I'd been meaning to purchase this box set for a long time but it was out of print. The used versions were even more expensive than the original issue. In December 2020, I came across a "new" version at $280 so I purchased it. I believe this is a reprint/reissue because like I said I'd been monitoring for a very long time and I hadn't seen a new version or any version around $280.
There are actually 2 different editions of this box set: 1- Blu-ray and 2- DVD. I purchased the DVD edition because Blu-ray edition was not available. Like I said in the intro section, this was not an easy item to find at new condition.
I am just beginning to discover this box set but here are my thoughts so far:
The music is great. There are 10 DVDs.
It says there are total of 128 tracks but 12 are hidden. I personally don't like the idea of easter eggs and hidden tracks. I wish they added an option for the customers who don't wish to bother with finding the hidden tracks (for instance, they could've added an option to play all tracks, including hidden tracks or maybe added a cheat sheet inside the box set showing how to find the hidden tracks). I must say it's a bit annoying that they didn't choose to provide those alternative options. (Update: easter eggs were not hard to find, one thing to remember is that when you select tracks individually (instead of play all tracks option), each individual track will have its own menu and some tracks are hidden in those menu screens, and some are "pins" on the timeline).
I've read a review comparing the blu-ray edition to DVD edition and it said "audio quality/bit rate on DVD is the same as blu-ray" and that "blu-ray video quality wasn't all that great" so that blu-ray price wasn't probably worth it. Even though this analysis is not entirely incorrect, it misses an additional advantage of blu-ray disc which is the ability to play the content on the disc and while the songs are playing you can still navigate through the DVD menu options without stopping the music. With the DVD, it's not possible as the currently active menu will have to stop for you to move to another menu. For this reason, if you find yourself in a position to choose between Blu-ray and DVD edition and if you have the budget for it, I'd recommend getting the Blu-ray edition.
The first item in the box set is a thick book; I haven't opened it but I know it has photos, notes, etc.
The second item is the folded poster that shows the entire list of songs on the box set (see my photo)
The third item is the box with NEIL printed across, it folds in two and in each section are where the discs are housed (they are tightly packed; my suggestion is instead of trying to pry them out with your fingers, simply turned the compartment upside down and give a tap on the bottom and the discs will slide right out).
The fourth item is a black box that contains an accesss card to download all of the tracks on the box set from Neil Young Archives, a note pad and Sugar Mountain Disc (I am not sure why this particular disc is not housed in the same box with all the other discs. It's bit of a odd decision).
So far, I've listened to 2 discs already. Like I said, music is great. But I think the presentation could be a little better. For instance, all the Bio stuff is not really easy to read on the TV screen. I find reading large amount of text on TV screen is really tiring for my eyes. I think they could've included all the textual information (Bio, Timeline) on the book/booklet, printed on paper. It seems each disc also has Website information which simply contains Neil Young Archives website address. I am not sure if it warrants a section on the DVD just for that information. Again, this could've beeen printed anywhere on the booklet. Timeline is also textual and kind of hard to read but it's not too bad. I'd still prefer to have a fold out poster instead of reading it off the TV screen. One other thing to mention is, one of the sections on the disc, audio setup/setting, it recommend changing the audio output setting on your DVD player to PMC and 24khz/96 bit for the optimum sound. This may be inconvenient, since I don't typically change my DVD player audio output settings; because if I do, then I'd have to remember to change it back when I watch a movie whose audio setting will be different. The book is nice, I haven't looked at it yet but I think they could've used a better quality paper. I can say the same thing for the sleeves that hold the discs. They are not terrible but they could be high quality, glossy paper (remember, this is a very pricey box set so you expect high quality material). One other thing that was confusing to me, it says total of 128 tracks but then it says you can download all 125 tracks from the Neil Young Archives website using the special code provided on the access card. I think it's either an oversight or misprint because I cannot think of a reason why 3 tracks would not be available for download.
