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The Neil Young Archives is a longtime project by singer-songwriter
Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...
. It started as a series of archival releases featuring previously released as well as unreleased studio and live recordings. It eventually developed into a website featuring almost the whole of Young's recording output throughout his career, available for streaming in '' high resolution audio'' format. The project has been long in the making – work began in the late 1980s. Throughout its development, Young himself has made several statements about the material included, release dates, and marketing that have proven false as the project was modified for new multimedia formats and expanded upon to accommodate new releases or other relevant material. As of 2024, the Neil Young Archives series of box sets is scheduled to have five volumes.''Neil Young Archives Times-Contrarian'' article:
Volume 4 Creation Begins
.
The archives are divided into several series. The main series consists of several volumes of box sets, each covering a separate period of the artist's career. The ''Performance Series'' consists of individual releases of live material, each representing a specific show or tour. Finally, there is the ''Special Release Series'', which consists of previously unreleased albums. These different series also overlap; for example, two volumes of the Performance Series that are included on each of the first two Archives box set releases are also available separately. '' Homegrown'' is also included in its entirety on '' Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972–1976'' but was also released on its own earlier in 2020. As of 2019, Young has launched a subscription website and application where all of his music is available to stream in high resolution audio. The Neil Young Archives also include his newspaper, ''The Times-Contrarian''; The Hearse Theater, which shows limited runs of
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s and rare footage; and photos and memorabilia throughout his career.


Box sets


''Volume I: 1963–1972''

The first volume, ''
The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972 ''Neil Young Archives Vol. 1: 1963–1972'' is the first in a planned series of box sets of archival material by Canadian-American musician Neil Young. It was released on June 2, 2009, in three different formats - a set of 10 Blu-ray discs in ord ...
'', was released on June 2, 2009. Covering Young's early years with
The Squires The Squires or Neil Young & The Squires were a Canadian band formed in 1963 in Winnipeg. It was one of the first bands of singer-songwriter Neil Young. Recordings Young formed the Squires in 1963, and the group played at community clubs, high ...
and
Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was a Canadian-American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1966 by Canadians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin (musician), Dewey Martin and Americans Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. The group, widely know ...
, it also includes cuts, demos, outtakes and alternate versions of songs from his albums ''
Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...
'', ''
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'' is the second studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in May 1969 on Reprise Records, catalogue number RS 6349. His first with longtime backing band Crazy Horse, it emerged as a sleeper ...
'', ''
After the Gold Rush ''After the Gold Rush'' is the third studio album by the Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in September 1970 on Reprise Records. It is one of four high-profile solo albums released by the members of folk rock group Crosby, Still ...
'', and ''
Harvest Harvesting is the process of collecting plants, animals, or fish (as well as fungi) as food, especially the process of gathering mature crops, and "the harvest" also refers to the collected crops. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulses fo ...
'', as well as tracks he recorded with both
Crazy Horse Crazy Horse ( , ; – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota people, Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by White Americans, White American settlers on Nativ ...
and
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) was a folk rock Supergroup (music), supergroup comprising the American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and the English-American singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by the Canadian singer-so ...
during this time. Also included in the set are several live discs, as well as (on the Blu-Ray/DVD versions) a copy of the long out-of-print film ''
Journey Through the Past ''Journey Through the Past'' is a double LP soundtrack album from the film of the same name by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released in November 1972 on Reprise Records, catalogue number 2XS 6480.''Journey Through the Past'' double L ...
'', directed by Young in the early 1970s. ''Volume I'' was released as a set of 10
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discs in order to present high resolution audio as well as accompanying visual documentation. It is also available as a 10 disc DVD set and an 8 disc CD set. On January 31, 2010, the box set won the
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for Best Art Direction on a Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, and was shared by Neil Young along with his art directors Gary Burden and Jenice Heo.


