J50: The Evolution of the Joker [Super Deluxe Edition 3LP + 7in]
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About This Release
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Joker. J50: The Evolution of The Joker, curated by Steve Miller, highlights 27 previously unreleased demos, live performances, studio outtakes and rehearsals from Miller’s personal archive, including 8 never-before heard songs. Miller also provides narration guiding the “evolution” of the songs from The Joker.
The box set features a lenticular cover, 60-page book with liner notes from both Steve Miller & Anthony DeCurtis, a reproduction of a vintage Joker iron-on and a new Joker lithograph.
Also Available 2CD, Super Deluxe Edition 3LP + 7in, Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Gold LP
Tracklist
1
Steve Miller Commentary 1
2
Children Of The Future Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972
3
Brave New World Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972
4
Dear Mary Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972
5
Space Cowboy Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972
6
Ginger Man Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972
7
Nothing Lasts Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972
8
Steve Miller Commentary 2
9
Sugar Babe (Early Version) Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
10
Sugar Babe Live - Columbus, OH, December 8, 1973
11
Sugar Babe Album Version
12
Mary Lou (Early Version) Studio Rehearsal, January 19, 1973
13
Mary Lou Album Version
Tracklist
1
Steve Miller Commentary 3
2
Hat (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") Live - Sacramento, CA, June 6, 1971
3
Say Hey Ray (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") Studio Rehearsal, July 27, 1973
4
White Elephant (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") Studio Rehearsal, June 21, 1973
5
Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Early Version) Hotel 4 Track, April 21, 1972
6
Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma Album Version
7
Steve Miller Commentary 4
8
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash (Early Version) Studio Jam, July 5, 1973
9
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash Album Version
10
Lidi (Twang Guitar) Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
11
Lidi Studio, August 4, 1973
12
Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker") Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972
13
Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker") Live Radio, July 1, 1973
14
The Joker Album Version
Tracklist
1
Steve Miller Commentary 5
2
The Lovin' Cup Live - Lansing, MI, November 27, 1973
3
The Lovin' Cup Album Version
4
Come On In My Kitchen (Early Version) Live - Dallas, TX, October 19, 1973
5
Come On In My Kitchen Album Version
6
Evil Studio Demo, July 28, 1973
7
Evil Album Version
8
Steve Miller Commentary 6
9
Coupe de Ville (A Cappella) Hotel 4-Track, July 1973
10
Something To Believe In (Early Version) Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972
11
Something To Believe In (Tough Crowd) Live - Austin, TX, October 19, 1973
12
Something To Believe In Album Version
13
I Don't Mind Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
14
I Don't Mind Studio, July 31, 1973
15
Mama Church (A Cappella) Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
Tracklist
1
The Joker Single Version
2
Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker") Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972
3
I Don't Mind Studio, July 31, 1973
4
Lidi Studio, August 4, 1973
