Neil Young Video:

		List Price: $249.99		Label: Reprise Records Salesrank: 20396 Released: June 2, 2009
		Our Price: $155.00
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		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
This is the first volume of the Neil Young Archives series of box sets, produced by Neil Young himself. This series is the definitive, comprehensive, chronological survey of his entire body of work. Volume I covers the period from his earliest recordings with the Squires in Winnipeg, 1963, through to his classic 1972 album, Harvest and beyond, including studio and live tracks with the legendary Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Neil Young with Crazy Horse. This DVD edition contains 10 discs, each in its own custom sleeve. 9 of these discs hold a total of 128 tracks (12 hidden), all presented in high resolution 24-bit/96 Khz stereo PCM Audiophile quality sound, and featuring nearly 60 previously unreleased songs, versions, mixes, or rare tracks. Also found on these 9 multimedia discs are 20 special feature videos, film clips, and film trailers, an additional 55 audio tracks of rare interviews, radio spots, and concert raps, and an array of interactive features, including image galleries of archival photos, press, lyric manuscripts, documents, biographies, tour dates, and complete lyrics, as well as an interactive timeline feature which presents an in-depth overview of Young's life and career. Each of the 10 DVDs feature 720X480 standard definition picture quality. In addition, a DVD of Young's acclaimed first film, 'Journey Through The Past', available for the first time since its original theatrical release in 1973, is included, featuring pristine picture transfer, audio presented in both DTS 5.1 surround and stereo 24-bit/48 Khz PCM, plus archival materials. Included in the durable custom display box are a digital download card to access MP3 files of all 128 audio tracks, a lavish 236 page fullcolor hardbound book that features additional archival materials, tapes database, and detailed descriptions of the music and artwork, a foldout Archives poster, a custom keeper for the 10 sleeved discs, and more.

Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972) 10 DVD Reviews:
I love it.
2009-12-26 - I just got this set for christmas, and I love it. I didn't have the two live cds, so I had no problem with them already being released. Also, I checked the discs and there was no glue or problems in manufacture. The sound is fantastic!

Blu-Ray NY Archives Musings. An audio perspective.
2009-12-20 - Let's begin with the facts. I'm a hardcore fan. My first exposure to NY was back in '70 thru CSNY and then 'Harvest'. At that time, I felt like a latecomer as I had to backtrack to hear 'Everybody Knows This is Nowhere', 'After the Gold Rush', and his first album along with all the Buffalo Springfield material. My first vinyl purchase was 'Time Fades Away', which is still my favorite album. I like ragged Crazy Horse Neil much more than 'Harvest' style Neil. One of the AUDIO tests for this box set was to see if it lived up to the sonic quality of pure vinyl of Crazy Horse punching out 'Down By the River' and 'Cowgirl in the Sand'. Hearing the Horse unleashed back in the day was momentous and I still hope to see/hear them play together again even it's a geriatric horse...Anyway, I had already heard great digital (Sound DOES MATTER for NY) versions of these on his 'saturated audio' releases. I even have all his DVD-A releases and bought a specific DVD player by Pioneer to truly enjoy the upgraded sound from crappy CDs. The DVD-A releases were satisfying and almost matched analog glory. I wondered if Blu-Ray would finally rival it. I had to wait until the players reached a price point I could feel happy with.


This month a good BD-Live player did. I bought a Samsung unit, upgraded to a Vizio HDTV, and then finally got this amazing box a few days ago. The wait was worth it. The sound on DBTR and Cowgirl is amazingly great. I have still to do an actual A/B testing with the original vinyl (I might have to buy one of the vinyl NYAS albums for a true test as my original copy, though in decent condition, can't match the new German pressings). But just the SOUND of these blu-ray discs is fantastic. I'm sure the DVD and CD releases are fine. Even the mp3 files that came with this do the trick for loading up your iPod and hitting the road if only for the sheer convenience.

As more than an encyclopedia has been written on everything else in this box, I won't go down that path. I just wanted to concentrate the audio for now. The rest of the box with its multimedia approach is extraordinary for a true fan. If you're a newcomer, go buy his latest 'Greatest Hits' in its best saturated audio version and play it on a good audio system. Or better yet invest in one of the new vinyl releases, which I plan to do soon, and listen to it on a great 'legacy' stereo. You won't be disappointed. If you're lucky, you'll get what all the hype has been about and take that long NY journey through the past all the while enjoying whatever Neil's muse tells him to release in the future.

Happy NY Holidays to you all.


This is Awesome
2009-12-08 - This is totally awesome. Sound quality is superb. Get the Blu Ray edition because you can then get extra updates for as long as they give them. This is only available on the blu ray version. Plus w/ blu ray you can then get the album in mp3 format for free too.
Yea there are some things I already bought but the sound of the blu ray is better. If you're a Neil fan, then this is a must have. If not, then you can't go wrong buying this, but I'd buy Decade first to get a feel if you like him or not. I can't wait for Vol. II.

Review of Neil young archives Vol.1 Blu-ray
2009-12-02 -
I am Dislexic So my Spelling is the pits. when I saw I could make a video review I thought that would be allot better. I can express myself better this way. I am not getting paid nore am I looking for that. I just figutred I could get the amazon people interested in a review to check out mine on You Tub. I have reviewd about 35 concerts so far. This one from Neil is not right thoue. we should NOT have to look at a Record player or tape deck while the music plays. I put on the first 2 or 3 DVDs and saw only that. I then went to the very last DVD and saw only that. Apprently some where inbetween there is a small amoute of him on stage, BUT if we are buying DVD we except to see the artest live in concert from start to finish. This set would be great as a CD set that you just play NOT watch! Sorry If I upset you just trying to let as many people as posible know that they can check out my view of concerts that they might want to buy. Most offen I give them top reviews like 5 stars most are positive reviews. This one I just cant give a positive review. Sorry Bill M
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I am Dislexic So my Spelling is the pits. when I saw I could make a video review I thought that would be allot better. I can express myself better this way. I am not getting paid nore am I looking for that. I just figutred I could get the amazon people interested in a review to check out mine on You Tub. I have reviewd about 35 concerts so far. This one from Neil is not right thoue. we should NOT have to look at a Record player or tape deck while the music plays. I put on the first 2 or 3 DVDs and saw only that. I then went to the very last DVD and saw only that. Apprently some where inbetween there is a small amoute of him on stage, BUT if we are buying DVD we except to see the artest live in concert from start to finish. This set would be great as a CD set that you just play NOT watch! Sorry If I upset you just trying to let as many people as posible know that they can check out my view of concerts that they might want to buy. Most offen I give them top reviews like 5 stars most are positive reviews. This one I just cant give a positive review. Sorry Bill M
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0 stars! See my Video review on You Tub. put in you Tub search MrWm2800 and you will see this as well as several other concert DVD Reviews

Save your money and buy several jigsaw puzzles instead
2009-09-18 - Yeah, it's got great classic NY, in their best sounding versions ever. But there's a good reason why much of the unreleased material has been unreleased -- it's largely of historical interest and not that wonderful. Sorry, NY's no Dylan when it comes to squirreling away masterpieces.

But the bigger problem is as good as the music is, much of the material is next to impossible to get out of the box. I've seen some poorly fabricated box set packages (i.e., the rusting Bill Evans box) but this takes incompetent design to a new level. Which is pretty ridiculous given the prices and years of preparation. Getting the sleeves out requires turning the disc pack over and banging on the bottom to dump them all out. And after somehow fishing the book out when new, it is now completely impossible to access.

After dealing with this shoddy package, do you really want to hunt for hidden track "easter eggs"? I'm so po'ed I'd rather strangle the bunny.