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Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972

Neil Young - Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 Audio CD

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Band: Neil Young
Title: Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972
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Release Date: 2009-06-02
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Aurora (The Squires) 2: The Sultan (The Squires) 3: I Wonder (The Squires) 4: Mustang (The Squires) 5: I'll Love You Forever (The Squires) 6: (I'm A Man And) I Can't Cry (The Squires) 7: Hello Lonely Woman [Previously Unreleased Original Recording] 8: Casting Me Away From You [Previously Unreleased Original Recording] 9: 9. There Goes My Babe [Previously Unreleased Original Recording] 10: Sugar Mountain (Neil Young) 11: Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing [Previously Unreleased Original Demo Recording] [Mono] 12: Runaround Babe [Previously Unreleased Original Recording] [Mono] 13: The Ballad Of Peggy Grover [Previously Unreleased Original Recording] [Mono] 14: The Rent Is Always Due [Previously Unreleased Original Recording] [Mono] 15: Extra, Extra [Previously Unreleased Original Recording] [Mono] 16: Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Neil Young) 17: Burned [Mono] 18: Out Of My Mind [Mono] 19: Down, Down, Down [Previously Unreleased Original Recording] 20: Kahuna Sunset [Mono] 21: Mr. Soul [Mono] 22: Sell Out [Previously Unreleased Song] [Mono] 23: Down To The Wire [Mono] 24: Expecting To Fly (Buffalo Springfield) 25: Slowly Burning [Previously Unreleased Unfinished Recording] 26: One More Sign 27: Broken Arrow (Buffalo Springfield) 28: I Am A Child 29: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Neil Young) 30: The Loner 31: Birds (Neil Young) 32: What Did You Do To My Life? [Previously Unreleased Mix] 33: The Last Trip To Tulsa (Neil Young) 34: Here We Are In The Years 35: I've Been Waiting For You [Previously Unreleased Mix] 36: The Old Laughing Lady (Neil Young) 37: I've Loved Her So Long (Neil Young) 38: Sugar Mountain [Previously Unreleased Stereo Master] 39: Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing [Previously Unreleased Live Version] 40: Down By The River (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 41: Cowgirl In The Sand (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 42: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 43: Sugar Mountain (Neil Young) 44: The Old Laughing Lady 45: Flying On The Ground Is Wrong-live (Neil Young) 46: On The Way Home [Live At The Riverboat 1969] [Previously Limited Release] 47: I've Loved Her So Long-live (Neil Young) 48: I Am A Child [Live At The Riverboat 1969] [Previously Limited Release] 49: 1956 Bubblegum Disaster (Neil Young) 50: The Last Trip To Tulsa [Live At The Riverboat 1969] [Previously Unreleased Live Version] 51: Broken Arrow-live (Neil Young) 52: Whiskey Boot Hill-live (Neil Young) 53: Expecting To Fly-live (Neil Young) 54: Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 55: Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets) (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 56: Round And Round (It Won't Be Long) (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 57: Oh Lonesome Me (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 58: Birds [45 RPM Single] [Mono] 59: Everybody's Alone (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 60: I Believe In You (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 61: Sea Of Madness (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) 62: Dance Dance Dance (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 63: Country Girl 64: Helpless [Previously Unreleased Mix] 65: It Might Have Been (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 66: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere [Live At The Filmore East 1970] 67: Winterlong-live (Neil Young & Crazy Horse) 68: Down By The River-live (Neil Young & Crazy Horse) 69: Wonderin'-live (Neil Young & Crazy Horse) 70: Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown-live (Neil Young & Crazy Horse) 71: Cowgirl In The Sand-live (Neil Young & Crazy Horse) 72: Tell Me Why 73: After The Gold Rush 74: Only Love Can Break Your Heart 75: Wonderin' [Previously Unreleased Version] 76: Don't Let It Bring You Down 77: Cripple Creek Ferry 78: Southern Man 79: Till The Morning Comes 80: When You Dance, I Can Really Love (Neil Young with Crazy Horse) 81: Ohio [Stereo 45 RPM Single] 82: Only Love Can Break Your Heart [Previously Unreleased Live Version] 83: Tell Me Why [Previously Unreleased Live Version] 84: Music Is Love (David Crosby, Graham Nash & Neil Young) 85: See The Sky About To Rain-live (Neil Young) 86: On The Way Home-live (Neil Young) 87: Tell Me Why [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 88: Old Man [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 89: Journey Through The Past-live (Neil Young) 90: Helpless [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 91: Love In Mind [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 92: A Man Needs A Maid/Heart Of Gold [Suite] [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 93: Cowgirl In The Sand [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 94: Don't Let It Bring You Down [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 95: There's A World [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 96: Bad Fog Of Loneliness-live (Neil Young) 97: The Needle And The Damage Done [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 98: Ohio [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 99: See The Sky About To Rain [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 100: Down By The River [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 101: Dance Dance Dance [Live At Massey Hall 1971] 102: I Am A Child-live (Neil Young) 103: Heart Of Gold-live (Neil Young) 104: The Needle And The Damage Done 105: Bad Fog Of Loneliness [Previously Unreleased Version] 106: Old Man (Neil Young with The Stray Gators) 107: Heart Of Gold 108: Dance Dance Dance [Previously Unreleased Version] 109: A Man Needs A Maid [Previously Unreleased Mix] 110: Harvest (Neil Young with The Stray Gators) 111: Journey Through The Past [Previously Unreleased Version] 112: Are You Ready For The Country? (Neil Young with The Stray Gators) 113: Alabama (Neil Young with The Stray Gators) 114: Words (Between The Lines Of Age) (Neil Young with The Stray Gators) 115: Soldier [Previously Unreleased Mix] 116: War Song [45 RPM Single] [Mono]

