Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963–1972)

by Neil Young

Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963–1972) cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2 June 2009
  • Label: Reprise
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 7:40:42
  • Community rating: 4.18/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A notoriously delayed, overwhelmingly massive box set charting the legendary songwriter's initial rise, from his early Canadian surf-rock bands through his tenure in Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, and his solo commercial zenith with 'Harvest'. Incorporating high-resolution audio, unreleased live performances, and completely abandoned albums, it provides an unparalleled, microscopic look into his creative evolution. The project set a new, staggering standard for comprehensive legacy archiving.

Genres

Descriptors: archival, rare, demos, live, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Aurora (2:10)
  2. The Sultan (2:35)
  3. I Wonder (Previously Unreleased Song) (2:24)
  4. Mustang (Previously Unreleased Instrumental) (2:26)
  5. I'll Love You Forever (Previously Unreleased Song) (3:25)
  6. (I'm A Man And) I Can't Cry (Previously Unreleased Song) (2:35)
  7. Hello Lonely Woman (Previously Unreleased Version) (4:00)
  8. Casting Me Away From You (Previously Unreleased Song) (2:16)
  9. There Goes My Babe (Previously Unreleased Song) (2:27)
  10. Sugar Mountain (Previously Unreleased Demo Version) (2:43)
  11. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing (Previously Unreleased Demo Version) (3:06)
  12. Runaround Babe (Previously Unreleased Song) (2:39)
  13. The Ballad Of Peggy Grover (Previously Unreleased Song) (2:48)
  14. The Rent Is Always Due (Previously Unreleased Song) (2:55)
  15. Extra, Extra (Previously Unreleased Song) (2:44)
  16. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (3:12)
  17. Burned (2:19)
  18. Out Of My Mind (3:09)
  19. Down, Down, Down (Previously Unreleased Version) (2:15)
  20. Kahuna Sunset (2:55)
  21. Mr. Soul (2:47)
  22. Sell Out (Previously Unreleased Song) (1:44)
  23. Down To The Wire (2:32)
  24. Expecting To Fly (3:48)
  25. Slowly Burning (Previously Unreleased Instrumental) (3:02)
  26. One More Sign (2:05)
  27. Broken Arrow (6:18)
  28. I Am A Child (2:19)
  29. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (2:19)
  30. The Loner (3:54)
  31. Birds (Previous Unreleased Version) (2:19)
  32. What Did You Do To My Life? (Previous Unreleased Mix) (1:57)
  33. The Last Trip To Tulsa (9:29)
  34. Here We Are In The Years (3:21)
  35. I've Been Waiting For You (Previously Unreleased Mix) (2:32)
  36. The Old Laughing Lady (6:04)
  37. I've Loved Her So Long (2:49)
  38. Sugar Mountain (Previously Unreleased Stereo Master) (6:16)
  39. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing (Previously Unreleased Live Version) (5:25)
  40. Down By The River (9:20)
  41. Cowgirl In The Sand (10:08)
  42. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (2:29)
  43. Emcee (Intro) / Sugar Mountain (Intro) (1:18)
  44. Sugar Mountain (5:34)
  45. Incredible Doctor Rap (3:10)
  46. The Old Laughing Lady (5:14)
  47. Audience Observation / Dope Song / Band Names Rap (2:59)
  48. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (3:58)
  49. On The Way Home (Intro) (0:25)
  50. On The Way Home (2:42)
  51. Set Break / Emcee (Intro) (1:20)
  52. I've Loved Her So Long (2:15)
  53. Allen A-Dale Rap (2:20)
  54. I Am A Child (2:27)
  55. 1956 Bubblegum Disaster (2:04)
  56. The Last Trip To Tulsa (7:02)
  57. Words Rap (2:14)
  58. Broken Arrow (4:39)
  59. Turn Down The Lights Rap (0:53)
  60. Whiskey Boot Hill (2:22)
  61. Expecting To Fly (Intro) (0:54)
  62. Expecting To Fly (2:55)
  63. Cinnamon Girl (3:02)
  64. Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets) (5:37)
  65. Round And Round (It Won't Be Long) (5:57)
  66. Oh Lonesome Me (Previously Unreleased Stereo Mix) (4:03)
  67. Birds (1:39)
  68. Everybody's Alone (Previously Unreleased Song) (2:34)
  69. I Believe In You (3:30)
  70. Sea Of Madness (3:19)
  71. Dance Dance Dance (2:27)
  72. Helpless (Previously Unreleased Mix) (3:51)
  73. It Might Have Been (Previously Unreleased Live Version) (4:18)
  74. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (3:37)
  75. Winterlong (3:40)
  76. Down By The River (12:25)
  77. Wonderin' (3:36)
  78. Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown (3:52)
  79. Cowgirl In The Sand (16:09)
  80. Tell Me Why (3:00)
  81. After The Gold Rush (3:48)
  82. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (3:11)
  83. Wonderin' (Previously Unreleased Version) (2:12)
  84. Don't Let It Bring You Down (2:59)
  85. Cripple Creek Ferry (1:36)
  86. Southern Man (5:33)
  87. Till The Morning Comes (1:18)
  88. When You Dance, I Can Really Love (3:48)
  89. Ohio (3:02)
  90. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Previously Unreleased Live Version) (4:16)
  91. Tell Me Why (Previously Unreleased Live Version) (5:43)
  92. Music Is Love (3:22)
  93. See The Sky About To Rain (Previously Unreleased Live Version) (3:56)
  94. On The Way Home (3:43)
  95. Tell Me Why (2:29)
  96. Old Man (4:57)
  97. Journey Through The Past (4:16)
  98. Helpless (4:16)
  99. Love In Mind (2:48)
  100. A Man Needs A Maid / Heart Of Gold (Suite) (6:39)
  101. Cowgirl In The Sand (3:46)
  102. Don't Let It Bring You Down (2:46)
  103. There's A World (3:34)
  104. Bad Fog Of Loneliness (3:27)
  105. The Needle And The Damage Done (3:55)
  106. Ohio (3:40)
  107. See The Sky About To Rain (4:05)
  108. Down By The River (4:09)
  109. Dance Dance Dance (5:49)
  110. I Am A Child (3:19)
  111. Heart Of Gold (Previously Unreleased Live Version) (3:51)
  112. The Needle And The Damage Done (2:13)
  113. Bad Fog Of Loneliness (Previously Unreleased Version) (1:57)
  114. Old Man (3:25)
  115. Heart Of Gold (3:10)
  116. Dance Dance Dance (Previously Unreleased Version) (2:17)
  117. A Man Needs A Maid (Previously Unreleased Mix) (4:13)
  118. Harvest (3:11)
  119. Journey Through The Past (Previously Unreleased Version) (2:23)
  120. Are You Ready For The Country? (3:25)
  121. Alabama (4:06)
  122. Words (Between The Lines Of Age) (15:55)
  123. Soldier (Previously Unreleased Mix) (3:24)
  124. War Song (3:29)

Credits

  • Billy Talbot - bass guitar [bass]
  • Ralph Molina - drums, vocals
  • Danny Whitten - guitar, vocals, written-by, vocals, guitar
  • John Nowland - research [archival audio tape research], transferred by
  • Jamie Howarth - restoration [audio restoration, live at the riverboat]
  • Plangent Processes - transferred by
  • Ken Koblun - bass
  • Ken Smyth - drums, drums, gong

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