Official Release Series Discs 22, 23+, 24 & 25

by Neil Young

Overview

The fifth volume of Neil Young's ongoing Official Release Series reissue campaign covers his great comeback of the George Herbert Walker Bush administration. The box -- containing either five CDs or nine LPs -- features the studio albums Freedom and Ragged Glory, along with the double-live Weld and its experimental feedback-laced companion Arc. Only Ragged Glory gets a new remaster here; it's also the only one to feature bonus tracks, with the B-sides "Interstate" and "Don't Spook the Horse" added to the record alongside the previously unreleased versions of "Box Car" and "Born to Run." These are nice enticements to Ragged Glory itself, while the rest of the set lives up to the series' reputation for handsome, definitive reissues of Young's core catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/28/2023
Label:	Reprise
UPC:	0093624884279
Rank:	16735

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Rockin' in the Free World
2. Crime in the City (Zero to Sixty, Pt. 1)
3. Don't Cry
4. Hangin' on a Limb
5. Eldorado
6. The Ways of Love
7. Someday
8. On Broadway
9. Wrecking Ball
10. No More
11. Too Far Gone
12. Rockin' in the Free World

Disc 2

13. Country Home
14. White Line
15. F*!#in' Up
16. Over and Over
17. Love to Burn
18. Farmer John
19. Mansion on the Hill
20. Days That Used to Be
21. Love and Only Love
22. Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)

Disc 3

23. Interstate
24. Don't Spook the Horse
25. Boxcar
26. Born to Rum

Disc 4

27. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
28. Crime in the City
29. Blowin' in the Wind
30. Welfare Mothers
31. Love to Burn
32. Cinnamon Girl
33. Mansion on the Hill
34. F*!#in' Up

Disc 5

35. Cortez the Killer
36. Powderfinger
37. Love and Only Love
38. Rockin' in the Free World
39. Like a Hurricane
40. Farmer John
41. Tonight's the Night
42. Roll Another Number (For the Road)

Disc 6

43. Arc

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Neil Young   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Frank "Poncho" Sampedro   Guitar,Univox,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Chad Cromwell   Drums
Rick Rosas   Bass
Ralph Molina   Drums,Vocals
Linda Ronstadt   Vocals
John Hanlon   Vocals
Sal Trentino   Electronics
Billy Talbot   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Chuck Johnson   Engineer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Don Harris   Composer
Frank "Poncho" Sampedro   Production Assistant
Ben Keith   Production Assistant
Doug Sax   Mastering
Dewey Terry   Composer
John Nowland   Mixing,Engineer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Phil Gitomer   Assistant Engineer
Niko Bolas   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Neil Young   Design,Mixing,Composer,Producer,Art Direction
Ralph Molina   Production Assistant
Joel Bernstein   Photography
Mike Stoller   Composer
Tim Mulligan   Mixing,Mastering,Digital Editing,Digital Engineer,Production Assistant
Larry Cragg   Photography,Guitar Producer
David Briggs   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Harry Sitam   Technical Engineer
Barry Mann   Composer
John Hanlon   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Andrew Vastola   Engineer
Gary Burden   Design,Art Direction
Chris Kupper   Engineer
Alan Yoshida   Mastering Assistant
Dave Collins   Digital Editing
Jenice Heo   Design,Art Direction
Volume Dealers   Producer
Steve Onuska   Drum Technician
Elliot Roberts   Direction
Don Brown   Design,Package Development
Dave Roberts   Assistant Engineer
Janet Levinson   Design,Art Direction
Ebet Roberts   Photography
Brian Leskowicz   Assistant Engineer
Anthony Aquilato   Drum Technician
Rebecca Holland   Logo
Gary Long   Engineer
Buzz Burrowes   Engineer
Dave Hewitt   Engineer
Pat Stoltz   Engineer
Mark Mauriello   Photography
Bob Dylan   Composer
Billy Talbot   Mixing,Producer,Production Assistant
Chris Bellman   Mastering