Neil Young Archives
Most were playable, but some had skips from the glue marks on the playing area. The CDs were packaged well, but once opened it was discovered that some of the CDs had glue on them from the packaging.

Caveat emptor (let the buyer beware)
* It is not a "greatest hits" package. Perhaps the best way to describe this set is by describing what it is *not. Nor is it a "data dump" of all the false starts and outtakes one might see in a collection such as Verve's huge Charlie Parker box. It is also not even "the canon" of his output, as there are tracks on the currently available remastered CD's from this set's period which are *not* here.

It seems to be a subset of his releases, plus extra tracks, and recently released live albums from the period. Considerable remastering has been done, improving the sound quality. But don't believe that you're going to now have "the complete" Neil Young once you've bought this box and the follow-ups.

There are people who are happy with a Greatest Hits collection and want no more. There are people who are happy with his original CD's, as they represent the releases as he approved them. There are people who want to track down every available recording ("completists"). None of these people will be happy with this set: it's too much, or too little, or the "wrong stuff. "

I'm not sure who this is for. It's not for me.

I am happy to have this music
Because it is so very good.
Yes, perhaps this is not all that it could be, but what a shame it would be to complain about that. The sound quality is excellent. Listening to Neil Young is, for me, like reviewing a good deal of my life. Young is sometimes silly but never afraid. At his best (and is it not remarkable how often he is at his best?) he is my favorite folk/rock musician. I am happy to have this music. .

If I redeeem $75 in amazon bonus points......
. . then I guess I can get this thing for approx $24. 98 to $14. 98 according to current new & used pricing.

A shame really, I have immediately purchased all of Neil's music, DVD's, etc on the day they were released for pretty much 37 years now.

I don't need to add to the already posted criticisms of this set re: value for dollar, as most are pretty accurate.

However, on the chance that someone from Neil's camp reads this. .
"I love your rebellious,unpredictable, counter-intuitive, view of the world and your art. " . . . . . I just might swallow $14. 98 of my own money for this unkind cut to your most rabid fans. . . but then again, the more I think of it. . . . $75 in amazon bonus points didn't come free ( or easy ) and the rational part of me says "spend the money on something worth the price".

Fortunately for Neil, some of his most rabid and long lasting fans
are not particularly rational ( myself included ) when it comes to
to purchasing whatever he puts out. . . . regardless of quality.

Since Neil has said "bleep the audience" both literally and figuratively on more than one occasion, I'm going to hold off right now and enjoy this once in lifetime moment, of having the funds, yet consciously decide to not buy something from him. Neil doesn't care. . . and for the first time in 37 yrs, I don't either.

a disgrace from the record company
I have received four sets and all are unplayable due to the problem with glue on the discs. I would love to review this disc but six months after release ,despite pre-ordering it,i have yet to hear it. We hear a tremendous amount said about quality of the sound which makes the fact the discs are so poorly produced ironic. I cannot afford blue ray but would be happy just to hear the music. I hope quality control has not been reserved for the more expensive versions . The record company should be very ashamed . I would love to know what steps they have taken to help people like me and to rectify the production . Will i ever get to hear the music?
Please note Amazon have been excellent throughout but little they can do as the sets are sealed.

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