Neil Young Premieres Unreleased Version of ‘Powderfinger’ - Noise11.com
NeilYoung at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Premieres Unreleased Version of ‘Powderfinger’

by Paul Cashmere on November 4, 2020

in News

Neil has uploaded a previously unreleased version of the ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ classic ‘Powderfinger.

The new Powderfinger will be included on a Neil Young 10disc box set ‘Neil Young Archives Volume II’.

Young’s ‘Powderfinger’ was originally released in 1979. Australian band Powderfinger used the song title for their name.

An earlier version of ‘Powderfinger’ was recorded for the mid-70s album ‘Chrome Dreams’. Young had given the song to Lynyrd Skynyrd who had planned to record the song for their next album. However, Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd was killed in a plane crash in 1977 and the band never recorded the song. Young then released his electric version as the opening track for Side 2 of the 1979 ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ album.

Another version was more recently included on the 2017 archive release ‘Hitchhiker’.

Noise11.com

Follow Noise11 on Social Media

NEW: Noise11 on YouTube SUBSCRIBE

Noise11 on Instagram

You’ll discover music news first following Noise11 on Twitter

Comment on the news of the day, join Noise11 on Facebook

Tagged as: , , , , , ,

Related Posts

Cold Chisel Flemington 25 October 2024 photo by Winston Robinson
Cold Chisel The Big Five-O Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl To Screen on 7

Cold Chisel’s 2024 performance from the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne last November will screen on the 7 Network in Australia this Sunday.

4 hours ago
Pavlovs Dog
Pavlov’s Dog To Tour Australia For The First Time Ever

Pavlov’s Dog will tour Australia for the very first time to mark their 50th anniversary.

21 hours ago
David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Stone Music Festival, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
David Lee Roth Plays His First Show in Five Years

David Lee Roth has performed for the first time in five years at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland.

23 hours ago
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan Treats Melbourne To A Stunning Stripped Back and Personal Performance

Considering his success in Australia, Gilbert O’Sullivan has been a rare sighting in this country. In fact, this 2025 tour is only his second Australian tour. It took over 40 years to get Gilbert to Australia the first time when he toured in 2018.

3 days ago
The Rolling Stones, Ros O'Gorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena
Ronnie Wood Made His First Appearance With The Rolling Stones 50 Years Ago Today

On 1 May 1975 Ronnie Wood made a spectacular debut with The Rolling Stones performing ‘Brown Sugar’ on the back of a Flat Bed truck. He was 27 years old at the time.

4 days ago
Neil Young Talkin To The Trees
Neil Young Officially Releases ‘Let’s Roll Again’

Neil Young has officially released ‘Lets Roll Again’, the song he premiered just a week ago on 26 April at the light Up The Blues benefit in Los Angeles.

4 days ago
Richard O'Brien portrait Thursday 2 July 2015 by Ros O'Gorman
The Rocky Horror Picture Show To Receive 50th Anniversary 4K Makeover

On 25 September, 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show will celebrate its 50th anniversary. For 2025, the 50th will be marked with an all new 4K Ultra HD version of the film with a newly mixed Dolby Atmos audio track.

5 days ago