Harvest (50th Anniversary)

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If there is a certificate we’ve missed out on then it’s probably for a 50 metre swim badge at the local swimming baths. But part of the fun of these reissues is the extra goodies that enhance the original songs and help the listener peer into the process of making music, and this is where the 50th Anniversary Edition excels. In terms of bonus audio, Young’s much-bootlegged February 23 BBC In Concert is included on CD and vinyl in the respective packages and three Harvest outtakes are also made available in physical form for the first time.

The BBC word mark and logo is a trade mark of the British Broadcasting Corporation and is used under license from BBC Worldwide. This 50th anniversary edition features the original album; a disc of three studio outtakes from the original 'Harvest' sessions ('Bad Loneliness', 'Journey Through The Past' and 'Dance Dance Dance'); and an unreleased live BBC solo performance.

The Asylum Years (1972-1975) will be available as a 5CD with an accompanying book featuring photos and a conversation about this period between Joni Mitchell and longtime . The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Neil Young’s most popular album, 1972’s Harvest, will be reissued for its 50th anniversary in December.

Also included are three unreleased tracks from the original Harvest sessions: “Bad Fog of Loneliness,” “Journey Through The Past,” and “Dance Dance Dance. The first is Harvest Time, an unreleased two-hour film shot during the making of Harvest, with footage from Young’s ‘Harvest Barn’ sessions in Northern California, recording sessions in Nashville and London.

For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. All songs ©1971 Silver Fiddle Music (ASCAP), except "A Man Needs a Maid," "Old Man" and "The Needle and the Damage Done" ©1971 Broken Fiddle Music (ASCAP). Fans of the record will receive a new glimpse into Harvest through the two DVDs included in the box set. Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.Relistening to Harvest is also a good reminder of Young’s storytelling ability, from the morass of drug addiction portrayed in “The Needle and the Damage Done” (such devastation, told in just over two minutes) and the peak Neil Young melancholy found in “Words,” topped off with fiery guitar work. Half a century after its original release, it remains perhaps his best (and most beloved) album, more than worthy of revisiting on its own merits. Neil Young will reissue Harvest for its 50th anniversary, adding a previously unreleased documentary and concert film, three outtakes from the sessions, and more.

Neil Young’s 1972 essential Harvest has received the special treatment for its 50th (plus a few months) anniversary. Neil Young announces the December 2nd release of a 50th Anniversary Edition of his 1972 album ‘Harvest’. All told, Harvest (50th Anniversary Edition) is a rich, satisfying documentation of one of rock’s most essential records. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The Harvest Time DVD is a 2-hour treasure trove of Neil playing with what was likely the most talented band he ever assembled.Harvest is housed in a Stoughton tip-on jacket which has a matte texture on the outside and a high-gloss finish on the inside.