''Volume II: 1972–1976''

Similar in scope to the first box set, '' Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972–1976'' was officially released as a deluxe box set and for streaming on the Neil Young Archives site on November 20, 2020. Covering Young's work with
The Stray Gators The Stray Gators was the name given by Neil Young to his supporting musicians from 1971 to 1973 and who backed him on the albums ''Harvest'' (1972) and '' Time Fades Away'' (1973). It consisted of Jack Nitzsche (piano), Ben Keith (steel guitar), ...
, Santa Monica Flyers, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crazy Horse, and The Stills-Young Band during this period, ''Vol. II'' includes album cuts, demos, outtakes and alternate versions of songs from his albums ''
Time Fades Away ''Time Fades Away'' is a 1973 live album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young. Consisting of previously unreleased material, it was recorded with the Stray Gators on the support tour following 1972's highly successful album ''Harvest''. Due to ...
'', '' Tonight’s the Night'', '' On the Beach'', '' Zuma'', and ''
Long May You Run ''Long May You Run'' is a studio album credited to the Stills–Young Band, a collaboration between Stephen Stills and Neil Young, released in 1976 on Reprise Records. It peaked at #26 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified gold in the U ...
'', as well as the then-recently released album '' Homegrown'' in its entirety and tracks from CSNY's multiple sessions for their aborted ''Human Highway'' album. Also as with ''Volume I'', included in the set are several live discs, including the unreleased live album ''
Odeon Budokan ''Odeon Budokan'' is a live album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released on September 1, 2023, on American record label Reprise Records. The album features recordings from performances from Young's 1976 tour with Crazy Horse in suppor ...
''. ''Volume II'' was released as a set of 10 CDs (with a deluxe edition containing a hardbound book), and did not have accompanying Blu-ray or DVD editions as ''Vol. I'' did due to, as Young has explained, “economic reasons.”


''Volume III: 1976–1987''

'' Neil Young Archives Volume III: 1976–1987'' was released on September 6, 2024. Covering an eleven-year period from 1976–1987, ''Volume III'' included, among other tracks, an album and film called ''Across the Water'' that further documents his 1976 tour of Japan and Europe with
Crazy Horse Crazy Horse ( , ; – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota people, Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by White Americans, White American settlers on Nativ ...
; ''A Snapshot in Time'', an "audio documentary" of a rehearsal with
Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American singer. She is best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young and her 1978 hit single of Young's " Lotta Love", which hit No. 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary ...
and
Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer who has performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music. Ronstadt has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three A ...
prior to recording ''
American Stars 'n Bars ''American Stars 'n Bars'' is the eighth studio album by Canadian-American folk rock songwriter Neil Young, released on Reprise Records in 1977. Compiled from recording sessions scattered over a 29-month period, it includes " Like a Hurricane", on ...
''; ''Windward Passage'', a live album of tracks recorded with
The Ducks The Ducks (formerly known as the Jeff Blackburn Band) were a short-lived American rock group formed in the summer of 1977 by singer-songwriter Jeff Blackburn. The band included Bob Mosley (an original member of Moby Grape), Canadian singer- ...
in Santa Cruz; the unreleased album ''Oceanside Countryside''; ''Union Hall'', a recording of Young rehearsing with Larson and the Give to the Wind Orchestra prior to their November 12, 1977 gig in Bicentennial Park in Miami; an album and film documenting his 1978
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residency; songs from both his unreleased album ''Island in the Sun'' and earlier versions of ''
Old Ways ''Old Ways'' is the 15th studio album by Canadian-American musician and singer-songwriter Neil Young, released on August 12, 1985, on Geffen Records. Background Young first made an attempt at a country album in the 1980s in January 1983. He reco ...
''; a live album documenting Young's February 7, 1984, shows with Crazy Horse at
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; and a disc of live tracks and studio cuts Young recorded with the International Harvesters. On July 25, 2024, Young announced a pre-sale for members of his Archives website for the upcoming box set. Two distinct versions of this box set were released: a 17 CD standard box set available both online and brick-and-mortar retailers, and a "deluxe" version, available exclusively at Neil Young's Greedy Hand merch store, that also contains 5 Blu-Ray discs. These Blu-Rays will contain eleven films in total, including four that have never been released and are exclusive to this box set. Members of Neil Young Archives that pre-ordered in advance received a 16 track CD sampler and a pin. A 2 LP version of highlights, titled ''Archives Vol. III - Takes'', was also released.


