While Neil Young is still full of that hunger for the great unknown and continually doling out new material in order to explore the very limited sonic spaces he’s not yet explored, the legendary singer-songwriter is also a sentimental kind of guy. From dropping another volume in his Archives series last year to the recent announcement of Buffalo Springfield’s additional tour dates, Young is always finding a gem in the vastness of his past. Now, he is readying another such artifact from his “younger” days with the release of A Treasure, a 12-track compilation of live songs from his 1984-1985 U.S. tour, reports TwentyFourBit.

The album features a total of five never-before-released songs which Young performed with his backing band, The International Harvesters. The outfit included slide guitarist Ben Keith, bassists Tim Drummond and Joe Allen, fiddle player Rufus Thibodeaux, drummer Karl Himmel, and piano players Spooner Oldham and Hargus “Pig” Robbins. One of those five cuts, a song entitled “Grey Riders”, will be serviced to radio in the near future. In a statement regarding the LP, Young explained the effort’s name, saying, “I hadn’t heard these takes in 25 years, but when we unearthed them co-producer Ben Keith said, ‘This is a treasure.’”

Along with the tracklist below, watch a video of Young discussing the project; he’s as oddly mesmerizing and hilarious as he is talented. A limited edition vinyl version of the LP hits stores May 24th, while the CD, Blu-ray (Young’s format of choice), and digital formats arrive in stores June 14th via Reprise Records.

A Treasure Tracklist:
01. Amber Jean (09/20/84) – Nashville Now TV Nashville, TN *
02. Are You Ready For The Country? (09/21/84) -  Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
03. It Might Have Been (09/25/84) – Austin City Limits TV Austin, TX
04. Bound For Glory (09/29/84) -  Gilleys’ Rodeo Arena Pasadena, TX
05. Let Your Fingers Do The Walking (10/22/84) -  Universal City, CA *
06. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (10/26/84) – Greek Theater Berkeley, CA
07. Motor City (10/26/84) – Greek Theater Berkeley, CA
08. Soul Of A Woman (10/26/84) – Greek Theater Berkeley, CA *
09. Get Back To The Country (10/26/84) – Greek Theater Berkeley, CA
10. Southern Pacific (9/1/85 ) – Minnesota State Fair St. Paul, MN
11. Nothing Is Perfect (9/1/85) -  Minnesota State Fair St. Paul, MN *
12. Grey Riders (9/10/85) – Pier 84 New York City, NY *

* = Previously unreleased song

Neil Young 2011 Tour Dates:
04/15 – Durham, NC @ Durham PAC
04/17 – Richmond, VA @ Landmark Theater
04/19 – Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
04/20 – Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
04/22 – Providence, RI @ Providence PAC
04/24 – New York, NY @ Avery Fisher Hall
04/25 – New York, NY @ Avery Fisher Hall
04/27 – Baltimore, MD @ Hippodrome
04/28 – Baltimore, MD @ Hippodrome
04/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre
05/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre
05/03 – Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center
05/04 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
05/06 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
05/07 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre