NEIL YOUNG - A PERFECT ECHO





This is a 10 disc compilation of almost only soundboard recordings from 1967-2003. The term soundboard is a bit of a misnomer. By soundboard it´s meant, basically, not an audience recording. Some are true soundboards, while others are FM, TV, ALD, or video-sourced recordings. However, there are a few ones that slipped through and are audience recordings after all. (but still very good ones!)

There are a total of 129 tracks. For some years more recordings were available. The first 4 volumes/8 discs run in, roughly, chronological order. Volume 5 was added later after the initial 8 disc release and features some ´forgotten´ track from as early as 1970 as well as the latest recordings from 2002 and 2003. But as Neil still has a habit of touring and playing new material another volume may very happen at some point in time. Who knows!

Track listing

Volume 1: 1967-1976


Disc 1 - 1967 - 1971

01. Mr. Soul (Buffalo Springfield - Hollywood, CA 11-Aug-1967)
02. Birds (CSNY - Los Angeles, CA 26-Aug-1969)
03. I've Loved Her So Long (CSNY - Los Angeles, CA 26-Aug-1969)
04. Sea Of Madness (CSNY - Big Sur, CA, 13-Sep-1969)
05. Helpless (CSNY - Houston, TX, 18-Dec-1969)
06. Country Girl (CSNY - Houston, TX, 18-Dec-1969)
07. Broken Arrow (Cincinnati, OH 25-Feb-1970)
08. Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown (New York, NY 6-Mar-1970)
09. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (New York, NY 6-Mar-1970)
10. Winterlong (New York, NY 6-Mar-1970)
11. Cinnamon Girl (New York, NY 6-Mar-1970)
12. Cowgirl In The Sand (New York, NY 6-Mar-1970)
13. On The Way Home (CSNY - Los Angeles, CA 28-Jun-1970)
14. Tell Me Why (CSNY - Los Angeles, CA 28-Jun-1970)
15. Out On The Weekend (London, England, 23-Feb-1971)
16. Journey Through The Past (London, England, 23-Feb-1971)
17. Love In Mind (London, England, 23-Feb-1971)


Disc 2 - 1974 - 1976

01. Walk On (CSNY - Westbury, NY, 8-Sep-1974)
02. Ambulance Blues (CSNY - Westbury, NY, 8-Sep-1974)
03. Lookin' For A Love (San Francisco, CA, 23-Mar-1975)
04. No One Seems To Know (Tokyo, Japan, 10-Mar-1976)
05. Human Highway (London, England, 31-Mar-1976)
06. Cortez The Killer (London, England, 31-Mar-1976)
07. White Line (Fort Worth, TX, 10-Nov-1976)
08. Don't Cry No Tears (Chicago, IL, 15-Nov-1976)
09. Peace Of Mind (Chicago, IL, 15-Nov-1976)
10. A Man Needs A Maid (Chicago, IL, 15-Nov-1976)
11. Give Me Strength (Chicago, IL, 15-Nov-1976)
12. Lotta Love (Chicago, IL, 15-Nov-1976)
13. Like A Hurricane (Chicago, IL, 15-Nov-1976)
14. Harvest (Boston, MA, 22-Nov-1976)
15. Campaigner (Boston, MA, 22-Nov-1976)
16. Here We Are In The Years (Atlanta, GA, 24-Nov-1976)
17. The Losing End (Atlanta, GA, 24-Nov-1976)

Volume 2 - 1978 - 1989

Disc 3 - 1978 - 1984

01. Thrasher (San Francisco, CA, 22-Oct-1978)
02. Little Thing Called Love (Berlin, Germany, 19-Oct-1982)
03. Old Man (Berlin, Germany, 19-Oct-1982)
04. Transformer Man (Berlin, Germany, 19-Oct-1982)
05. Sample And Hold (Berlin, Germany, 19-Oct-1982)
06. Don't Be Denied (Dayton, OH, 18-Sep-1983)
07. Barstool Blues (Santa Cruz, CA, 7-Feb-1984)
08. Touch The Night (Santa Cruz, CA, 7-Feb-1984)
09. Tonight's The Night (Santa Cruz, CA, 7-Feb-1984)
10. Comes A Time (Austin, TX, 25-Sep-1984)
11. Southern Pacific (Austin, TX, 25-Sep-1984)
12. Down By The River (Austin, TX, 25-Sep-1984)


