Los Angeles — Stephen Stills has influenced generations with his powerful voice, songwriting artistry, and passionate guitar playing, both as a solo artist and as a member of Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Manassas. While Stills spends his summer on the road with David Crosby and Graham Nash, Rhino presents a pair of new releases that reveal snapshots of Stills, both yesterday and today.
The first, Manassas – Pieces, collects unreleased recordings from sessions for both of the band’s albums. The 15-song disc will be available September 22 from Rhino Records at all retail outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $13.98 (physical) and $10.99 (digital). The second, Live at Shepherd’s Bush (CD/DVD), captures Stills’ career-spanning performance at the famed London venue last year. The CD/DVD set will be available October 27 for a suggested list price of $24.98 (physical) and $13.99 (digital — CD only).
After recording his second solo album, Stills formed Manassas in 1971 with a talented group of musicians that included Chris Hillman, a former member of the Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Manassas released two albums, 1972’s eponymous double-album debut and the 1973 follow-up, Down the Road. MANASSAS — PIECES features alternate versions of two songs from Down The Road: Do You Remember The Americans and Lies (featuring guitarist Joe Walsh). The collection also includes the legendary groups unreleased performances of Sugar Babe and Word Game, a pair of songs Stills recorded in 1971 for his second solo album. The remaining tracks include Like A Fox, a song recorded with blues guitarist Bonnie Raitt on background vocals and the Latin-tinged Tan Sola Y Triste (Spanish for So Alone and Sad).
Last fall, Stills played a career-spanning concert at Shepherd’s Bush that was captured for LIVE AT SHEPHERD’S BUSH, a CD/DVD set. Playing both solo-acoustic and full band sets, Stills touched on nearly every facet of his prolific career: Buffalo Springfield (Bluebird,For What It’s Worth,Rock & Roll Woman); CSN (Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Helplessly Hoping, Southern Cross ); CSNY (Woodstock, Carry On ); early solo (Love The One You’re With, Marianne ); Manassas (So Begins The Task,Isn’t It About Time ); Stills/Young (Long May You Run); and later solo (Treetop Flyer, Wounded World\). Other highlights include covers of Bob Dylan’s Girl From The North Country and Tom Petty’sThe Wrong Thing To Do, as well as a performance of High And Dry, a track Manassas recorded that remained unreleased until surfacing this year on MANASSAS — PIECES. Stephen Stills vinyl releases will follow later this year.
MANASSAS — PIECES
Track Listing
1.Witching Hour *
2.Sugar Babe*
3.Lies
4.My Love Is A Gentle Thing
5.Like a Fox *
6.Word Game *
7.Tan Sola Y Triste *
8.Fit To Be Tied *
9.Love and Satisfy *
10.High And Dry *
11.Panhandle Rag *
12.Uncle Pen *
13.Do You Remember the Americans *
14.Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) *
15.I Am My Brother *
* Unreleased recording
LIVE AT SHEPHERD’S BUSH
CD/DVD Track Listing
Acoustic Set
1.Treetop Flyer
2.4 + 20
3.Johnny’s Garden
4. Change Partners
5.Girl From The North Country
6.Blind Fiddler
7.Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Electric Set
1.Isn’t It About Time
2.Rock & Roll Woman
3.The Wrong Thing To Do
4. Wounded World
5.Bluebird
6.For What It’s Worth
7. Love The One You’re With
Submitted by Rhino