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Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall 1971 (Reprise). The oft-bootlegged 1971 concert, now available legitimately and in excellent sound. No band, just the man himself singing seventeen of his best early songs, including “Cowgirl in the Sand,” “Don’t Let It Bring You Down,” “Helpless,” “I Am a Child,” and “On the Way Home.” I’m not especially nostalgic about the late Sixties or early Seventies, but Young’s shivery voice and uncomplicated acoustic-guitar playing remain as mysteriously involving today as they were all those years ago (TT).