Once considered a pipe dream for longtime fans, The Neil Young Archives project continues to gain momentum. In the last few years, Young has released a number of standalone Archive Series albums like Hitchhiker, Roxy: Tonight's The Night Live, Songs for Judy, and Tuscaloosa. Looking ahead, it appears the lost 1975 album Homegrown may finally be released sometime this quarter, plus there's talks of a big Archives II box set.
But in typical Neil Young fashion, it appears that many projects are in development at the same time and in various degrees of completion. To help narrow things down, Neil and the Archives Team have set up a form that lets fans vote the three projects they want most out of a mouthwatering list of 26 possible choices. You can find the complete list below and cast your vote for your favorites!
- EARLY DAZE
Crazy Horse, 1960s -- LP - FILLMORE EAST
CSNY Live Band + SOLO, 1970 -- FILM + LP - YOUNG SHAKESPEARE
Stratford Shakespeare Theater, SOLO, 1971 -- FILM + LP - HARVEST TIME
film of the making of Harvest, 1971 -- FILM + LP - OVER THE RAINBOW
Tonight's The Night live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 1973 -- LP - BOTTOM LINE
solo concert, 1974 -- LP - ODEON BUDAKON
live from Odeon Hammersmith, London and Budakon, Tokyo, 1976 -- DOCUMENTARY FILM + LP - OCEANSIDE COUNTRYSIDE
original studio album, 1976-77 -- LP - CHROME DREAMS
original studio album, 1977 -- LP - DUCKS LIVE IN SANTA CRUZ
live from The Catalyst, 1977 -- LP - BOARDING HOUSE
solo live recording, 1978 -- FILM + LP - ISLAND IN THE SUN
unreleased Geffen-era album, 1982 -- LP - BERLIN--TRANS BAND
1982 tour documentary -- FILM & LP - WAY DOWN IN THE RUST BUCKET
Crazy Horse live at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA, 1990 -- FILM + LP - RAGGED GLORY--CRAZY HORSE
extended version with extra songs -- LP - MIRROR BALL LIVE
live from Dublin with Pearl Jam, 1995 -- FILM + LP - TOAST
unreleased Crazy Horse album, 2001 -- LP - GREENDALE AT VICAR STREET
live solo show, 2003 -- FILM + LP - RETURN TO GREENDALE
Crazy Horse stage production, 2003 -- FILM + LP - TRUNK SHOW
Jonathan Demme-directed concert documentary, 2009 -- FILM -
LINCVOLT CHRONICLES--1-5
documentary series, ca. 2010 -- FILM - ALCHEMY
Crazy Horse live recording, 2012-2013 -- FILM + LP - MONSANTO YEARS
Promise of the Real documentary with recording session, 2014 -- FILM + LP - THE TOWER
solo acoustic live show, Philadelphia, 2018 -- FILM + LP - POLAR VORTEX
solo acoustic live show, 2019 -- FILM + LP - TRANS 20200
updated, animated TRANS movie, 2020 -- FILM + EP
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TOAST me, now!
I just wish he would release separately the CDs from his second collection of studio CDs. Not all of us bought that set fast enough and now it's way too much $$$
Lived close to Neil for years. Tunitas creek Rd.
So many fun times at Alex's Mountain House after Cow Palace shows, Catalyst S.C..
Glory daze he he.
Know all the gang,
Neil is the genius of lyrics,prose, guitar marksmanship.
I have his style BIG when I jam.
In addition, I am inspired by a lot of musicians that inspire him.
Oceanside/Country Side
Harvest Time
Island in the Sun
Good choices! I see now that the poll on Neil’s website is closed. Hopefully it won’t be long before we learn what’s coming up!