Harvest (50th Anniversary)

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Also included is a BBC live concert from 1971 (roughly a year before Harvest was released) featuring Young (with just his guitar and harmonicas) road-testing several of the new songs to an eager, attentive audience. I’ll never quite understand the sorcery of album sequencing, but Young’s first of many successes on Harvest is leading off with “Out on the Weekend.

And, while each one will find its niche, it takes not just great source material but exceptional bonus, “new-to-us” music to rise above the glut of old-white-guy box sets.

Neil Young announces the December 2nd release of a 50th Anniversary Edition of his 1972 album ‘Harvest’. Harvest is housed in a Stoughton tip-on jacket which has a matte texture on the outside and a high-gloss finish on the inside.

Relistening to Harvest is also a good reminder of Young’s storytelling ability, from the morass of drug addiction portrayed in “The Needle and the Damage Done” (such devastation, told in just over two minutes) and the peak Neil Young melancholy found in “Words,” topped off with fiery guitar work. All songs ©1971 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP), except "A Man Needs a Maid," "Old Man" and "The Needle and the Damage Done" ©1971 Broken Fiddle Music (ASCAP). The song features a young man shooting for a fresh start after a love gone sour, but there’s an old-man weariness – “See the lonely boy, out on the weekend/Trying to make it pay” – that creeps in and ends up defining the entire record, particularly on “Old Man” and “Heart of Gold. Song I Can’t Wait to Hear Live: “Journey Through the Past” – Young recently expressed his discomfort for touring during the waning pandemic, so it’s anybody’s guess when/if he’ll hit the road again.CD3 - "Harvest" Outtakes was recorded by Elliot Mazer at Quadrafonic Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee on February 6th, April 4th and February 7th respectively, 1971. His fourth solo album remains one of the most beloved in his catalogue and is full of with songs which have become all-time classics. We are working on a plan with Reprise for those of you who feel the BBC DVD has a problem and we will let you know when we have something to offer you and a good method. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights.

Musicians on Harvest include Ben Keith (pedal steel guitar), Jack Nitzsche (piano, lap steel guitar), Tim Drummond (bass), Kenny Buttrey (drums), John Harris (piano), Graham Nash, Stephen Stills and David Crosby (backing vocals), and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Meechham. The BBC word mark and logo is a trade mark of the British Broadcasting Corporation and is used under license from BBC Worldwide. Young is famous for his dedication to quality of sound, and the remastered tracks are predictably amazing, from the strings on “A Man Needs a Maid” to the steel on “Old Man” and the restrained jammy-ness of “Alabama. Green Day’s third studio album Dookie was released in February 1994, and has since sold over 15 million copies worldwide, including 10 million in the US (RIAA Diamond certified).The 50th Anniversary Edition will be released on triple-vinyl and triple-CD, both of which features the original album; a disc of three studio outtakes from the original ‘Harvest’ sessions (‘ Bad Loneliness’, ‘ Journey Through The Past’ and ‘ Dance Dance Dance’); and an unreleased live BBC solo performance. In terms of bonus audio, Young’s much-bootlegged February 23 BBC In Concert is included on CD and vinyl in the respective packages and three Harvest outtakes are also made available in physical form for the first time. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers.

The 50th Anniversary Edition Box Sets will be released December 2, 2022 on Vinyl and CD, boasting the original album, three studio outtakes on CD/7” vinyl, an unreleased live 1971 BBC solo performance on CD, LP and DVD. The box set is completed by two DVDs which provide a new glimpse into 'Harvest': The first is 'Harvest Time', an unreleased two-hour film shot during the making of 'Harvest', with footage from Young's 'Harvest Barn' sessions in Northern California, recording sessions in Nashville and London.

Neil Young’s most popular album, 1972’s Harvest, will be reissued for its 50th anniversary in December. Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. One of the most iconic and influential albums ever, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon celebrates its 50th Anniversary.