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, and is released on September 15 via Universal.
The box set features a lenticular cover, 60-page book with liner notes from both Steve Miller & Anthony DeCurtis, a reproduction of a vintage Joker iron-on and a new Joker lithograph.
Tracklist:
LP 1 – Side 1
1. Steve Miller Commentary 1
2. Children Of The Future Live – Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972
3. Brave New World Live – Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972
4. Dear Mary Live – Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972
5. Space Cowboy Live – Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972
6. Ginger Man Live – Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972
7. Nothing Lasts Live – Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972
LP 1 – Side 2
1. Steve Miller Commentary 2
2. Sugar Babe (Early Version) Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
3. Sugar Babe Live – Columbus, OH, December 8, 1973
4. Sugar Babe Album Version
5. Mary Lou (Early Version) Studio Rehearsal, January 19, 1973
6. Mary Lou Album Version
LP2 – Side 1
1. Steve Miller Commentary 3
2. Hat (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) Live – Sacramento, CA, June 6, 1971
3. Say Hey Ray (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) Studio Rehearsal, July 27, 1973
4. White Elephant (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) Studio Rehearsal, June 21, 1973
5. Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Early Version) Hotel 4 Track, April 21, 1972
8. Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma Album Version
LP 2 – Side 2
1. Steve Miller Commentary 4
2. Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ but Trash (Early Version) Studio Jam, July 5, 1973
3. Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash Album Version
4. Lidi (Twang Guitar) Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
5. Lidi Studio, August 4, 1973
6. Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics – Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972
7. Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) Live Radio, July 1, 1973
8. The Joker Album Version
LP 3. – Side 1
1. Steve Miller Commentary 5
2. The Lovin’ Cup Live – Lansing, MI, November 27, 1973
3. The Lovin’ Cup Album Version
4. Come On In My Kitchen (Early Version) Live – Dallas, TX, October 19, 1973
5. Come On In My Kitchen Album Version
6. Evil Studio Demo, July 28, 1973
7. Evil Album Version
LP3 – Side 2
1. Steve Miller Commentary 6
2. Coupe de Ville (A Cappella) Hotel 4-Track, July 1973
3. Something To Believe In (Early Version) Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972
4. Something To Believe In (Tough Crowd) Live – Austin, TX, October 19, 1973
5. Something To Believe In Album Version
6. I Don’t Mind Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
7. I Don’t Mind Studio, July 31, 1973
8. Mama Church (A Cappella) Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972
7″
Side A
A1. The Joker Single Version
A2. Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics – Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972
Side B
B1. I Don’t Mind Studio, July 31, 1973
B2. Lidi Studio, August 4, 1973
