"Buffalo Springfield" is a compilation album by the influential American rock band Buffalo Springfield, released in 1973 by Atco Records. This album serves as the fifth overall release by the band and is their second compilation. It was assembled at a time when the band's members had already gone their separate ways, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) were experiencing significant success. The album came out at a point when CSNY were preparing for their reunion tour in 1974, which would mark their first joint tour in years, yet no new group material had been released by them for over two years.
The compilation features a notable nine-minute extended version of "Bluebird" by Stephen Stills, which includes a live jam appended to the original studio recording. This extended version was only available on this compilation and a few other rarer releases, such as the Heavy Metal – 24 Electrifying Performances LP (Volume 2 in the "Superstars of the 70's" series), released in 1974. The album has not been issued on CD and is currently out of print, making it a rare collector's item for fans of the band and its members.
Buffalo Springfield is best known for their blend of folk-rock, country rock, and psychedelia, and despite the band’s relatively brief existence (1966-1968), they had a significant influence on the development of rock music. The group featured prominent members like Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Richie Furay, and Jim Messina, who went on to have successful careers in other projects, notably CSNY and Poco.
The 1973 compilation captures the essence of the band’s brief but impactful career and serves as a retrospective of their contributions to the rock scene of the 1960s. Despite the band's dissolution, Buffalo Springfield remains a seminal document of their era and a key release for fans interested in the post-Springfield musical legacies of its members.
