Neil Young to release another "lost" album Oceanside Countryside

7 January 2025, 12:04

Neil Young raids the archives once more for another "lost" album from his back catalogue.

As well as recording new albums, Neil Young continues to rummage through his back catalogue and treasure trove of unreleased songs and mixes for his fans.

Alongside his comprehensive Archives boxsets, Neil occasionally offers up previously planned "lost" albums that were completed but never released at the time for various reasons.

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After the likes of Hitchhiker, Homegrown, Toast, Chrome Dreams and Early Daze, Neil has now confirmed the release of Oceanside Countryside.

The album was originally recorded in 1977 and has several differences when put up against the disc of the same name on last year's Archives Vol III

It rubs shoulders with the actually-released Comes A Time, with both albums featuring 'Goin' Back', 'Human Highway' and 'Field Of Opportunity'.

Neil Young - Field of Opportunity (Official Audio)

"This Analog Original album was recorded in 1977 and unreleased," Young said.

"These songs are the original mixes done at the time of the recordings in the order I planned for the album.

"I sang the vocals and played the instruments on Oceanside in Florida at Triad studios and Malibu at Indigo studio."

He added: "I sang the vocals and recorded with my great band of friends, Ben Keith, Joe Osborn, Karl T. Himmel, and Rufus Thibodeaux at Crazy Mama’s in Nashville on Countryside.

"I hope you enjoy this treasure of an Analog Original recording, recorded by Tim Mulligan, as much as I do. Listening to it now, I think I should have put it out back then."

Oceanside Countryside is released exclusively on vinyl on February 14 as part of Young's Analog Originals Series.

The full tracklisting of Oceanside Countryside is as follows:

Side One: Oceanside

1. Sail Away
2. Lost In Space
3. Captain Kennedy
4. Goin' Back
5. Human Highway

Side Two: Countryside

1. Field Of Opportunity
2. Dance Dance Dance
3. The Old Homestead
4. It Might Have Been
5. Pocahontas

Neil Young recently attracted plenty of attention by seemingly announcing that he had been booked as a headliner for the 2025 Glastonbury Festival, but was pulling out after deciding the event was now under "corporate control".

However, he swiftly announced that the differences had been resolved and organiser Emily Eavis confirmed that Young would be headlining the Pyramid Stage at year's event, which will also see Rod Stewart play.

"Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury Festival, which I always have loved," Young said.

"Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing! Hope to see you there!"