Neil Young Archives, Vol. 2 (1972-1976)

by Neil Young

Overview

Arriving after a decade-long wait, Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972-1976 picks up where its predecessor left off -- that'd be in 1972, just after Harvest gave the singer/songwriter his first and only number one single in "Heart of Gold." Young later said "Heart of Gold" brought him to the middle of the road so he decided to turn into the ditch, and this second Archives documents that leftward turn by presenting highlights, outtakes, alternate versions, and live material from the years that brought Neil's greatest albums: Time Fades Away, On the Beach, Tonight's the Night, and Zuma. Some of the rare material surfaced previously in the Neil Young Archives series -- months before this box, the shelved 1975 album Homegrown appeared and it's here in its entirety, along with the Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live and Tuscaloosa live albums -- but the appeal of this ten-CD box set is hearing all of this music in context, letting the songs speak to each other as the moods shift from melancholy to euphoria. Surprises both large and small abound. Tonight's the Night and On the Beach don't seem quite so bleak when re-sequenced and surrounded by session outtakes, while the parting of the skies on Zuma gets reinforced by tentative readings of songs that would surface on Rust Never Sleeps. This subtle but distinct reframing is as worthwhile as the treasure trove of officially unreleased songs. Combined, they make for an absorbing, essential box set. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/05/2021
Label:	Reprise
UPC:	0093624926214
Rank:	39228

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Letter From 'Nam
2. Monday Morning
3. The Bridge
4. Time Fades Away
5. Come Along and Say You Will
6. Goodbye Christians on the Shore
7. The Last Trip to Tulsa
8. The Loner
9. Sweet Joni
10. Yonder Stands the Sinner
11. L.A. (Story)
12. LA.
13. Human Highway

Disc 2

14. Here We Go in the Years
15. After the Gold Rush
16. Out on the Weekend
17. Harvest
18. Old Man
19. Heart of Gold
20. Time Fades Away
21. Lookout Joe
22. New Mama
23. Alabama
24. Don't Be Denied

Disc 3

25. Speakin' Out Jam
26. Everybody's Alone
27. Tired Eyes
28. Tonight's the Night
29. Mellow My Mind
30. World on a String
31. Speakin' Out
32. Raised on Robbery
33. Roll Another Number (For the Road)
34. New Mama
35. Albuquerque
36. Tonight's the Night, Pt. 2

Disc 4

37. Intro
38. Tonight's the Night
39. Roll Out the Barrel
40. Mellow My Mind
41. World on a String
42. Band Intro
43. Speakin' Out
44. Candy Bar Rap
45. Albuquerque
46. Perry Como Rap
47. The New Mama
48. David Geffen Rap
49. Roll Another Number (For the Road)
50. Candy Bar 2 Rap
51. Tired Eyes
52. Tonight's the Night, Pt. 2
53. Walk On
54. The Losing End
55. Outro

Disc 5

56. Winterlong
57. Walk On
58. Bad Fog of Loneliness
59. Borrowed Tune
60. Traces
61. For the Turnstiles
62. Ambulance Blues
63. Motion Pictures
64. On the Beach
65. Revolution Blues
66. Vampire Blues
67. Greensleeves

Disc 6

68. Love/Art Blues
69. Through My Sails
70. Homefires
71. Pardon My Heart
72. Hawaiian Sunrise
73. LA Girls and Ocean Boys
74. Pushed It Over the End
75. On the Beach
76. Vacancy
77. One More Sign
78. Frozen Man
79. Give Me Strength
80. Bad News Comes to Town
81. Changing Highways
82. Love/Art Blues
83. The Old Homestead
84. Daughters
85. Deep Forbidden Lake
86. Love/Art Blues

Disc 7

87. Separate Ways
88. Try
89. Mexico
90. Love Is a Rose
91. Homegrown
92. Florida
93. Kansas
94. We Don't Smoke It No More
95. White Line
96. Vacancy
97. Little Wing
98. Star of Bethlehem

Disc 8

99. Ride My Llama
100. Cortez the Killer
101. Don't Cry No Tears
102. Born to Run
103. Barstool Blues
104. Danger Bird
105. Stupid Girl
106. Kansas
107. Powderfinger
108. Hawaii
109. Drive Back
110. Lookin' for a Love
111. Pardon My Heart
112. Too Far Gone
113. Pocahontas
114. No One Seems to Know

Disc 9

115. Like a Hurricane
116. Lotta Love
117. Lookin' for a Love
118. Separate Ways
119. Let It Shine
120. Long May You Run
121. Fontainebleau
122. Traces
123. Mellow My Mind
124. Midnight on the Bay
125. Stringman
126. Mediterranean
127. Ocean Girl
128. Midnight on the Bay
129. Human Highway

