Notes
Spin: Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself when you’re old enough to repay but young enough to sell? NY: That’s a hell of a question, isn’t it? I don’t understand it. It sounds like gibberish to me. I stopped singing that song because when I get to that line I go, what the fuck am I talking about? NY: You know, I don’t edit my songs. I knew something was happening at the time that I wrote it to make that right, but I can’t remember what it is and it doesn’t apply to what I’m doing now. Neil Young Spin Magazine June 1988
Tell Me Why (version 1 of 12)
Session Date:April 30, 1970
Studio:Home studio, Topanga, CA
Session 2 Date:May 1, 1970
Studio 2:Home studio, Topanga, CA
Produced by:Neil Young & David Briggs
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:2:59
Musicians:Neil Young: guitar,vocals Nils Lofgren: guitar, vocals Ralph Molina: vocals Danny Whitten: vocals
Available on:
After The Gold Rush Neil Young Released: 1970-09-19

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Neil Young Archives Vol. I 1963-1972 Neil Young Released: 2009-06-02

Disc 06 - Topanga 3 (1970) Track 1

After The Gold Rush 50th Anniversary Edition Neil Young Released: 2020-12-11

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Tell Me Why (version 2 of 12)
Session Date:January 19, 1971
Studio:Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Produced by:David Briggs & Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:2:27
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
Live At Massey Hall 1971 Neil Young Released: 2007-03-13

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Neil Young Archives Vol. I 1963-1972 Neil Young Released: 2009-06-02

Disc 07 - Live at Massey Hall (Toronto 1971) Track 2

Tell Me Why (version 3 of 12)
Session Date:July 5, 1970
Studio:Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Produced by:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:5:41
Notes:CSNY version
Musicians:Neil Young: guitar, vocals Stephen Stills: Double bass David Crosby: vocals Graham Nash: vocals
Available on:
Neil Young Archives Vol. I 1963-1972 Neil Young Released: 2009-06-02

Disc 06 - Topanga 3 (1970) Track 12

Tell Me Why (version 4 of 12)
Session Date:November 30, 1970
Studio:The Cellar Door, Washington, D.C., USA
Produced by:Neil Young & Henry Lewy
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:2:51
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
Live At The Cellar Door Neil Young Released: 2013-12-10

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Tell Me Why (version 5 of 12)
Session Date:January 22, 1971
Studio:Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, Connecticut, USA
Produced by:Neil Young and John Hanlon
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:2:36
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
Young Shakespeare Neil Young Released: 2021-03-26

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Young Shakespeare - DVD Neil Young Released: 2021-03-26

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Tell Me Why (version 6 of 12)
Session Date:November 15, 1976
Studio:Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Produced by:Joel Bernstein, Cameron Crowe, David Briggs & Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:34
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
Songs For Judy Neil Young Released: 2018-11-30

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Tell Me Why (version 7 of 12)
Session Date:March 18, 2020
Studio:Daryl Hannah & Neil Young's home, Telluride, Colorado, USA
Produced by:
Recording type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:mono
Length:4:08
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Available on:
Fireside Sessions I Neil Young Released: 2020-03-19

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Tell Me Why (version 8 of 12)
Session Date:May 29, 2010
Studio:Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:
Musicians:
Available on:
2010-05-29 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Neil Young Released: 2021-06-02

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Tell Me Why (version 9 of 12)
Session Date:December 4, 1970
Studio:Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, USA
Produced by:Neil Young & Niko Bolas: "The Volume Dealers"
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:10
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
Carnegie Hall 1970 Neil Young Released: 2021-10-01

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1970-12-04 - Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, USA Neil Young Released: 2023-08-28

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Tell Me Why (version 10 of 12)
Session Date:March 24, 1976
Studio:Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Produced by:Neil Young
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:mono
Length:
Musicians:
Available on:
1976-03-24 - Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, The Netherlands Neil Young Released: 2022-03-03

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Tell Me Why (version 11 of 12)
Session Date:January 30, 1971
Studio:Royce Hall - UCLA, Westwood, California, USA
Produced by:Neil Young & Niko Bolas: "The Volume Dealers"
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:2:30
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
Royce Hall Neil Young Released: 2022-05-06

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1971-01-30 - Royce Hall - UCLA, Westwood, California, USA Neil Young Released: 2022-05-06

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Tell Me Why (version 12 of 12)
Session Date:February 1, 1971
Studio:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced by:Tim Mulligan
Recording type:Live
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Length:3:15
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, acoustic guitar
Available on:
I'm happy that y'all came down Neil Young Released: 2022-05-06

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