Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atco
• ASIN: B000002IAI
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,167 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Although the Byrds receive more credit (and perhaps rightfully so), Buffalo Springfield, in some respects, were just as responsible for the country-rock and singer/songwriter explosion that continued through the full flight of the Eagles and later mutated into '90s neo-country. This 1966 debut reveals the precocious songwriting talents of both Neil Young and Stephen Stills; check out Stills's Beatlesque "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" and Young's weird (for '66!) but classic "Burned." Their next album, Again, is widely considered their best effort, but this is an excellent debut, made even stronger with the addition of their hit, the single-only "For What It's Worth." The CD offers both stereo and mono versions of each track. --Bill Holdship

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Media Type: CD
Artist: BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
Title: BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
Street Release Date: 10/10/1989
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Steve is the leader, but we all are", July 31, 2006

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William M. Feagin "music dealer/geek" (Upstate New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buffalo Springfield (Audio CD)

Those who have an original vinyl copy of this album will remember the "liner notes," i.e. a collection of the various band members' favourite colours, favourite places, their zodiac signs and random thoughts (the comment about Stephen Stills showing up in his "profile"). When I began to delve into classic rock of the '60s in my teens (20 years too late, I have often lamented), this was one of the albums I picked up...yes, an actual LP. I used to have quite a collection of those, although it might not rival some...

In 1997, when the new remaster was released with the mono and stereo versions of the album put together on one CD, I rediscovered this album in all its glory. It's not perfect--what debut album is?--but it was pretty damned good for a first record (can't say that for all of them). The remaster featured the mono version Atco originally released in December of '66, which featured a different running order--"Leave" was track 3, side 1, and "Baby Don't Scold Me" appeared as track 5, side 2. The latter was a nice little song with Steve and Richie Furay sharing lead vocals, including an instrumental quote from the Beatles' "Day Tripper" (the familiar riff). And as the notes on the remaster indicate, mono was how the band intended this album: "We never had a chance at the stereo," they say, indicating that their producers (Charles Stone & Brian Green, IIRC) snapped up that chance for themselves; they proceeded to remix the album, removing "Baby Don't Scold Me" and replacing it with the band's big hit, "For What It's Worth," which became track 1, side 1, and "Leave" relegated to the position of track 5, side 2. That version, released as Atco SD33-200A in April of '67, is the one I bought some 20 years later on vinyl, and makes up the second half of the remastered CD.

The sound on both versions is much improved; the remaster is an HDCD (High Definition CD), with warmer sound than had been possible before in digital. Unfortunately, this CD is now out of print; the Buffalo Springfield Box Set, which Rhino released in 2001, rectified that by putting remastered versions of this album and Again, the band's more famous sophomore effort (and the one the critics like the best), together on the 4th disc in that set. That version of the first album includes the original mono running order, with "For What It's Worth" sandwiched in between the 2 albums as a bonus track.

What Rhino ought, IMO, to do this year, this being the 40th anniversary of Buffalo Springfield's forming, signing to Atlantic and recording/releasing their debut album, is remaster all 3 of the band's original studio albums, complete with bonus tracks from each LP's original studio sessions, especially since this is how classic albums are now being presented (Yes' Atlantic catalogue, Donovan's studio albums, still others too numerous to mention here). And maybe we can consider SACD remasters?

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buffalo Sprigfield-A perfect debut album(possibly their best, November 29, 2004

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Evan Rhea "E Rhea" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buffalo Springfield (Audio CD)

Buffalo Springfield is the debut, self-titled album of a sixties band consisting of Neil Young (lead guitar-vocals), Stephen Stills (2nd lead guitar- vocals), Richie Furay (rhythm guitar-vocals), Dewey Martin (drums), and Bruce Palmer (Bass Guitar), later replaced by Jim Messina. This record was made in 1966 and debuted in mono with "Baby Don't Scold Me", which was replaced by "For What It's Worth" in the stereo version.
This record is a great introduction to what the group had to come. Their first production portrayed, more than any other album, the folk-rock style of music that Buffalo Springfield was accustomed to (and excellent at making). It is full of easy to listen vocals and guitar playing. During this first phase of the band, Richie Furay was the lead singer in most of the songs. This was at a time when Neil Young was unsure about his voice, so of Young's four songs on the album, ("Burned", "Out of My Mind", "Flying on the ground is Wrong", and "Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It") Richie Furay sang the latter two of them. Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth" is no doubt the group's most popular song, rated the 63rd greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine. There are also a few other great songs by Stills on this record. Since this album was their first, it was an ambitious piece. It was also made during a time when the group was going strong; this is not the case in the group's last album. This piece of work is full of awesome guitar playing, as one would think from a band with four guitar players. Four songs from this album were included in the greatest hits album, but a few others could have been added without question. Many people compare Buffalo Springfield with the more popular Byrds. These two groups were both very successful pioneers of folk-rock music. Buffalo Springfield succumbed to internal conflicts when they broke up in 1968. The group made only three LP's and later a greatest hits album. If you haven't heard of Buffalo Springfield, you have probably heard of a branch of them. Richie Furay went on to be the lead singer in the folk-rock group Poco and later in the Souther, Hillman, and Furay Band and The Richie Furay Band. Steven Stills joined Graham Nash and David Crosby in Crosby, Stills, and Nash. He also had a successful solo career. Neil Young joined Crosby, Stills and Nash to form Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and had probably the most successful solo career of all the members. Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer were not heard of much afterwards, and did nothing really significant after Buffalo Springfield. When mentioning folk-rock music, Buffalo Springfield cannot be excluded, as they were one of the most talented of their time. This album surely will not let you down if you are a true classic rock fan.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Before they were stars...., July 22, 2000

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This review is from: Buffalo Springfield (Audio CD)

Stephen Stills, Niel Young, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, this band had all of these talented musicians playing because they loved the music. Of course, you know that Stills, and Young went on to comprise 1/2 of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. But did you know that Richie Furay went on to form the fine country rock group POCO, or that Jim Messina is the Jim Messina from Loggins and Messina? Man this group was loaded and could craft great POP songs. If only they had stayed together.... In fact on Neil's latest album "Silver and Gold" he wrote a song called Buffal Springfield Again. He certainly sounds like he would like to get the boys back together for another musical romp!