Neil Young joins rights harvest with sale of half his songbook
Singer-songwriter Neil Young has sold a half share of the rights to his entire catalogue of 1,180 songs to London-listed specialist investment firm Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the company said on Wednesday.
Young, 75, famed for songs including Heart Of Gold, Rocking In The Free World and Devil’s Sidewalk, has released over 50 studio albums and 20 live albums, of which seven went platinum and three multi-platinum.
“I bought my first Neil Young album aged seven,” said Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis, saying the latest in a series of such rights deals would change his company for ever.
Young, 75, famed for songs including Heart Of Gold, Rocking In The Free World and Devil’s Sidewalk, has released over 50 studio albums and 20 live albums, of which seven went platinum and three multi-platinum.
“I bought my first Neil Young album aged seven,” said Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis, saying the latest in a series of such rights deals would change his company for ever.
