Joni Mitchell - The Asylum Albums (1972-1975) 5LP Box + Art Print New Sealed

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Joni Mitchell - The Asylum Albums (1972-1975)

5LP Box Set + (Pre-Order Only ) 10”x7” Art Print of original artwork used for Boxset by Joni Mitchell

Brand New and Sealed.

Carefully packed and shipped with USPS Media Mail

Notes: from the Joni Mitchell

THE ASYLUM ALBUMS (1972-1975)

“Joni’s music is so deep and transporting. She comes right from the source. There is no mistaking it…For The Roses, Court And Spark, Miles Of Aisles, and The Hissing Of Summer Lawns…are all classics in my book. I listened to every album as it came out. The musicians she played with were always above my abilities. She had grown from folk to jazz and in between, creating a unique kind of sound that I loved to listen to over and over.” - Neil Young

Joni 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 songwriting. The evolution culminated in 1979 with Mingus, her collaboration with jazz titan Charles Mingus, and her last studio album for Asylum.

Explore the beginning of that prolific era with THE ASYLUM ALBUMS (1972-1975), the next installment in the Joni Mitchell Archives series. Due September 23rd, THE ASYLUM ALBUMS (1972-1975) will be available as 4CD and limited-edition 5LP 180-gram vinyl sets, as well as digitally. 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) follows Mitchell’s musical evolution over four albums as she embraced more jazz-inspired pieces and moved away from the folk and pop of her early years. It includes essential tracks like her first Top 40 hit, “You Turn Me On, I’m A Radio” and her highest-charting (#7) single “Help Me,” plus favorites like “Free Man In Paris,” “Raised On Robbery” and “In France They Kiss On Main Street.”

FOR THE ROSES, which was released 50 years ago this November, was certified gold and added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2007. Court And Spark topped the U.S. album chart and was certified double platinum, making it the best-selling album of Mitchell’s career. It was nominated for multiple GRAMMY® Awards, including Album of the Year, and won Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist for “Down To You.”

MILES OF AISLES is a double live album that spotlights the tour for Court And Spark. It reached #2 on the album chart and was certified gold. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns was certified gold as well, peaking at #4 on the album chart and earning a GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The cover art for THE ASYLUM ALBUMS (1972-1975) features an original painting by Mitchell. The set also includes a note by friend and fellow Canadian Neil Young.

All pre-orders will receive an exclusive, limited edition 7” x 10” of the painting on the cover of the box.