Hitchhiker by Neil Young, released 7 September 2017, includes the following tracks: "Captain Kennedy", "Give Me Strength", "Hitchhiker", "Human Highway" and more.
This version of Hitchhiker comes as a 1xCD in a(n) Digipak packaging. -
2017 archive release from the iconic singer/songwriter. The songs on Hitchhiker were recorded in a single night with the intent of being released as an album. In his memoir Special Deluxe, Young described the session, "It was a complete piece, although I was pretty stony on it, and you can hear it in my performances... I laid down all the songs in a row, pausing only for weed, beer, or coke. Briggs was in the control room, mixing live on his favorite console." Many of the songs surfaced on Young albums American Stars 'n Bars, Decade, Comes a Time, Rust Never Sleeps, Hawks & Doves, and Le Noise, albeit in different forms. Hitchhiker also contains a pair of never-before-released songs: "Hawaii" and "Give Me Strength," which Young has occasionally performed live.
Recorded but unreleased in 1976. Most songs released on later albums except "Hawaii" and "Give Me Strength"
Issued in cardboard gatefold cover with 22" x 27 1/2" folded lyric sheet on left side.
No performance credits.
Unlike the LP releases of this title, "Hitchhiker" is not called "Hitchhiker (Like An Inca #1)."
Catalog number 2-560639 appears on hype sticker; 560639-2 appears on CD face, spine and inserted poster.
Mould SID Code indicate pressed by Technicolor.
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Technical specifications
Language
Features
Distribution type
Physical media
Genre
Americana
Media type
CD
Number of optical discs
1 discs
Release date (DD/MM/YYYY)
07/09/2017
Song titles
Disc 1:
1 Pocahontas
2 Powderfinger
3 Captain Kennedy
4 Hawaii
5 Give Me Strength
6 Ride My Llama
7 Hitchhiker
8 Campaigner
9 Human Highway
10 The Old Country Waltz