One other thing to note is that there are quite a few Buffalo Springfield and CSNY tracks/materials since Neill Young was a member of those bands. I already owned everything by Buffalo Springfield (4-CD Box Set Collection and Album Series with 3 albums) and CSNY (CSNY 4-CD Box Set, and NY concert blu-ray audio), so I already owned those tracks - they were not new to me. Although, it must be noted that my existing versions of those tracks are on CD but these are DVD (DVD audio quality is superior) and 5.1 mix - so that's the difference.
Update: I found out that the website address (ending in "warnerreprise") provided on the card inside the box set is no longer active so if you enter it into your browser, nothing will happen (you will get an error message). There is a code on the back of the card that allows you to download all the tracks in the box set. Since the website doesn't work, you won't be able to do that but do not fret: I contacted Neil Young Archives Customer Service and they replied back instantly. You can send them the Amazon receipt and a photo of the card showing the code, they will send you a link which, as soon as you click, all the tracks will be downloaded (just makes sure you are using your laptop and you have at least 1 GB memory.
Other than these minor grievances, I think it's a great box set. I'd welcome any box set from Neil Young because I am a great fan.
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Neil Young Archives Vol 1 DVD Edition
I'd been meaning to purchase this box set for a long time but it was out of print. The used versions were even more expensive than the original issue. In December 2020, I came across a "new" version at $280 so I purchased it. I believe this is a reprint/reissue because like I said I'd been monitoring for a very long time and I hadn't seen a new version or any version around $280.There are actually 2 different editions of this box set: 1- Blu-ray and 2- DVD. I purchased the DVD edition because Blu-ray edition was not available. Like I said in the intro section, this was not an easy item to find at new condition.I am just beginning to discover this box set but here are my thoughts so far:The music is great. There are 10 DVDs.It says there are total of 128 tracks but 12 are hidden. I personally don't like the idea of easter eggs and hidden tracks. I wish they added an option for the customers who don't wish to bother with finding the hidden tracks (for instance, they could've added an option to play all tracks, including hidden tracks or maybe added a cheat sheet inside the box set showing how to find the hidden tracks). I must say it's a bit annoying that they didn't choose to provide those alternative options. (Update: easter eggs were not hard to find, one thing to remember is that when you select tracks individually (instead of play all tracks option), each individual track will have its own menu and some tracks are hidden in those menu screens, and some are "pins" on the timeline).I've read a review comparing the blu-ray edition to DVD edition and it said "audio quality/bit rate on DVD is the same as blu-ray" and that "blu-ray video quality wasn't all that great" so that blu-ray price wasn't probably worth it. Even though this analysis is not entirely incorrect, it misses an additional advantage of blu-ray disc which is the ability to play the content on the disc and while the songs are playing you can still navigate through the DVD menu options without stopping the music. With the DVD, it's not possible as the currently active menu will have to stop for you to move to another menu. For this reason, if you find yourself in a position to choose between Blu-ray and DVD edition and if you have the budget for it, I'd recommend getting the Blu-ray edition.The first item in the box set is a thick book; I haven't opened it but I know it has photos, notes, etc.The second item is the folded poster that shows the entire list of songs on the box set (see my photo)The third item is the box with NEIL printed across, it folds in two and in each section are where the discs are housed (they are tightly packed; my suggestion is instead of trying to pry them out with your fingers, simply turned the compartment upside down and give a tap on the bottom and the discs will slide right out).The fourth item is a black box that contains an accesss card to download all of the tracks on the box set from Neil Young Archives, a note pad and Sugar Mountain Disc (I am not sure why this particular disc is not housed in the same box with all the other discs. It's bit of a odd decision).So far, I've listened to 2 discs already. Like I said, music is great. But I think the presentation could be a little better. For instance, all the Bio stuff is not really easy to read on the TV screen. I find reading large amount of text on TV screen is really tiring for my eyes. I think they could've included all the textual information (Bio, Timeline) on the book/booklet, printed on paper. It seems each disc also has Website information which simply contains Neil Young Archives website address. I