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 Young’s 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 Young’s audience was expanding. For collectors it matters as one of the inflection points — a record that isn’t 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

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