Compilation of music by Neil Young solo and in various "incarnations"
Very good compilation providing the breadth of Neil Young's talent
Neil Young - Decade
Reprise Records
Cat# 3 RS 2257
Runout/Matrix codes (etched): 3RS 2257A, 3RS2257B, 2RS2257C, 2RS2257D, 3RS2257E, 3RS2257F
Astute collectors will notice the mis-etching of Record #2 (2RS not 3RS) this is not a typo by me, exactly as etched!
1976
Australia/NZ release
Tri-fold cover is in good condition, signs of handling and storage wear such as light rubbing to the graphics front & rear. Bottom of spine has some damage (see photograph) but all seams are fine (no splits) no tears and no external writing anywhere. Pretty good condition considering that this design of tri-fold is a shocker and most susceptible to damage if being constantly opened up and the centre record can be tricky to insert/remove - so its not too bad considering the design limitations. If taking great care, the tri-fold separates to two parts but great care must be taken if doing this.
Light mildew spots on the front cover but the cover is clean.
On the record labels (all)
MARKETED BY WEA RECORDS LIMITED
On the rear of the cover (bottom edge) is printed
Marketed By WEA Records Limited P.O. BOX 2915 Auckland New Zealand
Previous owner wrote their details on this album, there was hand writing in these areas:
Writing to the inside of the left/front record pocket only, not viewable unless one looks inside
Record label Record #1 Side #2, Record #2 Side #4, Record #3 Side #5
To protect privacy, each instance of this writing has had the name/address obscured
New inner plastic sleeves - although the original acid free paper sleeves are nice, they tend to crumple and make insertion difficult
All three vinyl media have been carefully inspected visually.
All are in good - very good condition, all records have just a couple of very light/light scratches - just a couple. We are not talking about vinyl covered in scratches, there are just a couple and they are very light.
All records are clean.
I then had a critical listen this evening - not an unpleasant exercise! This is great music!
I played all six sides of this album, excellent play overall - just a couple of low level click/pops noticed and details are below:
Record 1
Surface noise level is low
Side 1 - nice play, no issues at all
Side 2 - nice play, again no significant issues, just a couple of low level click/pops
Record 2
Side 3 - nice play, low level surface noise
Side 4 - still a nice play but with a slightly higher level of surface noise
Record 3
Side 5 - nice play, low level surface noise with just a couple of click/pop events
Side 6 - probably the worst surface of the records, one scratch from the lead-in almost to the end of the first track observed and this concerned me, but upon playing - really good playback. Surface noise is overall slightly higher on this side than the others but still very acceptable.
Brilliant album!
New outer protective plastic album sleeve
RECORD 1
Buffalo Springfield:
Tracks: Down To The Wire, Burned, Mr. Soul, Broken Arrow, Expecting To Fly
Neil Young:
Tracks: Sugar Mountain, I Am A Child, Loner, The Old Laughing Lady
Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
Tracks: Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River
RECORD 2
Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
Tracks: Cowgirl In The Sand, I Believe In You, After The Gold Rush, Southern Man
Crosby Stills Nash & Young:
Tracks: Helpless, Ohio
Neil Young:
Tracks: Soldier, Old Man, A Man Needs A Maid, Harvest, Heart Of Gold, Star Of Bethlehem
RECORD 3
Neil Young:
Track: The Needle And The Damage Done
Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
Tracks: Tonight's The Night (Part 1), Tired Eyes
Neil Young:
Tracks: Walk On, For The Turnstiles, Winterlong, Deep Forbidden Lake
Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
Tracks: Like A Hurricane
Neil Young:
Track: Love Is A Rose
Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
Track: Cortez The Killer
Stills Young Band:
Tracks: Campaigner, Long May You Run
