Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield (1966)
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield (1966)
HDCD Remaster
Label: Elektra/Atco
Catalog Number: 62080-2
Audio Format: Mono & Stereo
Original Release Date: 1966
Release Date Of This Disc: 1997
This disc was remastered by Neil Young's audio team and is "Neil Young Archives" approved.
1. Go And Say Goodbye (Mono) 2:23
2. Sit Down I Think I Love You (Mono) 2:35
3. Leave (Mono) 2:45
4. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing (Mono) 3:28
5. Hot Dusty Roads (Mono) 2:53
6. Everybody's Wrong (Mono) 2:31
7. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Mono) 2:43
8. Burned (Mono) 2:19
9. Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It (Mono) 3:04
10. Baby Don't Scold Me (Mono) 3:06
11. Out Of My Mind (Mono) 3:08
12. Pay The Price (Mono) 2:51
13. For What It's Worth (Stereo) 2:42
14. Go And Say Goodbye (Stereo) 2:23
15. Sit Down I Think I Love You (Stereo) 2:32
16. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing (Stereo) 3:27
17. Hot Dusty Roads (Stereo) 2:50
18. Everybody's Wrong (Stereo) 2:32
19. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Stereo) 2:43
20. Burned (Stereo) 2:17
21. Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It (Stereo) 3:07
22. Leave (Stereo) 2:45
23. Out Of My Mind (Stereo) 3:09
24. Pay The Price (Stereo) 2:35
Buffalo Springfield - Again (1967)
Buffalo Springfield - Again (1967)
Album: Buffalo Springfield - Again
Released: 1967
Genre: Rock - Country Rock
Label: ATCO 332262 (HDCD 1990)
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
In retrospect, it's hard to believe that Buffalo Springfield could not only top their debut album, but that they'd do it within a year. AGAIN clearly states the band's case as a rootsy American Beatles to rival folk-rock kings the Byrds.
Singer-songwriters Steve Stills and Neil Young were firing on all cylinders, Young moving easily from sharp-tongued acid rock ("Mr. Soul") to complex, artsong-like ballads (the epic "Broken Arrow"). Stills could shift on a dime as well, offering the hypnotic, jazzy waltz "Everydays" right alongside the celebratory "Rock & Roll Woman" and the RUBBER SOUL-influenced "Bluebird." Richie Furay gamely navigated the choppy seas between these two giants and penned some beautiful, ahead-of-its-time country-rock along the way.
Amg: Due in part to personnel problems which saw Bruce Palmer and Neil Young in and out of the group, Buffalo Springfield's second album did not have as unified an approach as their debut. Yet it doesn't suffer for that in the least -- indeed, the group continued to make major strides in both their songwriting and arranging, and this record stands as their greatest triumph. Stephen Stills' "Bluebird" and "Rock & Roll Woman" were masterful folk-rockers that should have been big hits (although they did manage to become small ones); his lesser-known contributions "Hung Upside Down" and the jazz-flavored "Everydays" were also first-rate. Young contributed the Rolling Stones-derived "Mr. Soul," as well as the brilliant "Expecting to Fly" and "Broken Arrow," both of which employed lush psychedelic textures and brooding, surrealistic lyrics that stretched rock conventions to their breaking point. Richie Furay (who had not written any of the songs on the debut) takes tentative songwriting steps with three compositions, although only "A Child's Claim to Fame," with its memorable dobro hooks by James Burton, meets the standards of the material by Stills and Young; the cut also anticipates the country-rock direction of Furay's post-Springfield band, Poco. Although a slightly uneven record that did not feature the entire band on several cuts, the high points were so high and plentiful that its classic status cannot be denied.
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Apart from the Byrds, no other American band had as great an impact on folk-rock and country-rock -- really, the entire Californian rock sound -- than Buffalo Springfield. The group's formation is the stuff of legend: driving on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay spotted a hearse that Stills was sure belonged to Neil Young, a Canadian he had crossed paths with earlier. Indeed it was, and with the addition of fellow hearse passenger and Canadian Bruce Palmer on bass and ex-Dillard Dewey Martin on drums, the cluster of ex-folkys determined, as the Byrds had just done, to become a rock & roll band.
