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Buffalo Springfield (album)

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Recorded
  
July - September 1966

Length
  
32:54

Genre
  
Folk rock pop

Label
  
Atco

Released
  
December 5, 1966 (1966-12-05)

Studio
  
Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California Columbia Recording Studio, Hollywood, California

Buffalo Springfield is the self-titled debut album by folk rock band Buffalo Springfield, released in late 1966. It was originally released in both mono and stereo versions as Atco (SD) 33-200, but when the single "For What It's Worth" became a hit, the album was re-released as Atco (SD) 33-200A adding it but dropping "Baby Don't Scold Me". "Baby Don't Scold Me" has never been reissued in stereo: all CD releases feature only the mono mix.

Contents

The album was produced by the group's managers, Charles Greene and Brian Stone, both of whom had minimal experience as record producers, and the band was generally unhappy with the sound of the album and felt that it didn't reflect the intensity of their live shows. The band asked Atco for time to re-record the album, but the label, not wanting to miss the Christmas holiday season, insisted that the record be released as it was. However, they did give Stills and Young permission to personally mix the mono version of the LP themselves, and the members of the band have long insisted that their mono version is superior to the stereo version.

Track listing

Original release, Atco (SD) 33-200 (December 5, 1966)

  1. "Go and Say Goodbye" (Stephen Stills) – 2:20
  2. Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stephen Stills.
  3. "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" (Stills) – 2:32
  4. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills, Richie Furay.
  5. "Leave" (Stills) – 2:42
  6. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
  7. "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" (Neil Young) – 3:25
  8. Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
  9. "Hot Dusty Roads" (Stills) – 2:50
  10. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
  11. "Everybody's Wrong" (Stills) – 2:23
  12. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
  13. "Flying on the Ground Is Wrong" (Young) – 2:40
  14. Recorded September 10, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California and September 11, Columbia Recording Studio, Hollywood, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
  15. "Burned" (Young) – 2:16
  16. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Neil Young.
  17. "Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It" (Young) – 3:01
  18. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
  19. "Baby Don't Scold Me" (Stills) – 3:04 (omitted on the Atco reissue)
  20. Recorded September 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
  21. "Out of My Mind" (Young) – 3:05
  22. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Young.
  23. "Pay the Price" (Stills)– 2:36
  24. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.

Re-issue, Atco (SD) 33-200A (March 6, 1967)

  1. "For What It's Worth" (Stills) – 2:37 (substituted for "Baby Don't Scold Me" from the original release)
  2. Recorded December 5, 1966, Columbia Recording Studio, Hollywood, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
  3. "Go and Say Goodbye" (Stills) – 2:23
  4. Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
  5. "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" (Stills) – 2:34
  6. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills, Furay.
  7. "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" (Young) – 3:28
  8. Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
  9. "Hot Dusty Roads" (Stills) – 2:51
  10. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
  11. "Everybody's Wrong" (Stills) – 2:29
  12. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
  13. "Flying on the Ground Is Wrong" (Young) – 2:40
  14. Recorded September 10, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California and September 11, Columbia Recording Studio, Hollywood, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
  15. "Burned" (Young) – 2:18
  16. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Young.
  17. "Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It" (Young) – 3:06
  18. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
  19. "Leave" (Stills) – 2:45
  20. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
  21. "Out of My Mind" (Young) – 3:09
  22. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Young.
  23. "Pay the Price" (Stills) – 2:36
  24. Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.

In 1997, Buffalo Springfield was remastered and issued with two versions on the same CD, the mono tracks from Atco 33-200 first, then the stereo tracks from SD 33-200A. Not contained were the stereo mix of "Baby Don't Scold Me" from Atco SD 33-200 or the mono mix of "For What It's Worth" from Atco 33-200A. Strangely, "Burned" has also never been issued in stereo for unknown reasons. It redundantly appears twice on this CD in mono.

Personnel

Buffalo Springfield

  • Richie Furay - rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
  • Dewey Martin - drums, backing vocals
  • Bruce Palmer - bass guitar
  • Stephen Stills - lead guitar, lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Neil Young - lead guitar, lead and backing vocals, harmonica, piano

    • Production

  • Producers: Charles Greene, Brian Stone
  • Engineers: Tom May, Doc Siegel, James Hilton, Stan Ross
  • Mixing: Buffalo Springfield, Charles Greene, Brian Stone
  • Remastering: Stephen Stills, Neil Young
  • Digital mastering: Tim Mulligan
  • Digital transfers: John Nowland, Daniel Jones
  • Design: Sandy Dvore
  • Photography: Henry Diltz, Ivan Nagy

    • Charts

    Album - Billboard (North America)

    Singles - Billboard (North America)

    References

    Buffalo Springfield (album) Wikipedia
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