Product Description
Title: Steve Miller Band – J50: The Evolution of The Joker Format: 2 CD Label: Universal Barcode: 0602455855657
Release date: September 15th 2023
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of ‘The Joker’ with ‘J50: The Evolution of The Joker’, curated by Steve Miller. It 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 2CD set includes liner notes from both Steve Miller & Anthony DeCurtis and classic photos.
Track Listings
Disc: 1
| 1 | Steve Miller Commentary 1 |
| 2 | Children of the Future (Live in Los Angeles, CA, 20th May 1972) |
| 3 | Brave New World (Live in Los Angeles, CA, 20th May 1972) |
| 4 | Dear Mary (Live in Los Angeles, CA, 20th May 1972) |
| 5 | Space Cowboy (Live in Berkeley, CA, July 14th 1972) |
| 6 | Ginger Man (Live in Berkeley, CA, July 14th 1972) |
| 7 | Nothing Lasts (Live in Berkeley, CA, July 14th 1972) |
| 8 | Steve Miller Commentary 2 |
| 9 | Sugar Babe (Early Version) [hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972) |
| 10 | Sugar Babe (Live Columbus, OH, 8th December 1973) |
| 11 | Sugar Babe (Album Version) |
| 12 | Mary Lou (Early Version) [studio Rehearsal, 19th January 1973) |
| 13 | Mary Lou (Album Version) |
| 14 | Steve Miller Commentary 3 |
| 15 | Hat (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) [live in Sacramento, CA, 6th June 1971) |
| 16 | Say Hey Ray (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) [studio Rehearsal, 27th July 1973) |
| 17 | White Elephant (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) [studio Rehearsal, 21st June 1973] |
| 18 | Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Early Version) [hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972] |
| 19 | Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Album Version) |
Disc: 2
| 1 | Steve Miller Commentary 4 |
| 2 | Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash (Early Version) [studio Jam, 5th July 1973] |
| 3 | Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash (Album Version) |
| 4 | Lidi (Twang Guitar) [hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972] |
| 5 | Lidi (Studio, 4th August 1973) |
| 6 | Lidi/Travelin’ (Harmonics – Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) [hotel 4-track, 3rd November 1972] |
| 7 | Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) [live On Radio, 27th November 1973] |
| 8 | The Joker (Album Version) |
| 9 | Steve Miller Commentary 5 |
| 10 | The Lovin’ Cup (Live in Lansing, MI, 27th November 1973) |
| 11 | The Lovin’ Cup (Album Version) |
| 12 | Come On in My Kitchen (Early Version) [live in Dallas, TX, 19th October 1973] |
| 13 | Come On in My Kitchen (Album Version) |
| 14 | Evil (Studio Demo, 28th July 1973) |
| 15 | Evil (Album Version) |
| 16 | Steve Miller Commentary 6 |
| 17 | Coupe De Ville (A Cappella) [hotel 4-track, July 1973] |
| 18 | Something to Believe In (Early Version) [hotel 4-track, 3rd November 1972] |
| 19 | Something to Believe In (Tough Crowd) [live in Austin, TX, 19th October 1973] |
| 20 | Something to Believe In (Album Version) |
| 21 | I Don’t Mind (Hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972) |
| 22 | I Don’t Mind (Studio, 31st July 1973) |
| 23 | Mama Church (A Cappella) [hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972] |
| 24 | The Joker (Single Version) |
