late 1973/1974
― Kevin John Bozelka, Saturday, 17 May 2008 14:05 (fifteen years ago) link
was “winterlong” intended for release before it appeared on decade? odd to be that such a lush huge sounding track was just filed awayit’s interesting that “don’t cry no tears” was one of the first songs he wrote back in 1964. I guess a live version was originally going to appear on Decade?
― brimstead, Thursday, 29 April 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link
I imagine the Whitten era Crazy Horse tried recording "Winterlong" at some point (maybe in summer of 69), but maybe it never quit got there. They certainly nail it on the Fillmore East disc.
Here's the embryonic "Don't Cry" ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug2LJR_h_zw
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 April 2021 19:51 (two years ago) link
interesting, per the Decade wiki, I'd never read anything about it being on TNN"Winterlong" – 3:05Previously unreleased; recorded in November 1973 and appeared on certain acetate pressings of Tonight's the Night
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 29 April 2021 19:57 (two years ago) link
yeah it's on this, along with some other on the beach-y type things: https://www.discogs.com/Neil-Young-Tonights-The-Night-Acetate/release/4138624
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 April 2021 20:06 (two years ago) link
i love "winterlong." a lot. like, really a lot.
and tyler's neil knowledge never ceases to impress.
that is all.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 29 April 2021 20:12 (two years ago) link
haha, imagine if all that knowledge was actually useful!
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 April 2021 22:41 (two years ago) link
I'm glad "Soldier" has a second life on this record, rather than languishing unheard on the Journey Through the Past soundtrack.On the other hand, "Ambulance Blues" may be my favourite Neil Young song, but it wouldn't fit on Decade, it needs to stay at the end of side 2 of On the Beach.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 30 April 2021 03:02 (two years ago) link
Apparently 'Winterlong' was recorded at Larrabee Studios in Hollywood on 10/17/69. I imagine it was intended for the second Crazy Horse album that was swallowed up by After the Gold Rush.
― whitehallunity, Friday, 30 April 2021 20:08 (two years ago) link
aha, yeah that makes sense. maybe that recording will be on Early Daze, which Neil has been talking about forever ... might have the crazy horse version of "helpless," and early take of whitten's "look at all the things," maybe some additional recordings from the 1970 tour.
― tylerw, Friday, 30 April 2021 20:13 (two years ago) link
I'd say it's pretty useful tyler. I mean, it's much easier to hear what you have to say than to wade through some of the other, more toxic Neil related websites out there.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 30 April 2021 20:18 (two years ago) link
I believed Neil when he said that 'Helpless' didn't get recorded in Shakey, until he somehow 'found' another CH take of 'Birds' with the second verse, haha. I really hope Early Daze actually comes out at some point, in some format, etc.
― whitehallunity, Friday, 30 April 2021 20:35 (two years ago) link
that first crazy horse album rules I would love to hear if there were any outtakes from that (though I guess that wouldn't really be Neil's to release)
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 30 April 2021 20:44 (two years ago) link
a few outtakes can be found on this (kinda scarce) compilation: https://www.discogs.com/Crazy-Horse-Scratchy-The-Complete-Reprise-Recordings/master/394322
― tylerw, Friday, 30 April 2021 20:48 (two years ago) link
“look at all the things” owns
― brimstead, Friday, 30 April 2021 23:02 (two years ago) link
― brimstead, Friday, 30 April 2021 23:04 (two years ago) link
Anyway, thanks, tyler! The Neil well runs deep!
― brimstead, Friday, 30 April 2021 23:05 (two years ago) link