The Squires

The Squires were the most notable of the bands Neil Young played in prior to the formation of Buffalo Springfield. That's not only because they were his band during key transitional years between basic rock & roll and original folk-rock songwriting, but also because they were the only one of his pre-Buffalo Springfield outfits to actually release a record. That single, "Aurora"/"The Sultan," appeared on the tiny local Winnipeg label V and is extremely rare, although it has shown up on various Neil Young bootlegs. The Squires formed at the end of 1962 in Winnipeg and at the o...