Beskrivelse
Fejrer 50-års jubilæet for 'The Joker' med 'J50: The Evolution of The Joker', kurateret af Steve Miller. Den fremhæver 27 tidligere ikke-udgivne demoer, liveoptrædener, studieouttakes og øvelser fra Millers personlige arkiv, inklusive 8 aldrig før hørte sange. Miller giver også fortælling, der styrer 'udviklingen' af sangene fra The Joker.
Sættet har et linseformet omslag, 60-siders bog med liner-noter fra både Steve Miller og Anthony DeCurtis, en gengivelse af en vintage Joker Iron-On, et nyt Joker-litografi, og 3 x Lp samt 1 x 7''.
Trackliste:
LP 1
A1: Steve Miller Commentary 1
A2: Children Of The Future
A3: Brave New World
A4: Dear Mary
A5: Space Cowboy
A6: Ginger Man
A7: Nothing Lasts
B1: Steve Miller Commentary 2
B2: Sugar Babe (Early Version)
B3: Sugar Babe
B4: Sugar Babe
B5: Mary Lou (Early Version)
B6: Mary Lou
LP 2
A1: Steve Miller Commentary 3
A2: Hat (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma")
A3: Say Hey Ray (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma")
A4: White Elephant (Pre-"Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma")
A5: Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Early Version)
A6: Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
B1: Steve Miller Commentary 4
B2: Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash (Early Version)
B3: Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
B4: Lidi (Twang Guitar)
B5: Lidi
B6: Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker")
B7: Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker")
B8: The Joker
LP 3
A1: Steve Miller Commentary 5
A2: The Lovin' Cup
A3: The Lovin' Cup
A4: Come On In My Kitchen (Early Version)
A5: Come On In My Kitchen
A6: Evil
A7: Evil
B1: Steve Miller Commentary 6
B2: Coupe de Ville (A Cappella)
B3: Something To Believe In (Early Version)
B4: Something To Believe In (Tough Crowd)
B5: Something To Believe In
B6: I Don't Mind
B7: I Don't Mind
B8: Mama Church (A Cappella)
7" Single
A1: The Joker
A2: Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics - Looking for a Chorus for "The Joker")
B1: I Don't Mind
B2: Lidi
