CSN [Box Set]

Crosby, Stills & Nash: David Crosby (vocals, acoustic guitar); Stephen Stills (vocals, guitar, piano, timbales); Graham Nash (vocals, piano, harmonica).
Additional personnel: Joe Vitale (piano, organ, flute, drums, tympani, vibes, percussion); Craig Doerge (piano); Tim Drummond, Gerald Johnson, George Perry (bass); Russ Kunkel (drums, congas); Ray Barretto (congas).
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Crosby, Stills & Nash: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash.
Additional personnel includes: Neil Young (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); James Taylor (vocals, acoustic guitar); Joni Mitchell (vocals); Jimi Hendrix, Dave Mason, Donnie Dacus, Chris Hillman, Danny Kortchmar, Jimmy Page (guitar); Jerry Garcia, Al Perkins (pedal steel guitar); David Lindley (fiddle); Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone); John Sebastian (harmonica); Carole King (keyboards); Bruce Palmer, Jack Casady, Phil Lesh, Leland Sklar (bass); Dallas Taylor, Bill Kreutzmann, Russ Kunkel (drums); Rita Coolidge, Fred Neil (background vocals).
Recorded between 1969 & 1990. Includes liner notes by Chet Flippo.
Audio Remixer: Stephen Barncard.
Liner Note Authors: Chris Hillman; Dallas Taylor ; David Crosby; Graham Nash; Chet Flippo; Jerry Garcia; Joni Mitchell; Michael Hedges; Neil Young; Stephen Stills; Joel Bernstein.
Recording information: A&M Studio C, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Britannia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Broken Arrow Ranch (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, FL (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); DB Sounds, Miami, FL (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Devonshire Sound Studio 3, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); His Master's Wheels (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Island Studios, London, England (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Portland, OR (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Record Plant Studio 3, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Redwood Digital, Woodside, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Rudy Records, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Rudy Records, San Francisco, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Sol Studio, Maidstone, UK (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Sound Labs Studios (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Sound Labs, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Sunwest Studios, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); The Fillmore East, New York City, NY (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); The Record Plant Studio 1, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); The Record Plant, New York City, NY (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); The Record Plant, Sausalito (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York City, NY (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); United Studio B, Hollywood, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Wally Heider's Studio A, San Francisco, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Wally Heider's Studio C, San Francisco, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Wally Heider's Studio III, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Wally Heider's Studio, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA (02/02/1990/04/03/1990); A&M Studio C, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Britannia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Broken Arrow Ranch (03/1970); Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, FL (03/1970); DB Sounds, Miami, FL (03/1970); Devonshire Sound Studio 3, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); His Master's Wheels (03/1970); Island Studios, London, England (03/1970); Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Portland, OR (03/1970); Record Plant Studio 3, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Redwood Digital, Woodside, CA (03/1970); Rudy Records, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Rudy Records, San Francisco, CA (03/1970); Sol Studio, Maidstone, UK (03/1970); Sound Labs Studios (03/1970); Sound Labs, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Sunwest Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); The Fillmore East, New York City, NY (03/1970); The Record Plant Studio 1, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); The Record Plant, New York City, NY (03/1970); The Record Plant, Sausalito (03/1970); United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York City, NY (03/1970); United Studio B, Hollywood, CA (03/1970); Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Wally Heider's Studio A, San Francisco, CA (03/1970); Wally Heider's Studio C, San Francisco, CA (03/1970); Wally Heider's Studio III, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Wally Heider's Studio, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA (03/1970); A&M Studio C, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Britannia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Broken Arrow Ranch (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, FL (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); DB Sounds, Miami, FL (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Devonshire Sound Studio 3, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); His Master's Wheels (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Island Studios, London, England (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Portland, OR (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Record Plant Studio 3, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Redwood Digital, Woodside, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Rudy Records, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Rudy Records, San Francisco, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Sol Studio, Maidstone, UK (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Sound Labs Studios (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Sound Labs, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Sunwest Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); The Fillmore East, New York City, NY (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); The Record Plant Studio 1, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); The Record Plant, New York City, NY (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); The Record Plant, Sausalito (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York City, NY (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); United Studio B, Hollywood, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Wally Heider's Studio A, San Francisco, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Wally Heider's Studio C, San Francisco, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Wally Heider's Studio III, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Wally Heider's Studio, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971); Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1970/07/22/1971).
Photographers: Henry Diltz; Joel Bernstein.
Crosby, Stills & Nash are considered by many to be ground zero for the folk-rock movement that eventually blossomed in the '70s. The 4-CD CSN box set chronicles the ups and downs of this volatile group in all its different permutations. Sitting alongside hits with Neil Young ("Ohio," "Our House") and without ("Marrakesh Express," "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes") are songs by Manassas ("Johnny's Garden"), Crosby & Nash ("Immigration Man") and solo songs by David Crosby ("Music Is Love"), Graham Nash ("Military Madness") and Steven Stills ("Love The One You're With").
Often, these musical brothers played on each other's sessions with the thread of killer harmonies and topical songwriting being the one constant. This means plenty of unreleased goodies are sprinkled throughout this formidable collection. These include an unreleased version of Traffic's "Dear Mr. Fantasy" from 1980, a stripped-down reading of Joni Mitchell's "Urge For Going" done by Crosby & Nash and a number of songs done as CSN&Y but eventually re-recorded as Crosby/Nash or CSN including "See The Changes" and "Taken At All." The comprehensive booklet with extensive liner notes makes this box set indispensable for both casual and committed fans of any facet of CSN&Y.