Neil Young - Hitchhiker download mp3 album

Hitchhiker is a studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, issued September 8, 2017 on Reprise Records. It is the ninth release in Young's ongoing archival release series and the first of the Special Release series. Co-produced by Young and David Briggs with post-production from John Hanlon, the album was originally recorded on August 11, 1976 at Indigo Ranch Recording Studio in Malibu, California.
Hitchhiker (LP, Album). Reprise Records, Reprise Records, Reprise Records. 9362-49126-1, 560639-1, 1-560639. this is neil young during his peak period. every song is a goldmine. even the already known ones impress again with their different sound signatures. with 33 minutes it is an pretty short album, but its so sweet it turns your heart to gold. makes me wonder why hitchhiker wasnt released back in the day? anyway, pressing quality is excellent.
Recorded over the course of one lazy, stoned day in Malibu in 1976, Hitchhiker was never bootlegged, unlike Homegrown and Chrome Dreams, its unreleased cousins from the mid-'70s. Neil Young first let its existence be known in 2014, when he mentioned a 1976 solo acoustic session recorded with longtime producer David Briggs that was "a complete piece
One night in Malibu in the summer of ’76, Neil Young drove a Cadillac convertible to Indigo Ranch Studios and recorded an album called Hitchhiker. Its ten songs were united by sparse arrangements and a tenuous grasp of time. Names like Kennedy, Nixon, Brando, and Pocahontas commingled with mysterious figures from Young’s own imagination. His writing was looser, funnier, and more surreal than the junkie nightmares that comprised his recent records, though he’d retained their hard lessons: detachment and disillusionment as side effects of getting older
LP (12" album, 33 rpm). Neil Young Format: Vinyl.
Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images. Neil Young met his longtime producer and musical soul mate David Briggs while hitchhiking in Topanga Canyon in 1968. Eight years later, with Young’s personal life in turmoil, the two booked Malibu’s Indigo Ranch Studios (with only the actor Dean Stockwell looking on) to record Hitchhiker, a solo acoustic album that was never released until today. The album contains the original versions of some of Young’s best-loved songs as well as two previously unreleased tracks. Harvest, released in 1972, turned Neil Young into a household name.
Neil picked up a distorted Gibson Les Paul because he wanted to. Neil made country records, new wave records, 50s rock records, and even R&B records for the sole purpose of he wanted to. Love him or hate him, you could never call Neil Young fake. And because everything about him is front and center, there’s not much else to say about what already says about himself. The setting sun seen on the album’s cover is a fitting image to have while listening to Hitchhiker, as Young seems to see the album as a snapshot of himself in the midst of his changing career. Not a statement of any kind, but a mere photograph of a man moving forward with his life.
Tracklist
A1 | Pocahontas | 3:28 |
A2 | Powderfinger | 3:24 |
A3 | Captain Kennedy | 2:51 |
A4 | Hawaii | 2:38 |
A5 | Give Me Strength | 3:40 |
B1 | Ride My Llama | 1:50 |
B2 | Hitchhiker (Like An Inca #1) | 4:37 |
B3 | Campaigner | 4:20 |
B4 | Human Highway | 3:17 |
B5 | The Old Country Waltz | 3:38 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright (c) – Silver Bow Productions, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Silver Bow Productions, Inc.
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Published By – Silver Fiddle Music
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 19612
Credits
- Art Direction [For], Design [For] – R Twerk & Co.*
- Art Direction, Design – Gary Burden, Janice Heo
- Engineer – Richard Kaplan
- Lacquer Cut By – CB*
- Mastered By – Chris Bellman
- Other [Observer] – Dean Stockwell
- Photography By – Henry Diltz
- Post Production – John Hanlon
- Producer, Mixed By – David Briggs
- Songwriter – Neil Young
Notes
Sticker:Unreleased 1976 Solo Album
Produced By David Briggs.
Gatefold sleeve.
Includes folded lyrics/credits poster.
