Live At The Cellar Door

Posted by: FangfossFlyer on 21 October 2013

Should be interesting for Neil fans:

 


"Neil Young will release Live At The Cellar Door, the latest in his Archives Performance Series, on November 26th on Reprise Records. The album collects recordings made during Young's intimate six-show solo stand at The Cellar Door in Washington D.C. between November 30th and December 2nd, 1970, a few months after Reprise released his classic third solo album After The Gold Rush in August. Of the many unique gems found on Live At The Cellar Door, a rare solo version of "Cinnamon Girl" performed on piano rather than guitar is a particular treasure for Neil fans (the full band version appears on Young's 1969 second solo album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere).

The album, which features Young performing on acoustic guitar and piano, includes tracks that are interesting for several reasons, such as stunning live versions of songs that appeared on After The Gold Rush ("Tell Me Why," "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," "Birds," "Don't Let It Bring You Down" and the title track) and solo performances of the Buffalo Springfield songs "Expecting To Fly" (from their 1967 second album Buffalo Springfield Again), "I Am A Child" (from their third and final album Last Time Around and Young's 1977 Decade compilation), and "Flying On The Ground Is Wrong," from their 1966 self-titled debut.

In addition, Live At The Cellar Door features early, raw performances of songs that wouldn't appear until subsequent Young albums, including the rarity "Bad Fog Of Loneliness" (which appears on Live At Massey Hall '71 - released in 2007-- but was previously unreleased until the studio band version was included on Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972) and "Old Man" (released two years later on 1972's Harvest album). "Down By The River," also from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, rounds out the spectacular set.

Live At The Cellar Door was recorded by Henry Lewy and produced by Young.

As with Young's previous releases in the Archives series, Live At The Cellar Door will be released digitally, on CD, and on 180-gram vinyl (mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering and pressed at Pallas in Germany).

The track-listing for Live At The Cellar Door is as follows:

Side One:
Tell Me Why
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
After The Gold Rush
Expecting To Fly
Bad Fog Of Loneliness
Old Man
Birds

Side Two:
Don't Let It Bring You Down
See The Sky About To Rain
Cinnamon Girl
I Am A Child
Down By The River
Flying On The Ground Is Wrong"

 

Posted on: 21 October 2013 by Steve J

Thanks Richard. It's not available for preorder yet. I'll keep my eyes peeled.

 

Steve

Posted on: 02 November 2013 by FangfossFlyer

Neil Young Live At The Cellar Door vinyl on Amazon.

 

Posted on: 02 November 2013 by Steve J

Thanks. I've been keeping an eye out for that one. 

Posted on: 02 November 2013 by Quad 33

Thank you Richard. Just pre ordered for late December delivery.

 

Graham.

 

Posted on: 02 November 2013 by Steve J

Release date is Dec 9th Graham so you should get it well before Xmas. 

 

Steve

Posted on: 02 November 2013 by FangfossFlyer

And at good price I think. 

Posted on: 02 November 2013 by Steve J

Not the best bargain I've had from Amazon this year at £18.28 but reasonable all the same. You never know it may come down in price. 

 

Steve

Posted on: 02 November 2013 by shortsigh

Just ordered my copy. The price has already risen to £23.67.