Steve Miller Band - J50: The Evolution of the Joker [2CD]

UMR

£15.68

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: 5585565
Barcode: 0602455855657
Release Date: 15 Sep 2023
Genre: Rock

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of The Joker. The timeless album originally released in October 1973 featured the single “The Joker” that went to #1 on The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in January 1974.

Curated by Steve Miller, J50: The Evolution of The Joker highlights 30 previously unreleased demos, live performances, studio outtakes and rehearsals from hours of tape that have sat for years within Miller’s personal archive. The 3LP + 7″ box and 2CD set is a journey, with narration by Miller, that documents the “evolution” of each song that appeared on The Joker.

The box and 2CD features liner notes from both Steve Miller and Anthony DeCurtis. The box will also feature a reproduction of a vintage The Joker iron-on and a lithograph.

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 2CD set includes liner notes from both Steve Miller & Anthony DeCurtis and classic photos.

CD 1
Steve Miller Commentary 1
Children Of The Future Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972
Brave New World Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972
Dear Mary Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972
Space Cowboy Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972
Ginger Man Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972
Nothing Lasts Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972
Steve Miller Commentary 2
Sugar Babe (Early Version) Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
Sugar Babe Live - Columbus, OH, December 8, 1973
Sugar Babe Album Version
Mary Lou (Early Version) Studio Rehearsal, January 19, 1973
Mary Lou Album Version
Steve Miller Commentary 3
Hat (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") Live - Sacramento, CA, June 6, 1971
Say Hey Ray (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") Studio Rehearsal, July 27, 1973
White Elephant (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") Studio Rehearsal, June 21, 1973
Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Early Version) Hotel 4 Track, April 21, 1972
Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma Album Version

CD 2
Steve Miller Commentary 4
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash (Early Version) Studio Jam, July 5, 1973
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash Album Version
Lidi (Twang Guitar) Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
Lidi Studio, August 4, 1973
Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker") Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972
Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker") Live Radio, July 1, 1973
The Joker Album Version
Steve Miller Commentary 5
The Lovin' Cup Live - Lansing, MI, November 27, 1973
The Lovin' Cup Album Version
Come On In My Kitchen (Early Version) Live - Dallas, TX, October 19, 1973
Come On In My Kitchen Album Version
Evil Studio Demo, July 28, 1973
Evil Album Version
Steve Miller Commentary 6
Coupe de Ville (A Cappella) Hotel 4-Track, July 1973
Something To Believe In (Early Version) Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972
Something To Believe In (Tough Crowd) Live - Austin, TX, October 19, 1973
Something To Believe In Album Version
I Don't Mind Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
I Don't Mind Studio, July 31, 1973
Mama Church (A Cappella) Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
The Joker Single Version