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NEIL YOUNG: A PERFECT ECHO
Volumes 1-4 8-disc compilation of soundboard recordings 1967-2001
Here is another excellent compilation of Live Neil Young recordings more extensive and better quality than the fine Rock 'n Roll Cowboy Collection. Whereas RnRCowboy goes more for the unique obscure and noteworthy individual songs and performances (wide-ranging venues unusual songs and varying sound quality) Perfect Echo attempts to put together the best quality recordings of live songs throughout his career. Since relatively few performances are repeated on both sets it is really worth it to get both compilations. Together they represent a pretty comprehensive retrospective of Neil's great career and live performances.
"This is a compilation of soundboard recordings from 1967-2001. The term soundboard is a bit of a misnomer. By soundboard I mean basically not an audience recording. Some are true soundboards while others are FM TV ALD or video-sourced recordings. The recordings were all taken from CD-Rs or videos that are circulating in the trading community.
There are a total of 115 tracks (109 songs as 6 get repeated). Some years were heavy with available recordings (1976 and 1989 come to mind). I tried to balance the set by not using too many songs from a single show. The entire 8 discs run in roughly chronological order.
The intent was to make a nice sampling of soundboard recordings from throughout his career. Its sort of like an expanded 'Rock 'n' Roll Cowboy' with the intent to keep the sound quality higher and more consistent."
Track List:
Volume 1: 1967-1976
Disc 1 - 1967 - 1971
01. Mr. Soul (Buffalo Springfield - Hollywood CA 11-Aug-1967)
02. Birds (CSNY - Los Angeles CA 26-Aug-1969)
03. I've Loved Her So Long (CSNY - Los Angeles CA 26-Aug-1969)
04. Sea Of Madness (CSNY - Big Sur CA 13-Sep-1969)
05. Helpless (CSNY - Houston TX 18-Dec-1969)
06. Country Girl (CSNY - Houston TX 18-Dec-1969)
07. Broken Arrow (Cincinnati OH 25-Feb-1970)
08. Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown (New York NY 6-Mar-1970)
09. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (New York NY 6-Mar-1970)
10. Winterlong (New York NY 6-Mar-1970)
11. Cinnamon Girl (New York NY 6-Mar-1970)
12. Cowgirl In The Sand (New York NY 6-Mar-1970)
13. On The Way Home (CSNY - Los Angeles CA 28-Jun-1970)
14. Tell Me Why (CSNY - Los Angeles CA 28-Jun-1970)
15. Out On The Weekend (London England 23-Feb-1971)
16. Journey Through The Past (London England 23-Feb-1971)
17. Love In Mind (London England 23-Feb-1971)
Disc 2 - 1974 - 1976
01. Walk On (CSNY - Westbury NY 8-Sep-1974)
02. Ambulance Blues (CSNY - Westbury NY 8-Sep-1974)
03. Lookin' For A Love (San Francisco CA 23-Mar-1975)
04. No One Seems To Know (Tokyo Japan 10-Mar-1976)
05. Human Highway (London England 31-Mar-1976)
06. Cortez The Killer (London England 31-Mar-1976)
07. White Line (Fort Worth TX 10-Nov-1976)
08. Don't Cry No Tears (Chicago IL 15-Nov-1976)
09. Peace Of Mind (Chicago IL 15-Nov-1976)
10. A Man Needs A Maid (Chicago IL 15-Nov-1976)
11. Give Me Strength (Chicago IL 15-Nov-1976)
12. Lotta Love (Chicago IL 15-Nov-1976)
13. Like A Hurricane (Chicago IL 15-Nov-1976)
14. Harvest (Boston MA 22-Nov-1976)
15. Campaigner (Boston MA 22-Nov-1976)
16. Here We Are In The Years (Atlanta GA 24-Nov-1976)
17. The Losing End (Atlanta GA 24-Nov-1976)
Volume 2 - 1978 - 1989
Disc 3 - 1978 - 1984
01. Thrasher (San Francisco CA 22-Oct-1978)
02. Little Thing Called Love (Berlin Germany 19-Oct-1982)
03. Old Man (Berlin Germany 19-Oct-1982)
04. Transformer Man (Berlin Germany 19-Oct-1982)
05. Sample And Hold (Berlin Germany 19-Oct-1982)
06. Don't Be Denied (Dayton OH 18-Sep-1983)
07. Barstool Blues (Santa Cruz CA 7-Feb-1984)
08. Touch The Night (Santa Cruz CA 7-Feb-1984)
09. Tonight's The Night (Santa Cruz CA 7-Feb-1984)
10. Comes A Time (Austin TX 25-Sep-1984)
11. Southern Pacif
