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- Summary: The latest "lost album" release from Neil Young was recorded in 1977, but shelved for 1978's Comes A Time.
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- Record Label: Reprise
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Mar 31, 2025Oceanside Countryside provides a snapshot of Young in the middle of his 1970s winning streak, possibly the most creatively fertile run that any songwriter has ever had the good fortune to find themselves in.
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MojoFeb 19, 2025A slightly more cohesive album - a complement to 1978's Comes A Time rather than a first take, perhaps. [Apr 2025, p.97]
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Feb 18, 2025Deep-pocketed obsessives who’ve managed to keep pace with Young’s reissues may be disappointed to hear that most of the raw versions of these songs have appeared before. But for more regular fans, the music on this album is wonderful. It’s supremely chilled yet deeply soulful, a dream soundtrack for early-summer evenings
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Classic Rock MagazineMar 7, 2025A charming history emerges from Young's immerse archive. [Apr 2025, p.70]
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Mar 6, 2025Though many of its tracks would eventually find their way onto such popular Young releases of the late-’70s and early-’80s as Comes a Time, Rust Never Sleeps, and Hawks and Doves, they appear here in their most naked and unvarnished forms, lending Oceanside Countryside much of its appeal.
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Mar 10, 2025It’s a different way to experience some familiar tunes, and yet another window into one of the more vibrant periods of Young’s ever-shifting creativity.
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Mar 7, 2025Versions of these 10 tunes have already come out in the relentless flood of confusing, multi-format material that flows from Young’s archives .... One of the USPs of this release is that these are all original 1977 mixes, making it maddeningly essential for completists.