The Asylum Albums (1972-1975): - Joni Mitchell [VINYL]

Joni Mitchell was at a turning point 50 years ago. After making four acclaimed albums with Reprise Records, including her 1971 masterpiece Blue, she left the label to join the brand-new Asylum Records in 1972. Over the next seven years, Mitchell would record some of the most acclaimed music of her career while changing her musical direction by adding more jazz elements into her song-writing. The evolution culminated in 1979 with Mingus, her collaboration with jazz titan Charles Mingus, and her studio last album for Asylum. 

Rhino explores the beginning of that prolific era with THE ASYLUM ALBUMS (1972-1975), the next instalment in the Joni Mitchell Archives series. The collection features newly remastered versions of For The Roses (1972), Court And Spark (1974), the double live album Miles Of Aisles (1974), and The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975). All four were recently remastered by Bernie Grundman. 

THE ASYLUM ALBUMS (1972-1975)

Track - Listing

For The Roses (1972)

1. “Banquet”
2. “Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire”
3. “Barangrill”
4. “Lesson In Survival”
5. “Let The Wind Carry Me”
6. “For The Roses”
7. “See You Sometime”
8. “Electricity”
9. “You Turn Me On I’m A Radio”
10. “Blonde In The Bleachers”
11. “Woman Of Heart And Mind”
12. “Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig’s Tune)”

Court And Spark (1974)

1. “Court And Spark”
2. “Help Me”
3. “Free Man In Paris”
4. “People’s Parties”
5. “Same Situation”
6. “Car On A Hill”
7. “Down To You”
8. “Just Like This Train”
9. “Raised On Robbery”
10. “Trouble Child”
11. “Twisted”

Miles Of Aisles (1974)

1. “You Turn Me On I’m A Radio”
2. “Big Yellow Taxi”
3. “Rainy Night House”
4. “Woodstock”
5. “Cactus Tree”
6. “Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire”
7. “Woman Of Heart And Mind”
8. “A Case Of You”
9. “Blue”
10. “Circle Game”
11. “People’s Parties”
12. “All I Want”
13. “Real Good For Free”
14. “Both Sides Now”
15. “Carey”
16. “The Last Time I Saw Richard”
17. “Jericho”
18. “Love Or Money”

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975)

1. “In France They Kiss On Main Street”
2. “The Jungle Line”
3. “Edith And The Kingpin”
4. “Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow”
5. “Shades Of Scarlett Conquering”
6. “The Hissing Of Summer Lawns”
7. “The Boho Dance”
8. “Harry’s House/Centerpiece”
9. “Sweet Bird”
10. “Shadows And Light”