Young, Neil – Greatest Hits – HQ Vinyl 2LP 180gr & 7inch
Neil Young Greatest Hits is the long-awaited retrospective from one of rock’s most influential and enduring singer-songwriters.
A 16 song, 180gram vinyl 2 LP set greatest hits collection, limited to the Reprise catalog and covering the years 1969 to 1992.
This package includes a 45 rpm 2 song 7″ single on black vinyl, which features a mono version of “Sugar Mountain” and a stereo version of “The Loner.” Pressed at Pallas and packaged in Stoughton paper-wrapped jacket with bonus 7″ in jacket with special paper stock.
The 45rpm 2 song 7″ single, an exclusive bonus to this package, was cut from the original 2 track masters and is not available on the CD or DVD- Audio versions of this release.
This collection was assembled and prepared by John Knowland, at Neil Young’s Redwood Ranch Studios.
The meticulous studio work presented in this collection ensures that this is the very best these songs have ever sounded.
For the collection, 30 IPS, flat tape copies of tracks 1-14, were assembled from the original analog masters.
Tracks 15 and 16 were transferred from up-converted 176.4/24 bit digital masters created from the original lower res. digital masters.
In addition, this phenomenal pressing comes with a bonus 7″ that features Young’s first single on Reprise, “The Loner,” backed with an early live performance of the classic “Sugar Mountain.”
Tracklist:
LP 1
Side A:
1. Down By The River
2. Cowgirl In The Sand
Side B:
1. Cinnamon Girl
2. Helpless
3. After The Gold Rush
4. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
5. Southern Man
LP 2
Side A:
1. Ohio
2. The Needle And The Damage Done
3. Old Man
4. Heart Of Gold
5. Like A Hurricane
Side B:
1. Comes A Time
2. Hey Hey, My My [Into The Black]
3. Rockin’ In The Free World
4. Harvest Moon
7inch Vinyl Single:
A. Sugar Mountain
B. The Loner
Mastered At Bernie Grundman & Pressed By Pallas!
Cut from compiled 30ips analog master tapes prepared by John Nowland at Neil Young’s Redwood Ranch Studios and mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
The included bonus 7″ is on standard black vinyl with Side 1 (Stereo) & Side 2 (Mono).