Neil Young – After The Gold Rush (50th Anniversary Edition 2-LP Vinyl)
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Liner Notes
Fifty years on, *After the Gold Rush* still sounds like it was recorded in a dream you half-remember. Cut largely at Young's Topanga Canyon home studio in 1970, the album introduced the world to a then-unknown Nils Lofgren on piano and guitar, capturing a loose, intimate energy that no amount of studio polish could have manufactured. This anniversary pressing is the rare reissue that actually earns the occasion.
The deluxe vinyl box set will follow on March 19. Originally released September 19, 1970, After the Gold Rush is cemented in the annals of music history—the album has often been rightly recognized as one of the finest ever made. The collection combined Young’s poetic lyricism and wistful melodies, driven by both dreamy folk arrangements and ferocious rock ‘n’ roll, and in the decades since has been certified double platinum in both the U.S. and the U.K.The 50th Anniversary Edition vinyl boxset features a variant of the artwork, originally created by Neil’s long-time art directorGary Burden, made in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning artistJenice Heo. The set also includes a 7” single in a picture sleeve with two versions of album outtake “Wonderin’.” Side A, originally included in The Archives Vol. 1: 1963-1972, was recorded in Topanga, California, in March 1970, and Side B is a previously unreleased version recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood in August 1969. A litho print of the album’s front cover is exclusively included in this vinyl box set. The CD format of the 50th Anniversary Edition includes the new artwork and both versions of“Wonderin’.”
Tracklist
Side A
A1. Tell Me Why
A2. After The Goldrush
A3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
A4. Southern Man
A5. Till The Morning Comes
Side B
B1. Oh Lonesome Me
B2. Don't Let It Bring You Down
B3. Birds
B4. When You Dance I Can Really Love
B5. I Believe In You
B6. Cripple Creek Ferry
Side C
C1. Wonderin'
Side D
D1. Wonderin'
UPC: 093624889595
Label: Reprise / Wea
Release Date: 3.19.21
Format: LP Vinyl