Buffalo Springfield (album)

Buffalo Springfield were formed in early 1966, playing their first gig at The Troubadour club in Hollywood in April of that year. An initial single that appeared on this album, Young's "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing", sung by Richie Furay and recorded on July 18, 1966, failed to reach the national charts. But made the Top 40 locally in Los Angeles during August. This album was mostly recorded in July, August and September of 1966 at Gold Star Studios where Phil Spector created his "Wall of Sound" and Brian Wilson produced recordings by the Beach Boys. Young sings lead on only two of his five compositions, Furay singing lead on the other three.

The album was produced by the group's managers, Charles Greene and Brian Stone, both of whom had minimal experience as record producers. The group was reportedly unhappy with the sound of the album, feeling that it did not reflect the intensity of their live shows.McDonough, Jimmy. Shakey: Neil Young's Biography. New York: Anchor, 2003, p. 181 The band asked Atco for time to re-record the album, but not wanting to miss the Christmas holiday season the label insisted that the record be released as it was.

Buffalo Springfield was originally released in both mono and stereo versions as Atco SD 33-200. The back cover contained band profiles of each member in the mode of those for Tiger Beat. Recorded the day the LP was released and issued soon after, the band's new single by Stills "For What It's Worth" became a national hit, making the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in March 1967.[https://books.google.com/books?id=HSgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=billboard+march+25+1967&pg=PA59 Google Books archive Billboard March 25, 1967 Hot 100 chart retrieved 25 March 2017] For the second pressing of March 6, 1967, the album was reissued as Atco SD 33-200A with the hit as the lead track, dropping "Baby Don't Scold Me" and slightly reconfiguring the running order. "Baby Don't Scold Me" has never been reissued in stereo; all compact disc releases feature only the mono mix of this track.

The album was remastered in HDCD and reissued on June 24, 1997, with two versions on one disc, the mono tracks from Atco 33-200 first with the stereo tracks from SD 33-200A following. 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. "Burned" has also never been issued in stereo.

The recording sessions took place at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles from July 18 to September 11, 1966, with "For What It's Worth" recorded at Columbia Studios in Los Angeles on December 5, 1966.

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Cash Box said that "Burned" has a "slick, mid-tempo rock arrangement that could catch on big."{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=November 12, 1966 |page=22 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-11-12.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}

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{{Track listing

| headline = Side one

| extra_column = Lead singer(s)

| title1 = Go and Say Goodbye

| note1 = July 18, 1966

| writer1 = Stephen Stills

| extra1 = Stills and Richie Furay

| length1 = 2:20

| title2 = Sit Down, I Think I Love You

| note2 = August 1966

| writer2 = Stills

| extra2 = Stills and Furay

| length2 = 2:32

| title3 = Leave

| note3 = August 1966

| writer3 = Stills

| extra3 = Stills and Furay

| length3 = 2:42

| title4 = Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing

| note4 = July 18, 1966

| writer4 = Neil Young

| extra4 = Furay

| length4 = 3:25

| title5 = Hot Dusty Roads

| note5 = August 1966

| writer5 = Stills

| extra5 = Stills

| length5 = 2:50

| title6 = Everybody's Wrong

| note6 = August 1966

| writer6 = Stills

| extra6 = Stills and Furay

| length6 = 2:23

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{{Track listing

| headline = Side two

| extra_column = Lead singer(s)

| title1 = Flying on the Ground Is Wrong

| note1 = September 10, 1966

| writer1 = Young

| extra1 = Furay

| length1 = 2:40

| title2 = Burned

| note2 = August 1966

| writer2 = Young

| extra2 = Young

| length2 = 2:16

| title3 = Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It

| note3 = August 1966

| writer3 = Young

| extra3 = Furay

| length3 = 3:01

| title4 = Baby Don't Scold Me

| note4 = August 1966

| writer4 = Stills

| extra4 = Stills and Furay

| length4 = 3:04

| title5 = Out of My Mind

| note5 = August 1966

| writer5 = Young

| extra5 = Young

| length5 = 3:05

| title6 = Pay the Price

| note6 = August 1966

| writer6 = Stills

| extra6 = Stills

| length6 = 2:36

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{{Track listing

| headline = Side one

| extra_column = Lead singer(s)

| title1 = For What It's Worth

| note1 = December 5

| writer1 = Stills

| extra1 = Stills

| length1 = 2:40

| title2 = Go and Say Goodbye

| note2 = July 18

| writer2 = Stills

| extra2 = Stills and Furay

| length2 = 2:20

| title3 = Sit Down, I Think I Love You

| note3 = August

| writer3 = Stills

| extra3 = Stills and Furay

| length3 = 2:30

| title4 = Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing

| note4 = July 18

| writer4 = Young

| extra4 = Furay

| length4 = 3:24

| title5 = Hot Dusty Roads

| note5 = August

| writer5 = Stills

| extra5 = Stills

| length5 = 2:47

| title6 = Everybody's Wrong

| note6 = August

| writer6 = Stills

| extra6 = Stills and Furay

| length6 = 2:25

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{{Track listing

| headline = Side two

| extra_column = Lead singer(s)

| title1 = Flying on the Ground Is Wrong

| note1 = September 10

| writer1 = Young

| extra1 = Furay

| length1 = 2:40

| title2 = Burned

| note2 = August

| writer2 = Young

| extra2 = Young

| length2 = 2:15

| title3 = Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It

| note3 = August

| writer3 = Young

| extra3 = Furay

| length3 = 3:04

| title4 = Leave

| note4 = August

| writer4 = Stills

| extra4 = Stills and Furay

| length4 = 2:42

| title5 = Out of My Mind

| note5 = August

| writer5 = Young

| extra5 = Young

| length5 = 3:06

| title6 = Pay the Price

| note6 = August

| writer6 = Stills

| extra6 = Stills

| length6 = 2:36

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;Buffalo Springfield

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

;Production personnel

• Charles Greene, Brian Stone — producers, stereo mix
• Tom May, Doc Siegel, James Hilton, Stan Ross — engineers
• Sandy Dvore — design
• Henry Diltz, Ivan Nagy — photography
• Tim Mulligan — HDCD digital mastering
• John Nowland, Pflash Pflaumer — analog to digital transfers

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• {{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Jeffrey C.|title=The Buffalo Springfield Message|date=September 17, 1967|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}
• {{cite book |last1=Einarson |first1=John |last2=Furay |first2=Richie |author1-link=John Einarson |author2-link=Richie Furay |title=For What It's Worth: The Story of Buffalo Springfield |date=2004 |publisher=Cooper Square Press |location=New York City |isbn=978-0-8154-1281-6 |edition=Updated}}
• {{cite book |last1=Lizie |first1=Arthur |title=Neil Young on Neil Young: Interviews and Encounters |date=2021 |publisher=Chicago Review Press |location=Chicago |isbn=978-1-64160-466-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gtEgEAAAQBAJ |language=en}}
• {{cite book |last1=Savage |first1=Jon |author1-link=Jon Savage |title=1966: The Year the Decade Exploded |date=2015 |publisher=Faber & Faber |location=London |isbn=978-0-571-27762-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/1966yeardecadeex0000sava/ |url-access=registration}}

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Category:Buffalo Springfield albums

Category:1966 debut albums

Category:Atco Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Charles Greene (producer)

Category:Albums produced by Brian Stone

Category:Albums recorded at Gold Star Studios