Buffalo Springfield Discography
Imagine The Byrds but without the sense of direction.
Buffalo Springfield were born of a chance encounter in the musical hotbed of Los Angeles and quickly became one of the leading figures in the psychedelic/folk/rock scene. Like The Byrds and The Beatles, the band allowed for the creative development of individual personalities, even more so than those bands. In fact, Buffalo Springfield sounded like a different group not only from writer to writer, but from song to song. You can hear the future sound of Stephen Stills (“For What It’s Worth”), Neil Young (“I Am a Child”) and Richie Furay (“Kind Woman”) in Buffalo Springfield’s music. What you’ll also hear is a lot of experimentation as those writers explored a variety of different musical styles. Given so many strong and distinct musical personalities, their breakup was inevitable. After three albums, they parted ways: Young becoming a solo artist, Stills joining the supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Jim Messina joining Furay in Poco. Although regarded as an important group, I’m not sure how influential Buffalo Springfield really was. Lots of musicians copied The Byrds and The Beatles, but Buffalo Springfield never established a “sound” that could be defined and copied. Honestly, they didn’t even copy themselves. It was like they threw out the script and started again with each new album. That makes them a fascinating band and unquestionably talented, but I’ve always heard them as something of a brilliant, failed experiment.
The Discography
Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing (1966)
b/w Go and Say Goodbye. Released on 7-inch single in August 1996 in the US (Atco, 45-6428).
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (1966)
Don’t Scold Me / Go and Say Goodbye / Sit Down I Think I Love You / Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing / Hot Dusty Roads / Everybody’s Wrong // Flying on the Ground Is Wrong / Burned / Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It / Leave / Out of My Mind / Pay the Price. Released on mono and stereo elpee in October 1966 in the US (Atco, 33-200-A/SD 33-200-A) and in January 1967 in the UK (Atco, 587070). Reached #80 on the US charts. (First appeared on 10/22/66 issue of Billboard.) Re-released on mono and stereo elpee in March 1967 in the US (Atco, 33-200-A/SD 33-200-A) {gold-slate label} with “For What It’s Worth” replacing “Don’t Scold Me.” Re-packaged as The Beginning on mono elpee in 1973 in the UK (Atlantic, K 30028). Re-issued on compact disc and cassette on October 3, 1989 in the US (Atco, SD 33-200). Re-issued on expanded compact disc in 1997 in the US (Elektra, 62080) with original album mix.
Burned (1966)
b/w Everybody’s Wrong. Released on 7-inch single in November 1966 in the US (Atco, 45-6452).
For What It’s Worth (1966)
b/w Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It. Released on 7-inch single on December 22, 1966 in the US (Atco, 45-6459) and in January 1967 in the UK (Atlantic). Reached #7 on the US charts (charted on January 28, 1967 for 15 weeks).
Bluebird (1967)
b/w Mr. Soul. Released on 7-inch single in June 1967 in the US (Atco, 45-6499). Released on 7-inch single in July 1967 in the US (Atco, 45-6499) Germany (Atlantic, Atl.70.225) and New Zealand (Atlantic, AK-1886) with regional picture sleeve. Reached #58 on the US charts (charted on July 15, 1967 for 7 weeks). Re-issued on 7-inch single in the US (Atco Oldies Series, OS 13074).
Rock n Roll Woman (1967)
b/w A Child’s Claim to Fame. Released no 7-inch single in September 1967 in the US (Atco, 45-6519). Reached #44 on the US charts (charted on September 30, 1967 for 7 weeks).
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AGAIN (1967)
Mr. Soul / A Child’s Claim to Fame / Everydays / Expecting to Fly / Bluebird // Hung Upside Down / Sad Memory / Good Time Boy / Rock ‘n’ Roll Woman / Broken Arrow. Released on mono and stereo elpee on November 18, 1967 in the US (Atco, 33-226/SD 33-226) and Japan (Large World, LW-360). Re-issued on elpee in the US (Atco, SD 33-226), the UK (Atlantic, K 40014) and in 1971 in Japan (Atlantic, P-8054A). Re-issued on compact disc and cassette in 1988 in the US (Atco, 33-226-2/CS 33-226) and Germany (Atco, 90391-2). Re-released on remastered super high material compact disc on December 10, 2008 in Japan (Atco, WPCR-13278). Re-issued on remastered compact disc on July 24, 2013 in Japan (Atco, WPCR-75674). Re-issued on remastered compact disc on January 19, 2017 in Japan (Atco, WPCR-80362).
Expecting to Fly (1967)
b/w Everydays. Released on 7-inch single in December 1967 in the US (Atco, 45-6545) and the UK (Atlantic, 584165). Reached #98 on the US charts (charted on January 13, 1968 for 2 weeks).
THE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (EP) (1967)
For What It’s Worth / Burned // Everybody’s Wrong / Pay the Price. Released on 7-inch EP in 1967 in France (Atco, ATCO-123).
Un-Mundo (1968)
b/w Merry-Go-Round. Released on 7-inch single in April 1968 in the US (Atco, 45-6572).
Special Care (1968)
b/w Kind Woman. Released on 7-inch single in July 1968 in the US (Atco, 45-6602).
LAST TIME AROUND (1968)
On the Way Home / It’s So Hard to Wait / Pretty Girl Why / Four Days Gone / Carefree Country Day / Special Care // The Hour of Not Quite Rain / Questions / I Am a Child / Merry-Go-Round / Uno Mundo / Kind Woman. Released on elpee in July 18, 1968 in the US (Atco, SD 33-256). Reached #42 on the US charts. Re-issued on compact disc on June 2, 1992 in the US (Atco, 90393).
On the Way Home (1968)
b/w Four Days Gone. Released on 7-inch single in September 1968 in the US (Atco, 45-6615). Reached #82 on the US charts (charted on October 12, 1968 for 3 weeks).
RETROSPECTIVE: THE BEST OF BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (1969)
For What It’s Worth / Mr. Soul / Sit Down, I Think I Love You / Kind Woman / Bluebird / On the Way Home // Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing / Broken Arrow / Rock and Roll Woman / I Am a Child / Go and Say Goodbye / Expecting to Fly. Released on elpee in January 1969 in the US and Canada (Atco, SD 33-283) and the UK (Atco, 228 012). Reached #42 on the US charts (RIAA-certified platinum record). (First appeared in 1/25/69 issue of Billboard.) Re-issued on elpee in 1972 in the UK (Atlantic, K40071) and in Japan (Atlantic, P-8220A). Re-issued on elpee and cassette in 1975 in the US (Atco, SD/CS 38-105). Re-issued on compact disc in 1989 in the US (Atco, SD 38-105) and in the UK and Germany (Atco, 90417).
EXPECTING TO FLY (1970)
For What It’s Worth (Stop, Hey What’s That Sound) / Expecting to Fly / Special Care / Hot Dusty Roads / Everybody’s Wrong / Pay the Price // Flying on the Ground Is Wrong / Burned / Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It / Leave / Out of My Mind / Merry-Go-Round. Released on elpee in October 1970 in the UK (Atlantic 2462 012).
FOURS (EP) (1972)
Bluebird / Mr. Soul // Rock ‘n Roll Woman / Expecting to Fly. Released on 7-inch EP in October 1972 in the UK (Atlantic, K 10237X).
A LEGEND (1972)
On the Way Home / Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing / Leave / The Hour of Not Quite Rain / Merry-Go-Round / A Child’s Claim to Fame / Everydays // Hung Upside Down / Sit Down I Think I Love You / Kind Woman / Out of My Mind / Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It / Go and Say Goodbye / Burned. Released on elpee in 1972 in France (Atco, 40 321).
