art direction Jeri Heiden art direction Vartan compilation producer Mike Ragogna coordinator [production] Margaret Goldfarb design Sara Cumings executive-producer Joni Mitchell management Sam Feldman tracks 1-12, 2-11, 4-11 mixed by Mike Ragogna tracks 1-12, 2-11, 4-11 mixed by Suha Gur photography by [cover] Larry Klein research [photo research] Ryan Null Phonographic Copyright (p) Geffen Records Copyright (c) Geffen Records Distributed By Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. Glass Mastered At Technicolor Universal Media Services Glass Mastered At Technicolor Universal Media Services Glass Mastered At Technicolor Universal Media Services 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 [also at jonimitchell.com/music/album.cfm?id=24], 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 [respective album] 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