''Volume IV'' (1987–TBD)

As of 2024, ''Volume IV'' is currently scheduled to be the second to last Archives box set to be released, according to an article from Young that was published on the ''Times-Contrarian'' that day. Currently in production and being worked on by the Neil Young Archives team, the specific timeframe is yet undetermined, though it is expected to start with songs culled from his first tour with the Bluenotes in the fall of 1987.''Neil Young Archives Times-Contrarian'' article:
Volume 4 Creation Begins
.


Performance Series

The series of box sets were preceded by individual concert releases, dubbed the ''Archives Performance Series''. This section contains details of releases so far. The releases are ordered in chronological order of recording. The albums were released in a different order, with Volume 2 coming in 2006, Volume 3 in 2007 and Volume 1 included in the first Archives box.


1960s

Volume 00: ''Sugar Mountain – Live at Canterbury House 1968'' '' Sugar Mountain - Live at Canterbury House 1968'' is labeled Volume 00 in the Performance Series, but was the third in the series to be released. It features recordings from Young's solo acoustic performances at Canterbury House on 9–10 November 1968. The album was released on December 2, 2008. Volume 01: ''Live at the Riverboat 1969'' Volume 1 is entitled ''
Live at the Riverboat 1969 ''Live at the Riverboat 1969'' is a live album by Neil Young, released in 2009. In February 1969, Young performed a series of shows at the Riverboat coffee house in Toronto. This album is a live recording from these performances. This album is Vo ...
'' and is taken from a series of shows at the Riverboat Coffeehouse in
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in February 1969, recorded by Brian Ahern. The CD was released as part of the ''Archives Vol. I: 1963-1972'' box set in June 2009. ''
Chrome Dreams II ''Chrome Dreams II'' is the 30th studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young. The album was released on October 23, 2007, as a double LP and as a single CD. The album name references '' Chrome Dreams'', a legendary Neil Young album fro ...
'' from certain retailers also included a bonus CD with a preview track from the Riverboat. Different outlets had different CDs, each with a different preview track.


1970s

Volume 02: ''Live at the Fillmore East 1970'' '' Live at the Fillmore East'', released in November 2006, features a March 1970 concert with Crazy Horse. The album was released on CD, LP and DVD with high definition 24/96 sound accompanied by still images from the concert. This album was also included as part of the ''Archives Vol. I: 1963-1972'' box set. Volume 02.5: ''Live at the Cellar Door'' '' Live at the Cellar Door'' was recorded in Washington, D.C., during six-show between November 30 and December 2, 1970. This was released on December 10, 2013. Volume 03: ''Live at Massey Hall 1971'' A solo acoustic performance from January 1971, '' Live at Massey Hall 1971'', saw release in March 2007. The album was released on LP, CD and DVD Video with the DVD version including high definition sound accompanied by
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film footage, which sourced from the Stratford, Connecticut, concert three days later (January 22, 1971). This album was also included as part of the ''Archives Vol. I: 1963-1972'' box set. Volume 03.5: ''Young Shakespeare'' '' Young Shakespeare'' was released on March 26, 2021. It is an all-acoustic solo show and recorded at the Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut, on January 22, 1971, just three days after the Massey Hall show. After talks of it possibly being paired with the 50th Anniversary Edition of ''After the Gold Rush'', it was officially available as a stand-alone release along with a companion concert film, which had previously been used for ''Massey Hall''s accompanying DVD release. Volume 04: ''Tuscaloosa'' ''
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'' is a live album featuring recordings from the concert in
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, on the 1973 tour with The Stray Gators, during which ''Time Fades Away'' was recorded. The album was released on June 7, 2019. Young has since stated on his Archives website that ''Tuscaloosa'' is "as close as ''Time Fades Away II'' that we'll get." This album was also included as part of the ''Archives Vol. II: 1972-1976'' box set. Volume 05: ''Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live 1973'' '' Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live'' was released on April 24, 2018, with a Record Store Day vinyl release on April 21. The album is culled from a set of shows played during the opening of the Roxy Theatre from September 20–22, 1973. The shows featured Young backed by the Santa Monica Flyers and songs from the recently recorded ''Tonight's the Night''. This album was also included as part of the ''Archives Vol. II: 1972-1976'' box set with an additional performance of "The Losing End" not present on the original release. Volume 06 Originally projected to be ''
Odeon Budokan ''Odeon Budokan'' is a live album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released on September 1, 2023, on American record label Reprise Records. The album features recordings from performances from Young's 1976 tour with Crazy Horse in suppor ...
'', this ended up being released as a Special Release Series album on September 1, 2023. As of now, this catalog number could be earmarked for the ''Across the Water'' discs that can be found in the ''Archives Vol. III'' box set. Volume 07: ''Songs for Judy'' ''
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'' was released digitally and on CD on November 30, 2018, and as a double LP on December 14, 2018. Compiled by
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and
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from solo acoustic performances on the 1976 North American tour, it previously circulated among fans as a bootleg titled ''The Bernstein Tapes''. Volume 08 Catalogue number possibly reserved for ''Boarding House'', an album compiled from the recordings made during Young's five-day residency at
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,
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in May 1978; some of these recordings appeared on side A of ''
Rust Never Sleeps ''Rust Never Sleeps'' is the tenth album by Canadian American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his third with American band Crazy Horse. It was released on June 22, 1979, by Reprise Records and features both studio and live tracks. Most of the ...
''. On July 26, 2024, it was announced that this will finally be seeing release as part of the ''Archives Vol. III'' box set.


