Hard Luck Stories will feature renditions of rarely played Young songs from an intimate show at the Trocadero Transfer club in San Francisco.
Neil reported in a post on his Neil Young Archives website that the album will initially be available digitally exclusively to subscribers to the site. It later will be included in the upcoming Volume 4 of his Neil Young Archives box set series, which he says will be released in late 2026 or 2027.
“Hard Luck Stories is a full-on Crazy Horse classic,” Young wrote. “[T]his is a must hear for every Crazy Horse fan. If you think you have heard the Horse, think again! Turn it up. Massive guitars, bass and drums. Unheard, Crazy Horse classic songs.”
Young continued to express enthusiastic praise for the album.
“This is what NYA is all about,” he wrote. “Amazing unheard performances of songs rarely if ever played live. “You are there with a crowd of 200 people. The vibe is amazing in that club. … [I]t is a pure joy to hear the Horse live these songs, sometimes with Larry Cragg on his Hammond B3 organ.”
Neil added, “When I found this I was blown away. I am speechless when I hear this.” He also shared, “I am about to send it to [Crazy Horse members] Billy [Talbot], Ralph [Molina] and Poncho [Sampedro] to blow their minds. I know it will.”
