Joni Mitchell / The Studio Albums 1968-1979 / 10CD box set
September 10, 2012 by Paul Sinclair

Rhino will release a Joni Mitchell box set on 29 October 2012.

The Studio Albums 1968-1979 gathers together Joni’s ten albums from that period, including all the classics such as 1971′s Blue and the acclaimed The Hissing Of Summer Lawns from 1975.

Expect the albums to be housed in simple card sleeves and held in a lift-off lid box. The design of the packaging is likely to be very similar to the Madonna Complete Studio Albums box that came from the same label a few months back (that box held 11 discs). Indeed, the graphic design for the top of this Joni box with the ‘grid’ of album covers is not dissimilar to Madonna’s box.

Albums included in this Joni Mitchell box set are listed below:

• Song To A Seagull (1968)
• Clouds (1969)
• Ladies of the Canyon (1970)
• Blue (1971)
• For The Roses (1972)
• Court and Spark (1974)
• The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975)
• Hejira (1976)
• Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (1977)
• Mingus (1979)

Oct 25: New boxed set
We've received a copy of the new boxed set from Rhino (featuring all studio albums through Mingus) and are pleasantly surprised at the quality. Each CD is an exact replica of the original gatefold LP as released, a nice touch. It's a little tough to read some of the lyrics, downsized as they are into CD packaging, but still, a nice set. The package is to be released on November 6, a day before Joni's birthday. More info here.

Sep 10: Rhino to release box set.
Rhino will release a Joni Mitchell box set on 29 October 2012.

The Studio Albums 1968-1979 gathers together Joni’s ten albums from that period, including all the classics such as 1971′s Blue and the acclaimed The Hissing Of Summer Lawns from 1975.

Expect the albums to be housed in simple card sleeves and held in a lift-off lid box. The design of the packaging is likely to be very similar to the Madonna Complete Studio Albums box that came from the same label a few months back (that box held 11 discs). Indeed, the graphic design for the top of this Joni box with the ‘grid’ of album covers is not dissimilar to Madonna’s box.

Albums included in this Joni Mitchell box set are listed below:

• Song To A Seagull (1968)
• Clouds (1969)
• Ladies of the Canyon (1970)
• Blue (1971)
• For The Roses (1972)
• Court and Spark (1974)
• The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975)
• Hejira (1976)
• Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (1977)
• Mingus (1979)

I have all the Japan mini-LPs, so I'll pass on this.

This set appears to have gotten a belated US release (2/12/13), although it's leftover EU stock being sold for a bargain price ($4-5 per disc). I picked it up at J&R yesterday. The cardboard stock is kinda flimsy, but at least there's no white border on the covers (unlike most the CBS box sets). You'll need a microscope to read the lyrics. Just the mini-LPs inside, no accompanying booklet. Court and Spark cover is not embossed, it was on the original LP. No mastering info.

No. Only the Geffen box had bonus tracks (one per album, if I recall).

So, can anyone confirm if these are the same available remasterings of these albums...HDCDs, I believe?

That would be interesting to hear.