Is The Neil Young Archives Timeline Half-Full ? Or Half-Empty ? UPDATED!

Where Did 2020 Go?

Neil Young Archives Timeline

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UPDATE: Again, no sooner than we post this image above, NYA Timeline now updated!  See comments below for more details  or go to Timeline. Such is the synchronicity of TW.

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So is the Neil Young Archives Timeline half-empty? Or half-full? Where did all the 2020 releases flow?

At the moment,  the Timeline seems half-empty with 2020 completely blank now after showing releases like Homegrown, as well as, lots of future plans.  Frankly, most folks would be ok if 2020 did go completely blank the way this year has been going ...

but we digress...

Just last week, Neil announced a NEW EP: "The Times" by Neil Young - "Coming Soon".

Once the Timeline is updated, here is what we might see.  From a comment on OUT-TAKES on Neil Young Archives by Phil:

About the albums whose publication is delayed, Neil says in LTE that the new dates are in the timeline ... But I don't see anything.

By the way, does somebody note all the NY announcements in LTE about the next releases ? Here's what I've noticed these last few weeks:

- 2020 :Return To Greendale, Rust Bucket and Archives vol.2 which would include at least Tuscaloosa and Roxy + Dume (Zuma's outakes?) + a CD of Homegrown's outakes + maybe Odeon Budokan.
- 2021: Early Daze, Alchemy, Mirror Ball Live, Ragged Glory Extended, Eldorado extended, Island In The Sun and Shakespeare postponed from 2020.

He talked about Toast, live with the Ducks, Boarding House 1978 but no dates.

He mentioned the possible release of Bottom Line 1974, Chrome Dreams, Bootleg Dorothy Chambler 1971.

He also said that the Buffalo 1991 released on NYA would be the subject of a DVD for the subscribers...

Return To Greendale, Rust Bucket and Archives vol.2 which would include at least Tuscaloosa and Roxy + Dume (Zuma's outakes?) + a CD of Homegrown's outakes + maybe Odeon Budokan.

- 2021: Early Daze, Alchemy, Mirror Ball Live, Ragged Glory Extended, Eldorado extended, Island In The Sun and Shakespeare postponed from 2020.

He talked about Toast, live with the Ducks, Boarding House 1978 but no dates.

He mentioned the possible release of Bottom Line 1974, Chrome Dreams, Bootleg Dorothy Chambler 1971.

He also said that the Buffalo 1991 released on NYA would be the subject of a DVD for the registrants...

Finally, he put forward the idea of an album compiling unreleased songs and, in a letter dated July 26th, he talked about the unreleased album "Summer songs" which would include a first version of For The Love of Man. It's the first time I've heard of this album! Unless that's another name for Island In the Sun.

I may have missed some other announcements... In any case, I bet a lot that everything will be delayed, very very delayed...

If we get another release this year, it'll be a miracle.

Thanks Phil for a very good run down of what's in the Timeline pipeline.

Again, given the new EP coming, it's understandable that plans change.

But we certainly understand the Uncle Eddie dilemma, but when push comes to shove and Neil has something he wants out now, then that's the way its always been. Look at Homegrown sitting on the shelf for 45 years?! Uncle Eddie should be pleased. Sure hope he's still with us.

Uncle Eddie has focused Neil's attention on his unreleased catalogue. (See "Uncle Eddie's NYA - New Tier?": Neil Young Releasing Everything in 2020 on NYA.)

Bumper stickers will be issued. #UncleEddie
via UNOFFICIAL Neil Young Unreleased Archive - NYUA | Twitter

So here's to Uncle Eddie! And who says that writing a Letter to the Editor is a waste of time? 

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