Live Rust is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, recorded during their fall 1978 Rust Never Sleeps tour.
Live Rust is composed of performances recorded at several venues, including the Cow Palace near San Francisco. Young also directed a companion film, Rust Never Sleeps, under a pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", which consisted of footage from the Cow Palace.
The CD version of the album was slightly edited to fit on a single compact disc, which were limited to 74 minutes at the time this album was first issued on CD. In 2014, a remastered, high-resolution download was made available on the Pono store, restoring the album to its original length.
Between tracks 2 and 3 on side 2 there is a stage announcement calling for people to get off of a tower and comments on an ongoing rainstorm. This is actually taken from Woodstock, almost a decade prior where Young performed as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Track listing Adapted from original LP labels. All tracks written by Neil Young, except "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" by Neil Young and Jeff Blackburn.Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Live Rust (Reprise Records, 1979).Crazy Horse appears on all tracks, except side one and "The Needle and the Damage Done". All tracks recorded 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA, except where noted.
Rust Never Sleeps film A film, Rust Never Sleeps, was released on August 15, 1979, in the US, featuring the October 22, 1978, concert performance at the Cow Palace.
Track listing: Sugar Mountain I Am a Child Comes a Time After the Gold Rush Thrasher My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) When You Dance I Can Really Love The Loner Welfare Mothers The Needle and the Damage Done Lotta Love Sedan Delivery Powderfinger Cortez the Killer Cinnamon Girl Like a Hurricane Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) Tonight's the Night [not present in the theatrical release, only in video releases]
Personnel Neil Young – lead vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar (on 1–3, 5), acoustic guitar (on 6, 10 & 11), lead electric guitar (on 7–9, 12–18), harmonica (1–6), piano (on 4), production
Crazy Horse Frank Sampedro – rhythm guitar (on 6–7, 10, 12–16), keyboards (on 9, 11), backing vocals Billy Talbot – bass (on 6, 7, & 9–16), backing vocals Ralph Molina – drums (on 6, 7, & 9–16), backing vocals
Additional roles David Briggs – production Tim Mulligan – production Elliot Roberts – direction
Charts Album Chart (1979–80)PeakpositionUS Billboard 20015Canadian Album (RPM)27Australian Albums (ARIA)21Finnish Albums (IFPI)18US Cashbox Albums15US Record World Albums18
Singles YearSingleChartPeak Position1979"Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"US Billboard Hot 10079 Year End Chart YearChartPosition1980Billboard Year End Chart85Cashbox Year End Chart72 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 5
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