CROSBY STILLS NASH ‘DEMOS’ CD

The Legendary Group Kicks Off A Summer Tour with The Release Of A Collection Of Group And Solo Demos, Including Early Versions Of “Marrakesh Express,” “Almost Cut My Hair,” “Long Time Gone” And “Love The One You’re With”

Album Available from Rhino June 2

LOS ANGELES – As members of one of rock’s first supergroups, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash helped define the Woodstock generation through their peerless harmonies, resonant songwriting and deep commitment to political and social causes. The trio will tour this summer in both the U.S. and Europe, with more dates to be added to the U.S. leg. In between the late-spring North American and early summer European segments of the tour, Crosby, Stills & Nash will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 18 in New York City, and before the tour begins, Rhino will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the group’s early days with a collection of 12 previously unreleased demos recorded between 1968 and 1971. CROSBY, STILLS & NASH DEMOS will be available June 2.

While many demos feature members performing solo, the opening cut includes all three harmonizing on the Nash-penned hit “Marrakesh Express,” recorded four months before the release of the trio’s eponymous debut in 1969. Crosby and Stills can be heard on another song from that blockbuster album, “Long Time Gone.” The two recorded the demo in June 1968, just a few weeks before Nash joined the group.

Neil Young, whose arrival in 1969 launched CSN&Y, performs with Crosby and Nash on “Music Is Love,” a song the three cowrote that appeared on Crosby’s 1971 solo debut, If I Could Only Remember My Name. Crosby flies his “freak flag” alone on the anthemic “Almost Cut My Hair,” a track featured on the group’s 1970 #1 album Déjà Vu. Stills performs unaccompanied on a 1968 demo of “My Love Is A Gentle Thing.” Recorded in 1968, the song was never released on a studio album, although a 1975 recording of the track did surface in 1991 on the boxed set CSN.

More than half of CROSBY, STILLS & NASH DEMOS comprises early versions of songs destined for solo projects that each member focused on following the success of Déjà Vu. Stills released his self-titled debut in 1970, which introduced “Love The One You’re With,” his biggest solo hit to-date and a live favorite. Stills recorded this version in April 1970, more than six months before recording the album version in London. Another Stills demo, “Singing Call,” features a song that would appear on his follow-up, Stephen Stills 2.

Nearly all of the tracks on CROSBY, STILLS & NASH DEMOS were recorded at Wally Heider studios, a popular recording destination on the West Coast for everyone from Jefferson Airplane to Creedence Clearwater Revival. Nash chose Heider’s studio to record his 1971 solo debut, Songs For Beginners, demoing much of the album there as well. This collection includes three of those demos: “Sleep Song,” “Be Yourself,” and the politically charged “Chicago.” For more information on Crosby, Stills & Nash and for updated tour information, please visit www.crosbystillsnash.com.

CROSBY, STILLS & NASH DEMOS
Track Listing

1. “Marrakesh Express”
2. “Almost Cut My Hair”
3. “You Don’t Have To Cry”
4. “Déjà Vu”
5. “Sleep Song”
6. “My Love Is A Gentle Thing”
7. “Be Yourself”
8. “Music Is Love”
9. “Singing Call”
10. “Long Time Gone”
11. “Chicago”
12. “Love The One You’re With”

GRAHAM NASH ‘REFLECTIONS’ 3CD BOX FROM RHINO

Rhino celebrates Graham Nash’s career in style with Reflections, a three-CD boxed set that covers an incredible 40 year career in music with 64 songs; at least half of which are unreleased mixes, alternate versions and unissued tracks. This deluxe package will feature a 150-page booklet containing 75 classic and previously unpublished photos, and Graham Nash’s track by track notes.

‘Reflections’ runs in chronological order, spanning Nash’s recordings from 1967 to 2007, starting with a trio of singles he released with The Hollies in 1967: “On A Carousel,” “Carrie Anne” and “King Midas In Reverse.” A year later, he joined forces with David Crosby and Stephen Stills to record the classic Crosby Stills and Nash self-titled album. Not surprisingly, Reflections features several songs from that album and its follow-up, Deja Vu which also included Neil Young. Among the songs are “Pre-Road Downs,” “Marrakesh Express,” “Our House” and “Teach Your Children.” Reflections also includes a pot pourri of tracks from the group’s other albums: “Just A Song Before I Go,” “Wasted On The Way” and “Heartland.” After CSNY split, Crosby and Nash recorded a number of beautiful, and some would say neglected, albums as a duo. Reflections features several numbers from those albums including “Immigration Man,” the haunting “To The Last Whale,” “Jesus Of Rio” and several more.

The set closes with selections from Nash’s solo albums.

Due for release on 3 February 2009

DISC ONE
1. On A Carousel – The Hollies (Mono)
2. Carrie Anne – The Hollies (Mono)
3. King Midas In Reverse – The Hollies (Mono)
4. Marakesh Express – CSN
5. Pre Road Downs – CSN
6. Lady Of The Island – CSN
7. Our House – CSNY
8 Teach your Children – CSNY *
9. Right Between The Eyes – **
10. I Used To Be A King – *
11. Simple Man – *
12. Man In The Mirror – *
13. Better Days – *
14. Military madness – *
15. Sleep Song – *
16. Chicago/We Can Change The World – *
17. Southbound Train – Crosby/Nash
18. Immigration Man – Crosby / Nash
19. Wild Tales – *
20. Prison Song – *
21. Oh Camille – *
22. On The Line – *
23. You’ll Never Be The Same – *
24. Another Sleep Song – *

DISC TWO
1. To The Last Whale – Critical Mass/ Wind On the Water – Crosby / Nash
2. Fieldworker – Crosby / Nash
3. Cowboys Of Dreams – Crosby / Nash
4. Love Work Out Crosby / Nash
5. Marguerita – Crosby / Nash
6. Taken At All – CSN&Y – *
7. Mutiny – Crosby / Nash
8. Just A Song before I Go – CSN
9. Cold Rain – Graham Nash *
10. Cathedral – CSN *
11. Barrel Of Pain (Half – Life) – Graham Nash
12. Magical Child – graham Nash *
13. Song For Susan – CSN
14. Wasted On Thge Way – CSN
15. Love is the Reason – Graham nash *
16. Raise A Voice – CSN
17. Clear Blue Sky – CSN *
18. Lonely Man – CSN*
19. Sad Eyes – Graham Nash *
20 Water From The Moon – Graham Nash ***
21. Soldiers Of Peace – CSN&Y

DISC THREE
1. If Anybody had A Heart – CSN
2. Chppin Away – Graham nash
3. After The Dolphin – CSN
4 House OF The Broken Dreams – CSN
5. Unequal Love – Graham Nash **
6. Liars A Nightmare – Graham Nash **
7. Heartland – CSN&Y *
8. These Empty Days – CSN
9. Try To Find Me – Graham Nash ***
10. Two Hearts – Carole King & Graham Nash **
11. Behind The Shades – Graham Nash ***
12. Michael (Hedges Here) – Graham Nash **
13. I Surrender – Crosby / Nash
14. Live On (The Wall) – Crosby / Nash
15. Dirty Little Secret – Graham Nash
16. We Breathe The Same Air – Graham Nash ***
17. Grace – Crosby / Nash
18. Jesus Of Rio – Crosby / Nash
19. In Your Name – Graham Nash ***

* previously unreleased mix
** previously unreleased version
*** previously unreleased song

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