Chrome Dreams

"Chrome Dreams", one of Neil Young's most individual and powerful albums, was scheduled to be released in 1977, but as is often the case with Young, things change. And then change again. What starts as one thing can often end up as another. For all those who have followed the singer songwriter's ever evolving career, it's best to let those changes happen.

With "Chrome Dreams", it has been a long time coming to this final version of an album that includes some of rock's most unforgettable songs. And now that it's being released on August 11th, 2023, via Reprise Records as Young envisioned it. Now is the time for the album to find its way into the world. As Neil Young hears and sees it.

The music included on "Chrome Dreams" is the debut release of the legendary 1977 lost album of 12 classic Neil Young songs, including 4 originals. The 1974-1976 studio recordings include 2 previously unreleased versions.

4 tracks never before released on vinyl and manufactured as a 3 sided double album with an etching on side 4.

The 12 songs may have existed in other forms at other times, and that is part of the creative process. Many of these are the originals. The summer 2023 release as it is coming to life now is exactly how Young perceived it and has a sense of monumentality about it that conveys a place in history. Songs like "Pocahontas", "Like A Hurricane", "Powderfinger", "Homegrown", "Stringman", and "Look Out For My Love" join 6 other tracks to finally present "Chrome Dreams" as a guide into the world of a musician who leads the way into the future, never second guessing what could have been.

Some of the historical lineage of the songs today include :

"Powderfinger" is the early, 1st solo version, the original.

"Pocahontas" is the same version that 1st appeared on "Rust Never Sleeps", but without the overdubs.

"Sedan Delivery" and "Hold Back The Tears" are originals with lyrics that were not included in later released versions. Both are very different versions than previously released.

"Stringman," is another original performance, included on the "Odeon/Budokan" disc in "Archives Vol II, prior to that, the song had only appeared on Young's "Unplugged" album in a later version, not the original.