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Neil Young has announced the release of Hitchhiker, an album recorded in 1976. It s due out September 8 via Reprise. Hitchhiker comprises solo acoustic songs that Young recorded live over the course of one day in Malibu, several of which later appeared on albums like Comes a Time and Rust Never Sleeps. Hitchhiker was eventually rerecorded for Young s 2010 album Le Noise. The original recordings were produced by Young s long-time collaborator David Briggs, and the new release features post-production from John Hanlon. Hitchhiker includes early renditions of songs like Pocahontas, Powderfinger, and Human Highway, as well as the previously unreleased tracks Hawaii and Give Me Strength.