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 2CD SET INCLUDES LINER NOTES FROM BOTH STEVE MILLER & ANTHONY DECURTIS AND CLASSIC PHOTOS. TRACKS: CD1 STEVE MILLER COMMENTARY 1 CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE LIVE - LOS ANGELES, CA, MAY 20, 1972 BRAVE NEW WORLD LIVE - LOS ANGELES, CA, MAY 20, 1972 DEAR MARY LIVE - LOS ANGELES, CA, MAY 20, 1972 SPACE COWBOY LIVE - BERKELEY, CA, JULY 14, 1972 GINGER MAN LIVE - BERKELEY, CA, JULY 14, 1972 NOTHING LASTS LIVE - BERKELEY, CA, JULY 14, 1972 STEVE MILLER COMMENTARY 2 SUGAR BABE (EARLY VERSION) HOTEL 4-TRACK, APRIL 21, 1972 SUGAR BABE LIVE - COLUMBUS, OH, DECEMBER 8, 1973 SUGAR BABE ALBUM VERSION MARY LOU (EARLY VERSION) STUDIO REHEARSAL, JANUARY 19, 1973 MARY LOU ALBUM VERSION STEVE MILLER COMMENTARY 3 HAT (PRE-"SHU BA DA DU MA MA MA MA") LIVE - SACRAMENTO, CA, JUNE 6, 1971 SAY HEY RAY (PRE-"SHU BA DA DU MA MA MA MA") STUDIO REHEARSAL, JULY 27, 1973 WHITE ELEPHANT (PRE-"SHU BA DA DU MA MA MA MA") STUDIO REHEARSAL, JUNE 21, 1973 SHU BA DA DU MA MA MA MA (EARLY VERSION) HOTEL 4 TRACK, APRIL 21, 1972 SHU BA DA DU MA MA MA MA ALBUM VERSION CD2 STEVE MILLER COMMENTARY 4 YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH (EARLY VERSION) STUDIO JAM, JULY 5, 1973 YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH ALBUM VERSION LIDI (TWANG GUITAR) HOTEL 4-TRACK, APRIL 21, 1972 LIDI STUDIO, AUGUST 4, 1973 LIDI / TRAVELIN’ (HARMONICS - LOOKING FOR A CHORUS FOR "THE JOKER") HOTEL 4-TRACK, NOVEMBER 3, 1972 TRAVELIN’ (LOOKING FOR A CHORUS FOR "THE JOKER") LIVE RADIO, JULY 1, 1973 THE JOKER ALBUM VERSION STEVE MILLER COMMENTARY 5 THE LOVIN' CUP LIVE - LANSING, MI, NOVEMBER 27, 1973 THE LOVIN' CUP ALBUM VERSION COME ON IN MY KITCHEN (EARLY VERSION) LIVE - DALLAS, TX, OCTOBER 19, 1973 COME ON IN MY KITCHEN ALBUM VERSION EVIL STUDIO DEMO, JULY 28, 1973 EVIL ALBUM VERSION STEVE MILLER COMMENTARY 6 COUPE DE VILLE (A CAPPELLA) HOTEL 4-TRACK, JULY 1973 SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN (EARLY VERSION) HOTEL 4-TRACK, NOVEMBER 3, 1972 SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN (TOUGH CROWD) LIVE - AUSTIN, TX, OCTOBER 19, 1973 SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN ALBUM VERSION I DON'T MIND HOTEL 4-TRACK, APRIL 21, 1972 I DON'T MIND STUDIO, JULY 31, 1973 MAMA CHURCH (A CAPPELLA) HOTEL 4-TRACK, APRIL 21, 1972 THE JOKER SINGLE VERSION