am not sure if it warrants a section on the DVD just for that information. Again, this could've beeen printed anywhere on the booklet. Timeline is also textual and kind of hard to read but it's not too bad. I'd still prefer to have a fold out poster instead of reading it off the TV screen. One other thing to mention is, one of the sections on the disc, audio setup/setting, it recommend changing the audio output setting on your DVD player to PMC and 24khz/96 bit for the optimum sound. This may be inconvenient, since I don't typically change my DVD player audio output settings; because if I do, then I'd have to remember to change it back when I watch a movie whose audio setting will be different. The book is nice, I haven't looked at it yet but I think they could've used a better quality paper. I can say the same thing for the sleeves that hold the discs. They are not terrible but they could be high quality, glossy paper (remember, this is a very pricey box set so you expect high quality material). One other thing that was confusing to me, it says total of 128 tracks but then it says you can download all 125 tracks from the Neil Young Archives website using the special code provided on the access card. I think it's either an oversight or misprint because I cannot think of a reason why 3 tracks would not be available for download.One other thing to note is that there are quite a few Buffalo Springfield and CSNY tracks/materials since Neill Young was a member of those bands. I already owned everything by Buffalo Springfield (4-CD Box Set Collection and Album Series with 3 albums) and CSNY (CSNY 4-CD Box Set, and NY concert blu-ray audio), so I already owned those tracks - they were not new to me. Although, it must be noted that my existing versions of those tracks are on CD but these are DVD (DVD audio quality is superior) and 5.1 mix - so that's the difference.Update: I found out that the website address (ending in "warnerreprise") provided on the card inside the box set is no longer active so if you enter it into your browser, nothing will happen (you will get an error message). There is a code on the back of the card that allows you to download all the tracks in the box set. Since the website doesn't work, you won't be able to do that but do not fret: I contacted Neil Young Archives Customer Service and they replied back instantly. You can send them the Amazon receipt and a photo of the card showing the code, they will send you a link which, as soon as you click, all the tracks will be downloaded (just makes sure you are using your laptop and you have at least 1 GB memory.Other than these minor grievances, I think it's a great box set. I'd welcome any box set from Neil Young because I am a great fan.
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I'd been meaning to purchase this box set for a long time but it was out of print. The used versions were even more expensive than the original issue. In December 2020, I came across a "new" version at $280 so I purchased it. I believe this is a reprint/reissue because like I said I'd been monitoring for a very long time and I hadn't seen a new version or any version around $280.
There are actually 2 different editions of this box set: 1- Blu-ray and 2- DVD. I purchased the DVD edition because Blu-ray edition was not available. Like I said in the intro section, this was not an easy item to find at new condition.
I am just beginning to discover this box set but here are my thoughts so far:
The music is great. There are 10 DVDs.
It says there are total of 128 tracks but 12 are hidden. I personally don't like the idea of easter eggs and hidden tracks. I wish they added an option for the customers who don't wish to bother with finding the hidden tracks (for instance, they could've added an option to play all tracks, including hidden tracks or maybe added a cheat sheet inside the box set showing how to find the hidden tracks). I must say it's a bit annoying that they didn't choose to provide those alternative options. (Update: easter eggs were not hard to find, one thing to remember is that when you select tracks individually (instead of play all tracks option), each individual track will have its own menu and some tracks are hidden in those menu screens, and some are "pins" on the timeline).
I've read a review comparing the blu-ray edition to DVD edition and it said "audio quality/bit rate on DVD is the same as blu-ray" and that "blu-ray video quality wasn't all that great" so that blu-ray price wasn't probably worth it. Even though this analysis is not entirely incorrect, it misses an additional advantage of blu-ray disc which is the ability to play the content on the disc and while the songs are playing you can still navigate through the DVD menu options without stopping the music. With the DVD, it's not possible as the currently active menu will have to stop for you to move to another menu. For this reason, if you find yourself in a position to choose between Blu-ray and DVD edition and if you have the budget for it, I'd recommend getting the Blu-ray edition.
