The Complete Geffen Recordings

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Album Info

Release Date: 2003-11-17

Label: Geffen Records

Includes all the Mitchell albums released on Geffen between 1982-1991:
– Wild Things Run Fast (1982)
– Dog Eat Dog (1985)
– Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm (1988)
– Night Ride Home (1991)
plus 3 previously unreleased demo recordings, placed at the end of discs 1, 2 & 4.

New item comes sealed, with a sticker attached.
Box is 5" x 5", with track lists printed on back.
Discs are housed in cardboard 'wallet' sleeves, each reproducing the original CD booklet front & back.
86-page book: foreword by Mitchell, all lyrics, liner notes to most tracks , photos (from the original albums and related), original credits and box set credits.

Discs are numbered ("Disc 1" etc.) but not named. Album names only are used in the book, without numbers.
Bonus tracks are subtitled 'Unfinished Demo Version' in the book (except 4-11, which has none), just 'Demo' on the box cover.
All demos are listed as "previously unreleased from the sessions".

Track 1-1 spelling "Chinese Cafe/Unchained Melody" on the release.
Track 3-10 appears without the subtitle on the box cover.

Production credits for the "Dog Eat Dog" album differ from the 1985 original. On the box set, credits are listed as:
– Produced by Joni Mitchell
– Co-produced by Larry Klein
– Sound File Assistance by Thomas Dolby
whereas on the 1985 original they are listed as:
– Produced by Joni Mitchell (all tracks), Larry Klein (except 5), Mike Shipley (except 5), Thomas Dolby (except 3, 5 & 8).

Durations taken from media player [not listed on the release].

96K/24-bit Mastered from the original master tapes @ Universal Mastering Studios West - North Hollywood, CA
Demo versions mixed @ Universal Mastering Studios East - Edison, NJ

Art Direction & Design for Smog Design Inc.

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