Just two months after the release of his seminal albumAfter The Gold Rush,Neil Youngplayed a solo show atThe Shakespeare Theater, Stratford, CT onJanuary 22 1971. The show was filmed and recorded, and the concert shown on German TV later in 1971.  In2020,while Neil and his team were reviewing his Archive for future projects, Neil re-visited the 16mm film and audio recording of this show that had been preserved in the Archive for almost 50 years. Piecing together the tapes and footage, Neil realized that he had the full concert the film of which is the earliest live footage of Neil performing that is known to exist. Neil has written on NYA that this show is superior to our beloved Massey Hall. A more calm performance, without the celebratory atmosphere of Massey Hall, captured live on 16mm. Young Shakespeare is a very special event. To my fans, I say this is the best ever. As an insight into Neils prolific song writing at the time, the concert features two songs from the recently releasedAfter The Gold Rushbut four songs from the classicHarvestalbum that was still over a year away from being released. The wonderful set list also includes acoustic renditions of favorites such as Ohio, Cowgirl In the Sand, Helpless, Down By The River and Sugar Mountain. The ancient analog tapes have been lovingly restored resulting in (as Neil says on NYA) one of the most pure sounding acoustic performances we have in the Archive. Young Shakespeare is being released almost exactly 50 years after the original performance.