Neil Young Announces ‘Songs For Judy’ Live Album & Shares ‘Campaigner’ Single

Neil Young will issue Songs For Judy, a new live album recorded in November 1976. The 23-track release comes out November 30 as the debut release on Young’s Reprise Records imprint Shakey Pictures Records and features the single “Campaigner.” A vinyl edition is due on December 14.

The live release was culled from tapes made while Young performed solo sets at Crazy Horse shows. In a post titled “Live and Untouched,” Young shared the following about the pending album:

Joel Bernstein “boy photographer” music lover, collector and archivist, and Cameron Crowe, writer and music lover were responsible for the record album Songs For Judy. JB was on my solo tour in 1976, tuning my acoustic guitars. He also was recording cassettes of the shows from our P.A. board mixes. Basically, what the people heard. Joel and Cameron chose these songs and did a great job. The album is quite unique and I think the period was very well captured in the sound and performances. It was a moment in time, and it’s easy to tell why it’s called Songs For Judy.

Follow this link to read John Hanlon’s essay about producing Songs For Judy and this one for notes by Cameron Crowe and Joel Bernstein. Check out “Campaigner” recorded live in Boston on November 22, 1976 below:

Songs For Judy Tracklist

1. Songs For Judy Intro Atlanta, GA Nov 24 (late show)
2. Too Far Gone Boulder, CO Nov 06
3. No One Seems To Know Boulder, CO Nov 07
4. Heart Of Gold Fort Worth, TX Nov 10
5. White Line Fort Worth, TX Nov 10
6. Love Is A Rose Houston, TX Nov 11
7. After The Gold Rush Houston, TX Nov 11
8. Human Highway Madison, WI Nov 14
9. Tell Me Why Chicago, IL Nov 15 (late show)
10. Mr. Soul New York, NY Nov 20 (early show)
11. Mellow My Mind New York, NY Nov 20 (early show)
12. Give Me Strength New York, NY Nov 20 (late show)
13. Man Needs A Maid New York, NY Nov 20 (late show)
14. Roll Another Number Boston, MA Nov 22 (late show)
15. Journey Through The Past Boston, MA Nov 22 (late show)
16. Harvest Boston, MA Nov 22 (late show)
17. Campaigner Boston, MA Nov 22 (late show)
18. Old Laughing Lady Atlanta, GA Nov 24 (early show)
19. The Losing End Atlanta, GA Nov 24 (late show)
20. Here We Are In The Years Atlanta, GA Nov 24 (late show)
21. The Needle And The Damage Done Atlanta, GA Nov 24 (early show)
22. Pocahontas Atlanta, GA Nov 24 (late show)
23. Sugar Mountain Atlanta, GA Nov 24 (late show)