1980s

Volume 09: ''A Treasure'' ''
A Treasure ''A Treasure'' is a live album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released on June 14, 2011, featuring performances from his 1984–1985 U.S. tour with the International Harvesters. The album is volume nine in Young's Archives Performan ...
'' documents the International Harvesters tours of 1984–1985. It was first released May 24, 2011 as an LP, with Blu-ray (and accompanying film) and CD following June 14. Volume 10 This catalog number could possibly be reserved for "Crazy Horse Garage" – a series of concerts by Young & Crazy Horse during their US concert tours in October and November 1986. However, the concert film ''In a Rusted Out Garage'' is seeing release as part of the CD/Blu-Ray version of ''Archives Vol. III''. Volume 11: ''Bluenote Café'' '' Bluenote Café'', released November 13, 2015, documents the 1987/88 tour with the Bluenotes behind the 1988 album ''
This Note's for You ''This Note's for You'' is the 18th studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released April 11, 1988, on Reprise. The album marked Young's return to the recently reactivated Reprise Records after a rocky tenure with Geffen Records. ...
''.


1990s

Volume 11.5: ''Way Down in the Rust Bucket'' ''
Way Down in the Rust Bucket ''Way Down in the Rust Bucket'' is a live album and concert film from Canadian-American rock musician Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse, released on February 26, 2021. It is Volume 11.5 in the Performance Series of Neil Young Archives. Record ...
'' was the first release from his Archives Performance Series for the year 2021, and was released in CD, DVD, vinyl and deluxe box set editions on February 26. A live show that was recorded on November 13, 1990, at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California, with Crazy Horse, Young has previously shown all the concert video footage as part of the ''Movietone'' section of his Archives website. Volume 12: ''Dreamin' Man Live '92'' ''
Dreamin' Man Live '92 ''Dreamin' Man Live '92'' is a live album by the Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released on December 8, 2009. It features live, solo acoustic performances of all ten songs from '' Harvest Moon'', recorded on tour in 1992. The album is v ...
'' was released on December 8, 2009, and features all ten songs from the album '' Harvest Moon'' (but in different order, locations and dates) performed live in 1992.


2000s

Volume 16: ''Return to Greendale'' ''
Return to Greendale ''Return to Greendale'' is a live album from American-Canadian folk rock musician Neil Young and American rock band Crazy Horse recorded in 2003 while touring to promote the album '' Greendale''. Recording and release Young announced the ''Gree ...
'' was officially released on November 6, 2020. Young has previously shown all the concert video footage as part of the ''Movietone'' section of his Archives website. The concert was held in Toronto, Canada in 2003 as the supporting tour for his album, '' Greendale''.


2010s

Volume 21: ''Noise & Flowers'' '' Noise & Flowers'' is a live album by Neil Young and Promise of the Real. It was released through Reprise Records on August 5, 2022, and recorded during the band's 2019 European tour.


