NEIL YOUNG – HARVEST LP – EXC+ 1972 SPAIN

Neil Young – Harvest
(Reprise Records   K54005)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2

Textured Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– still in original shrinkwrap

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are 1 or 2 light 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 solo albums by the time he joined Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1969, in addition to two as a member of Buffalo Springfield. 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.

Young’s often distorted electric guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature tenor singing voice transcend his long career. Young also plays piano and harmonica on many albums which frequently combine folk, rock, blues and other musical styles. Known to rip up live set lists, Young often plays acoustic versions of songs in one show and electric versions in others. His gritty guitar work, especially with Crazy Horse, earned him the nickname “Godfather of Grunge” and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam. More recently Young has been backed by Promise of the Real.

Young directed (or co-directed) films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), and CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008). He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995).

Young has received several Grammy and Juno awards. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted him twice: as a solo artist in 1995 and in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield. In 2000, Rolling Stone named Young the 34th greatest rock ‘n roll artist.

He has lived in California since the 1960s but retains Canadian citizenship. He was awarded the Order of Manitoba on July 14, 2006, and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 30, 2009.

Harvest is the fourth album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on February 14, 1972 on Reprise Records. It featured the London Symphony Orchestra on two tracks, while noted guests David Crosby, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Stephen Stills, and James Taylor contributed vocals. It topped the Billboard 200 album chart for two weeks, and spawned two hit singles, “Old Man”, which peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Heart of Gold”, which peaked at #1. It was the best-selling album of 1972 in the United States.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neil Young.

Personnel

• Neil Young — guitars, piano, harmonica, vocals
• Ben Keith — pedal steel guitar
• Jack Nitzsche — piano, slide guitar, arrangements on “A Man Needs A Maid,” “There’s A World”
• Tim Drummond — bass
• Kenny Buttrey — drums
• John Harris — piano on “Harvest”
• Teddy Irwin — guitar on “Heart of Gold”
• James McMahon — piano on “Old Man”
• James Taylor — banjo-guitar, backing vocals on “Heart of Gold,” “Old Man”
• Linda Ronstadt — backing vocals on “Heart of Gold,” “Old Man”
• David Crosby — backing vocals on “Are You Ready for the Country” and “Alabama”
• Stephen Stills —backing vocals on “Alabama” and “Words”
• Graham Nash — backing vocals on “Are You Ready for the Country” and “Words”
• London Symphony Orchestra — instruments on “A Man Needs A Maid,” “There’s A World”