Neil Young Sessions
-
1981
Songs recorded:
12
Studios:
1 - Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Live Locations:
0 -
Studio Sessions:
1
Studio Bands:
2 - Crazy Horse • The Bluenotes
Live Bands:
0 -
Released tracks:
12 - Computer Age • Computer Cowboy (aka Syscrusher) • Get Up • Mr. Soul • Rapid Transit • Sample And Hold • Shots • Sunny Inside • Surfer Joe And Moe The Sleaze • T-Bone • Transformer Man • We R In Control
Unreleased tracks:
0 -
January 18 – December 11, 1981, Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, California, USA
Studio
Recording Date:January 18, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:4:36
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, electric guitar
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar
Billy Talbot: bass, vocals
Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar
Billy Talbot: bass, vocals
Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Producer:David Briggs & Neil Young
Release:
RE*AC*TOR
Neil Young
Released: October 28, 1981
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
RE*AC*TORNeil Young
Released: October 28, 1981
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:0
Recording Date:June 17, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:7:41
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Musicians:Neil Young: electric guitar, synclavier, vocals
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar
Billy Talbot: bass, vocals
Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar
Billy Talbot: bass, vocals
Ralph Molina: drums, vocals
Producer:David Briggs & Neil Young
Release:RE*AC*TOR
Neil Young
Released: October 28, 1981
RE*AC*TORNeil Young
Released: October 28, 1981
Times Performed:10
First Performance:1978-05-24, Early Show, The Boarding House, San Francisco, California, USA
Last Performance:1978-05-28, Late Show, The Boarding House, San Francisco, California, USA
Recording Date:June 17, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:2:30
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Musicians:Neil Young: vocal, piano, synclavier, guitar
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums, percussion, vocal
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums, percussion, vocal
Producer:David Briggs Tim Mulligan & Neil Young with Jerry Napier
Note:previously unreleased version
Release:Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:35
First Performance:1987-11-02, Early Show, Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Last Performance:1988-09-08, Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Recording Date:June 23, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:4:17
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, electric guitar, handclaps
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar, vocals, handclaps
Billy Talbot: bass, vocals, handclaps
Ralph Molina: drums, percussion, vocals, handclaps
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar, vocals, handclaps
Billy Talbot: bass, vocals, handclaps
Ralph Molina: drums, percussion, vocals, handclaps
Producer:David Briggs & Neil Young
Release:RE*AC*TOR
Neil Young
Released: October 28, 1981
Opera Star/Surfer Joe And Moe The Sleaze - 12inch single
Neil Young
Released: February 12, 1982
Opera Star/Surfer Joe and Moe The Sleaze - promo
Neil Young
Released: February 22, 1982
Opera Star/Surfer Joe and Moe The Sleaze
Neil Young
Released: March 8, 1982Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
RE*AC*TORNeil Young
Released: October 28, 1981
Opera Star/Surfer Joe And Moe The Sleaze - 12inch single Neil Young
Released: February 12, 1982
Opera Star/Surfer Joe and Moe The Sleaze - promoNeil Young
Released: February 22, 1982
Opera Star/Surfer Joe and Moe The SleazeNeil Young
Released: March 8, 1982
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:23
First Performance:1987-05-07, Frankenhalle, Nürnberg, West Germany
Last Performance:2013-08-07, Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
Recording Date:July 14, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:2:27
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Musicians:Neil Young: vocal, piano, synclavier, guitar
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums, percussion, vocal
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums, percussion, vocal
Producer:David Briggs Tim Mulligan & Neil Young with Jerry Napier
Note:previously unreleased song
Release:Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:0
Recording Date:July 21, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:9:13
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, electric guitar, handclaps
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar, vocals, handclaps
Billy Talbot: bass, vocals, handclaps
Ralph Molina: drums, percussion, vocals, handclaps
Frank Sampedro: electric guitar, vocals, handclaps
Billy Talbot: bass, vocals, handclaps
Ralph Molina: drums, percussion, vocals, handclaps
Producer:David Briggs & Neil Young
Release:RE*AC*TOR
Neil Young
Released: October 28, 1981
RE*AC*TORNeil Young
Released: October 28, 1981
Times Performed:2
First Performance:1990-11-12, The Mountain House, Woodside, California, USA
Last Performance:1990-11-13, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Recording Date:September 24, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Recording Date 2:
Location 2:Indigo Ranch, Malibu, CA
Length:5:09
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, vocoder, Synclavier, guitar, bass
Frank Sampedro: guitar
Ralph Molina: drums
Frank Sampedro: guitar
Ralph Molina: drums
Producer:Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan
Release:
Trans
Neil Young
Released: January 10, 1983
Sample And Hold
Neil Young
Released: May 4, 1983Sample And Hold
Neil Young
Released: May 4, 1983
Lucky Thirteen
Neil Young
Released: January 6, 1993
Trans (CD)
Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
TransNeil Young
