Neil Young/Archives Demos and Live 1972-1976

Following the 2009 first installment of the “Archives Series” supervised by Neil Young himself, “The Archives Vol. 1: 1963-1972,” the long-awaited second volume by fans, “The Archives Vol. 2: 1972-1976.” ‘ appears. This time, we have packaged 10 CDs in chronological order from 1972 to 1976, when his creativity was at its peak when he produced “Time Fades Away,” “On the Beach,” “Tonight’s the Night,” and “Zuma.” This is the second edition, which I had been waiting for since the pre-order stage, but it’s a nice addition to the archive box set! A master was produced by an overseas Neil Young collector. A collection of 19 rare songs that were only released on Neil Young’s official website! Of course, the sound quality is the best on all tracks! Personally, I’m happy with the demos of “Expecting To Fly” and “Broken Arrow,” the outtakes of “Birds,” and the 1976 live take of “Country Home” at Osaka Festival Hall. “AZTECA”, which I will introduce next, is also an amazing master that he owned. 01. I Ain’t Got The Blues – Electra Demo, 15th December 1965 02. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong – Alternate take, 10th June 1966, Gold Star Recording Studios 03. Expecting To Fly – Demo recording, 2nd May 1967, Gold Star Recording Studios 04. Whiskey Boot Hill – Unfinished Instrumental, 6th May 1967, Sunset Sound Studios 05. Broken Arrow – Demo recording from Acetate, 15th August 1967, Gold Star Recording Studios 06. High School Graduation – Outtake, 15th August 1967, Gold Star Recording Studios 07. Birds – Outtake, 3rd August 1969, Sunset Sound Studios 08. Cinnamon Girl – Live recording, Fillmore East 7th March 1970 09. Cinnamon Girl – Single Mix with Danny Whitten on lead vocal, 20th March 1970, Wally Heider Recording Studios 10. Dance, Dance, Dance – Outtake, 2nd July 1971, Quadrafonic Sound Studios 11. The Loner – Live recording, Tuscaloosa, AL 5th Feb 1973 12. Mellow My Mind – Alternate take, 8th December 1973, Ranch Studio 13. Ambulance Blues – Alternate take, 5th December 1973, Ranch Studio 14. Human Highway – Outtake, 5th December 1973, Ranch Studio 15. Tonight’s The Night – Early take, 4th March 1974, Ranch Studio 16. Barefoot Floors – Outtake, 15th June 1974, Ranch Studio 17. Country Home – Live, Festival Hall Osaka, 5th March 1976 18. Sad Movies – Live, Eppleheim, West Germany, 18th March 1976 19. Singer Without A Song – Rehearsal, 2012, unknown location