J50: The Evolution Of The Joker

J50: The Evolution of the Joker Super Deluxe Edition 3LP + 7”

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 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.

Tracklists

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

6. 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

1. The Joker Single Version

2. Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker") Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972

7" Side B

1. I Don't Mind Studio, July 31, 1973

2. Lidi Studio, August 4, 1973