Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969

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Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969
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Live album by Joni Mitchell
Released November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)
Recorded
  • February 1, 1969 (Carnegie Hall)
  • February 14, 1969 (Zellerbach Hall)
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Label Rhino Records
Joni Mitchell chronology
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971)
(2021)		 Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969
(2021)		 Blue Highlights
(2022)

Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969 is a live album by singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on November 12, 2021, by Rhino Records.[1] The album, which is the eighth overall release and the second live release of the Joni Mitchell Archives, features the storied, two-set recording that was captured at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall in 1969.[2] This separate live album was pressed exclusively on vinyl, and serves as a companion to Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971), the box set from which its material is derived.[3]

Background and recording

Like its predecessor, Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971) contains a number of recordings from Mitchell's personal archive, including a two-set recording of Joni's debut performance at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York on February 1, 1969. Her sold-out performance at the venue was attended by Bob Dylan and Graham Nash, and earned rave reviews in the press; Fred Kirby wrote in Billboard that Mitchell had "charmed a packed Carnegie Hall audience on Saturday ... Miss Mitchell doesn’t merely sing a song, the fine folk artist effectively interprets her material. And what a lineup of material! Beginning with 'Chelsea Morning' and ending with a medley of ‘The Circle Game’ and the new ‘Little Green,’ the outstanding material flowed."[4]

While discussing her career during the 1970s for Archives – Vol. 2, Joni recalled to Cameron Crowe about the night of her performance, specifically her experience with her parents and their thoughts about her garb of choice:

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I flew my parents [Bill and Myrtle] in for the show. We walked over to Carnegie Hall from the Plaza Hotel. Graham was wearing a floor-length maxi coat, black velvet, but with a pink-and-white chiffon tie-dye scarf. And I was wearing a green-and-white plaid coat. I've still got it. It looked like something from a Dickens play. My mother was embarrassed to be seen with us![4]

In the liner notes for the vinyl release, Graham Nash also recounted his then-partner's clothing for her performance:

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Joni had bought a long vintage skirt that was made for a parade. On the front, in colorful sequins, was a large American eagle, and on the back was ... a large artichoke. At some point earlier in the evening Myrtle said, 'Oh, Joan. Is that what you're going to wear at Carnegie Hall? They look like rags.'[4]

Mitchell's father defended her after her mother made the rags comment, saying she looked like a "queen" in her outfit. She was thankful for his support and love, and said he "gave back [herself]".[4] The design of the bald eagle found on the front of Joni's jacket from that evening is etched into the vinyl on the set's sixth side.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.

Side one – first set
No. Title Length
1. "Chelsea Morning"   2:49
2. "A Valentine for Joni" (Dialogue) 1:12
3. "Cactus Tree"   4:55
4. "Night in the City"   2:50
5. "I Had a King"   3:55
Side two – first set (cont.)
No. Title Length
1. "Blue Boy[lower-alpha 1]"   3:23
2. "My American Skirt" (Dialogue) 0:49
3. "The Fiddle and the Drum"   2:41
4. "Spoony's Wonderful Adventure" (Dialogue) 0:59
5. "That Song About the Midway"   5:19
6. "Both Sides, Now"   4:35
Side three – second set
No. Title Length
1. "Marcie[lower-alpha 1]"   5:01
2. "Nathan La Franeer"   3:36
3. "The Gallery" (Intro) 1:03
4. "The Gallery"   4:29
5. "Hunter"   4:24
6. "Morning Morgantown"   3:24
Side four – second set (cont.)
No. Title Length
1. "Get Together" (Intro) 0:42
2. "Get Together"   5:26
3. "The Circle Game/Little Green" (Intro) 0:51
4. "The Circle Game/Little Green" (Medley) 9:04
Side five – encore
No. Title Length
1. "Michael From Mountains"   5:38
2. "Urge for Going" (Intro) 1:19
3. "Urge for Going"   6:01
Total length:
 12:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs.

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Performers
  • Joni Mitchell – vocals; guitar
Production and recording
  • Allison Boron – project assistance
  • Tristan Calditaran – project assistance
  • Sheryl Farber – project assistance
  • Marcy Gensic – project assistance
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Mike Johnson – project assistance
  • Joni Mitchell – reissue producer
  • Tal Miller – project assistance
  • Patrick Milligan – producer
  • Susanne Savage – project assistance
  • Mark Spector – project assistance
Design
  • Joel Bernstein – photography
  • Graham Nash – liner notes
  • Doran Tyson – product manager
  • Shannon Ward – packaging manager

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Recorded live at Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA, February 14, 1969

References

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