3LP + Bonus 7'' - 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Vinyl Box Set:
⚫ 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition 3LP Box Set
⚫ Bonus 45rpm 7" Vinyl Single
⚫ 27 Previously Unreleased Demos, Live Performances, Studio Outtakes & Rehearsals from Miller's Personal Archive
⚫ 8 Never-Before-Heard Songs
⚫ 60-Page Booklet - Classic Photos & Liner Notes from Steve Miller and Anthony DeCurtis
Steve Miller Band — "J50: The Evolution Of The Joker" 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 Super Deluxe Edition 3 LP (with bonus 7” vinyl single) features a lenticular cover, reproduction of a vintage Joker iron-on, a new Joker lithograph, plus a 60-page booklet with classic photos and liner notes from Steve Miller and Anthony DeCurtis.
Tracklist:
LP1
A1. Steve Miller Commentary 1
A2. Children Of The Future (Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972)
A3. Brave New World (Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972)
A4. Dear Mary (Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972)
A5. Space Cowboy (Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972)
A6. Ginger Man (Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972)
A7. Nothing Lasts (Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972)
B1. Steve Miller Commentary 2
B2. Sugar Babe (Early Version) (Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972)
B3. Sugar Babe (Live - Columbus, OH, December 8, 1973)
B4. Sugar Babe (Album Version)
B5. Mary Lou (Early Version) ( Studio Rehearsal, January 19, 1973)
B6. Mary Lou (Album Version)
LP2
A1. Steve Miller Commentary 3
A2. Hat (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") (Live - Sacramento, CA, June 6, 1971)
A3. Say Hey Ray (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") (Studio Rehearsal, July 27, 1973)
A4. White Elephant (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") (Studio Rehearsal, June 21, 1973)
A5. Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Early Version) (Hotel 4 Track, April 21, 1972)
A6. Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Album Version)
B1. Steve Miller Commentary 4
B2. Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash (Early Version) (Studio Jam, July 5, 1973)
B3. Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash (Album Version)
B4. Lidi (Twang Guitar) (Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972)
B5. Lidi (Studio, August 4, 1973)
B6. Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker") (Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972)
B7. Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker") (Live Radio, July 1, 1973)
B8. The Joker (Album Version)
LP3
A1. Steve Miller Commentary 5
A2. The Lovin' Cup (Lansing, MI, November 27, 1973)
A3. The Lovin' Cup (Album Version)
A4. Come On In My Kitchen (Early Version) (Live - Dallas, TX, October 19, 1973)
A5. Come On In My Kitchen (Album Version)
A6. Evil (Studio Demo, July 28, 1973)
A7. Evil (Album Version)
B1. Steve Miller Commentary 6
B2. Coupe de Ville (A Cappella) (Hotel 4-Track, July 1973)
B3. Something To Believe In (Early Version) ( Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972)
B4. Something To Believe In (Tough Crowd) (Live - Austin, TX, October 19, 1973)
B5. Something To Believe In (Album Version)
B6. I Don't Mind (4-Track, April 21, 1972)
B7. I Don't Mind (Studio, July 31, 1973)
B8. Mama Church (A Cappella) (Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972)
Bonus 7":
A1. The Joker (Single Version)
A2. Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker") (Hotel 4-Track, November)
B1. I Don't Mind (Studio, July 31, 1973)
B2. Lidi (Studio, August 4, 1973)