The project will be available on June 28th

There is something so historic about the earliest recordings of Neil Young with Crazy Horse that even the most devoted fans of Young and that pivotal band cannot contain their excitement when new releases are scheduled. Early Daze will be released for the first time on CD, LP and digital on June 28th via Reprise Records. Maybe that’s because the music the band performs has never been collected on one album like this set. The song line-up includes some of the most iconic originals by Neil Young and several with contributions by band guitarist Danny Whitten. It is Young’s first band after the breakup of Buffalo Springfield and set one of the high marks of rock & roll at the end of the 1960s when all these songs were written.

A limited edition clear vinyl edition, which includes an exclusive poster, will be available through the Greedy Hand Store and at independent retailers. Hi-res digital audio is available at the Xstream Store at NYA and most DSP’s. All Greedy Hand Store purchases come with free hi-res digital audio downloads.

When the Crazy Horse band first came together, it featured Danny Whitten on guitar and vocals, Ralph Molina on drums and vocals, Billy Talbot on bass and vocals, and Jack Nitzsche on keyboards, tambourine and vocals. The band was immediately praised with high excitement and allowed Young’s new original songs to find an open runway for taking off new directions. Their early life shows immediately set a new standard for rock & roll groups, and with Young’s new original songs like “Dance Dance Dance,” “Come on Baby Let’s Go Downtown,” “Cinnamon Girl” and “Down by the River,” the aggregation immediately took on a fevered following across America and beyond.

This new collection of Neil Young with Crazy Horses’ earliest recordings includes several original versions that have not been released before, and along with the seven-inch mono mix that was released in 1970 that includes a guitar outro not on the LP version not on the original LP version. All the songs on Early Daze sound and feel like a new beginning for where rock & roll was going at the end of the 1960s. The tide was turning on some of the psychedelic experimentation of the San Francisco bands, and moving towards a style of intricate songwriting and bands that was able to take the beginnings of folk-rock and find new ways to let it explode in different settings. Neil Young with Crazy Horse was leading the charge in this completely expressive style of new music. It opened doors for a wide variety of new styles and allowed a whole generation of musicians to find a new way forward. In many ways, that achievement is still growing.

All tracks produced by David Briggs And Neil Young except “Dance Dance Dance” produced by by Jack Nitzsche & Neil Young

Early Daze is a collection of 10 songs that were an unequaled set of originals that are instantly classics, and remain that way to this day. The recordings on this album had never been heard before, and still sound as new as they did in their first incarnations collected here.

Side 1:

1. Dance Dance Dance (Included on Neil Young – Archives Vol. I.)
2. Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown (Unreleased version)
3. Winterlong (Unreleased version)
4. Everybody’s Alone (Different mix included on Archives Vol. I)
5. Wonderin’ (Unreleased version)

Side 2:

1. Cinnamon Girl (Original 7” Mono mix. Released April 20, 1970. Includes guitar outro not on LP version.)
2. Look At All The Things (Unreleased version)
3. Helpless (Unreleased version)
4. Birds (Unreleased stereo mix). Mono mix was released as B-side to “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”)
5. Down By The River (Unreleased version with alternate vocals)