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Neil Young, On The Beach Poster with original mailer

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Ambulance Blues by Neil Young

Listen to Ambulance Blues by Neil Young on Apple Music. 1974. Duration: 8:56

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What’s so great about David Crosby’s ‘If Only I Could Remember My Name’? By Daniel Margrain In 'Revolution Blues' from his 1974 album, 'On The Beach', Neil Young famously spews vitriol on the fake tinsel town celebrity life-styles of the wealthy residents of Laurel Canyon many of whom lionized the killer, Charles Manson:

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Promotional poster for Neil Young’s On The Beach (Reprise US)

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Why Neil Young Once Tried to Drive To Belgium, and How He Nearly Killed Dylan...

Why Neil Young Once Tried to Drive To Belgium, and How He Nearly Killed Dylan…

The final article (of three) on Neil Young’s Ditch Trilogy… Tonight’s The Night was due to be released in January 1974, but Neil Young continued to work on mixing the rough recordings, and by May 1974 he was playing a solo show at The Bottom Line in New York with a set of new songs, some of which would soon appear on a new album titled “On The Beach”. Young’s producer David Briggs remains…

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Neil Young and The Ditch Trilogy: Time Fades Away and Tonight's the Night

Neil Young and The Ditch Trilogy: Time Fades Away and Tonight’s the Night

This is the Second of three parts of a trilogy of articles about the Ditch Trilogy that I originally wrote for the liner notes to my Neil Young DIY Box Set… Worst follow up albums? There are quite a few acts that have followed up a huge, successful, life changing hit album with an an absolute stinker of an LP that looks and smells like something the cat has left on the carpet.  Oasis’ “Be Here…

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Neil Young and his Original Special One: Danny Whitten

Neil Young and his Original Special One: Danny Whitten

(In anticipation of Neil Young’s show at The O2 Arena on Saturday, I thought I would share a slightly altered version of the liner notes I wrote for the Neil Young DIY Box Set earlier in the year, which has previously only been read by the buyer of that box set.  Here’s the first of two parts, with this article charting the rise of Neil Young: before he headed for the ditch…) It’s March 1968.…

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The Neil Young Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Project Part 5: More Records

   The Project: Is it possible to make a “Deluxe” Vinyl Box Set of Neil Young albums from the original vinyl rather than spending lots of money on re-issues? I am trying to find out…  The Story So Far: I have Zuma and Time Fades Away, but need two more albums to replicate the official “Series 5-8” Box Set. Once everything is found, the box set is going on eBay – at cost – for one lucky person to…

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