Disc 4 - 1984 - 1989

01. Heart Of Gold (Austin, TX, 25-Sep-1984)
02. Flying on the Ground is Wrong (New Orleans, LA, 27-Sep-1984)
03. Road Of Plenty (Mansfield, MA, 21-Sep-1986)
04. Hippie Dream (Minneapolis, MN, 17-Oct-1986)
05. Prisoners Of Rock'n'Roll (Minneapolis, MN, 17-Oct-1986)
06. When You Dance I Can Really Love (Birmingham, England, 2-Jun-1987)
07. See the sky about to rain (Birmingham, England, 2-Jun-1987)
08. Mideast Vacation (Birmingham, England, 2-Jun-1987)
09. Southern Man (CSNY - Oakland, CA, 4-Dec-1988)
10. For The Turnstiles (Tulsa, OK, 13-Jan-1989)
11. Sugar Mountain (Tulsa, OK, 13-Jan-1989)
12. Four Strong Winds (Tulsa, OK, 13-Jan-1989)
13. Cocaine Eyes (Tulsa, OK, 13-Jan-1989)
14. Like A Hurricane (Tulsa, OK, 13-Jan-1989)
15. Rockin' In The Free World (New York, NY, 30-Sep-1989)

Volume 3 - 1989 - 1993


Disc 5 - 1989 - 1990

01. Rockin' In The Free World (Hamburg, Germany, 8-Dec-1989)
02. Don't Let It Bring You Down (Hamburg, Germany, 8-Dec-1989)
03. After The Goldrush (Hamburg, Germany, 8-Dec-1989)
04. Ohio (Hamburg, Germany, 8-Dec-1989)
05. Too Far Gone (Amsterdam, Holland, 10-Dec-1989)
06. Crime In The City (Amsterdam, Holland, 10-Dec-1989)
07. Eldorado (Amsterdam, Holland, 10-Dec-1989)
08. Hangin' On A Limb (Amsterdam, Holland, 10-Dec-1989)
09. Someday (Amsterdam, Holland, 10-Dec-1989)
10. My My Hey Hey (Amsterdam, Holland, 10-Dec-1989)
11. The Old Laughing Lady (Paris, France, 11-Dec-1989)
12. The Needle And The Damage Done (Paris, France, 11-Dec-1989)
13. No More (Paris, France, 11-Dec-1989)
14. Days That Used To Be (Mountain View, CA, 26-Oct-1990)
15. Mansion On The Hill (Mountain View, CA, 26-Oct-1990)


Disc 6 - 1991 - 1993

01. Love And Only Love (Mountain View, CA, 26-Oct-1990)
02. Forever Young (San Francisco, CA, 3-Nov-1991)
03. Harvest Moon (Irving, TX, 14-Mar-1992)
04. Unknown Legend (Irving, TX, 14-Mar-1992)
05. Dreamin' Man (Chicago, IL, 17-Nov-1992)
06. You and Me (Chicago, IL, 17-Nov-1992)
07. Natural Beauty (Chicago, IL, 17-Nov-1992)
08. From Hank to Hendrix (Ames, IA 24-Apr-1993)
09. Separate Ways (Torhout, Belgium, 3-Jul-1993)
10. Love to Burn (Torhout, Belgium, 3-Jul-1993)
11. Live To Ride (Torhout, Belgium, 3-Jul-1993)
12. All Along The Watchtower (Torhout, Belgium, 3-Jul-1993)

