![]() ![]() So began the rollercoaster ride that would yield the immensely popular Déjà Vu which, 51 years later, has sold over eight million copies and is deemed a masterpiece of the era. It would be Young himself who would eventually sell each of them on the idea – creating the now fabled iteration of the group. The threesome also saw Young using the status of CSN as a stepping stone for his own then embryonic career, something few, in retrospect, would dispute. Crosby made a point when he said “Chemistries are magical. No one wanted to upset the near-perfect harmony created within the trio. Interestingly, everyone else - including Young’s guitar sparring partner Stills - didn’t initially agree. Young came into the fold at Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun’s suggestion, since he knew how fiery Stills and Young were in Buffalo Springfield. The addition of Young as the fourth member came after a slew of possible choices, like John Sebastian (who ended up playing harp on the title track) and even the UK’s Steve Winwood, who turned the gig down for a variety of reasons. The detailed liner notes to this four-CD box, written by Cameron Crowe with Joel Bernstein, describe the beginnings of both Crosby, Stills and Nash, and their inclusion of Young for Déjà Vu. This was a difficult venture to birth for the foursome - for those who didn’t know the problems behind its recording, the record was one of the most anticipated releases of that year. It helps put the renowned second album from Crosby, Stills and Nash, along with new recruit Neil Young, into perspective. That quote - along with many others offered by the four musicians that complete CSNY – can be found in the detailed essay included with this new 50th anniversary expanded edition of the legendary 1970 set. ![]() “The first album was a joy, the second was painful” mused David Crosby about the recording of Déjà Vu, a few years after its appearance. ![]()
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