
‘Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)’ Takes Us Back to Joni Mitchell’s Young Folkie Days
This five-disc set of the iconic artist’s very first recordings shows that she always had her own voice.

Get The Magazine
The best in culture from a cultural icon. Subscribe now for more from the authority on music, entertainment, politics and pop culture.
Subscribe Now
This five-disc set of the iconic artist’s very first recordings shows that she always had her own voice.

A new box set, partially sourced from a chance find in an old tape box, documents the legendary singer-songwriter at the very beginning of her career

Trailer contains a snippet of Joni Mitchell singing “Raised on Robbery” with Young

“It was my firstborn,” Mitchell says. “I didn’t know whether it was a good song or a bad song. It was just the first one that came out”

Liner notes of first release feature a conversation with Cameron Crowe

Rare bootleg performance was recorded at Syracuse University’s Jabberwocky Club in 1971

Styles cites Mitchell as one of his two favorite artists