Neil Young – Hitchhiker (CD)
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Liner Notes
Recorded in a single August 1976 session at Indigo Studios in Malibu with producer David Briggs, this solo acoustic document captures Young at the height of his creative restlessness, sketching out songs that would eventually be scattered across nearly a decade of releases in very different arrangements. Hearing these stark, unadorned performances alongside their later studio counterparts reveals just how fully formed Young's instincts were from the start.
2017 archive release from the iconic singer/songwriter. The songs on Hitchhiker were recorded in a single night with the intent of being released as an album. In his memoir Special Deluxe, Young described the session, "It was a complete piece, although I was pretty stony on it, and you can hear it in my performances... I laid down all the songs in a row, pausing only for weed, beer, or coke. Briggs was in the control room, mixing live on his favorite console." Many of the songs surfaced on Young albums American Stars 'n Bars, Decade, Comes a Time, Rust Never Sleeps, Hawks & Doves, and Le Noise, albeit in different forms. Hitchhiker also contains a pair of never-before-released songs: "Hawaii" and "Give Me Strength," which Young has occasionally performed live.
Tracklist
UPC: 093624911388
Label: Reprise / Wea
Release Date: 9.8.17
Format: CD