Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Neil Young: Live at Massey Hall

Neil Young

Open the vaults! Neil Young is releasing the legendary "Live at Massey Hall" show.

On the heels of the first release from his Archives Performance series last fall, Neil Young will unveil another vintage concert on March 13 via Reprise. "Live at Massey Hall" was taped Jan. 19, 1971, at the Toronto venue and finds Young performing solo.

Beyond favorites such as "Don't Let It Bring You Down," "I Am a Child," "Ohio" and "Down by the River," Young debuted material that wound up appearing on his next studio album, "Harvest." Among those songs were "The Needle and the Damage Done," "Old Man" and "Heart of Gold," the only No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit of his career.

Young claims producer David Briggs urged him to release the Massey Hall concert instead of the studio version of "Harvest," a suggestion he didn't follow. "I was very excited about the takes we got on 'Harvest,' and wanted 'Harvest' out," Young says. "David disagreed. As I listen to this today, I can see why."

In related news, Reprise has confirmed a fall release for "Archives Volume I," a vault-clearing project Young has been promising for decades. The collection will comprise 8 CDs and 2 DVDs full of previously unreleased studio and live recordings as well as concert footage and memorabilia.

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CSNY: live album and documentary film

CSNY are planning live releases. From billboard.com:

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are moving forward with a documentary film and live album from the quartet's Freedom of Speech '06 North American tour, both of which are expected to be released this year.

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Eddie Van Halen: resurrection of the "Frankenstrat" guitar

Eddie Van Halen: the Frankenstrat

Another day, another rebuild. This time it's a re-creation of the Eddie Van Halen axe "Frankenstrat".

Eddie Van Halen has teamed up with the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation on a limited-edition signature guitar. Fender has produced a replica of Van Halen's original "Frankenstrat" guitar, which he used on the band's early albums and tours. The re-creation of the red guitar with black and white stripes is exact, down to the aging on the neck, the cigarette burns, the damage to the body, the use of a 1971 quarter under the bridge, the single volume knob that actually says "tone," and the second pickup and the selector switch that don't work, just as they didn't on the original. Buyers will also get an aged case for the guitar, which is the first in an expected line of EVH guitars, amplifiers, and musical products.

Listen to the real thing:
MP3: Van Halen - La Grange (ZZ Top cover - live 1976/05/29)

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» en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstrat

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John Cale: Big White Cloud on iTunes

John Cale

The re-recorded version of Big White Cloud by John Cale is available now as an electronic download. It's on the Smokin' Aces soundtrack and it will be on the DVD that comes with Circus Live.

» Download "Big White Cloud "from iTunes
» More about Circus Live

(Thanks: Gary Fox and Yvonne Rowland)

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Phish in Europe torrents: 1998/07/03

Phish

Phish
1998/07/03
Midtfyns Festival, Dyrskuep, Ringe, Fyn, Denmark

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