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (1973)
For What It’s Worth / Sit Down, I Think I Love You / Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing / Go and Say Goodbye / Pay the Price / Burned / Out of My Mind / Mr.Soul / Bluebird / Broken Arrow / Rock ‘n’ Roll Woman // Expecting to Fly / Hung Upside Down / A Child’s Claim to Fame / Kind Woman / On the Way Home / I Am a Child / Pretty Girl Why / Special Care / Uno Mundo / In the Hour of Not Quite Rain / Four Days Gone / Questions. Released on 2LP in 1973 in the US (Atco, SD 2-806) and Japan (Atlantic, P-5124/5A) with gatefold cover.
STAR-COLLECTION (1973)
Rock’n Roll / A Child’s Claim to Fame / I Am a Child / Everydays / Bluebird // Mr. Soul / Hung Upside Down / Burned / For What It’s Worth / Nowadays Clancy / Out of My Mind. Released on elpee in 1973 in Germany (Midi, MID 20 020).
BOX SET (2001)
There Goes My Babe (demo) / Come On (demo) / Hello, I’ve Returned (demo) / Out of My Mind (demo) / Flying on the Ground Is Wrong (demo) / I’m Your Kind of Guy (demo) / Baby Don’t Scold Me (demo) / Neighbor Don’t You Worry (demo) / We’ll See (demo) / Sad Memory (demo) / Can’t Keep Me Down (demo) / Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing / Go and Say Goodbye / Sit Down I Think I Love You / Leave / Hot Dusty Roads / Everybody’s Wrong / Burned / Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It / Out of My Mind / Pay the Price / Down Down Down (demo) / Flying on the Ground Is Wrong / Neighbor Don’t You Worry // Down Down Down / Kahuna Sunset / Buffalo Stomp / Baby Don’t Scold Me / For What It’s Worth / Mr. Soul / We’ll See / My Kind of Love / Pretty Girl Why / Word I Must Say (demo) / Nobody’s Fool (demo) / So You’ve Got a Lover (demo) / My Angel (demo) / No Sun Today / Everydays / Down to the Wire / Bluebird / Expecting to Fly / Hung Upside Down (demo) / A Child’s Claim to Fame / Rock and Roll Woman / Hung Upside Down / Good Time Boy / One More Sign (demo) / The Rent Is Always Due (demo) / Round and Round and Round (demo) / Old Laughing Lady (demo) / Broken Arrow / Sad Memory / On the Way Home / Whatever Happened to Saturday Night? / Special Care / Falcon Lake (Ashes on the Floor) / What a Day / I Am a Child / Questions / Merry-Go-Round / Uno Mundo / Kind Woman / It’s So Hard to Wait / Four Days Gone (demo) / For What It’s Worth (mono) / Go and Say Goodbye (mono) / Sit Down I Think I Love You (mono) / Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing (mono) / Hot Dusty Roads (mono) / Everybody’s Wrong (mono) / Flying on the Ground Is Wrong (mono) / Burned (mono) / Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It (mono) / Leave (mono) / Out of My Mind (mono) / Pay the Price (mono) / Baby Don’t Scold Me (stereo) / Mr. Soul (stereo) / A Child’s Claim to Fame (stereo) / Everydays (stereo) / Expecting to Fly (stereo) / Bluebird (stereo) / Hung Upside Down (stereo) / Sad Memory (stereo) / Good Time Boy (stereo) / Rock and Roll Woman (stereo) / Broken Arrow (stereo). Released on 4CD box set on July 17, 2001 in the US (Rhino, 74234) and Germany (Elektra, 74234).
SELECTIONS FROM BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD BOX SET (2001)
For What’s It Worth / Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing / Sit Down I Think I Love You / Flying on the Ground Is Wrong / Mr.Soul / Kind Woman / Bluebird / Rock ‘n’ Roll Woman / Go and Say Goodbye / Broken Arrow / A Child’s Claim to Fame / On the Way Home / Uno Mundo / I Am a Child / Burned / Pretty Girl Why / Down to the Wire. Released as a promotional compact disc in 2001 in the US (Rhino, PRCD-400038).
