The performances contained on this release are probably among the earliest documented performances from Joni Mitchell which were captured at the celebrated Second Fret Club in Philadelphia. Joni Mitchell performed at the club a number of times between 1966 and 1968 and these performances were recorded for later transmission on a local radio station. They were once more broadcast in part during the eighties as part of a Joni Mitchell radio documentary. The first disc comes from a performance in 1966 and includes many songs that would eventually appear on future Joni Mitchell albums and also songs that had been covered by other people such as The Circle Game and Both Sides Now The second disc is made up of performances again at the Second Fret Club with the first seven tracks coming from an engagement in March 1967. The next five tracks are from a further engagement some nine months later in December 1967 and like the first disc these two performances feature songs that would appear on later Joni Mitchell albums and songs that had been covered by others such as Chelsea Morning. The final track comes from a radio broadcast in late 1967 and features Joni performing a cover of the Neil Young song Sugar Mountain. Whilst the quality of this performance sonically is not up to the standard of the previous tracks we felt it important to include due to its rarity.

Disc: 1 (Second Fret 17th November 1966 FM Broadcast)
1. Little Green
2. Marcie
3. London Bridge
4. Ballerina Valerie
5. Michael From The Mountains
6. Go Tell The Drummer Man
7. I Don\’t Know Where I Stand
8. Brandy Eyes
9. Winter Lady
10. Mr. Blue
11. Urge For Going
12. Both Sides Now
13. The Circle Game
14. Morning Morgantown
15. (Born) To Take The Highway
16. Eastern Rain
17. Song To A Seagull
18. Night In The City

Disc: 2 (Second Fret March 17th 1967 FM Broadcast)
1. Introduction
2. Morning Morgantown
3. (Born) To Take The Highway
4. Eastern Rain
5. The Circle Game
6. Song To A Seagull
7. Carnival In Kenora
8. Night In The City
9. Come To The Sunshine
10. Chelsea Morning
11. Conversation
12. I Had A King
13. Sugar Mountain