Rare Joni Mitchell test pressing of Blue original track order (unreleased song)

Here's an auction for a cool Joni Mitchell collectable:

It's a test pressing of the original version of Blue (never issued), which has a song (Hunter (The Good Samaritan)), not on the released version and never otherwise issued.:

(It's not my auction...)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300194955928

 

Now I would have liked to have heard that.

 

Woah, sold for $360! Did someone from here buy it? Has the song "Hunter (The Good Samaritan)" even ever been bootlegged? Craziness.

 

Actually, that sounds fairly cheap for something as unique as a test pressing of an unreleased version of a classic album (as long as authenticity can be proved). Dylan's Blood on the Tracks and the Velvet Underground and Nico are two that come to mind.

About 10 years ago, I was given the opportunity to buy an acetate of Sgt. Pepper with the original track order for $2000 or so. I passed and I think it ended up selling for much more.

 

I saw Joni do a set of things she hadn't released once including what I presume is this song. The chorus went something like:
"What if he was a devil and I let him in my door
What if he was an angel and he won't be back no more
Thank you kindly said the good samaritan..."

 

Yep, it is.

 

Yeah, "Hunter" is on there. Been awhile since I played it, but IIRC "Hunter" basically sounds like "This Flight Tonight" with different lyrics.