''Live at Canterbury House – 1967'' is a live album by singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on October 30, 2020, by
Rhino Records
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The album, which is the third overall release and the first live release of the
Joni Mitchell Archives
The Joni Mitchell Archives is an ongoing project to release previously unreleased recorded material by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. So far, each new release schedule consists of a box set collection, a compilation with material on the ...
, features a three-set recording from the Canterbury House student missionary in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 27, 1967.
The recordings were released on vinyl and on the box set ''
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967)''.
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.
The Canterbury House recording made headlines when it was unearthed with lost
Neil Young
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recordings in 2018 by the Michigan History Project. 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.
Planning for the release continued throughout the
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, with in-person meetings between Mitchell and label personnel transitioning to telephone and video calls.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from
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;Performers
* Joni Mitchell – vocals, guitar
;Production and recording
* Joel Bernstein – project assistance
* Allison Boron – project assistance
* Barry Bowman – recording
* David Braun – project assistance
* John Chester – project assistance
* Marcy Gensic – project assistance
* Alan Glenn – project assistance
*
Bernie Grundman
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– mastering; lacquer cutting
* Jamie Howarth – project assistance
* Brian Kehew – project assistance
* Michigan History Society - project consultation
* Joni Mitchell – reissue producer
* Patrick Milligan – reissue producer
* Plangent Processes – magnetic tape transfer and processing
* Jane Tani – project assistance
;Design
* Al Blixt – photography
* Barry Bowman – liner notes
* Sheryl Farber – booklet editor
* Lisa Glines – art direction; design
* Doran Tyson – product manager
* Shannon Ward – packaging manager
Charts
References
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Joni Mitchell live albums
2020 live albums
Music of Ann Arbor, Michigan