In conjunction with a U.K. and European tour Graham Nash is launching in July (and the 50th  anniversary of the formation of Crosby, Stills and Nash), Rhino has just announced a new anthology for the legendary artist in a variety of formats.  On June 29, the 2-CD, 30 track Over The Years... will be available, as well as a downloadable and streaming version.  Following two months later on August 31 will be a 15-track double-LP version of the compilation.  The anthology has been put together by Nash and longtime associate Joel Bernstein and focuses on Nash's songwriting.

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Nash burst on to the scene during the British Invasion with The Hollies before he formed the legendary supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash in 1968 with David Crosby and Stephen Stills.  That group has continued on and off over the years (they seem to be in an "off" period now).  During all of this his time, Nash has continued to record solo albums and various collaborative efforts.

Disc 1 of the CD Over The Years... acts as a "greatest hits" of songs from Nash's CSN days up through the recent past (there is nothing from his Hollies days included).  It kicks off with "Marrakesh Express" from CSN's 1969 debut album and also includes "Lady of the Island" from that LP.  For 1970's Déjà Vu, Neil Young joined forces with CSN and two songs from that album are included: "Our House" and "Teach Your Children."  Subsequent CSN albums are represented by "Just A Song Before I Go" and "Cathedral" from 1977's CSN and "Wasted On The Way" from 1982's Daylight Again. In addition, the collection highlights songs that Nash recorded for his 1971 solo debut, Songs For Beginners, including "Military Madness, "Simple Man" and "Chicago/We Can Save The World." and includes unreleased mixes for two other songs from that album: "Better Days" and "I Used To Be King." Also, two tracks from his collaborative albums with David Crosby are extracted: "Immigration Man" from 1972's Graham Nash/David Crosby and "Wind on the Water" from the 1975 album of the same name.  The most recent recording on the compilation is "Myself At Last" from Nash's 2016 solo album This Path Tonight.

The second disc of the CD version of Over The Years... includes 15 demo recordings, 12 of which are previously unreleased. Among these is the 1968 London demo of "Marrakesh Express," rejected by the Hollies and setting the stage for Nash's relocation to Los Angeles and the next chapter of his life. The set contains early versions of CSN classics like "Our House," "Wasted On The Way," "Pre-Road Downs," and "Teach Your Children." Other unreleased demos include: "I Miss You" and "You'll Never Be The Same" - both from Nash's 1974 solo album Wild Tales - and "Horses Through A Rainstorm," originally intended for Déjà Vu.  The 2-LP edition replicates the first disc of the compilation across three sides of vinyl.  The fourth side will feature an etching.

Nash is quoted in Rhino's press release as saying: "It does my heart good to present my songs this way. I hope that listeners will enjoy hearing the demos of my songs - how my demos of 'Our House,' 'Teach Your Children,' and others turned into the records that have endured 'Over The Years,' how I started writing them, and how they became the now familiar recordings when they were released."

In addition to his July U.K. and European tour, Nash will embark on a U.S. tour beginning in Austin, TX on September 19.  If you would like to revisit Nash' songs from the last 50 years, we've got the full tracklisting and preorder links below.

Graham Nash, Over The Years... (Rhino, 2018)

CD (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Disc 1

1. Marrakesh Express
2. Military Madness
3. Immigration Man
4. Just A Song Before I Go
5. I Used To Be King
6. Better Days
7. Simple Man
8. Teach Your Children
9. Lady Of The Island
10. Wind On The Water
11. Our House
12. Cathedral
13. Wasted On The Way
14. Chicago/We Can Change The World
15. Myself At Last

Disc 2 - The Demos

1. Marrakesh Express - London, 1968
2. Horses Through A Rainstorm - London, 1968
3. Teach Your Children - Hollywood, 1969
4. Pre-Road Downs - Hollywood, 1969
5. Our House - San Francisco, 1969
6. Right Between The Eyes - San Francisco, 1969
7. Sleep Song - San Francisco, 1969
8. Chicago - Hollywood, 1970
9. Man In The Mirror - Hollywood, 1970
10. Simple Man - Hollywood, 1970
11. I Miss You - San Francisco, 1972
12. You'll Never Be The Same - San Francisco, 1972
13. Wind On The Water - San Francisco, 1975
14. Just A Song Before I Go - San Francisco, 1976
15. Wasted On The Way - Oahu, 1980

Disc 1, Tracks 1, 9 from Crosby, Stills & Nash, Atlantic LP SD 8229, 1969
Disc 1, Tracks 2, 7, 14 from Songs for Beginners, Atlantic LP SD 7204, 1971
Disc 1, Track 3 from Graham Nash/David Crosby, Atlantic LP SD 7220, 1972
Disc 1, Tracks 4, 12 from CSN, Atlantic LP SD 19104, 1977
Disc 1, Tracks 5-6 Previously Unreleased mixes, original versions from Songs for Beginners, Atlantic LP SD 7204, 1971
Disc 1, Tracks 8, 11 from Déjà Vu, Atlantic LP SD 7200, 1970
Disc 1, Track 10 from Wind on the Water, ABC Records LP ABCD-902, 1975
Disc 1, Track 13 from Daylight Again, Atlantic Records LP SD 19360, 1982
Disc 1, Track 15 from This Path Tonight, Blue Castle Records CD BCR 1516-8, 2016
Disc 2, Tracks 1-5, 9-15 Previously Unreleased
Disc 2, Track 6 from Reflections, Rhino Records CD R2 446076, 2009
Disc 2, Tracks 7-8 from Demos, Rhino Records CD R2 519624, 2009

LP (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Side 1

1. Marrakesh Express
2. Military Madness
3. Immigration Man
4. Just A Song Before I Go
5. I Used To Be King

Side 2

1. Better Days
2. Simple Man
3. Teach Your Children
4. Lady Of The Island
5. Wind On The Water

Side 3

1. Our House
2. Cathedral
3. Wasted On The Way
4. Chicago/We Can Change The World
5. Myself At Last