The first item in the box set is a thick book; I haven't opened it but I know it has photos, notes, etc.
The second item is the folded poster that shows the entire list of songs on the box set (see my photo)
The third item is the box with NEIL printed across, it folds in two and in each section are where the discs are housed (they are tightly packed; my suggestion is instead of trying to pry them out with your fingers, simply turned the compartment upside down and give a tap on the bottom and the discs will slide right out).
The fourth item is a black box that contains an accesss card to download all of the tracks on the box set from Neil Young Archives, a note pad and Sugar Mountain Disc (I am not sure why this particular disc is not housed in the same box with all the other discs. It's bit of a odd decision).
So far, I've listened to 2 discs already. Like I said, music is great. But I think the presentation could be a little better. For instance, all the Bio stuff is not really easy to read on the TV screen. I find reading large amount of text on TV screen is really tiring for my eyes. I think they could've included all the textual information (Bio, Timeline) on the book/booklet, printed on paper. It seems each disc also has Website information which simply contains Neil Young Archives website address. I am not sure if it warrants a section on the DVD just for that information. Again, this could've beeen printed anywhere on the booklet. Timeline is also textual and kind of hard to read but it's not too bad. I'd still prefer to have a fold out poster instead of reading it off the TV screen. One other thing to mention is, one of the sections on the disc, audio setup/setting, it recommend changing the audio output setting on your DVD player to PMC and 24khz/96 bit for the optimum sound. This may be inconvenient, since I don't typically change my DVD player audio output settings; because if I do, then I'd have to remember to change it back when I watch a movie whose audio setting will be different. The book is nice, I haven't looked at it yet but I think they could've used a better quality paper. I can say the same thing for the sleeves that hold the discs. They are not terrible but they could be high quality, glossy paper (remember, this is a very pricey box set so you expect high quality material). One other thing that was confusing to me, it says total of 128 tracks but then it says you can download all 125 tracks from the Neil Young Archives website using the special code provided on the access card. I think it's either an oversight or misprint because I cannot think of a reason why 3 tracks would not be available for download.
One other thing to note is that there are quite a few Buffalo Springfield and CSNY tracks/materials since Neill Young was a member of those bands. I already owned everything by Buffalo Springfield (4-CD Box Set Collection and Album Series with 3 albums) and CSNY (CSNY 4-CD Box Set, and NY concert blu-ray audio), so I already owned those tracks - they were not new to me. Although, it must be noted that my existing versions of those tracks are on CD but these are DVD (DVD audio quality is superior) and 5.1 mix - so that's the difference.
Update: I found out that the website address (ending in "warnerreprise") provided on the card inside the box set is no longer active so if you enter it into your browser, nothing will happen (you will get an error message). There is a code on the back of the card that allows you to download all the tracks in the box set. Since the website doesn't work, you won't be able to do that but do not fret: I contacted Neil Young Archives Customer Service and they replied back instantly. You can send them the Amazon receipt and a photo of the card showing the code, they will send you a link which, as soon as you click, all the tracks will be downloaded (just makes sure you are using your laptop and you have at least 1 GB memory.
Other than these minor grievances, I think it's a great box set. I'd welcome any box set from Neil Young because I am a great fan.
There are actually 2 different editions of this box set: 1- Blu-ray and 2- DVD. I purchased the DVD edition because Blu-ray edition was not available. Like I said in the intro section, this was not an easy item to find at new condition.
I am just beginning to discover this box set but here are my thoughts so far:
The music is great. There are 10 DVDs.
It says there are total of 128 tracks but 12 are hidden. I personally don't like the idea of easter eggs and hidden tracks. I wish they added an option for the customers who don't wish to bother with finding the hidden tracks (for instance, they could've added an option to play all tracks, including hidden tracks or maybe added a cheat sheet inside the box set showing how to find the hidden tracks). I must say it's a bit annoying that they didn't choose to provide those alternative options. (Update: easter eggs were not hard to find, one thing to remember is that when you select tracks individually (instead of play all tracks option), each individual track will have its own menu and some tracks are hidden in those menu screens, and some are "pins" on the timeline).
