Buffalo Springfield (album)
Encyclopedia
Buffalo Springfield is the self-titled debut album
by folk rock
band Buffalo Springfield
, released in late 1966. It was originally released in both mono
and stereo
versions as Atco (SD) 33-200, but when the single "For What It's Worth" became a hit, the album was re-released as Atco (SD) 33-200A and added "For What It's Worth", but dropped "Baby Don't Scold Me". "Baby Don't Scold Me" has never been reissued in stereo: all CD releases feature only the mono mix. The band was generally unhappy with the sound of the album and felt that it didn't reflect the intensity of their live shows.
Re-issue, Atco (SD) 33-200A (6 March 1967)
In 1997, Buffalo Springfield was remastered and issued with two versions on the same CD, the mono tracks from Atco 33-200 first, then the stereo tracks from SD 33-200A. Not contained were the stereo mix of "Baby Don't Scold Me" from Atco SD 33-200 or the mono mix of "For What It's Worth" from Atco 33-200A.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined...
, released in late 1966. It was originally released in both mono
Monaural
Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...
and stereo
Stereophonic sound
The term Stereophonic, commonly called stereo, sound refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective...
versions as Atco (SD) 33-200, but when the single "For What It's Worth" became a hit, the album was re-released as Atco (SD) 33-200A and added "For What It's Worth", but dropped "Baby Don't Scold Me". "Baby Don't Scold Me" has never been reissued in stereo: all CD releases feature only the mono mix. The band was generally unhappy with the sound of the album and felt that it didn't reflect the intensity of their live shows.
Track listing
Original release, Atco (SD) 33-200 (5 December 1966)- "Go and Say Goodbye" (Stephen StillsStephen StillsStephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
) – 2:20- Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star StudiosGold Star StudiosGold Star Studios was a major independent recording studio located in Los Angeles, California, United States. For more than thirty years, from 1950 to 1984, Gold Star was one of the most influential and successful commercial recording studios in the world....
, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stephen Stills.
- Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios
- "Sit Down I Think I Love You" (Stills) – 2:32
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Leave" (Stills) – 2:42
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" (Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
) – 3:25- Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Richie Furay.
- "Hot Dusty Roads" (Stills) – 2:50
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Everybody's Wrong" (Stills) – 2:23
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Flying on the Ground Is Wrong" (Young) – 2:40
- Recorded September 10, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California and September 11, Columbia Recording Studio, Hollywood, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
- "Burned" (Young) – 2:16
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Neil Young.
- "Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It" (Young) – 3:01
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
- "Baby Don't Scold Me" (Stills) – 3:04
- Recorded September 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Out of My Mind" (Young) – 3:05
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Young.
- "Pay the Price" (Stills)– 2:36
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
Re-issue, Atco (SD) 33-200A (6 March 1967)
- "For What It's Worth" (Stills) – 2:37
- Recorded December 5, 1966, Columbia Recording Studio, Hollywood, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Go and Say Goodbye" (Stills) – 2:23
- Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Sit Down I Think I Love You" (Stills) – 2:34
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" (Young) – 3:28
- Recorded July 18, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
- "Hot Dusty Roads" (Stills) – 2:51
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Everybody's Wrong" (Stills) – 2:29
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Flying on the Ground Is Wrong" (Young) – 2:40
- Recorded September 10, 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California and September 11, Columbia Recording Studio, Hollywood, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
- "Burned" (Young) – 2:18
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Young.
- "Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It" (Young) – 3:06
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Furay.
- "Leave" (Stills) – 2:45
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
- "Out of My Mind" (Young) – 3:09
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Young.
- "Pay the Price" (Stills) – 2:36
- Recorded August 1966, Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocal: Stills.
In 1997, Buffalo Springfield was remastered and issued with two versions on the same CD, the mono tracks from Atco 33-200 first, then the stereo tracks from SD 33-200A. Not contained were the stereo mix of "Baby Don't Scold Me" from Atco SD 33-200 or the mono mix of "For What It's Worth" from Atco 33-200A.
Personnel
Buffalo Springfield- Richie FurayRichie FurayRichie Furay is an American singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member who is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and Poco with Jim Messina, Rusty Young, George Grantham and Randy Meisner...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Dewey MartinDewey Martin (musician)Dewey Martin was a Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield.-Career:Martin was born Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff in Chesterville, Ontario in 1940. He was raised there and the surrounding Smiths Falls and Ottawa...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals - Bruce PalmerBruce PalmerBruce Palmer was a Canadian musician notable for playing bass guitar in the folk rock band Buffalo Springfield.-Early years:Palmer was born and raised in Toronto Ontario, Canada...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Stephen StillsStephen StillsStephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...
- guitar, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals - Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
- guitar, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, vocals
Production
- Producers: Charles Greene, Brian Stone
- Engineers: Tom May, Doc Siegel, James Hilton, Stan Ross
- Mixing: Buffalo Springfield, Charles Greene, Brian Stone
- Remastering: Stephen Stills, Neil Young
- Digital mastering: Tim Mulligan
- Digital transfers: John Nowland, Daniel Jones
- Design: Sandy DvoreSandy DvoreSandy Dvore is an American artist and graphic designer.Dvore first became well known for designing the cover art for Buffalo Springfield's eponymous album...
- Photography: Henry Diltz, Ivan Nagy
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Pop Albums | 80 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound)" | Pop Singles | 7 |