Oceanside Countryside is the latest of Neil Young's great “lost” albums to be released as part of his Analog Original Series. The album was recorded from May to December 1977, preceding the release of Comes A Time in 1978. The two albums share the same country/folk sound, and three songs (“Goin’ Back”, “Human Highway” and “Field of Opportunity”) appear on both albums.

All the songs on the “Oceanside” are performed solo by Neil Young. On “Countryside” Young is joined by a band of his friends: Ben Keith (Steel Guitar), Rufus Thibodeaux (fiddle), Karl T. Himmel (drums), Joe Osborne (bass). On “The Old Homestead” Tim Drummond plays bass and Levon Helm plays drums. “Pocahontas” is Young solo.

Please note that while the songs on Oceanside Countryside appear on Archives Vol. III, the versions are not always the same and the track list is the running order for the original Oceanside Countryside album.

1 Sail Away
2 Lost In Space
3 Captain Kennedy
4 Goin' Back
5 Human Highway
6 Field of Opportunity
7 Dance Dance Dance
8 The Old Homestead
9 It Might Have Been
10 Pocahontas