Neil Young - Neil Young Archives Vol. III [17CD] (CD Box Set)

Neil Young's Archives Vol. III will be available on September 6th and includes recordings that show the unheralded sweep of Young's efforts from the 1976-1987 period of his journey. It is one of the most extensive anthologies in his recorded history.

The set contains 17 CDs which showcase a total of 198 tracks including 121 previously unreleased live, studio, mixes or edit cuts, plus 15 previously unreleased songs, available here for the first time ever. 62 tracks have been available on various recordings. The box also includes a poster.

In addition, a double vinyl LP only set titled Takes, will also be available on September 6th. Takes is a 16-track compilation featuring one track from 16 out of the 17 CDs in the Archives Vol. III Box Set. This collection will include three unreleased songs and 12 previously unreleased versions and will be the only vinyl edition to feature these songs.

The Neil Young Archives series has been something like a living musical museum that can be visited in a personal way, curated by the person who actually created all of the music and films. It is ever-changing as it moves forward through the life of someone who does not stop, continually looking forward as he studies and shares a past that stays alive.

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Tracklist:

CD 1:
1. Let It Shine (live version)
2. Mellow My Mind (live version)
3. Too Far Gone (live version)
4. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (live version)
5. A Man Needs a Maid (live version)
6. No One Seems to Know (live version)
7. Heart of Gold (live version)
8. Country Home (live version)
9. Don't Cry No Tears (live version)
10. Cowgirl in the Sand (previously unreleased mix)
11. Lotta Love (live version)
12. The Losing End (When You're On) (live version)
13. Southern Man (live version)
14. Cortez the Killer (live version)

CD 2:
1. Human Highway (live version)
2. The Needle and the Damage Done (live version)
3. Stringman (previously unreleased mix)
4. Down by the River (live version)
5. Like a Hurricane (live version)
6. Drive Back (live version)
7. Cortez the Killer (live version)
8. Homegrown (live version)

CD 3:
1. Rap
2. Powderfinger
3. Captain Kennedy
4. Hitchhiker
5. Give Me Strength
6. The Old Country Waltz
7. Rap
8. Too Far Gone
9. White Line
10. Mr. Soul
11. A Man Needs a Maid
12. Journey Through the Past
13. Campaigner
14. The Old Laughing Lady
15. The Losing End (When You're On)
16. Rap
17. Helpless
18. Four Strong Winds
19. Rap
20. Will to Love
21. Lost in Space (previously unreleased original)

CD 4:
1. Rap
2. Hold Back the Tears
3. Rap
4. Long May You Run (previously unreleased version)
5. Hey Babe (previously unreleased version)
6. The Old Country Waltz (previously unreleased version)
7. Hold Back the Tears (previously unreleased version)
8. Peace of Mind (previously unreleased version)
9. Sweet Lara Larue (previously unreleased version)
10. Bite the Bullet (previously unreleased version)
11. Saddle Up the Palomino (previously unreleased version)
12. Star of Bethlehem (previously unreleased version)
13. Bad News Comes to Town (previously unreleased version)
14. Motorcycle Mama (previously unreleased version)
15. Rap
16. Hey Babe
17. Rap
18. Barefoot Floors (previously unreleased version)

CD 5:
1. Rap
2. I am a Dreamer
3. Sail Away (previously unreleased original)
4. Wide Eyed and Willin'
5. I'm Tore Down
6. Little Wing
7. Hey Now
8. Windward Passage (previously unreleased edit)
9. Cryin' Eyes (previously unreleased original)

CD 6:
1. Rap
2. Field of Opportunity (previously unreleased mix)
3. It Might Have Been (previously unreleased version)
4. Dance Dance Dance (previously unreleased version)
5. Rap
6. Pocahontas (previously unreleased mix)
7. Peace of Mind (previously unreleased mix)
8. Sail Away (previously unreleased mix)
9. Human Highway (previously unreleased mix)
10. Comes a Time (previously unreleased version)
11. Lost in Space
12. Goin' Back (previously unreleased mix)

