Joni Mitchell with James Taylor - BBC Sessions, Volume 2: In Concert, Paris Theatre, London, Britain, 10-29-1970

Note that I've already posted this concert back in 2018. But I'm posting it again because I realized my original post has an accuracy problem. I took that from a bootleg that presented the concert as a joint one between Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, with both of them singing some of their own songs. However, it turns out that's not actually how the concert really was. Some of those songs were taken from other concerts around the same time, giving Taylor a larger role. I've decided to keep that version, for those who just want a good listen and aren't that interested in the accuracy. If you want it, it's still at this link:

https://albumsthatshouldexist.blogspot.com/2018/07/joni-mitchell-james-taylor-in-concert.html

But for those who want this concert exactly as it happened, I'm presenting this version. Taylor was present, but it was mostly a Mitchell concert. Taylor played and sang backing vocals on a few of her songs in the second half of the show, but he only sang one of his own, "You Can Close Your Eyes," done as a duet with her, with her vocals arguably more prominent.

The BBC must have really loved Mitchell in 1970, because she did a BBC concert in September 1970, which I've just renamed as "BBC Sessions, Volume 1. You can get there here:

https://albumsthatshouldexist.blogspot.com/2021/11/joni-mitchell-in-concert-bbc-television.html

Yet she was back two months later with this concert, playing many of the same songs. Perhaps the reason they had her again was the added appeal of having Taylor join her for some songs. In any case, they're both concerts worth hearing, with excellent sound quality. This is arguably the better one, not only because of Taylor but also because it's about 20 minutes longer. She was very talkative between songs, and there's some good banter between her and him.

This full concert has been officially released as part of the "Archives, Volume 2" box set. That's how I noticed I had some songs added in from other sources.

01 talk (Joni Mitchell)
02 That Song about the Midway (Joni Mitchell)
03 talk (Joni Mitchell)
04 The Gallery (Joni Mitchell)
05 Hunter (Joni Mitchell)
06 talk (Joni Mitchell)
07 River (Joni Mitchell)
08 My Old Man (Joni Mitchell)
09 The Priest (Joni Mitchell)
10 talk (Joni Mitchell)
11 Carey (Joni Mitchell)
12 A Case of You (Joni Mitchell & James Taylor)
13 talk (Joni Mitchell & James Taylor)
14 California (Joni Mitchell & James Taylor)
15 talk (Joni Mitchell & James Taylor)
16 [He Played Real Good] For Free (Joni Mitchell & James Taylor)
17 talk (Joni Mitchell & James Taylor)
18 The Circle Game (Joni Mitchell & James Taylor)
19 talk (Joni Mitchell & James Taylor)
20 You Can Close Your Eyes (Joni Mitchell & James Taylor)
21 Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)
22 talk (Joni Mitchell)
23 Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16376018/JONIMCHLLJAMSTYLR1970BBInCncrtParsTheatreLondnBrtin__10-29-1970.zip.html

I wanted to use a color photo of Mitchell and Taylor playing music together for the cover. Unfortunately I couldn't find one, but I found a black and white one that's the cover of a bootleg for this show. I kept most of the design and just changed some of the text. Then, months later, I figured out how to colorize it. The photo was taken at a concert in Queens College in New York in December 1970.