May 17, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) – There is something so historic about the earliest recordings of Neil
Young with Crazy Horse that even the most devoted fans of Young and that pivotal band cannot
contain their excitement when new releases are scheduled. EARLY DAZE, to be released for the first
time on June 28, 2024 and already the excitement is peaking. Maybe that's because the music the band
performs has never been collected on one album like this set. The song line-up includes some of the
most iconic originals by Neil Young, and several with contributions by band guitarist Danny Whitten. It is
Young's first band after the breakup of Buffalo Springfield, and set one of the highmarks of rock & roll
at the end of the 1960s when all these songs were written.
When the Crazy Horse band first came together, it featured Danny Whitten (guitar and vocals), Ralph
Molina (drums and vocals) Billy Talbot (bass and vocals) and Jack Nitzsche (keyboards, Tambourine
and vocals). It was a band that was immediately spoken of with high excitement, and allowed Young's
new original songs to find an open runway for taking off new directions. Their early lives shows
immediately set a new standard for rock & roll groups, and with Young's new original songs like "Dance
Dance Dance," "Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown," "Cinnamon Girl" and "Down by the River,"
the aggregation immediately took on a fevered following across America and beyond.
EARLY DAZE will be available at the Greedy Hand Store at Neil Young Archives (NYA) and music
retailers everywhere.
This new collection of Neil Young with Crazy Horses' earliest recordings include several original
versions that have not been released before, and along with the 7-inch Mono mix that was released in
1970 that includes a guitar outro not on LP version not on original LP version. All the songs on EARLY
DAZE sound and feel like a new beginning for where rock & roll was going at the end of the 1960s. The
tide was turning on some of the psychedelic experimentation of the San Francisco bands, and moving
towards a style of intricate songwriting and bands that were able to take the beginnings of folk-rock and
find new ways to let it explode in different settings. Neil Young with Crazy Horse were leading the
charge in this completely expressive style of new music. It opened doors for a wide variety of new styles,
and allowed a whole generation of musicians to find a new way forward. In many ways, that achievement
is still growing.
Tracklisting:
Side One:
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)
Side Two:
1. Cinnamon Girl (Original 7" Mono mix. Released April 20, 1970. Includes guitar outro not on LP
version.)
2. Look At All The Things (Unreleased version)
3. Helpless (Unreleased version)
4. Birds (Unreleased stereo mix). Mono mix was released as B-side to "Only Love Can Break Your
Heart")
5. Down By The River (Unreleased version with alternate vocals)
All tracks produced by David Briggs And Neil Young except "Dance Dance Dance" produced by by Jack
Nitzsche & Neil Young
