ills , ▁Nash ▁& ▁Young ▁were ▁both ▁quite ▁popular ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁released ▁any ▁new ▁material ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁for ▁over ▁two ▁years , ▁with ▁their ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁re union ▁tour ▁eight ▁months ▁away . ▁ ▁It ▁features ▁a ▁nine - min ute ▁extended ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁" Blue bird " ▁by ▁Stephen ▁St ills ▁( cons isting ▁of ▁a ▁live ▁jam ▁app ended ▁to ▁the ▁studio ▁version ), ▁only ▁available ▁elsewhere ▁on ▁the ▁Warner ▁Special ▁Product s ▁LP ▁compilation ▁" He avy ▁Metal ▁– ▁ 2 4 ▁Elect r ifying ▁Perform ances " ▁( Volume ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁" Super st ars ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 0 ' s " ▁series ), ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁It ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁issued ▁on ▁compact ▁disc ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁out ▁of ▁print . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Person nel ▁ ▁Mus icians ▁Stephen ▁St ills ▁– ▁vocals , ▁gu it ars , ▁key boards , ▁per cussion ▁Neil ▁Young ▁– ▁vocals , ▁gu it ars , ▁key boards ▁Rich ie ▁Fur ay ▁– ▁vocals , ▁gu it ars ▁Bruce ▁Pal mer , ▁Jim ▁Mess ina ▁– ▁bass ▁De we y ▁Martin ▁– ▁drums ▁ ▁Add itional ▁personnel ▁Charlie ▁Ch in ▁– ▁ac oust ic ▁gu it ars ▁& ▁ban jo ▁on ▁" Blue bird " ▁Bobby ▁West ▁– ▁bass ▁on ▁" Blue bird " ▁Don ▁Rand i ▁– ▁piano ▁on ▁" Bro ken ▁Ar row " ▁Chris ▁Sar ns ▁– ▁guitar ▁on ▁" Bro ken