Title: Neil Young American Stars N Bars
Year/Genre: 1977, Folk Rock
Matrix #: MSK 2261
Condition: VG+++ light cover wear, otherwise very clean

Description:
This album is a patchwork recorded over a span of 29 months (from December 1974 to April 1977) across Nashville, Malibu, Redwood City, and Youngs Broken Arrow Ranch. That fractured chronology gives American Stars N Bars a loose, exploratory feel: some sides lean into his country and folk roots (e.g. Homegrown) while others (like Like a Hurricane) show him pushing toward electric turbulence. The album came between his Zuma and Rust Never Sleeps era, and it captures a transitional period when Youngs audience was expanding. For collectors it matters as one of the inflection points a record that isnt easily pigeonholed, reflecting his restless creative impulses over years rather than a single session.

Price Suggestions (U.S., based on recent eBay / Gripsweat / Popsike comps):
NM: $22$30
VG+: $15$22
VG: $10$16
G: $6$12

8/9/23 ob 3/18/25 TC edited sc 9/27/25 sc