Neil Young’s next archival release will revisit his first solo performances following the demise of Buffalo Springfield. On May 5, 1968, the now classic-rock stalwarts played their final show, leaving a then 22-year-old Young to try his hand at a solo career. In November of that year he ran through a batch of new songs during a series of gigs at Ann Arbor, MI’s The Canterbury House. Forty years later, Young will release his second performance at the venue as Sugar Mountain Live At Canterbury House 1968. Armed only with his acoustic guitar, an at times nervous Young mixed songs written during his Buffalo Springfield tenure with newly written material that would appear on future solo albums and short, often personal stories. One of the most famous “raps” finds Young discussing his hapless “day job” experience working in a Toronto bookstore. Musical highlights include the album’s title track, which Young wrote at the age of 19, as well as “Mr. Soul,” “Expecting To Fly” and “The Loner.”

Young’s camp cautions that Sugar Mountain Live is not slated for inclusion in the highly anticipated Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963 - 1972). That 10-disc Blu-ray and DVD package will be released early in 2009, with a specific date forthcoming.

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