Disc 10

130. The Old Laughing Lady
131. After the Gold Rush
132. Too for Gone
133. Old Man
134. Stringinan
135. Don't Cry No Tears
136. Cowgirl in the Sand
137. Lotto Love
138. Drive Back
139. Cortez the Killer

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Neil Young   Primary Artist,Banjo,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Vibraphone,Handclapping,Piano Strings,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Various Instruments
Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers   Primary Artist
Robbie Robertson   Primary Artist,Guitar
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young   Primary Artist
Crazy Horse   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Stills-Young Band   Primary Artist
Stray Gators   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Karl Himmel   Drums
Ben Young   Grip
Joe Vitale   Drums,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Levon Helm   Drums
Tom Scribner   Musical Saw
Bernard Shakey   Director
James Mazzeo   Vocals
Toshi Onuki   Compiled
Stan Szelest   Piano,Wurlitzer
Hannah Johnson   Compiled
Frank Sampedro   Piano,Strings,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Ellen Talbot   Vocal Harmony
George Whistsell   Guitar
Mazzeo   Vocals (Background)
Rick Danko   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Rufus Thibodeaux   Fiddle
Ralph Molina   Drums,Vocals,Hand Drums,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Tim Drummond   Bass,Vocals,Percussion,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
David Crosby   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Crosby, Stills & Nash   Vocals
Joe Lala   Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Graham Nash   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Wurlitzer
Emmylou Harris   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Frank "Poncho" Sampedro   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Handclapping
Ben Keith   Bass,Dobro,Organ,Piano,Vocals,Wurlitzer,Hand Drums,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Piano Strings,Guitar (Steel),Lap Steel Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Joe Mendoza   Grip,Electronics
Rusty Kershaw   Fiddle,Slide Guitar
Greg Thomas   Drums
John Barbata   Drums
Dennis Belfield   Guitar (Bass)
Joni Mitchell   Guitar,Vocals
Stephen Stills   Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Clavinet,Wurlitzer,Slide Guitar,Bottleneck Guitar
George Whitsell   Guitar,Vocals
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Nicolette Larson   Vocals
Nils Lofgren   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Vocals (Background)
Joel Bernstein   Compiled
Joe Yankee   Piano,Tambourine
Billy Talbot   Bass,Vocals,Handclapping,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
George "Chocolate" Perry   Bass,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jerry Aiello   Organ,Piano
Kenny Buttrey   Drums
Jack Nitzsche   Piano,Vocals

Technical Credits

Harry Sitam   Technical Support
Andrew Mendelson   Mastering
Ben Young   Assistant,Inspiration
John Hanlon   Mixing,Producer,Post Production,Mastering Engineer
Al Schmitt   Producer
Henry Lewy   Producer
Gabby Garcia   Audio Engineer
Gary Burden   Hand Lettering
Jenice Heo   Design,Art Direction
Toshi Onuki   Text,Artwork,Editing,Producer,Research,Photography,Art Direction
John Hausmann   Librarian,Assistant Engineer
Hannah Johnson   Text,Artwork,Producer,Research,Archivist,Photography
Atticus Culver-Rease   Cinematography
Will Mitchell   Producer,Production Assistant
Frank Sampedro   Composer
Spoken World Only   Composer
Tim Bruegger   Management
Mike Schaff   Technical Support
Kenichiro Ohara   Production Assistant
Hannah Choe   Production Assistant
Colin Liang   Production Assistant
Babak Saadat   Production Assistant
Pegi Young   Assistant,Inspiration
Neil Young   Design,Sounds,Composer,Lyricist,Narrator,Producer,Back Cover,Art Direction,Tape Research
Tim Mulligan   Mastering,Recording,Audio Engineer,Digital Editing,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Denny Purcell   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Stew Romaine   Mastering Engineer
David Briggs   Mixing,Producer
David Crosby   Producer
L.A. Johnson   Producer
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young   Producer
Graham Nash   Producer
Gene Eichelberger   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Jeff Pinn   Mixing,Technical Support
Bonnie Levetin   Management
Cindi Peters   Licensing,Music Clearance
Elliot Roberts   Direction
Zeke Young   Assistant,Inspiration
Amber Young   Assistant,Inspiration
Ben Johnson   Cinematography
Elliot Rabinowitz   Executive Producer
Frank Gironda   Management
Don Gehman   Producer
John Nowland   Mixing,Tape Research,Tape Restoration,Digital Transfers,Assistant Engineer
Mark Harman   Producer
Joni Mitchell   Composer,Producer
Stephen Stills   Producer
Traditional   Composer
Ben Keith   Sounds,Composer,Narrator,Producer
Elliot Mazer   Producer
Joel Bernstein   Text,Artwork,Research,Photography,Tape Research
Chris Bellman   Mastering,Mastering Engineer,Remastering Engineer