CD 7:
1. Comes a Time
2. Love/Art Blues (previously unreleased version)
3. Rap
4. Are You Ready for the Country? (previously unreleased version)
5. Dance Dance Dance/Love is a Rose (previously unreleased version)
6. Old Man (previously unreleased version)
7. The Losing End (When You're On) (previously unreleased version)
8. Heart of Gold (previously unreleased version)
9. Already One (previously unreleased version)
10. Lady Wingshot
11. Four Strong Winds (previously unreleased version)
12. Down by the River (previously unreleased version)
13. Alabama (previously unreleased version)
14. Are You Ready for the Country? (Reprise) (previously unreleased version)
15. Rap
16. We're Having Some Fun Now
17. Rap
18. Please Help Me, I'm Falling (previously unreleased version)
19. Motorcycle Mama

CD 8:
1. Rap
2. Shots (live version)
3. Thrasher (live version)
4. The Ways of Love (live version)
5. Ride My Llama (live version)
6. Sail Away (live version)
7. Pocahontas (live version)
8. Human Highway (live version)
9. Already One (live version)
10. Birds (live version)
11. Cowgirl in the Sand (live version)
12. Sugar Mountain (live version)
13. Powderfinger (live version)
14. Comes a Time (live version)

CD 9:
1. Rap
2. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (previously unreleased version)
3. Back to the Boarding House
4. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (live version)
5. Homegrown (live version)
6. Down by the River (live version)
7. After the Gold Rush (live version)
8. Out of My Mind (live version)
9. Dressing Room

CD 10:
1. Bright Sunny Day
2. The Loner
3. Welfare Mothers
4. Lotta Love
5. Sedan Delivery
6. Cortez the Killer
7. Tonight's the Night
8. Powderfinger
9. When You Dance, I Can Really Love
10. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

CD 11:
1. Coastline
2. Stayin' Power
3. Hawks and Doves
4. Comin' Apart at Every Nail
5. Union Man
6. Winter Winds
7. Southern Pacific
8. Opera Star
9. Rapid Transit
10. Sunny Inside (previously unreleased original)
11. Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze
12. Get Up

CD 12:
1. Rap
2. Sample and Hold
3. Mr. Soul
4. Computer Cowboy
5. We R in Control
6. Computer Age
7. Transformer Man
8. Rap
9. Johnny
10. Island in the Sun
11. Rap
12. Silver & Gold (previously unreleased version)
13. If You Got Love (previously unreleased version)
14. Raining in Paradise
15. Big Pearl
16. Hold on to Your Love
17. Soul of a Woman (previously unreleased original)
18. Rap
19. Love Hotel

CD 13:
1. California Sunset (previously unreleased original)
2. My Boy (previously unreleased original)
3. Old Ways (previously unreleased version)
4. Depression Blues
5. Cry, Cry, Cry
6. Mystery Train
7. Payola Blues
8. Betty Lou's Got a New Pair of Shoes
9. Bright Lights, Big City
10. Rainin' In My Heart
11. Get Gone (previously unreleased original)
12. I Got a Problem (previously unreleased original)
13. Hard Luck Stories (previously unreleased original)
14. Your Love (previously unreleased version)
15. If You Got Love (previously unreleased version)
16. Razor Love (previously unreleased original)

CD 14:
1. Amber Jean (previously unreleased original)
2. Get Back to the Country (previously unreleased original)
3. Are You Ready for the Country?
4. It Might Have Been
5. Bound for Glory
6. Let Your Fingers Do the Walking
7. Soul of a Woman
8. Misfits (Dakota) (live version)
9. Nothing is Perfect (previously unreleased version)
10. Time Off for Good Behavior
11. This Old House (previously unreleased original)
12. Southern Pacific
13. Interstate (live version)
14. Grey Riders

CD 15:
1. Rock
2. So Tired
3. Violent Side (live version)
4. I Got a Problem (live version)
5. Your Love
6. Barstool Blues (live version)
7. Welfare Mothers (live version)
8. Touch The Night (live version)

CD 16:
1. Drifter
2. Hippie Dream
3. Bad News Beat
4. People on the Street
5. Weight of the World
6. Pressure
7. Road of Plenty
8. We Never Danced (previously unreleased original)
9. When Your Lonely Heart Breaks (previously unreleased original)

CD 17:
1. Rap
2. American Dream (previously unreleased original)
3. Someday (previously unreleased original)
4. For the Love of Man (previously unreleased original)
5. One of These Days (previously unreleased original)
6. Wrecking Ball (previously unreleased original)
7. Hangin on a Limb (previously unreleased original)
8. Name of Love (previously unreleased original)
9. Last of His Kind (previously unreleased original)
10. Rap