Steve Miller Band este o trupă americană de rock fondată în 1966 la San Francisco de către chitaristul și vocalistul Steve Miller. Grupul și-a câștigat un loc solid în rock-ul clasic al anilor '70, cu un stil care îmbină blues rock-ul și pop rock-ul.
Ediția deluxe J50: The Evolution of The Joker pe 2 CD documentează crearea albumului The Joker din 1973. Lansarea conține comentariile lui Steve Miller, versiuni timpurii ale pieselor, repetiții de studio și înregistrări live din perioada 1971–1973. Pachetul include un booklet de 34 de pagini cu eseuri, fotografii și note din arhivele lui Steve Miller și ale Capitol Records. Printre înregistrări se găsesc diferite versiuni ale hit-urilor The Joker, Sugar Babe, Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma, Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash și Come On in My Kitchen, inclusiv înregistrări rare pe 4-track realizate în camere de hotel și jam session-uri de studio.
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CD1
1 Steve Miller Commentary 1
2 Children of the Future (Live in Los Angeles, CA, 20th May 1972)
3 Brave New World (Live in Los Angeles, CA, 20th May 1972)
4 Dear Mary (Live in Los Angeles, CA, 20th May 1972)
5 Space Cowboy (Live in Berkeley, CA, July 14th 1972)
6 Ginger Man (Live in Berkeley, CA, July 14th 1972)
7 Nothing Lasts (Live in Berkeley, CA, July 14th 1972)
8 Steve Miller Commentary 2
9 Sugar Babe (Early Version) [hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972)
10 Sugar Babe (Live Columbus, OH, 8th December 1973)
11 Sugar Babe (Album Version)
12 Mary Lou (Early Version) [studio Rehearsal, 19th January 1973)
13 Mary Lou (Album Version)
14 Steve Miller Commentary 3
15 Hat (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) [live in Sacramento, CA, 6th June 1971)
16 Say Hey Ray (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) [studio Rehearsal, 27th July 1973)
17 White Elephant (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) [studio Rehearsal, 21st June 1973]
18 Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Early Version) [hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972]
19 Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Album Version)
CD2
1 Steve Miller Commentary 4
2 Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash (Early Version) [studio Jam, 5th July 1973]
3 Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash (Album Version)
4 Lidi (Twang Guitar) [hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972]
5 Lidi (Studio, 4th August 1973)
6 Lidi/Travelin’ (Harmonics – Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) [hotel 4-track, 3rd November 1972]
7 Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) [live On Radio, 27th November 1973]
8 The Joker (Album Version)
9 Steve Miller Commentary 5
10 The Lovin’ Cup (Live in Lansing, MI, 27th November 1973)
11 The Lovin’ Cup (Album Version)
12 Come On in My Kitchen (Early Version) [live in Dallas, TX, 19th October 1973]
13 Come On in My Kitchen (Album Version)
14 Evil (Studio Demo, 28th July 1973)
15 Evil (Album Version)
16 Steve Miller Commentary 6
17 Coupe De Ville (A Cappella) [hotel 4-track, July 1973]
18 Something to Believe In (Early Version) [hotel 4-track, 3rd November 1972]
19 Something to Believe In (Tough Crowd) [live in Austin, TX, 19th October 1973]
20 Something to Believe In (Album Version)
21 Don’t Mind (Hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972)
22 Don’t Mind (Studio, 31st July 1973)
23 Mama Church (A Cappella) [hotel 4-track, 21st April 1972]
24 The Joker (Single Version)