Released: January 10, 1983
Sample And HoldNeil Young
Released: May 4, 1983
Sample And HoldNeil Young
Released: May 4, 1983
Lucky ThirteenNeil Young
Released: January 6, 1993
Trans (CD)Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:77
First Performance:1982-08-03, The Keystone, Palo Alto, California, USA
Last Performance:1993-02-07, Universal Studios, Universal City, California, USA
Recording Date:September 25, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:3:38
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, vocoder, guitar, bass, Synclavier
Producer:Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan
Release:
Mr. Soul (Part I)/Mr. Soul (Part II)
Neil Young
Released: March 14, 1983
Mr. Soul (Part I)/Mr. Soul (Part II)Neil Young
Released: March 14, 1983
Times Performed:508
First Performance:1967-04-29, Early Show, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, USA
Last Performance:2025-09-08, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Recording Date:September 25, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:5:04
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, vocoder, guitar, bass, Synclavier
Producer:Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan
Release:Mr. Soul (Part I)/Mr. Soul (Part II)
Neil Young
Released: March 14, 1983
Mr. Soul (Part I)/Mr. Soul (Part II)Neil Young
Released: March 14, 1983
Times Performed:508
First Performance:1967-04-29, Early Show, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, USA
Last Performance:2025-09-08, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Recording Date:September 25, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:5:53
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young with The Bluenotes
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, vocoder, guitar, bass, Synclavier
Producer:Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan/remix with Richard Kaplan
Note:dance remix
Release:Sample And Hold
Neil Young
Released: May 4, 1983
Sample And HoldNeil Young
Released: May 4, 1983
Times Performed:508
First Performance:1967-04-29, Early Show, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, USA
Last Performance:2025-09-08, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Recording Date:September 25, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:3:17
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, vocoder, guitar, bass, Synclavier
Producer:Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan
Release:Trans
Neil Young
Released: January 10, 1983Trans (CD)
Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
TransNeil Young
Released: January 10, 1983
Trans (CD)Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:508
First Performance:1967-04-29, Early Show, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, USA
Last Performance:2025-09-08, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Recording Date:September 30, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:4:08
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, vocoder, guitar, Synclavier
Frank Sampedro: guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums
Frank Sampedro: guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums
Producer:Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan
Release:Trans
Neil Young
Released: January 10, 1983Trans (CD)
Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
TransNeil Young
Released: January 10, 1983
Trans (CD)Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:0
Recording Date:October 14, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:3:28
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, vocoder, guitar, Synclavier
Frank Sampedro: guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums
Frank Sampedro: guitar
Billy Talbot: bass
Ralph Molina: drums
Producer:Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan
Release:
A Little Thing Called Love/We R In Control
Neil Young
Released: January 10, 1983Trans
Neil Young
Released: January 10, 1983Trans (CD)
Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
A Little Thing Called Love/We R In ControlNeil Young
Released: January 10, 1983
TransNeil Young
Released: January 10, 1983
Trans (CD)Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:0
Recording Date:October 29, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:5:20
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, vocoder, guitar, bass, Synclavier
Producer:Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan
Release:Trans
Neil Young
Released: January 10, 1983Trans (CD)
Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
TransNeil Young
Released: January 10, 1983
Trans (CD)Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:97
First Performance:1982-09-20, Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Last Performance:1987-05-05, Palatrussardi, Milano, Italy
Recording Date:December 11, 1981
Location:Modern Recorders, Broken Arrow Ranch, CA
Length:3:22
Recording Type:Studio
Mono/Stereo:stereo
Artist:Neil Young
Musicians:Neil Young: vocals, vocoder, guitar, bass, Synclavier
Producer:Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan
Release:Trans
Neil Young
Released: January 10, 1983Lucky Thirteen
Neil Young
Released: January 6, 1993Trans (CD)
Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993
Mystery Train
Neil Young
Released: May 1, 2001Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987
Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
TransNeil Young
Released: January 10, 1983
Lucky ThirteenNeil Young
Released: January 6, 1993
Trans (CD)Neil Young
Released: March 2, 1993
Mystery TrainNeil Young
Released: May 1, 2001
Neil Young Archives Vol. III 1976-1987Neil Young
Released: September 6, 2024
Times Performed:74
First Performance:1982-09-24, National Exhibition Centre Arena, Birmingham, England
Last Performance:1994-10-01, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA
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