NEIL YOUNG – AMERICAN STARS ‘N BARS LP – EXC+ A2 UK 1977

Neil Young – American Stars ‘n Bars
(Reprise Records  1977  K54088)
Matrix No’s: A2/B6 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Inner Sleeve in Excellent+ condition

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Neil Percival Young, OC OM (born November 12, 1945), is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter. Young began performing in a group covering Shadows instrumentals in Canada in 1960. In 1966, after a brief stint with the Rick James-fronted Mynah Birds, he moved to Los Angeles, where he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Young had released two albums by the time he joined Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1969. From his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums, sometimes warring with his recording company along the way.

American Stars ‘n Bars is the eighth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on Reprise Records in 1977. Compiled from recording sessions scattered over a 29-month period, it includes “Like a Hurricane,” one of Young’s best-known songs. It peaked at #21 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified a gold record by the RIAA.

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Young, except where noted.

Side One

Side Two

Personnel

• Neil Young — vocals, guitars; harmonica on “Star of Bethlehem”; glockenspiel, keyboard, piano, vibes, drums on “Will to Love”
• Frank “Poncho” Sampedro — guitars all tracks except “Star of Bethlehem” and “Will to Love”; organ on “Like A Hurricane”; backing vocals on “Like A Hurricane” and “Homegrown”
• Ben Keith — pedal steel guitar on “The Old Country Waltz,” “Saddle Up the Palomino,” “Hey Babe,” “Hold Back the Tears,” and “Bite the Bullet”; Dobro, backing vocal on “Star of Bethlehem”
• Carole Mayedo — violin on “The Old Country Waltz,” “Saddle Up the Palomino,” “Hey Babe,” “Hold Back the Tears,” and “Bite the Bullet”
• Billy Talbot — bass all tracks except “Star of Bethlehem” and “Will to Love”
• Tim Drummond — bass on “Star of Bethlehem”
• Ralph Molina — drums all tracks except “Star of Bethlehem” and “Will to Love”; backing vocal on “Like A Hurricane” and “Homegrown”
• Karl T. Himmel — drums on “Star of Bethlehem”
• Linda Ronstadt, Nicolette Larson — backing vocals on “The Old Country Waltz,” “Saddle Up the Palomino,” “Hey Babe,” “Hold Back the Tears,” and “Bite the Bullet”
• Emmylou Harris — harmony vocal on “Star of Bethlehem”