2020s

Volume 22: ''Coastal Soundtrack'' '' Coastal Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack from a documentary film by Daryl Hannah, chronicling the 2023 solo tour by Neil Young. It was released through Reprise Records on April 18, 2025, and recorded during some special intimate shows on the west coast of the United States.


Official Bootleg Series

In September 2020, Young officially announced a new series of releases called the Official Bootleg Series. The original intent behind this series was to duplicate popular bootlegs, down to their original cover art, but upgrading the audio fidelity. However, the concept changed with the first officially announced entry, ''Carnegie Hall'', which will take its audio from the December 4th, 1970 show as opposed to the heavily circulated December 5 midnight set. On October 7, the first six entries of the Official Bootleg Series were announced, as well as that Niko Bolas will be helping Young in the production of these releases. An article on the Neil Young Archives site announced a target release date of September 10, 2021. The first was released on October 1, 2021. ''Official Bootleg Series 01:'' *''Carnegie Hall'' was officially released on October 1, 2021. It features all 23 songs recorded during the December 4, 1970 show as opposed to the heavily circulated December 5 midnight set. ''Official Bootleg Series 02:'' *''High Flyin is a recording of several of the Ducks' Bay Area shows from their August 1977 run and was officially released in April 14, 2023. The tracks included in this release were assembled by Tim Mulligan and were all professionally recorded either live in studio or with Young's analog truck. ''Official Bootleg Series 03:'' *''"I'm Happy That Y'all Came Down"'' was released on May 6, 2022. It features a show from February 1, 1971. ''Official Bootleg Series 04:'' *''Royce Hall'' was released on May 6, 2022. It features a show from January 30, 1971, the source for both "
The Needle and the Damage Done "The Needle and the Damage Done" is a 1972 song by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young. The lyrics describe the effects of heroin addiction on musicians Young knew, including his friend and Crazy Horse bandmate Danny Whitten, who would d ...
" from ''Harvest'' and "Love in Mind" from ''Time Fades Away''. ''Official Bootleg Series 05:'' *''Citizen Kane Jr. Blues'' was released on May 6, 2022. It features a show from May 16, 1974, a legendary show in Young's career. ''Official Bootleg Series 06:'' *''Somewhere Under the Rainbow'': November 5, 1973: a heavily bootlegged show featuring the Santa Monica Flyers. It was put up to a fan vote as a potential official release before this series was announced, and it was officially released in April 14, 2023.