Buffalo Springfield wasn't together long -- they were an active outfit for just over two years, between 1967 and 1968 --but every one of their three albums was noteworthy. Their debut, including their sole big hit (Stills' "For What It's Worth"), established them as the best folk-rock band in the land barring the Byrds, though Springfield was a bit more folk and country oriented. Again, their second album found the group expanding their folk-rock base into tough hard rock and psychedelic orchestration, resulting in their best record. The group was blessed with three idiosyncratic, talented songwriters in Stills, Young, and Furay (the last of whom didn't begin writing until the second LP) yet they also had strong and often conflicting egos, particularly Stills and Young. The group, who held almost infinite promise, rearranged their lineup several times, Young leaving the group for periods and Palmer fighting deportation, until disbanding in 1968. Their final album clearly shows the group fragmenting into solo directions.
Eventually, the inter-personal tensions and creative battles led to a perhaps inevitable split, starting with Young's departure for a solo career. He would later reunite with Stephen Stills in Crosby, Stills, & Nash, joining the trio once a decade for various projects. In addition to CSN, Stills released solo albums and worked with a nother band, Manassas. Initially, Jim Messina and Richie Furay stayed together, forming the country-rock group Poco, but Messina left after three albums to team up in a duo with Kenny Loggins. Furay himself left Poco and teamed with Chris Hillman and JD Souther in the Souther Hillman Furay Band before pursuing a solo career. Rumors of a Buffalo Springfield reunion circulated for years -- Young even hinted at it with the song "Buffalo Springfield Again" -- but it never materialized.
Buffalo Springfield: Steve Stills (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Richie Furay, Neil Young (vocals, guitar); Bruce Palmer (bass); Dewey Martin (drums).
Additional personnel: Charlie Chin (banjo); James Burton (dobro); Don Randi (piano); Jack Nitzsche (electric piano); Jim Fielder, Bobby West (bass).
1. Mr. Soul 2:45
2. A Child's Claim To Fame 2:14
3. Everydays 2:44
4. Expecting To Fly 3:48
5. Bluebird 4:32
6. Hung Upside Down 3:28
7. Sad Memory 3:07
8. Good Time Boy 2:16
9. Rock & Roll Woman 2:47
10. Broken Arrow 6:19
Buffalo Springfield - Box Set (1966 - 1969)
Buffalo Springfield - Box Set (1966 - 1969)
Though they're recognized as a seminal influence on American rock music (variously fostering the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, CSN&Y, Richie Furay, Poco, and even Loggins & Messina), L.A.'s Buffalo Springfield were perpetually star-crossed by personal squabbles and legal travails during their two-year tenure. Even this extensive four-disc overview was delayed for a decade by disagreements among the Springfield alums. Arranged chronologically, the set offers up a wealth of previously unreleased demos by band mainstays Young, Stills, and Furay, mostly spare acoustic performances (a number of which didn't make the final cut on the band's three albums) that challengingly deconstruct the Springfield's savory blend of folk rock, blues, country, and psychedelia. Young's work is a particular revelation; his songs reveal a wizened, often weary mindset that belies the fact he wasn't yet 21 at the time of the band's inception. Disc 4 is devoted to complete, digitally remastered versions of the band's first two albums (the debut in Young and Stills's original, preferred mono mix), which makes for convenient listening, even if it duplicates much of the previous three discs. There's also a complete absence of live tracks; that's unfortunate, as the band's stage performances have achieved legendary status. Still, this anthology is filled with gratifying surprises, from Young's always revealing work to Stills's roots-conscious craftsmanship (and quirky collaborations like their unreleased Beach Boys-meets-Folkways instrumental "Kahuna Sunset") to Furay's sweet pop tenor. --Jerry McCulley
CD1:
1. There Goes My Babe (Demo) 1:47
