NEIL YOUNG – Ready For The Harvest: Buried Treasure, Part II (1970-1972)

Our second delve into the Neil Young archives is long overdue. We had planned to share this just a couple of months after the first part, but other things got in the way. This second exploration had originally been sketched out to cover the first half of the 70s – Neil’s first truly great period – but the arrival of a couple of extra bootlegs and other stuff meant that it there was just too much stuff to fit into a five or six year stretch.

Instead, this second part takes us from the ‘Goldrush’ sessions to Neil’s one off collaboration with Graham Nash in 1972. Mining the gold from this fantastic period was difficult, but hopefully you’ll not only agree with some of our choices, but it’ll also take you deeper into a world of musical treasure to discover a couple of things you might not have heard.

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Editorial Comment: Neil Young’s ‘Archives III’ – Unaffordable, Frustrating, Elitist

The world hasn’t had a shortage of “new” Neil Young material recently. Between the beginning of 2022 and July 2024, he’s released TWELVE different stand-alone titles, bulking up his already huge discography somewhat considerably.

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Neil Young – Before The Goldrush: Buried Treasure, Part I (1963-1970)

On January 27 2022, Neil Young’s back catalogue disappeared from Spotify. He justifiably took issue with the streaming giant hosting a podcast by Joe Rogan which spread disinformation about vaccines. “You can have Neil Young or Joe Rogan,” he said. Ultimately, they chose Joe Rogan. Their giving him a platform has created bad publicity, but his nasty work is easy to ignore. Spotify aren’t forcing you to listen to his podcast, of course, just as they’ve not made it a legal requirement to stream a bland piece of music you hate every time you log in. In a free world, we all make our own choices and Neil has made his.

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Neil Young teases upcoming Crazy Horse and CSN&Y material

There has never been a more exciting – or expensive – time to be a Neil Young fan.  The global pandemic has given Young plenty of time for reflection and for going through the archives.  The past year has seen release of his ‘Homegrown’ solo album from 1974, a ‘Greendale’ live set, a CD and DVD of an early show (‘Young Shakespeare’), some classic live material with Crazy Horse (‘Way Down In The Rust Bucket’ and the appearance of his long-awaited ‘Archives II’ ten CD set.

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Neil Young: Live at The Shakespeare confirmed for March release

It’s only been a few weeks since Neil Young confirmed a release date for ‘Way Down In The Rust Bucket’, a legendary 1990 live show recorded with Crazy Horse.  In March 2021, he has a treat for fans of his more sedate sounds when ‘Live At The Shakespeare’ will be made available officially for the very first time.

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