Neil Young and The Stray Gators - Toronto 1973 (2017)

Fascinating Broadcast Recording From The Legendary Time Fades Away Tour Comprising Jack Nitzsche, Ben Keith, Tim Drummond and Kenny Buttrey, The Stray Gators had backed Neil Young on 1972 s Harvest, and would go on to do likewise on the tour during which its follow-up, Times Fade Away, was recorded live. Featuring previously unreleased cuts, until 2017 TFA remained the only Young album not released on CD, despite critical acclaim from most quarters. What would later become known as the Time Fades Away Tour began on 4th January 73 in Madison, Wisconsin; it was fraught from start to finish. Young would later describe it as one of the unhappiest times of his life and the worst tour of his career. However, the show performed at Toronto s Maple Leaf Gardens on 15th January, recorded for live FM broadcast and now featured on this CD in its entirety, sounds far from chaotic and forms a fascinating document of a legendary tour from which a full performance has rarely been heard. This CD features a set list that includes five numbers from the TFA album (albeit in different versions to those included on the record that would appear in the shops in November 73) alongside a handful from Harvest and others from earlier LPs.

TRACKLIST

01. On the Way Home (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
02. Tell Me Why (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
03. L.A. (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
04. Journey Throught the Past (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
05. Borrowed Tune (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
06. Out on the Weekend (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
07. Harvest (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
08. Old Man ((Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
09. Heart of Gold (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
10. Lonely Weekend (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
11. New Mama (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
12. Alabama (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
13. Last Dance (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
14. Don't Be Denied (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
15. Cinnamon Girl (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
16. Lookout Joe (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)
17. Southern Man (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 15th January 1973)