2. Come On (Demo) 1:27
3. Hello, I've Returned (Demo) 1:38
4. Out Of My Mind (Demo) 2:44
5. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Demo) 3:11
6. I'm Your Kind Of Guy (Demo) 1:08
7. Baby Don't Scold Me (Demo) 2:07
8. Neighbor Don't You Worry (Demo) 2:31
9. We'll See (Demo) 4:11
10. Sad Memory (Demo) 2:53
11. Can't Keep Me Down (Demo) 2:11
12. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing 3:28
13. Go And Say Goodbye 2:24
14. Sit Down I Think I Love You 2:34
15. Leave 2:46
16. Hot Dusty Roads 2:54
17. Everybody's Wrong 2:27
18. Burned 2:19
19. Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It 3:05
20. Out Of My Mind 3:09
21. Pay The Price 2:40
22. Down Down Down (Demo) 2:15
23. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong 2:43
24. Neighbor Don't You Worry (Remix) 2:25
CD2:
1. Down Down Down (Remix) 2:46
2. Kahuna Sunset 2:56
3. Buffalo Stomp (Raga) 3:53
4. Baby Don't Scold Me 3:27
5. For What It's Worth 2:43
6. Mr. Soul 2:47
7. We'll See 2:47
8. My Kind Of Love 2:34
9. Pretty Girl Why (Previously Unreleased Mix) 2:30
10. Words I Must Say (Demo) 1:16
11. Nobody's Fool (Demo) 1:34
12. So You've Got A Lover (Demo) 3:10
13. My Angel (Demo) 3:51
14. No Sun Today 2:04
15. Everydays 2:43
16. Down To The Wire 2:29
17. Bluebird 4:32
18. Expecting To Fly 3:49
19. Hung Upside Down (Demo) 4:30
20. A Child's Claim To Fame 2:13
21. Rock & Roll Woman 2:45
CD3:
1. Hung Upside Down 3:30
2. Good Time Boy 2:18
3. One More Sign (Demo) 2:05
4. The Rent Is Always Due (Demo) 3:06
5. Round And Round And Round (Demo) 3:40
6. Old Laughing Lady (Demo) 2:43
7. Broken Arrow 6:18
8. Sad Memory 3:04
9. On The Way Home (Previously Unreleased Mix) 2:30
10. Whatever Happened To Saturday Night? (Remix) 2:10
11. Special Care 3:35
12. Falcon Lake (Ash On The Floor) (Remix) 4:22
13. What A Day 2:22
14. I Am A Child 2:24
15. Questions 2:57
16. Merry-Go-Round 2:05
17. Uno Mundo 2:04
18. Kind Woman 4:15
19. It's So Hard To Wait 2:08
20. Four Days Gone (Demo) 3:47
CD4:
1. Track 1 2:43
2. Track 2 2:24
3. Track 3 2:36
4. Track 4 3:29
5. Track 5 2:54
6. Track 6 2:31
7. Track 7 2:44
8. Burned 2:19
9. Track 9 3:05
10. Track 10 2:46
11. Track 11 3:08
12. Track 12 2:41
13. Track 13 3:13
14. Mr. Soul 2:52
15. Track 15 2:13
16. Track 16 2:43
17. Track 17 3:46
18. Track 18 4:36
19. Track 19 3:31
20. Track 20 3:04
21. Track 21 2:18
22. Track 22 2:49
23. Track 23 6:14
Buffalo Springfield - Last Time Around (1968)
Buffalo Springfield - Last Time Around (1968)
One of America's seminal 1960s rock bands, Buffalo Springfield's brief career yielded just three studio albums before its various members splintered into a variety of successful solo career and new group endeavors (including Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Poco, and Loggins & Messina). In fact, one of its chief architects bolted before this, their last album, was even completed. Fortunately for both the band and their fans, Neil Young left behind a pair of pop gems--the band showcase "On the Way Home" and the country-tinged "I Am a Child." Stephen Stills largely picked up the slack in Young's absence, penning a slate of tunes as ambitious as they were eclectic (his "Questions" here eventually evolving into CSNY's "Carry On"), while Richie Furay weighs in with three tunes, including the clear Poco precursor "Kind Woman." A bit more pop-oriented than its predecessor, the often haunting Buffalo Springfield Again, but nearly as memorable. --Jerry McCulley
Although this album was made amid the fragmentation of Buffalo Springfield, that fact is not apparent in retrospect. On the contrary, there is an appealingly gentle quality about the group's third and final album. As Jim Messina and Richie Furay (later to join together in Poco) took control of the group, they developed a pronounced country-rock feel. Young's premier contribution is "I Am a Child" and the then-prolific Stills hits the button with four gems: the plea for world unity, "Uno Mundo;" the song of a fugitive, "Four Days Gone;" "Special Care;" and the original "Questions." LAST TIME AROUND is a much better album than we could have expected from a band about to burst apart.
