Joni Mitchell – “Court and Spark Demos” Joni Mitchell’s most commercially successful album of her career. This LP features the never-before-heard demos from the iconic album, including “Help Me” and “Raised On Robbery.” Adding to the wealth of vault-pulling that Rhino has executed in Joni Mitchell’s name so far (and the archival label hasn’t even gotten to her most experimental works, such as “Hejira” and “Mingus”) is the never-before-heard demos from the album that broke her as a pop phenom. Not only does this mean raw sketches of hits such as “Help Me” and “Raised on Robbery,” but a naïve and elongated “Piano Suite” with versions of “Down to You” wrapped lovingly around “Court and Spark” and “Car on a Hill.”
BLACK FRIDAY 2023 Release Date: 11/24/2023 through Rhino Records
All tracks taken from Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)
This year, Rhino’s RSD Black Friday is packed with sixteen exclusive albums from their diverse roster of artists. The limited-edition releases will feature selections from The Beat, The Doors, Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, Linkin Park, Little Feat, Sia, War, Willie Nelson, and many others. These will be available on November 24 at participating indie music retailers.
Side One:
1. PIANO SUITE: [12:32]
DOWN TO YOU
COURT AND SPARK
CAR ON A HILL
DOWN TO YOU
2. PEOPLE’S PARTIES [3:02]
Side Two:
1. HELP ME [3:31]
2. JUST LIKE THIS TRAIN [3:51]
3. RAISED ON ROBBERY [2:57]
4. TROUBLE CHILD [3:57]
The Fat Angel Sings 