I've read a review comparing the blu-ray edition to DVD edition and it said "audio quality/bit rate on DVD is the same as blu-ray" and that "blu-ray video quality wasn't all that great" so that blu-ray price wasn't probably worth it. Even though this analysis is not entirely incorrect, it misses an additional advantage of blu-ray disc which is the ability to play the content on the disc and while the songs are playing you can still navigate through the DVD menu options without stopping the music. With the DVD, it's not possible as the currently active menu will have to stop for you to move to another menu. For this reason, if you find yourself in a position to choose between Blu-ray and DVD edition and if you have the budget for it, I'd recommend getting the Blu-ray edition.
The first item in the box set is a thick book; I haven't opened it but I know it has photos, notes, etc.
The second item is the folded poster that shows the entire list of songs on the box set (see my photo)
The third item is the box with NEIL printed across, it folds in two and in each section are where the discs are housed (they are tightly packed; my suggestion is instead of trying to pry them out with your fingers, simply turned the compartment upside down and give a tap on the bottom and the discs will slide right out).
The fourth item is a black box that contains an accesss card to download all of the tracks on the box set from Neil Young Archives, a note pad and Sugar Mountain Disc (I am not sure why this particular disc is not housed in the same box with all the other discs. It's bit of a odd decision).
So far, I've listened to 2 discs already. Like I said, music is great. But I think the presentation could be a little better. For instance, all the Bio stuff is not really easy to read on the TV screen. I find reading large amount of text on TV screen is really tiring for my eyes. I think they could've included all the textual information (Bio, Timeline) on the book/booklet, printed on paper. It seems each disc also has Website information which simply contains Neil Young Archives website address. I am not sure if it warrants a section on the DVD just for that information. Again, this could've beeen printed anywhere on the booklet. Timeline is also textual and kind of hard to read but it's not too bad. I'd still prefer to have a fold out poster instead of reading it off the TV screen. One other thing to mention is, one of the sections on the disc, audio setup/setting, it recommend changing the audio output setting on your DVD player to PMC and 24khz/96 bit for the optimum sound. This may be inconvenient, since I don't typically change my DVD player audio output settings; because if I do, then I'd have to remember to change it back when I watch a movie whose audio setting will be different. The book is nice, I haven't looked at it yet but I think they could've used a better quality paper. I can say the same thing for the sleeves that hold the discs. They are not terrible but they could be high quality, glossy paper (remember, this is a very pricey box set so you expect high quality material). One other thing that was confusing to me, it says total of 128 tracks but then it says you can download all 125 tracks from the Neil Young Archives website using the special code provided on the access card. I think it's either an oversight or misprint because I cannot think of a reason why 3 tracks would not be available for download.
One other thing to note is that there are quite a few Buffalo Springfield and CSNY tracks/materials since Neill Young was a member of those bands. I already owned everything by Buffalo Springfield (4-CD Box Set Collection and Album Series with 3 albums) and CSNY (CSNY 4-CD Box Set, and NY concert blu-ray audio), so I already owned those tracks - they were not new to me. Although, it must be noted that my existing versions of those tracks are on CD but these are DVD (DVD audio quality is superior) and 5.1 mix - so that's the difference.
Update: I found out that the website address (ending in "warnerreprise") provided on the card inside the box set is no longer active so if you enter it into your browser, nothing will happen (you will get an error message). There is a code on the back of the card that allows you to download all the tracks in the box set. Since the website doesn't work, you won't be able to do that but do not fret: I contacted Neil Young Archives Customer Service and they replied back instantly. You can send them the Amazon receipt and a photo of the card showing the code, they will send you a link which, as soon as you click, all the tracks will be downloaded (just makes sure you are using your laptop and you have at least 1 GB memory.
Other than these minor grievances, I think it's a great box set. I'd welcome any box set from Neil Young because I am a great fan.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2009
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