THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “This is the third volume of the Neil Young Archives series of box sets produced by Neil Young. Togeher, they form a definitive, comprehensive and chronological record of his entire body of released work.
Volume III covers the period from 1976 through 1987, an extremely productive and musically diverse period in Young’s career that included the release of several classic albums, including Comes A Time, Rust Never Sleeps, Live Rust and Trans. Spanning 11 years, this Archives box set covers more years, and includes more music and video than the previous two volumes in the series.
The limited-edition deluxe box set contains 17 CDs, and five Blu-rays, with 198 tracks on the CDs and 11 films on Blu-ray. It also includes a hardcover 160-page book (chronologically illustrated with archive materials, detailed descriptions of the music, and a fold-out timeline of the period) plus a foldout poster. It is housed in a large box identical to previous instalments.
The 17 CDs contain 15 completely unreleased songs, and 121 unreleased versions (original versions, alternate versions, different mixes, live tracks). Included are the unreleased albums Oceanside Countryside, Johnny’s Island and Summer Songs — a grand total of 14 hours of audio. The five Blu-ray discs contain 11 full-length films (another 14 hours of material) and include the previously unreleased Across The Water, Boarding House, Trans and Catalyst, plus the rare films Muddy Track, In A Rusted Out Garage, Solo Trans, Human Highway and A Treasure.”