Official Release Series

Although the Archives label is predominantly used for previously unreleased material, the name is also being attached to remastered editions of existing albums. Such releases are labeled Neil Young Archives Official Release Series. Since the introduction of PonoMusic, the following albums have been re-released as part of the Official Release Series: ''Official Release Series 01:'' *''
Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...
'' ''Official Release Series 02:'' *''
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'' is the second studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in May 1969 on Reprise Records, catalogue number RS 6349. His first with longtime backing band Crazy Horse, it emerged as a sleeper ...
'' ''Official Release Series 03:'' *''
After the Gold Rush ''After the Gold Rush'' is the third studio album by the Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in September 1970 on Reprise Records. It is one of four high-profile solo albums released by the members of folk rock group Crosby, Still ...
'' ''Official Release Series 04:'' *''
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'' ''Official Release Series 05:'' *''
Time Fades Away ''Time Fades Away'' is a 1973 live album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young. Consisting of previously unreleased material, it was recorded with the Stray Gators on the support tour following 1972's highly successful album ''Harvest''. Due to ...
'' ''Official Release Series 06:'' *'' On the Beach'' ''Official Release Series 07:'' *'' Tonight's the Night'' ''Official Release Series 08:'' *'' Zuma'' ''Official Release Series 08.5:'' *''
Long May You Run ''Long May You Run'' is a studio album credited to the Stills–Young Band, a collaboration between Stephen Stills and Neil Young, released in 1976 on Reprise Records. It peaked at #26 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified gold in the U ...
'' ''Official Release Series 09:'' *''
American Stars 'n Bars ''American Stars 'n Bars'' is the eighth studio album by Canadian-American folk rock songwriter Neil Young, released on Reprise Records in 1977. Compiled from recording sessions scattered over a 29-month period, it includes " Like a Hurricane", on ...
'' ''Official Release Series 10:'' *''
Comes a Time ''Comes a Time'' is the ninth studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young, released by Reprise Records in October 1978. The album is largely performed in a quiet folk and country style. It features backing harmonies sung by ...
'' ''Official Release Series 11:'' *''
Rust Never Sleeps ''Rust Never Sleeps'' is the tenth album by Canadian American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his third with American band Crazy Horse. It was released on June 22, 1979, by Reprise Records and features both studio and live tracks. Most of the ...
'' ''Official Release Series 12:'' *''
Live Rust ''Live Rust'' is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, recorded during their fall 1978 '' Rust Never Sleeps'' tour. ''Live Rust'' is composed of performances recorded at several venues, including the Cow Palace near San Francisco. Young ...
'' ''Official Release Series 13:'' *''
Hawks & Doves ''Hawks & Doves'' is the eleventh studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young. It was released on October 29, 1980, through Reprise Records. It was produced by Young along with Tim Mulligan and Elliot Mazer. The first side of the album c ...
'' ''Official Release Series 14:'' *''
Re·ac·tor ''Re·ac·tor'' is the twelfth studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, and his fourth with American rock band Crazy Horse, released on November 2, 1981. It was his last album released through Reprise Records before he moved to Geff ...
'' ''Official Release Series 20:'' *''
This Note's For You ''This Note's for You'' is the 18th studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released April 11, 1988, on Reprise. The album marked Young's return to the recently reactivated Reprise Records after a rocky tenure with Geffen Records. ...
'' ''Official Release Series 21:'' *'' Eldorado (EP)'' ''Official Release Series 22:'' *''
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'' ''Official Release Series 23+:'' *'' Ragged Glory - Smell the Horse'' ''Official Release Series 24:'' *'' WELD'' ''Official Release Series 25:'' *'' ARC'' ''Official Release Series 30:'' *'' Dead Man (soundtrack)'' Compact disc versions of the first four above albums were released on 14 July 2009. In addition, the albums were reissued as limited edition box sets on 24 November 2009, in both 180-gram vinyl and 24k gold CD versions. 140-gram vinyl editions of the individual albums were also issued on that date. On the 28th of November 2014, the series no. 05-08 were also reissued as limited edition vinyl box sets. When the PonoMusic Store went live in the end of 2014, another six albums were reissued as digital downloads, making a total of 14 albums available in 24 Bit & 192 kHz (including the 1973 album ''Time Fades Away'', which hadn't been officially re-released before then).


Digital Masterpiece Series

The Digital Masterpiece Series was the predecessor to the Official Release Series (and the Neil Young Archives as a whole). In 2003 and 2004, Neil Young released '' On the Beach'', ''
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'', ''
Hawks & Doves ''Hawks & Doves'' is the eleventh studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young. It was released on October 29, 1980, through Reprise Records. It was produced by Young along with Tim Mulligan and Elliot Mazer. The first side of the album c ...
'', and ''
Re·ac·tor ''Re·ac·tor'' is the twelfth studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, and his fourth with American rock band Crazy Horse, released on November 2, 1981. It was his last album released through Reprise Records before he moved to Geff ...
'' on HDCD-mastered compact disc and DVD-Audio for the first time. These albums have been re-classified as Official Release Series entries on subsequent vinyl reissues.


