NEIL YOUNG TO RELEASE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ALBUM ‘OCEANSIDE COUNTRYSIDE’ AS PART OF HIS ANALOG ORIGINALS SERIES ON MARCH 7 VIA REPRISE RECORDS

Oceanside Countryside is the latest of Neil Young‘s great “lost” albums to be released as part of his Analog Original Series (AOS).  The album was recorded from May to December 1977, preceding the release of Comes A Time in 1978. The two albums share the same country/folk sound, and three songs (“Goin’ Back,” “Human Highway” and “Field of Opportunity”) appear on both albums. 

The previously announced vinyl and digital release date of February 14, has changed and will now be available on March 7. The stand alone CD release date will now be April 25 via Reprise Records. 

The vinyl release of Oceanside Countryside includes some tracks that are on the CD of the same name in Neil Young’s Archives Vol. III. However, this track list is how Oceanside Countryside was originally planned to be released and finally will be made available on vinyl for the first time ever.  Recorded on tape, these are the original mixes done at the time of recording. Click HERE to pre-order. 

As Young states, “This analog original album, recorded in 1977, was unreleased at the time. These songs are the original mixes done at the time of the recordings. I sang the vocals and played the instruments on Oceanside, in Florida at Triad studios and Malibu, at Indigo studio. I sang the vocals and recorded with my great band of friends at Crazy Mama’s in Nashville on Countryside. I hope you enjoy this treasure of an Analog Original recording as much as I do. These analog mixes are the way I love my music to sound” 

– Neil

 

Side One: Oceanside

1 Sail Away

2 Lost In Space*  

3 Captain Kennedy*

4 Goin ‘Back

5 Human Highway

Side Two: Countryside

1 Field Of Opportunity**  

2 Dance Dance Dance**  

3 The Old Homestead*

4 It Might Have Been**

5 Pocahontas***

 

Produced by: Neil Young

*Produced by: David Briggs, Tim Mulligan & Neil Young

**Produced by: Neil Young & Ben Keith

***Produced by: David Briggs, Overdubs Produced by Neil Young

Mastered by: Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering