Live at Canterbury House – 1967 explained

Live at Canterbury House – 1967
Type:live
Artist:Joni Mitchell
Cover:LiveCanterbury1967.jpg
Recorded:October 27, 1967
Venue:Canterbury House (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Label:Rhino Records
Prev Title:Early Joni – 1963
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967): Highlights
Next Year: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 .[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]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs.[4]

Performers
Production and recording
Design

Charts

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US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[5] 94

Notes and References

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