Special Release Series

Neil Young has also announced a part of the archives known as the ''Special Release Series''. ''Toast,'' an album recorded in 2000 with Crazy Horse, was the first album to be announced as being part of the Special Release Series. Though announced in 2008, ''Toast'' remained unreleased until July 8, 2022. It was then announced that ''The Archives Vol. II'' would include four SRS releases: the studio albums ''Homegrown,'' ''Chrome Dreams'' and ''Oceanside/Countryside,'' and the live album ''Odeon-Budokan.'' ''Homegrown'' was released standalone in June 2020, before ''Odeon Budokan'' was released as part of ''Neil Young Archives Vol. II: 1972-1976'' and ''Chrome Dreams'' followed with an official release in August 2023. ''Oceanside/Countryside'' is scheduled for a future release, likely as part of ''The Archives Vol. III''. ''Volume 01: Early Daze'' Long talked about by Neil Young over the years, including in his autobiography '' Waging Heavy Peace'', '' Early Daze'' is a collection of rare and unreleased early studio recordings by Neil Young with Crazy Horse. The 10 songs featured on this album were all recorded in 1969 with the original
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line-up of Danny Whitten, Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot, and Jack Nitzsche. ''Early Daze'' finally saw official release on June 28th, 2024. ''Volume 02: Homegrown'' '' Homegrown'', a long lost unreleased 1975 album, was finally announced for a release in early 2020. Originally scheduled for release on April 17 as part of that year's Record Store Day, it was delayed until June 19 due to the
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. ''Volume 03: Dume'' A double LP with Crazy Horse drawn from the 1975 Zuma sessions, including most of the material that would appear on Zuma, alternate versions of songs that appear on Rust Never Sleeps, Homegrown, and Hitchhiker, as well as other unreleased songs from the period. It was released as part of the Neil Young Archives Vol. II: 1972-1976 box set on November 20, 2020. A standalone vinyl version was released on February 23, 2024. ''Volume 04: Odeon Budokan'' An unreleased live album featuring recordings from the 1976 shows at Budokan Hall, Tokyo and Hammersmith Odeon, London with Crazy Horse, ''
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'' was released as part of the Neil Young Archives Vol. II: 1972-1976 box set on November 20, 2020. It had been temporarily scheduled for a stand-alone release in 2019, but was delayed in favor of Tuscaloosa. A standalone vinyl version was eventually released on September 1, 2023. ''Volume 05: Hitchhiker'' ''
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'' features an entirely solo 1976 session at Indigo Ranch Recording Studio in Malibu, California, possibly intended for release in the late 1970s but rejected by Reprise at the time. It was released on September 8, 2017, becoming the first officially released SRS volume. ''Volume 06: Chrome Dreams'' '' Chrome Dreams'', officially released on August 11, 2023, is a showcase of songs that Young had recorded over the previous two years, having been compiled from several different sessions with various collaborators and backing musicians. First compiled as an acetate for consideration as an album for release in 1977, a copy of the acetate was widely circulated as a bootleg in the decades prior to its release. ''Volume 07: Oceanside/Countryside'' ''Oceanside/Countryside'', officially released on March 7, 2025, is the precursor to ''
Comes a Time ''Comes a Time'' is the ninth studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young, released by Reprise Records in October 1978. The album is largely performed in a quiet folk and country style. It features backing harmonies sung by ...
'', featuring many songs from that album in different mixes, as well as additional songs from the May '77 Crazy Mama sessions. ''Volume 09: Toast'' Released on July 8, 2022, '' Toast'' is an originally-shelved Neil Young & Crazy Horse album that was recorded in 2001. After not being satisfied with the results initially, it was set aside so Neil could focus on recording ''
Are You Passionate? ''Are You Passionate?'' is the 26th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, his only album to feature Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and his 9th with Crazy Horse, released on April 9, 2002 as a double LP and as a single CD. The album re ...
'', his album with Booker T. & the M.G.'s. ''Volume 10: Music from Paradox the Film'' ''
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'' was released on March 23, 2018.


Scheduled/possible upcoming releases

Young has mentioned many as-of-yet unreleased studio albums and live albums that he has recorded over the years, including : * ''Homefires'' (1974-1975) – Likely to be a collection of outtakes and additional recordings that were made during the ''Homegrown'' era. * ''Old Ways I'' (1983) – original version of ''
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'' * ''Tennessee'' (1985) – A collection of Old Ways outtakes and additional recordings made with the International Harvesters in 1985. * ''Times Square'' (1989) – Early version of ''
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'' recorded with the Restless * ''Live Freedom'' (1989) – Live album * ''Mirror Ball Live'' (1995) – Live album with Pearl Jam * ''A Long Time Now'' (2001) – Live album with Crazy Horse * ''Alchemy'' (2012–13) – Live album with Crazy Horse * ''The Tower – Philadelphia'' (2018) – Live album * ''Polar Vortex'' (2019) – Live album


Notes


External links


Official Neil Young site

Official Neil Young Archives site
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