Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Early Daze (6/28/2024)

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/neil-young-early-daze/hnum/11867040

1. Dance Dance Dance (Included on Neil Young - Archives Vol. I.)
2. Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown (Unreleased version)
3. Winterlong (Unreleased version)
4. Everybody’s Alone (Different mix included on Archives Vol. I)
5. Wonderin’ (Unreleased version)
6. Cinnamon Girl (Original 7” Mono mix. Released April 20, 1970. Includes guitar outro not on LP version.)
7. Look At All The Things (Unreleased version)
8. Helpless (Unreleased version)
9. Birds (Unreleased stereo mix). Mono mix was released as B-side to “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”)
10. Down By The River (Unreleased version with alternate vocals

 

Looks awesome, I’m so down!

 

Yow! A few years back, when Neil asked for what we wanted, this was my number 1 !

 

Did he have a list of possible projects?

 

The Early Daze album is up in NYA. You can stream “Everybody’s Alone” now. It shows a release date of 9/20/24 on the file card.

 

This is fantastic. And just a month away. Funny how he drops these things on us and then it’s out in a month or so.

“Everybody’s Alone” sounds pretty similar, but definitely different in places. A lot of new stuff to be excited about here!

 

Thanks for the heads up. It’s also available on Apple Music.

 

A version of "Look at all the Things" with Neil?? Now that would be a find.

 

Looks awesome!
Any unreleased Young Crazy Horse with Danny Whitten is always welcome.
Instant buy!

 

Great!!!!

Looks like I'll be updating my Oh, Lonesome Me playlist in the next few days

 

Yes

Neil Young wants fans to pick his next archival release from extensive list of never heard before projects

 

Mirrorball Live won in a landslide.Conspiracy theories about Pearl Jam fans ran amok.
We’ve actually had a large number of those titles released with more to come in the Archives Volume III box.

 

I look forward to the CD!

 

I waited for that winterlong

 

Will the vinyl be AAA ?

 

Will indies be stocking it or is it website only?

 

I’m a bit surprised not to see I Believe In You on this, just given the fact that it was recorded alongside most of these songs.

I could always do with more versions of Winterlong though, looking forward to hearing it!

 

Am I the only NYCH fan who dislikes Dance, Dance, Dance and Wonderin'??

 

Very excited about this one.

 

Maybe. I remember loving “Wonderin”!instantly the first time I heard it on some live 1970 Cincinnati bootleg back in the late 90s. I always thought it should’ve been released (not counting the 80s doo wop version). It’s ok, there are lots of other songs on this new release that I’m sure you’ll enjoy.

 

I voted in that poll, and Early Daze was my #1 too. Been looking forward to this one. Track list looks promising, and about what I expected. Newly-heard 1969 studio versions of Winterlong, Downtown, Helpless, Wonderin’ and All the Things? Yes, please.

 

I was at that 1970 Cincinati concert, so the release of Early Daze is a dream come true for me.
The unreleased songs I heard that night were so strong - Winterlong, Wonderin', C'mon Baby - that I could not wait for the Crazy Horse follow up album to EKTIN.
It never came, of course - we got After The Goldrush instead.
I assumed that maybe the Crazy Horse recordings of these songs didn't quite cut the mustard and now we will know.

We later got a pretty tepid version of Winterlong. It's very buttoned up and professional sounding but without the snap and crackle and organic goodness that Crazy Horse and Neil achieved.
Likewise Wonderin' - a cool, catchy country ditty with a great vocal counterpart harmony that later showed up on Everybody's Rockin' in a doo-wopped version that is miles away from the heart of the song.
New studio versions of C'mon Baby and Danny's great Look At All The Things are most welcome.

Here's a footnote from Shakey about DBTR:
"There's an alternate version of "Down by the River" - same track, different background parts, different mix - with a very intense scratch vocal (done the night of the band recording) that hints at just what a challenge singing was to Young."
I assume that's what we will get here.
I had wondered if there were any edits in DBTR and Cowgirl and maybe now we will know about DBTR.

Can't wait for this release!

 

Seems great!

 

I like the version of "Wonderin'"on Everybody's Rockin'. Not a song I'd expected to be given a doo-wop treatment.