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August 1st 2008 - Afterburn Records Update
 Hello back if you haven't visited the site for awhile, and welcome if you're dropping by for the first time. The good news is we have a new CD Reissue Out which we are very excited about so read on and enjoy !
Steve Young - Long Time Rider CD (ATB 006)
First some history... Steve Young was born in Georgia and from his early teens was exploring his love of music and songwriting, finding himself drawn to New York City in the early 60's where he became involved with the flourishing Greenwich Village Folk Scene (a brief list of singers & players who would make their mark there include: Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, Phil Ochs, Karen Dalton, Tom Paxton, Fred Neil, David Crosby, Joan Baez, etc... and right into recent years with Steve Earle as a resident). After a short stint back in Alabama, Steve found himself in California bang in the middle of the 1960's where he became pals with Texan Stephen Stills & multi-talented young gun Van Dyke Parks, and played in a Pre-Buffalo Springfield band with them called Gas Company.
The first album to feature Steve Young was the 1968 s/t full length by Stone Country (tho' he had penned tunes in 1964 for Alabama duo Richard and Jim on their Capitol Records LP), and this was followed up in 1969 by Steve's fine debut opus Rock, Salt & Nails which featured guest showing from both Gram Parsons & Gene Clark. This was a truly exciting and rich living period for Steve as a slew of magnificent albums formed this core period of the late 60's thru to the mid 70's ('Seven Bridges Road' , Honky Tonk Man' & 'Renegade Picker' ), where Steve Young accrued fans the world over with his striking vocals & inspiring 'Southern Music' which melded Country, Folk, Rock & Blues with Gospel & Celtic leanings. Artists who have covered Steve's songs include The Eagles, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Rita Coolidge, & many more.
The late 70's and into the late 80's (from a fan perspective) are seen as the most 'obscure' period of Steve's career (early 90's to present day a much more cruisier option as the recordings are quite easy to pick up), with long deleted albums not popping up with any real regularity and a bit of a quest for those who don't own these albums but wish to seek them out in their original form. And this bring us to Long Time Rider...
Long Time Rider (LTR) was initially issued by Steve as a Cassette and sold at shows on the road around the mid 80's until a small French label issued it on CD in a tiny run in 1990, and this itself went out of print in no time and has been unavailable for close to 20 years...until now ! Long Time Rider was a period of experimentation for Steve as he discovered a Roland Juno 106 synthesizer and utilized it's sound as the backing for these majestic and breath taking tracks. Songs of deep discovery and Introspection recalling the spirits of the Celtic tradition & the sheer power of the American Indians through to bold and moving moments relating to Alcoholism & Divorce. Many longtime fans quote this as some of Steve's most incredible vocal work, & they truly are spine tingling and powerful pieces which we think you will absolutely adore.
To match the quality of music on offer here we have issued this reissue in a Deluxe 3 way Soft-Pak sleeve with Lyric Booklet & fresh liner notes, with a rejigged track list chosen by Bob Dylan associate, Singer/Songwriter/Artist Bob Neuwirth (this project's number #1 fan) , with the initial 500 copies being hand numbered. The tracks are as follows:
1. Behold The Stars
2. War of Ancient Days
3. Have a Laugh
4. My Love
5. Only You
6. The Whole World
7. Cover Us
8. Long Time Rider
So maybe not the Steve Young you have heard before, but a very important piece of his magical discography which we hope you thoroughly enjoy (samples can be heard via Steve's site at www.steveyoung.net ). So we offer up this release which you can purchase for $22.00 aud postpaid anywhere in Australia or $20.00 usd postpaid anywhere in the world.
**American customers can also purchase this CD (along with other choice Steve Young CD's) via our friends at Village Records in Kansas and keep their postage in house, so to go with that option tap in www.villagerecords.com and away you go!
We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank all those folk around the globe who gave us nice feedback after picking up the Steve Young 2007 Aussie Tour we released last year, it was great hearing from so many people & your passion for great music and solid communication was a treat for us, so thank you. All the best from us here in Melbourne Australia.
Scotti and Bevan - Afterburn Records August 2008
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