A year on from Neil Young’sOfficial Release Series Vol 5 box set, the four albums within will be available separately on CD and vinyl.
Back on Reprise after a largely unsuccessful partnership with Geffen, these albums marked something of a renaissance for Young. They are Freedom (1989), Ragged Glory (1990), live album Weld (1991) and the experimental Arc (1991).
Last year’s box was the first time these records had been remastered for vinyl and now you can pick and choose (and skip Arc, if you wish…).
Rockin’ in the Free World (from Freedom)
Ragged Glory is actually expanded with four extra tracks:‘Interstate’ and ‘Don’t Spook The Horse’ (both B-sides to singles) and ‘Box Car’ and a 12-minute ‘Born To Run’ (both previously unreleased versions prior to the ORS 5 box) which is why it now runs to 2CDs or 3LPs (same as Weld). Freedom is one CD and a double vinyl set and finally Arc is both a single disc on CD and vinyl (being only 35 minutes long).
All four albums are released on 4 October 2024, via Reprise. Both Official Release Series Vol 5 box sets are still easily available and in fact the 6CD box is so cheap (under £20 in the UK right now) there’s little point buying these individual CDs and even the 9LP vinyl box is under £100 in the UK (scroll down for the various widgets).
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