It has been rumored to be released for the last few years, but after ten years of work Neil Young's Archives is ready for June release.
Rocker Neil Young's oft-delayed "Archives" collection will finally
be released on June 2, Young's manager Elliot Roberts announced at
South by Southwest in Austin, TX today (March 21).
Neil Young fans got a glimpse at several of the veteran rocker's
upcoming projects on Saturday at the conference. The June 2 release
date for the long awaited "Archives" collection was revealed during
a panel discussion that included Roberts and Larry Johnson,
director of Young's Shakey Films, who also played samples of
material from the anthology.
The set will be available as a 10-disc Blu-Ray edition listing for
$299, a 10-DVD box for $199 and a CD version for $99.
Later in the afternoon director Jonathan Demme unveiled his second
Young concert film, "Neil Young's Trunk Show," at the Paramount
Theatre. Demme told the crowd that the movie, filmed during two
performances at Philadelphia's Tower Theater in December 2007, "is
a home movie in a way. We did it all by ourselves."
The version of the in-progress film screened Saturday featured
onstage and backstage footage, including performances of "Harvest,"
"Cinammon Girl," "Southern Man" and "Like a Hurricane," among
others. Deme said that while 2006's "Heart of Gold" was
"meticulously planned," "Trunk Show" was done more casually. Asked
when he would complete his Neil Young "trilogy," Demme responded "I
should only be so lucky."
