Artist: Neil Young
Title: Neil Young
Release Year: 1969
Pressing Year: 1970 (repress)
Label: Reprise Records
Catalog Number: RS 6317
Runout Etching: 30817 RS 6317A RE-1-2H
Format: 33 RPM • 12” Album • Stereo
UPC: none
On this, Neil Young’s debut solo album, he works with composer/arranger Jack Nitzsche, and together the two recorded a restrained effort on which the folk-rock instrumentation — most of which was by Young overdubbing himself — was augmented by discreet string parts.
The country & western elements that had tinged Buffalo Springfield’s sound were also present. Still unsure of his voice, Young sings in a haunting, becalmed high tenor. Young also displays some of the noisy electric guitar work that would characterize his later recordings.
Personnel: Neil Young (guitars, keyboards, vocals); Jim Messina (bass); George Grantham, Earl Palmer (drums); Brenda Holloway, Gloria Richetta Jones, Gracia Nitzsche, Merry Clayton, Patrice Holloway, Sherlie Matthews (backing vocals); Jack Nitzsche (electric piano).
| Side One: | Side Two: |
| The Emperor Of Wyoming | String Quartet From Whiskey Boot Hill |
| The Loner | Here We Are In The Years |
| If I Could Have Her Tonight | What Did You Do To My Life? |
| I’ve Been Waiting For You | I’ve Loved Her So Long |
| The Old Laughing Lady | The Last Trip To Tulsa |
NOTE: I try to match the condition of my vinyl records to eBay's Grading System.
VINYL GRADE: VG+
Notes: Minimal surface noise. A good quick cleaning is all this one needs. No warping.
LABEL GRADE: VG+
Notes: No spindle wear, tape, ring wear, or writing. Black riverboat art and Reprise “R” in orange square on tan. Text is black on tan.
SLEEVE GRADE: VG
Notes: Original plain white paper. Ad for Warner/Reprise “Loss Leaders” double-album samplers on one side; Brown duotone of 1917 Burbank CA street scene on the other. Brown text on cream. No writing, no stains, some crinkling, no tape, some yellowing, a few age spots. Three-inch split at center of bottom edge.
JACKET GRADE: VG
Notes: Visible light ring wear. No writing, no splits, no marks, no tape. Edges and spine (readable) in pretty good shape. Corners are worn. (See my original scan.) Gatefold has complete lyrics and liner notes on the right panel (black handwritten text on white) and a b&w photo of Neil Young on the left panel. Gutter is starting to shred just a bit. Track B3 is written without the question mark on the rear artwork.
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This is not a cut-out or a record-club pressing. It is the original issue.
Note: I haven't cleaned this 54-year-old vinyl record because everybody seems to prefer their own methods. I'll leave the cleaning up to the buyer. Also, I'm not a professional vinyl seller or buyer. This album was ordered and bought at Jackson’s Hardware & Gift Shop in downtown Radford VA.