Neil Young is celebrating 50 years of his lauded 1974 album On the Beach with a limited-edition vinyl reissue arriving on November 8th.
The album will arrive exclusively on clear vinyl and will be available at the Greedy Hand Store at Neil Young Archives in addition to standard music retailers. All purchases from Young’s Greedy Hands Store will also arrive with free hi-res digital audio downloads of the album’s eight tracks. Pre-orders are ongoing.
On the Beach was Neil Young’s highly-anticipated follow-up to his beloved 1972 album Harvest and served as the second entry in his “Ditch Trilogy.” The album features contributions from The Band’s Rick Danko and Levon Helm, his CSNY collaborators Graham Nash and David Crosby, and Crazy Horse’s Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina.
On the Beach is not the only vinyl reissue that Neil Young is offering in 2024. He recently announced that he’ll be reissuing four of his classic albums: Freedom, Ragged Glory – Smell the Horse, Weld, and Arc will all be available on vinyl on October 4th. Meanwhile, Young also addressed his recent tour cancellation, apologizing to fans who bought tickets and claiming that illness and fatigue was taking a toll on his band members — himself included. “My body was telling me, ‘You gotta stop.’ And so I listened to my body.”
Revisit our classic review of Neil Young’s “Ditch Trilogy” of albums: Harvest, On the Beach, and 1975’s Tonight’s the Night.
On the Beach 50th Anniversary Edition Artwork:
On the Beach 50th Anniversary Edition Tracklist:
Side One:
01. Walk On
02. See the Sky About to Rain
03. Revolution Blues
04. For the Turnstiles
05. Vampire Blues
Side Two:
06. On the Beach
07. Motion Pictures
08. Ambulance Blues