Joni Mitchell?

[sjcorne]

Other than Court and Hissing... What else would be in the box?

It is rumoured that Blue may have been mixed in quad as well, even though it was never released.

I can't seem to find it now, but the only evidence I've seen of a possible unreleased Blue quad mix was in a '70s Billboard magazine article that
@steelydave linked a few years ago. The article had a interview with Warner engineer Lee Herschberg, who mentioned remixing the song "Carey" for quad. I suppose it's possible that he kept going and mixed the entire album, but it was never announced in an LP/tape catalog or assigned a record #.

 

[steelydave]

I can't seem to find it now, but the only evidence I've seen of a possible unreleased Blue quad mix was in a '70s Billboard magazine article that
@steelydave linked a few years ago. The article had a interview with Warner engineer Lee Herschberg, who mentioned remixing the song "Carey" for quad. I suppose it's possible that he kept going and mixed the entire album, but it was never announced in an LP/tape catalog or assigned a record #.

Yeah that's correct, only the text mix of Carey was confirmed in that article, which was circa 1971, which was basically about how WEA were dipping their toes into quad.

By the same token however, Jac Holzman (who oversaw their quad program) is quoted in two or three different trade publication interviews from 1973 saying that they had been stockpiling quad mixes from 1971 through their big September 1973 initial 25-QuadraDisc release, so I think anything from that time period is a possibility, especially a "name-brand" artist like Joni Mitchell.

 

[Scott M4]

Blue has a 4.0 remix and it was rumored [but NOT confirmed] that Ladies of the Canyon was likewise remixed for QUAD. And wouldn't it be nice to have Joni's phenomenol LIVE album MILES OF AISLES with backing from the LA Express in stereo on a LOSSLESS BD~A, as well?

Thanks... I had my fingers crossed for Hejira and Don Juan, but I’ll take all the surround Joni that I can get.

 

[4-earredwonder]

For those who LOVE [salacious] Gossip:

Joni Mitchell Detests Judy Collins

Joni said her song "Both Sides Now," would've been a #1 hit, but just as she was getting to release it, "that bitch" Judy Collins, covered it and because her version was so bad it only limped into ...

www.datalounge.com

 

[halbroome]

HEJIRA is my wet dream surround. 'Nuff said.

 

[humprof]

Thanks... I had my fingers crossed for Hejira and Don Juan, but I’ll take all the surround Joni that I can get.

Presumably anything related to those albums will be in Archives Vol. 3 - The Asylum Years. (Vol. 2 covers the Reprise albums only.)

I have trouble keeping these things in my head from year to year--or week to week, for that matter--but I want to say that I remember hearing rumors about a 5.1 mix for Hejira. Maybe there was even a fleeting announcement of it as a forthcoming title? Doesn't mean it was ever actually done, however.

Here we go:

Unreleased Joni Mitchell DVDAs

I read on another forum that a quad version of Blue was prepared, as were a number of 5.1 remixes of albums. Can anyone confirm/provide a reference? Thanks!

www.quadraphonicquad.com

 

[steelydave]

Just so people don't get their hopes up too much, that WMG list referred to in the post linked above turned out not to be a list of upcoming releases, or even mixes that were completed, but rather it was a list of propsective titles that WMG hoped to do, as relayed from a Warner Germany representative to a journalist there just at the dawn of the DVD-A launch.

Obviously lots of titles on that list did eventually come to fruition, and it's possible that some of the Joni Mitchell 5.1s were completed and never released, but simply being on that list doesn't guarantee that an unreleased mix exists.

 

[Infomas]

For those who LOVE [salacious] Gossip:

Joni Mitchell Detests Judy Collins

Joni said her song "Both Sides Now," would've been a #1 hit, but just as she was getting to release it, "that bitch" Judy Collins, covered it and because her version was so bad it only limped into ...

www.datalounge.com

Wow! That site is a rabbit hole filled with anger. Not an emotionally good place to go. Yep, Joni can be that way. That's why, of all of the artists I love, she is the one I don't want to meet. I'd rather take my chances with Kate Bush. At least she seems sweet.

 

[sjcorne]

I found the Billboard article in question (it starts around page 45). This description of the "Carey" quad mix does sound rather promising.