Volume 4 - 1993 - 2001


Disc 7 - 1993 - 1998

01. The Loner (Torhout, Belgium, 3-Jul-1993)
02. Country Home (New Orleans, LA, 18-Sep-1994)
03. Prime of life (Mountain View, CA 2-Oct-1994)
04. Driveby (Mountain View, CA 2-Oct-1994)
05. Train of love (Mountain View, CA 2-Oct-1994)
06. Change Your Mind (Mountain View, CA 2-Oct-1994)
07. Big time (Werchter, Belgium 7-Jul-1996)
08. Hey Hey My My (Werchter, Belgium 7-Jul-1996)
09. Music arcade (Werchter, Belgium 7-Jul-1996)
10. Pocahontas (George, WA, 14-Sep-1996)
11. Throw Your Hatred Down (Tinley Park, IL, 3-Oct-1998)



Disc 8 - 1999 - 2001

01. Red Sun (Austin, TX, 29-May-1999)
02. Distant Camera (Austin, TX, 29-May-1999)
03. Philadelphia (Austin, TX, 29-May-1999)
04. Buffalo Springfield Again (Austin, TX, 29-May-1999)
05. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (CSNY - Los Angeles, CA, 18-Feb-2000)
06. Looking Forward (CSNY - Atlanta, GA, 14-Mar-2000)
07. Out of Control (CSNY - Atlanta, GA, 14-Mar-2000)
08. Slowpoke (CSNY - Atlanta, GA, 14-Mar-2000)
09. Southern Man (CSNY - Atlanta, GA, 14-Mar-2000)
10. Ohio (CSNY - Atlanta, GA, 14-Mar-2000)
11. Long May You Run (CSNY - Atlanta, GA, 14-Mar-2000)
12. Winterlong (Morrison, CO, 20-Sep-2000)
13. Bad Fog Of Loneliness (Morrison, CO, 20-Sep-2000)
14. Words (Morrison, CO, 20-Sep-2000)
15. World On A String (Morrison, CO, 20-Sep-2000)
16. Powderfinger (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20-Jan-2001)


Volume 5 - 1970 - 2003


Disc 9 - 1970-1999

01. Wonderin' (2.25) - Solo - Cincinatti, OH 29-Feb-1970
02. Cinnamon Girl (2.35) - CSNY - New York, NY 05-Jun-1970
03. Down By The River (3.38) - CSNY - New York, NY 05-Jun-1970
04. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (3.13) - CSNY - New York, NY 05-Jun-1970
05. Dance, Dance, Dance (1.52) - Solo - London, England 23-Feb-1971
06. New Mama (2.29) - CSNY - San Francisco, CA 04-Oct-1973
07. Nothing Is Perfect (4.43) - International Harvesters - Philadelphia, PA 13-Jul-1985
08. Drive Back (5.41) - Crazy Horse - San Francisco, CA 21-Nov-1986
09. Inca Queen (7.40) - Crazy Horse - San Francisco, CA 21-Nov-1986
10. American Dream (3.44) - Solo - Birmingham, England 02-Jun-1987
11. Ordinary People (12.22) - Blue Notes - Hoffman Estates, IL 16-Aug-1988
12. Sixty To Zero (18.56) - Blue Notes - Hoffman Estates, IL 16-Aug-1988
13. I Am A Child (4,23) - Solo, Mountain View, CA 30-Oct 1999



Disc 10 - 2002-2003

01. You're My Girl (5.22) - CSNY - Tampa, FL 14-Apr-2002
02. Differently (6.41) - Booker T & The MG's - Eifel, Germany 18-May-2002
03. Are You Passionate? (5.05) - Booker T & The MG's - Eifel, Germany 18-May-2002
04. Goin' Home (10.19) - Booker T & The MG's - Eifel, Germany 18-May-2002
05. Sleeps With Angels (4.19) - Booker T & The MG's - Eifel, Germany 18-May-2002
06. Quit (Don't Say You Love Me) (5.45) - Booker T & The MG's - Eifel, Germany 18-May-2002
07. She's A Healer (12.40) - Booker T & The MG's - Eifel, Germany 18-May-2002
08. Bandit (6.01) - Solo - Tampa, FL 09-Jun-2003
09. Sedan Delivery (6.34) - Crazy Horse, Manchester, TN 13-Jun-2003
10. Be The Rain (7.45) - Crazy Horse, Manchester, TN 13-Jun-2003
11. Roll Another Number (for the road) (4.28) - Crazy Horse, Manchester, TN 13-Jun-2003