Mastered [...] at Grundman Mastering
Pocahontas ©1979, 2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
Powderfinger ©1979, 2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
Captain Kennedy ©1980, 2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
Hawaii ©2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
Give Me Strength ©2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
Ride My Llama ©1979, 2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
Hitchhiker ©2010, 2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
Campaigner ©1977, 2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
Human Highway ©1978, 2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
The Old Country Waltz ©1977, 2017 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP)
©2017 Silver Bow Productions, Inc.
© ℗ 2017 Silver Bow Productions, Inc. Manufactured in the Netherlands.
This version does not have on labels and on back cover the wording "SOURCE Mastered from the original analog tapes".
This album has a mono mix.
This is not declared anywhere, but it is easily recognizable when listening.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 93624 91261 3
- Barcode: 093624912613
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout: 19612 2A 1-560639-A Re1 CB
- Matrix / Runout: 19612 2B 1-560639-B Re1 CB
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9362-49113-8 | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (CD, Album) | Reprise Records | 9362-49113-8 | Europe | 2017 |
2-560639, 560639-2 | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (CD, Album) | Reprise Records, Reprise Records | 2-560639, 560639-2 | US | 2017 |
9362-49126-1, 560639-1, 1-560639 | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (LP, Album) | Reprise Records, Reprise Records, Reprise Records | 9362-49126-1, 560639-1, 1-560639 | Europe | 2017 |
WPCR-17885 | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (CD, Album, Mono, SHM) | Reprise Records | WPCR-17885 | Japan | 2017 |
none | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (10xFile, FLAC, Album, 96 ) | Reprise Records | none | US | 2017 |
Tracklist
A1 | Pocahontas | 3:28 |
A2 | Powderfinger | 3:24 |
A3 | Captain Kennedy | 2:51 |
A4 | Hawaii | 2:38 |
A5 | Give Me Strength | 3:40 |
B1 | Ride My Llama | 1:50 |
B2 | Hitchhiker (Like An Inca #1) | 4:37 |
B3 | Campaigner | 4:20 |
B4 | Human Highway | 3:17 |
B5 | The Old Country Waltz | 3:38 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Silver Bow Productions, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Silver Bow Productions, Inc.
- Recorded At – Indigo Ranch Studios
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Designed At – R. Twerk & Co.
- Published By – Silver Fiddle Music
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 19612
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Gary Burden, Jenice Heo
- Engineer – Richard Kaplan
- Lacquer Cut By – ᶜB*
- Mastered By – Chris Bellman
- Photography By – Henry Diltz
- Post Production – John Hanlon
- Producer, Mixed By – David Briggs
- Written-By, Acoustic Guitar [Uncredited], Piano [Uncredited], Vocals [Uncredited], Harmonica [Uncredited] – Neil Young
Notes
This version does not have "SOURCE Mastered from the original analog tapes" on labels.Copies with this text on labels are at Hitchhiker
There is no indication anywhere on the release, but this is a mono recording.
Issued with gatefold cover and 23"x28" poster with lyrics and credits.
Hype sticker lower right on shrink: 'Unreleased 1976 Solo Album Produced by David Briggs 1-560639 (K1)'
NYA - Special release series
© ℗ 2017 Silver Bow Productions, Inc.
Manufactured in the Netherlands (on labels).
Manufactured in the EU (on back cover).
Mastered at Grundman Mastering
1st Category on spine and poster
2nd Category on labels
3rd Category on sticker
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 093624912613
- Barcode (Printed): 0 93624 91261 3
- Label Code: LC00322
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): 19612 2A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): 1-560639-A Re1 ᶜB
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): 19612 2B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): 1-560639-B Re1 ᶜB
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9362-49113-8 | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (CD, Album) | Reprise Records | 9362-49113-8 | Europe | 2017 |
2-560639, 560639-2 | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (CD, Album) | Reprise Records, Reprise Records | 2-560639, 560639-2 | US | 2017 |
WPCR-17885 | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (CD, Album, Mono, SHM) | Reprise Records | WPCR-17885 | Japan | 2017 |
none | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (10xFile, FLAC, Album, 96 ) | Reprise Records | none | US | 2017 |
9362491138 | Neil Young | Hitchhiker (CD, Album) | Reprise Records | 9362491138 | Australia | 2017 |