Archives, Volume 1: The Early Years (1963–1967)

~ Release by Joni Mitchell (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Radio Station CFQC AM, ca. 1963 / Live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964 / Joni’s Parents’ House, February 1965
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1House of the Rising Sun (radio station CFQC AM, ca. 1963)
cover recording of:
House of the Rising Sun (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
2:55
2John Hardy (radio station CFQC AM, ca. 1963)
cover recording of:
John Hardy (traditional) (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3262)
2:25
3Dark as a Dungeon (radio station CFQC AM, ca. 1963)
cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Travis
3:07
4Tell Old Bill (radio station CFQC AM, ca. 1963)
cover recording of:
Tell Old Bill (Traditional blues ballad) (in 1963)
publisher:
Robert Gordon (publisher) (in 1923), Carl Sandburg (in 1927), Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1934) and John A. Lomax (in 1934)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:01
5Nancy Whiskey (radio station CFQC AM, ca. 1963)
3:24
6Anathea (radio station CFQC AM, ca. 1963)
4:11
7Copper Kettle (radio station CFQC AM, ca. 1963)
cover recording of:
Copper Kettle (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Albert Frank Beddoe
2:19
8Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song) (radio station CFQC AM, ca. 1963)
cover recording of:
Fare Thee Well (in 1963)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan (in 1963)
version of:
The Leaving of Liverpool
2:49
9Molly Malone (radio station CFQC AM, ca. 1963)
cover recording of:
Molly Malone (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16932)
2:46
10Introduction (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 1st set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
live recording of:
Introduction (on 1964-10-21)
writer:
Joni Mitchell
1:03
11Nancy Whiskey (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 1st set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
3:03
12Intro to The Crow on the Cradle (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 1st set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
0:21
13The Crow on the Cradle (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 1st set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
live cover recording of:
Crow on the Cradle (on 1964-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Sydney Carter
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:08
14Pastures of Plenty (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 1st set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
live cover recording of:
Pastures of Plenty (on 1964-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc.
3:00
15Every Night When the Sun Goes In (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 1st set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
4:28
16Intro to Sail Away (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 1st set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
0:27
17Sail Away (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 1st set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
3:09
18John Hardy (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 2nd set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
live cover recording of:
John Hardy (traditional) (on 1964-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3262)
3:04
19Dark as a Dungeon (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 2nd set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
live cover recording of:
Dark as a Dungeon (on 1964-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Travis
4:05
20Intro to Maids When You’re Young Never Wed an Old Man (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 2nd set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
0:19
21Maids When You’re Young Never Wed an Old Man (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 2nd set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
2:41
22The Dowie Dens of Yarrow (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 2nd set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
live cover recording of:
The Dowie Dens o Yarrow (on 1964-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13) and Child Ballads (number: 214)
3:23
23Deportee (Plane Crash at Los Gatos) (live at the Half Beat, October 21, 1964, 2nd set)
recorded at:
The Half Beat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on 1964-10-21)
live cover recording of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (on 1964-10-21)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1948)
composer:
Martin Hoffman (in 1958)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
arrangement of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (original poem)
5:22
24The Long Black Rifle (Joni’s Parents’ House, February 1965)
cover recording of:
The Long Black Rifle (in 1965-02)
writer:
Lawrence Coleman and Norman Gimbel
3:17
25Ten Thousand Miles (Joni’s Parents’ House, February 1965)
recording of:
The Turtle Dove (aka Fare Thee Well / Ten Thousand Miles) (in 1965-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 422)
2:52
26Seven Daffodils (Joni’s Parents’ House, February 1965)
3:00
2▶CD: Myrtle Anderson Birthday Tape, 1965 / Jac Holzman Demo, August 24, 1965 / Let’s Sing Out TV Broadcast, October 4, 1965 / Home Demo, ca. 1966 / Let’s Sing Out TV Broadcast, October 24, 1966 / Live at the 2nd Fret, November 1966
3▶CD: Folklore Radio Broadcast, March 12, 1967 / Live at the 2nd Fret, March 17, 1967 / Folklore Radio Broadcast, March 19, 1967 / “A Record of My Changes” – Michael’s Birthday Tape, 1967 / Folklore Radio Broadcast, May 28, 1967
4▶CD: Home Demo, ca. June 1967 / Live at Canterbury House, October 27, 1967
5▶CD: Live at Canterbury House, October 27, 1967