JONI MITCHELL : BBC IN CONCERT 1970

1. That Song About The Midway
2. The Gallery
3. Hunter
4. River
5. My Old Man
6. The Priest
7. Carey
8. A Case Of You (with James Taylor)
9. California (with James Taylor)
10. For Free (with James Taylor)
11. The Circle Game (with James Taylor)
12. You Can Close Your Eyes (with James Taylor)
13. Both Sides, Now
14. Big Yellow Taxi

Label : no label

Venue : Paris Theatre, London, UK

Recording Date : October 29, 1970

Length : 67:01

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A+)

Review (Albums That Should Exist) : For much of 1970, and into early 1971, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor were romantically involved. I mention this because it resulted in some good music, including both of them writing songs about each other. (Much of Mitchell's "Blue" album is about Taylor, including "All I Want" and "Blue," as well as other songs like "See You Sometime" and "Just like This Train." Taylor's songs about Mitchell include "You Can Close Your Eyes," "Love Has Brought Me Around," and "New Tune.") However, perhaps the highlight of their musical connection was a concert they did for the BBC in October 1970. It was an hour long radio show called "In Concert" that was hosted by the famous British DJ John Peel. This is that concert. What exactly happened, and where, with this concert is confusing. The John Peel Wiki website lists two BBC concerts Mitchell and Taylor did together, and suggests one might have taken place at the Royal Albert Hall (October 28, 1970). But Mitchell's official website jonimitchell.com only has one they did together, and an official version of all of it was released on "Archives, Volume 2" in 2021. That one is basically a Joni Mitchell concert, with Taylor only assisting on five songs, only one of which was written by him. Perhaps there was a second concert with Taylor, or maybe more songs were played and some were cut for the final broadcast? In any case, these songs exist somehow, from somewhere, and many of them definitely feature Mitchell and Taylor together.