Neil Young opens up his archives to issue Hitchhiker, a previously unreleased studio album. The 10-track acoustic solo collection was recorded in Malibu, CA at Indigo Studio in 1976 and produced by Young's long-time studio collaborator David Briggs. Recorded between Zuma and American Stars 'n Bars in a single session, the resultant performances are truly breathtaking and passionate.

• 1976 recording released for the first time
• Cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Produced by David Briggs
• Gatefold Cover

Neil Young recorded 10 songs with his acoustic guitar on August 11, 1976 at Indigo Studios in Malibu - these songs make up the album Hitchhiker. Many of the songs have surfaced on previous Young albums, albeit in different forms: "Human Highway" appeared two years later on 1978's Comes a Time, while "Powderfinger," "Ride My Llama" and "Pocahontas" showed up on Rust Never Sleeps (1979), and "Captain Kennedy" came out on 1980's Hawks & Doves. Hitchhiker also contains a pair of never-before-released songs — "Hawaii," "a soaring ballad," and "Give Me Strength," which Young has occasionally performed live.

Young recorded Hitchhiker with David Briggs, who helped produce many of Young's most famous albums, including Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush and On the Beach. John Hanlon, another long-time collaborator, contributed some post-production to the original Malibu recordings.

Track Listing:

01. Pocahontas
02. Powderfinger
03. Captain Kennedy
04. Hawaii
05. Give Me Strength
06. Ride My Llama
07. Hitchhiker (Like An Inca #1)
08. Campaigner
09. Human Highway
10. The Old Country Waltz

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