

"ROXY TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT LIVE"

Neil Young + The Santa Monica Flyers

"In 1973, I drove my 1947 Buick Roadmaster, Black Queen, to LA from the North, accompanied by Ben Keith. Once we made it to Hollywood, we met up with Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina. Nils Lofgren joined us and we drove to Studio Instrument Rentals on Santa Monica Blvd. David Briggs, producer, and Johnny Talbot, equipment manager, met us there. They had blasted a hole in the wall to connect the green board which we had set up (an old tube board I had purchased that had been used recording many historic sessions from the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds to Monterey Pop Festival, among many others) next to the rehearsal hall. Our 16-track analog tape machine was set up next to the board. We had finished recording TTN and decided to celebrate with a gig at a new club opening on the Sunset Strip, the ROXY. We went there and recorded for a few nights, opening the ROXY. We really knew the Tonight's the Night songs so we just played them again, the album, top to bottom, two sets a night for a few days. We had a great time. ROXY -Tonight's the Night Live is the live recording we made. There is a little Super 8 footage of us driving to the gig in the Black Queen one of those nights."

As we had hoped earlier this year , Neil Young's "ROXY TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT LIVE" is now set for release on 4/21. (Thanks joe lookout!)According to Broadway World , the Record Store Day Limited Edition pressing will include an exclusive print of the band live on stage at The Roxy. The standard vinyl edition (without print) CD and digital editions will follow on Tuesday, April 24th. Album pre-orders begin March 5.The Roxy Theater concert was recorded during a run from September 20 to 22, 1973.Young explains how Roxy - Tonight's the Night Live came to be:Track listing for ROXY - Tonight's The Night Live:Side 1:1. Tonight's The Night2. Mellow My Mind3. World On A StringSide 2:1. Speakin' Out2. Albuquerque3. New Mama4. Roll Another Number (For The Road)Side 3:1. Tired Eyes2. Tonight's The Night3. Walk OnSide 4:Etched artworkFor reference, from Sugar Mountain Setlists (via Ghosts On The Road ), here are the actual sets from the early and late shows:1973-09-20, Early Show, Roxy Theater, Los Angeles, California, USAw/ The Santa Monica FlyersTonight's The Night / Mellow My Mind / World On A String / Speakin' Out / Albuquerque / New Mama / Roll Another Number / Tired Eyes / Tonight's The Night / The Losing End / Walk OnSet list courtesy of Ghosts On The Roadw/ The Santa Monica FlyersTonight's The Night / Mellow My Mind / World On A String / Speakin' Out / Albuquerque / New Mama / Roll Another Number / Tired Eyes / Tonight's The Night / Cowgirl In The Sandw/ The Santa Monica Flyers(unconfirmed)Tonight's The Night / Mellow My Mind / World On A String / Speakin' Out / Albuquerque / New Mama / Roll Another Number / Tired Eyes / Tonight's The Night / The Losing Endw/ The Santa Monica FlyersTonight's The Night / Mellow My Mind / World On A String / Speakin' Out / Albuquerque / New Mama / Roll Another Number / Tired Eyes / Tonight's The Night / Cowgirl In The Sandw/ The Santa Monica FlyersTonight's The Night / Mellow My Mind / World On A String / Speakin' Out / Albuquerque / New Mama / Roll Another Number / Tired Eyes / Tonight's The Night / The Losing Endw/ The Santa Monica FlyersTonight's The Night / Mellow My Mind / World On A String / Speakin' Out / Albuquerque / New Mama / Roll Another Number / Tired Eyes / Tonight's The Night / Down By The RiverSet list courtesy of Ghosts On The Road More on Roxy Live: Next Release From Neil Young's Online Archives?

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