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One of America's seminal 1960s rock bands, Buffalo Springfield's brief career yielded just three studio albums before its various members splintered into a variety of successful solo career and new group endeavors (including Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Poco, and Loggins & Messina). In fact, one of its chief architects bolted before this, their last album, was even completed. Fortunately for both the band and their fans, Neil Young left behind a pair of pop gems--the band showcase "On the Way Home" and the country-tinged "I Am a Child." Stephen Stills largely picked up the slack in Young's absence, penning a slate of tunes as ambitious as they were eclectic (his "Questions" here eventually evolving into CSNY's "Carry On"), while Richie Furay weighs in with three tunes, including the clear Poco precursor "Kind Woman." A bit more pop-oriented than its predecessor, the often haunting Buffalo Springfield Again, but nearly as memorable. --Jerry McCulley
AMG
The internal dissension that was already eating away at Buffalo Springfield's dynamic on their second album came home to roost on their third and final effort, Last Time Around. This was in some sense a Buffalo Springfield album in name but not in spirit, as the songwriters sometimes did not even play on cuts written by other members of the band. Neil Young's relatively slight contribution was a particularly tough blow. He wrote only two of the songs (though he did help Richie Furay write "It's So Hard to Wait"), both of which were outstanding: the plaintive "I Am a Child" and the bittersweet "On the Way Home" (sung by Furay, not Young, on the record). The rest of the ride was bumpier: Stephen Stills' material in particular was not as strong as it had been on the first two LPs, though the lovely Latin-flavored "Pretty Girl Why," with its gorgeous guitar work, is one of the group's best songs. Furay was developing into a quality songwriter with the orchestrated "The Hour of Not Quite Rain" and his best Springfield contribution, the beautiful ballad "Kind Woman," which became one of the first country-rock standards. But it was a case of not enough, too late, not only for Furay, but for the group as a whole.
01. On The Way Home [0:02:33.07]
02. It's So Hard To Wait [0:02:09.38]
03. Pretty Girl Why [0:02:27.32]
04. Four Days Gone [0:02:57.15]
05. Carefree Country Day [0:02:41.70]
06. Special Care [0:03:44.53]
07. The Hour Of Not Quite Rain [0:03:50.05]
08. Questions [0:02:58.50]
09. I Am A Child [0:02:28.12]
10. Merry-Go-Round [0:02:08.15]
11. Uno Mundo [0:02:05.35]
12. Kind Woman [0:04:13.13]
Buffalo Springfield - Retrospective - The Best Of Buffalo Springfield (1969)
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Only a handful of bands have made a greater impact with fewer recordings than the short-lived Buffalo Springfield. Their history is told in the titles of their three albums: 1967's eponymous debut was followed by the peak-performance Again later that year, which was followed by 1968's Last Time Around. While their entire recorded career encompasses a mere two years, the Stephen Stills-Neil Young-Richie Furay-led quintet produced a number of '60s rock classics. Stills chipped in "For What It's Worth" and "Bluebird"; Furay's "Kind Woman" is one of the touchstones of country-rock; and Young fired off the likes of the raucous "Mr. Soul," the gentle "I Am a Child," the ambitious "Broken Arrow," and the breathtakingly pretty "Expecting to Fly." They're all on this 12-song overview, a suitable option for anyone who isn't up to stocking up on the entire catalog. --Steven Stolder
Product Description
A dozen of their best songs, including Stephen Stills' great Bluebird and Rock and Roll Woman; For What It's Worth; Broken Arrow; Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing; Kind Woman, and more.