Harvest (original recording remastered)

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studio album
First released:
Feb 14 1972

Overview Edit

Harvest is the fourth solo album by Neil Young, released February 1972 on Reprise Records, catalogue RS 6317. It featured the London Symphony Orchestra on two tracks, while noted guests David Crosby, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Stephen Stills, and James Taylor contributed vocals. It topped the Billboard 200 album chart for two weeks, and spawned two hit singles, "Old Man", which peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Heart of Gold", which peaked at #1. It was the best-selling album of 1972.

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Version description:
original recording remastered
Record label:
Catalog number:
unknown
Release dates:
  • Jul 14 2009

Genres

Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Classic Rock, Acoustic, Country, Country Rock, Heavy Metal, Folk-Rock, Folk, Orchestral. Vote on Genres

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5 stars "Awhile ago somewhere I don't no when . . . "
Few artists can match Neil Young in musical artistry, creative versatility, and artistic/personal intergrity - Dylan, Lennon, Hendrix, Stipe, Young - the list does not go much beyond that. Young's *Harvest* is further reminder that we are dealing with a legendary composer and performer, one who defies categorization while still remaining relevant to so many categorized styles. Not many artists can lay claim to that(see the short list above and maybe add three or four more).

Harvest ranges from t…
Written by haikuvulcan "haikuvulcan"
1 stars Warning: 2009 remaster is horrible!
Neil Young - Harvest (1972)

I'm hardly an audiophile and sometimes I actually get annoyed with reviews that trash albums because of the remastering job. But even I can hear how bad this version sounds. It sounds flat but with too much bass and not enough treble. It's muddy and sounds like it's compressed to hell! (note - some audiophiles in the comments below have analyzed the sound waves and claim there's no frequency "clipping", but that still doesn't mean it sounds good - to my ears, it soun…
Written by Rich Latta

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. composer

  2. design

    1. Joel Bernstein [photography]
  1. performer

    1. Kenny Buttrey [drums]
    2. Linda Ronstadt [backing vocals on "Heart of Gold"]
  2. writer

    1. Neil Young [lyrics]

Other versions Edit

Harvest 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Reprise Records
catalog number: 75992723923
release dates: 1986 in United States, Sep 11 2002
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Harvest 10 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
record label: Reprise Records
catalog number: 75992723923
release dates: Oct 25 1990
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