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Live Rust
Live album by
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
ReleasedNovember 14, 1979 (1979-11-14)[1]
RecordedOctober 1978
VenueCow Palace, Daly City
Boston Garden, Boston
Civic Center, St. Paul
Chicago Stadium, Chicago
McNichols Arena, Denver
Genre
Length71:47
LabelReprise
Producer
Neil Young chronology
Rust Never Sleeps
(1979) 		Live Rust
(1979) 		Hawks & Doves
(1980)
Crazy Horse chronology
Rust Never Sleeps
(1979) 		Live Rust
(1979) 		Re·ac·tor
(1981)
Singles from Live Rust
  1. "The Loner" / "Cinnamon Girl"
    Released: February 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[3]

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.[4]

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

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Adapted from original LP labels. All tracks written by Neil Young, except "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Neil Young and Jeff Blackburn.[5]
Crazy Horse appears on all tracks, except side one and "The Needle and the Damage Done".

Side one
No.TitleRecording date/venueLength
1."Sugar Mountain"10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA4:53
2."I Am a Child"10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA2:53
3."Comes a Time"10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA3:05
4."After the Gold Rush"10/4/1978 at Boston Garden, Boston, MA3:38
5."My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)"10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA3:49
Side two
No.TitleRecording date/venueLength
1."When You Dance I Can Really Love"10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA3:39
2."The Loner"10/14/1978 at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL4:51
3."The Needle and the Damage Done"10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN2:12
4."Lotta Love"10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN2:51
5."Sedan Delivery"10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA4:46
Side three
No.TitleRecording date/venueLength
1."Powderfinger"10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA5:29
2."Cortez the Killer"10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN7:25
3."Cinnamon Girl"10/19/1978 at McNichols Arena, Denver, CO3:08
Side four
No.TitleRecording date/venueLength
1."Like a Hurricane"10/14/1978 at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL7:10
2."Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA4:59
3."Tonight's the Night"10/15/1978 at St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN6:59
Total length:71:47

Rust Never Sleeps film

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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:

  1. Sugar Mountain
  2. I Am a Child
  3. Comes a Time
  4. After the Gold Rush
  5. Thrasher
  6. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
  7. When You Dance I Can Really Love
  8. The Loner
  9. Welfare Mothers
  10. The Needle and the Damage Done
  11. Lotta Love
  12. Sedan Delivery
  13. Powderfinger
  14. Cortez the Killer
  15. Cinnamon Girl
  16. Like a Hurricane
  17. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
  18. Tonight's the Night [not present in the theatrical release, only in video releases]

Personnel

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  • Neil Young – 12-string acoustic guitar (on 1-3), acoustic guitar (on 5, 8, & 9), lead electric guitar (on 6-7, 10-16), harmonica(1-5) , piano(on 4), lead vocals, 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

Charts

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Album

Chart (1979–80) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 55
US Billboard 200[9] 15
Canadian Album (RPM)[10] 27
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 21
Finnish Albums (IFPI)[12] 18
US Cashbox Albums[13] 15
US Record World Albums[14] 18

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak Position
1979 "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" US Billboard Hot 100[15] 79

Year End Chart

Year Chart Position
1980 Billboard Year End Chart[16] 85
Cashbox Year End Chart[17] 72
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 5

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Neil Young Archives". Neilyoungarchives.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Y". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "PonoMusic - Store". Ponomusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ^ Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Live Rust (Reprise Records, 1979).
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Live Rust". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  7. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Live Rust". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "allmusic (((Live Rust > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))". Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  10. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-04-16). "The RPM story". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961.
  13. ^ "CASH BOX MAGAZINE: Music and coin machine magazine 1942 to 1996". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  14. ^ "RECORD WORLD MAGAZINE: 1942 to 1982". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  15. ^ "allmusic (((Live Rust > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))". Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  16. ^ "BILLBOARD MAGAZINE: American music magazine 1920's to 2017". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  17. ^ "Cashbox Year End Chart 1978" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1980 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Neil Young – Live Rust". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Neil Young – Live Rust". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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