Live at Canterbury House – 1967
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
RecordedOctober 27, 1967
VenueCanterbury House (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
LabelRhino Records
Joni Mitchell chronology
Early Joni – 1963
(2020)
Live at Canterbury House – 1967
(2020)
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967): Highlights
(2021)

Live at Canterbury House – 1967 is a live album by singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on October 30, 2020, by Rhino Records.[1] The album, which is the third overall release and the first live release of the Joni Mitchell Archives, features a three-set recording from the Canterbury House student missionary in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 27, 1967.[2] The recordings were released on vinyl and on the box set Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967).[1]

Background and recording

Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967) contains a number of recordings from Mitchell's personal archive, including an expansive, three-set recording captured at Canterbury House, the Episcopal campus ministry in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967.[2] The Canterbury House recording made headlines when it was unearthed with lost Neil Young recordings in 2018 by the Michigan History Project.[3] Young ended up being a consultant during the assemblage of the Archive Collection's inaugural release, having had experience with the release of his own extensive archival series, though the project was ultimately spearheaded by Mitchell and Young's late manager Elliot Roberts, who died during the process of planning the release, and to whom the release is dedicated.[2] Planning for the release continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with in-person meetings between Mitchell and label personnel transitioning to telephone and video calls.[2]

Track listing

Side one – first set
No.TitleLength
1."Conversation" 
2."Come to the Sunshine" (Intro) 
3."Come to the Sunshine" 
4."Chelsea Morning" (Intro) 
5."Chelsea Morning" 
6."Gift of the Magi" (Intro) 
7."Gift of the Magi" 
Side two – first set (cont.)
No.TitleLength
1."Play Little David" 
2."The Dowie Dens of Yarrow" (Intro) 
3."The Dowie Dens of Yarrow" 
4."I Had a King" 
5."Free Darling" (Intro) 
6."Free Darling" 
7."Cactus Tree" (Intro) 
8."Cactus Tree" 
Side three – second set
No.TitleLength
1."Little Green" 
2."Marcie" (Intro) 
3."Marcie" 
4."Ballerina Valerie" (Intro) 
5."Ballerina Valerie" 
6."The Circle Game" 
Side four – second set (cont.)
No.TitleLength
1."Michael from Mountains" (Intro) 
2."Michael from Mountains" 
3."Go Tell the Drummer Man" 
4."I Don't Know Where I Stand" (Intro) 
5."I Don't Know Where I Stand" 
Side five – third set
No.TitleLength
1."A Melody in Your Name" 
2."Carnival in Kenora" (Intro) 
3."Carnival in Kenora" 
4."Songs to Aging Children Come" 
5."Dr. Junk" (Intro) 
6."Dr. Junk" 
Side six – third set (cont.)
No.TitleLength
1."Morning Morgantown" 
2."Night in the City" (Intro) 
3."Night in the City" 
4."Both Sides Now" 
5."Urge for Going" 

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs.[4]

Performers
  • Joni Mitchell – vocals, guitar
Production and recording
  • Joel Bernstein – project assistance
  • Allison Boron – project assistance
  • Barry Bowman – recording
  • David Braun – project assistance
  • John Chester – project assistance
  • Marcy Gensic – project assistance
  • Alan Glenn – project assistance
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering; lacquer cutting
  • Jamie Howarth – project assistance
  • Brian Kehew – project assistance
  • Michigan History Society - project consultation
  • Joni Mitchell – reissue producer
  • Patrick Milligan – reissue producer
  • Plangent Processes – magnetic tape transfer and processing
  • Jane Tani – project assistance
Design
  • Al Blixt – photography
  • Barry Bowman – liner notes
  • Sheryl Farber – booklet editor
  • Lisa Glines – art direction; design
  • Doran Tyson – product manager
  • Shannon Ward – packaging manager

Charts

Chart performance for Live at Canterbury House – 1967
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[5] 94
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[6] 20

References

  1. 1 2 "Now Streaming: Joni Mitchell, "House of the Rising Sun" (from THE JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES)". Rhino Records. September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Martoccio, Angie (October 28, 2020). "A DJ Rediscovered Joni Mitchell's Earliest Recordings. Now Everyone Can Hear Them". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  3. Kreps, Daniel (July 28, 2020). "Lost Neil Young, Joni Mitchell Concert Recordings From 1968 Unearthed". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  4. "Joni Mitchell – Live At Canterbury House - 1967". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. "Joni Mitchell Chart History (Top Current Album)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. "Joni Mitchell Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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