Play Little David"
2.	"The Dowie Dens of Yarrow" (Intro)
3.	"The Dowie Dens of Yarrow"
4.	"I Had a King"
5.	"Free Darling" (Intro)
6.	"Free Darling"
7.	"Cactus Tree" (Intro)
8.	"Cactus Tree"

Live at Canterbury House - 1967 – Side three, second set

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Little Green"
2.	"Marcie" (Intro)
3.	"Marcie"
4.	"Ballerina Valerie" (Intro)
5.	"Ballerina Valerie"
6.	"The Circle Game"

Live at Canterbury House - 1967 – Side four, second set (cont.)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Michael from Mountains" (Intro)
2.	"Michael from Mountains"
3.	"Go Tell the Drummer Man"
4.	"I Don't Know Where I Stand" (Intro)
5.	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"

Live at Canterbury House - 1967 – Side five, third set

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Melody in Your Name"
2.	"Carnival in Kenora" (Intro)
3.	"Carnival in Kenora"
4.	"Songs to Aging Children Come"
5.	"Dr. Junk" (Intro)
6.	"Dr. Junk"

Live at Canterbury House - 1967 – Side six, third set (cont.)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Morning Morgantown"
2.	"Night in the City" (Intro)
3.	"Night in the City"
4.	"Both Sides Now"
5.	"Urge for Going"

References

1. Stone, Sam (October 30, 2020). "A SECOND DISC EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Joni Mitchell's Co-Producer Patrick Milligan Discusses New "Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1" Box Set". The Second Disc. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
2. Martoccio, Angie (October 28, 2020). "A DJ Rediscovered Joni Mitchell's Earliest Recordings. Now Everyone Can Hear Them". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
3. Kerslake, Danny (November 9, 2018). "Joni Mitchell is Sparkling White Bear Woman: Music legend given Saulteaux name at 75th birthday bash". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
4. Martoccio, Angie (September 10, 2020). "Joni Mitchell Announces Archive Series, Shares Earliest-Known Recording". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
5. "JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES – VOL.1: THE EARLY YEARS (1963–1967) 5CD". Official Joni Mitchell Store. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
6. "Now Streaming: Joni Mitchell, "House of the Rising Sun" (from THE JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES)". Rhino Records. September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.