– ‘Powderfinger’ is the early/first solo version, the original. Some of the historical lineage of the songs on ‘Chrome Dreams’ include: Songs like ‘Pocahontas’, ‘Like a Hurricane’, ‘Powderfinger’, ‘Homegrown’, Stringman’ and ‘Look Out for My Love’ join six 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. It is coming to life now exactly how Young perceived it, and it has a sense of monumentality about it that conveys its place in history. The 12 songs on ‘Chrome Dreams’ may have existed in other forms at other times, and that is part of the creative process. The 1974-1976 studio recordings include two previously unreleased versions, four tracks never before released on vinyl, and are manufactured as a 3-sided double-album with an etching on side 4.

The music included on ‘Chrome Dreams’ is the debut release of the legendary lost 1977 album that features 12 classic Neil Young songs, including four originals.

It’s time for ‘Chrome Dreams’ to find its way into the world. With ‘Chrome Dreams’, it has been a long time coming to get to this final version of an album that includes some of rock’s most unforgettable songs – and now it is set to be released on August 11 via Reprise Records as Neil Young envisioned it. For all those who have followed the singer-songwriter’s ever-evolving career, it’s best to let those changes happen. What starts as one thing can often end up as another. ‘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.

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