 

[Misterbee]

Wow! That site is a rabbit hole filled with anger. Not an emotionally good place to go. Yep, Joni can be that way. That's why, of all of the artists I love, she is the one I don't want to meet. I'd rather take my chances with Kate Bush. At least she seems sweet.

I love Joni’s music. That said, I saw CSN live about 5 years back, and in way of indrotuction to “Woodstock”, Crosby opined that Joni was the greatest songwriter in the world. And that being in a relationship with her was like living in a tumble dryer.

Slightly more on topic, I have placed my order for the most recent box set. I don‘t have good copies of the first two albums, and have just a standard issue “Blue”, but a very nice Japanese vinyl press of “Court and Spark”. I have read that the DCC version of “Court and Spark“ is great, but at this point they are out of my price range. And like many others, I yearn for a 5.1 mix. In the meantime, would anyone care to opine on the merits of the DCC CD vs. the Japanese vinyl? Not exactly apples to apples, but I am still learning.

 

[humprof]

Listening party on NPR (with Brandi Carlile) for Blue's 50th anniversary--next Tuesday, June 22d:

Brandi Carlile Joined NPR Music's Listening Party For Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'

For its 50th anniversary, join us in an online listening party for Joni Mitchell's Blue. NPR Music's Ann Powers will be joined by Brandi Carlile in a live conversation about the album.

www.npr.org

 

[privateuniverse]

The second volume of Joni's archive series has been announced. Sadly, no surround content. Full details on SDE.

 

[Bob Romano]

The discrete quad is very, very nice.

It's one of my favorites

 

[Petr Kropotkin]

Just got an email from Joni's store to say the "The Reprise Albums (1968 - 1971)" 4CD Box Set has been sent.

 

[Infomas]

It's up on HD Tracks. I've been debating buying it there, but I just don't know if my ears are really going to hear a difference. It is available in 192/24 for $82.50. HDtracks | You can hear the difference. Listen on the go in master studio quality.

 

[humprof]

A preview of Archives, Vol. 2 (due out in October): "The Dawntreader," recorded by Jimi Hendrix. That Jimi Hendrix. At a coffeehouse in Ottawa, a day before Joni's first album was released.

Joni Mitchell, 'The Dawntreader'

On March 19, 1968, an amateur recording engineer set up his gear at a coffeehouse in Ottawa. He taped two sets by Joni Mitchell. That recording engineer was none other than Jimi Hendrix,

www.npr.org

 

[Scott M4]

A preview of Archives, Vol. 2 (due out in October): "The Dawntreader," recorded by Jimi Hendrix. That Jimi Hendrix. At a coffeehouse in Ottawa, a day before Joni's first album was released.

Joni Mitchell, 'The Dawntreader'

On March 19, 1968, an amateur recording engineer set up his gear at a coffeehouse in Ottawa. He taped two sets by Joni Mitchell. That recording engineer was none other than Jimi Hendrix,

www.npr.org

That coffeehouse was Le Hibou. I was too young and missed both Hendix at the Capitol Theatre and Joni at Le Hibou. I do remember catching Syrinx and Pearls Before Swine there later and missing hundreds of other gems. I stood outside listening to Dr John oozing through the walls.

 

[humprof]

Archives Vol. 2 now available for pre-order at the Joni Mitchell store:

https://store.jonimitchell.com/archives-vol-2-the-reprise-years-1968-1971-5-cd-box-set.html

(and elsewhere--see the SDE link in @privateuniverse's post #52, above).

 

[humprof]

Review by Joe Marchese at The Second Disc:

Holiday Gift Guide Review: Joni Mitchell, "Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971)" - The Second Disc

Last evening in Washington, DC, Joni Mitchell joined the 44th class of Kennedy Center Honorees alongside Bette Midler, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels, and Justino Diaz. The singer-songwriter who has blurred the lines of folk, pop, rock, and jazz was celebrated by friends and admirers including...

theseconddisc.com

 

[humprof]

Joni to present at the Grammys:

Joni Mitchell Will Make a Rare Televised Appearance at the Grammys

The singer-songwriter, who has spoken in public infrequently since a 2015 aneurysm, will present an award live at the ceremony Sunday night in Las Vegas.

nyti.ms