Neil Young has announced four of his classic albums are receiving vinyl reissues. Freedom, Ragged Glory – Smell the Horse, Weld, and Arc will all be back in print on October 4th.
Notably, 1989’s Freedom includes “Rockin’ in the Free World,” which was played with Young’s permission while vice presidential nominee Tim Walz took the stage at DNC 2024 earlier this week. Ragged Glory was released the following year and has been expanded with four rare tracks for this reissue.
In 1991, Young put out Weld as a live album containing recordings of performances from his tour in support of Ragged Glory. Finally, Arc is a companion album to Weld featuring feedback, improvisation, guitar solos, and vocal fragments recorded during live shows.
These albums were first remastered for vinyl when they were collected together for Young’s Official Release Series Volume 5 box set (available for purchase here) last summer.
Young also has his Archives Vol. III (1976 – 1987) box set coming on September 6th. Pre-orders are ongoing.
On September 21st, Young will headline Farm Aid 2024 alongside Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews. Get your tickets here.
Freedom Tracklist:
01. Rockin’ in the Free World (Live Acoustic)
02. Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part 1)
03. Don’t Cry
04. Hangin’ on a Limb
05. Eldorado
06. The Ways of Love
07. Someday
08. On Broadway
09. Wrecking Ball
10. No More
11. Too Far Gone
12. Rockin’ in the Free World (Electric)
Ragged Glory Tracklist:
01. Country Home
02. White Line
03. Fuckin’ Up
04. Over and Over
05. Love to Burn
06. Farmer John
07. Mansion on the Hill
08. Days That Used to Be
09. Love and Only Love
10. Mother Earth (National Anthem)
11. Interstate
12. Don’t Spook the Horse
13. Box Car
14. Born to Run
Weld Tracklist:
01. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
02. Crime in the City
03. Blowin’ in the Wind
04. Welfare Mothers
05. Love to Burn
06. Cinnamon Girl
07. Mansion on the Hill
08. Fuckin’ Up
09. Cortez the Killer
10. Powderfinger
11. Love and Only Love
12. Rockin’ in the Free World
13. Like a Hurricane
14. Farmer John
15. Tonight’s the Night
16. Roll Another Number
Arc Tracklist:
01. Arc (A Compilation Composition)