Steve Miller Band, The - J50: The Evolution Of The Joker (Ltd. Ed. 3XLP w/ bonus 45rpm 7" Single Vinyl w/ Booklet)

• Limited Edition
• 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
• 3 Triple Vinyl Pressing
• Bonus 45rpm 7" Single
• 60-Page Booklet - Classic Photos & Liner Notes from Steve Miller and Anthony DeCurtis
• RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2023

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.

FEATURES:

• 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

TRACKS:

- Disc 1 -
1 Steve Miller Commentary 1
2 Children of the Future
3 Brave New World
4 Dear Mary
5 Space Cowboy
6 Ginger Man
7 Nothing Lasts
- Disc 2 -
1 Steve Miller Commentary 2
2 Sugar Babe (Early Version)
3 Sugar Babe
4 Sugar Babe
5 Mary Lou (Early Version)
6 Mary Lou
- Disc 3 -
1 Steve Miller Commentary 3
2 Hat (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma")
3 Say Hey Ray (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma")
4 White Elephant (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma")
5 Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Early Version)
6 Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
- Disc 4 -
1 Steve Miller Commentary 4
2 Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash (Early Version)
3 Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
4 Lidi (Twang Guitar)
5 Lidi
6 Lidi / Travelin' (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker")
7 Travelin' (Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker")
8 The Joker
- Disc 5 -
1 Steve Miller Commentary 5
2 The Lovin' Cup
3 The Lovin' Cup
4 Come on in My Kitchen (Early Version)
5 Come on in My Kitchen
6 Evil
7 Evil
- Disc 6 -
1 Steve Miller Commentary 6
2 Coupe de Ville (A Cappella)
3 Something to Believe in (Early Version)
4 Something to Believe in (Tough Crowd)
5 Something to Believe in
6 I Don't Mind
7 I Don't Mind
8 Mama Church (A Cappella)
- Disc 7 -
1 The Joker
2 Lidi / Travelin' (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker")
- Disc 8 -
1 I Don't Mind
2 Lidi