J50 The Evolution of the Joker Limited Deluxe Vinyl 3LP + 7″Box Set

Description

Steve Miller Band J50: The Evolution of the Joker Limited Super Deluxe Vinyl 3LP + 7″ Box Set

Overview:

Steve Miller Band — “J50: The Evolution Of The Joker” 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 Super Deluxe Edition 3 LP (with bonus 7” vinyl single) features a lenticular cover, reproduction of a vintage Joker iron-on, a new Joker lithograph, plus a 60-page booklet with classic photos and liner notes from Steve Miller and Anthony DeCurtis.

FEATURES:
50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition 3LP Box Set
Bonus 45rpm 7″ Vinyl Single
27 Previously Unreleased Demos, Live Performances, Studio Outtakes & Rehearsals from Miller’s Personal Archive
8 Never-Before-Heard Songs
60-Page Booklet – Classic Photos & Liner Notes from Steve Miller and Anthony

Featured Tracks:

LP 1 Side 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

LP 1 Side 2

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

LP2 Side 1

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

LP 2 Side 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

LP 3 Side 1

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

LP3 Side 2

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

7″ Side A

The Joker Single Version
Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics – Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972

7″ Side B

I Don’t Mind Studio, July 31, 1973
Lidi Studio, August 4, 1973