Sunday, December 28, 2014

The Byrds – Santa Monica 1970




The Byrds – Santa Monica 1970

Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Ca – December 27, 1970

Roger McGuinn (guitars, vocals)
Clarence White (guitars, mandolin, vocals)
Gene Parsons (drums, harmonica, vocals)
Skip Battin (bass, vocals)

Terry Melcher (keyboards)
Jimmi Seiter (percussions)

1. Lover Of The Bayou (4:15)
2. You Ain't Going Nowhere (3:12)
3. Well Come Back Home (7:34)
4. My Back Pages (2:15)
5. B.J. Blues - Baby What You Want Me To Do (4:16)
6. Truck Stop Girl (cut) (0:43)
7. Soldier's Joy - Black Mountain Rag (cuts in) (1:06)
8. Mr Tambourine Man (cuts in) (2:40)
9. Take A Whiff (On Me) (cuts in) (2:42)
10. Wheels On Fire (cuts in and cuts out) (1:59)
11. It's All Right, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (1:13)
12. Ballad Of Easy Rider (2:17)
13. Jesus Is Just Alright (3:05)
14. Eight Miles High (12:30)
15. Hold It (0:30)
16. Chestnut Mare (4:49)
17. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:44)
18.
Hold It (1:08)

Original audio files provided by David E. – Many thanks to him.

Audio files reworked by Rocking-Byrd (levels, balance, tags, clicks and noise removal, tracks splitting, between songs breaks, etc…)

Artwork by Rocking-Byrd

Monday, December 22, 2014

David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name – The Alternate Album




David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name – The Alternate Album

Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA – Late 1970

1. Music Is Love (No Conga Overdubs) (3:21)
2. Cowboy Movie (Instrumental No Jerry Garcia Overdubs) (11:08)
3. Cowboy Movie (Rough Mix, The Longest Version) (8:24)
4. Tamalpais High About 3 (Full Blown Version) (9:01)
5. Laughing (Rough Mix) (5:18)
6. What Are Their Names (Rough Mono Mix) (4:11)
7. Traction In The Rain (Alternate Mix) (3:46)
8. Song With No Words (Short Version aka Demo Version Mono) (3:13)
9. Orleans (Alternate Mono Mix) (1:58)
10. I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here (Rough Mix) (1:19)
11.
Wooden Ship (Studio Demo) (1:53)

Artwork Included

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Rick Roberts – Sandy’s Club, Beverly, Mass. 1974




Rick Roberts – Sandy’s Club, Beverly, Mass. 1974

Sandy’s Club, Beverly, Mass. – March 2, 1974

Acoustic solo performance – Rick Roberts sings a lot, plays a lot, and talks a WHOLE lot.

Rick Roberts replaced Gram Parsons in The Flying Burrito Brothers, and later became the Burritos leader when all original members had left. While still a member of the band, he released two solo albums (“Windmills” in 1972 and “She Is A Song” in 1973) and later went on to be the founding member of the highly successful Firefall.
In the 80s, he was a member of Gene Clark’s Byrds Tribute band.

Nowadays, Roberts’ poor heath condition prevents him from performing live, but he still releases download-only tracks available from his website at


Early Set

1. Why Are You Crying (4:53)
2. In A Dream (5:01)
3. Four Days Of Rain (5:55)
4. Company (3:38)
5. Lost In Sin (3:50)
6. Lights (3:26)
7. Jenny's Blues (4:58)
8. Westwind (4:43)
9. Davy McVie (4:00)
10. Drunk And Dirty (3:51)
11. Colorado (5:10)
12.
The Fast One (2:36)

Late Set

1. Four Days Gone (3:38)
2. In My Own Small Way (2:54)
3. I Just Want To Be In Love Again (3:10)
4. Mexico (4:00)
5. She Still Has Those Eyes (5:31)
6. Wild Horses (5:19)
7. Two Lovely Women (5:13)
8. It Doesn't Matter (4:57)
9. Glad To Be Going (6:02)
10. The Captain (13:52)
11. Deliver Me (6:31)
12.
For Free (5:15)

Concert recorded by David M.

Original audio files provided by David E. – Many thanks to him.

Audio files reworked by Rocking-Byrd (levels, balance, tags, clicks and noise removal, tracks splitting, between songs breaks, etc…)

Artwork by Rocking-Byrd

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Byrds – Live In Vancouver 1971




The Byrds – Live In Vancouver 1971

Gastown Hall, PNE Gardens, Vancouver, Canada – November 26, 1971

Roger McGuinn (guitar, vocals)
Clarence White (guitar, vocals)
Gene Parsons (drums, harmonica, vocals)
Skip Battin (bass, vocals)

Soundboard recording.

1. Lover Of The Bayou (3:29)
2. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (3:23)
3. Mr Spaceman (3:11)
4. Bugler (3:28)
5. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician (2:31)
6. My Back Pages (2:44)
7. B.J. Blues - Baby What You Want Me To Do (4:07)
8. Soldier's Joy - Black Mountain Rag (2:42)
9. Mr Tambourine Man (4:01)
10. Pretty Boy Floyd (2:38)
11. Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms (2:39)
12. Tiffany Queen (2:35)
13. Chestnut Mare (5:27)
14. Jesus Is Just Alright (3:01)
15. Eight Miles High (12:22)
16. Hold It (1:35)
17. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (2:32)
18.
Roll Over Beethoven (2:53)

Artwork Included

Original audio files provided by David E. – Many thanks to him.

Audio files reworked by Rocking-Byrd (levels, balance, tags, clicks and noise removal, tracks splitting, between songs breaks, etc…)

Artwork by Rocking-Byrd.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman – Paris 1980



Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman – Paris 1980

Hippodrome De Pantin, Paris, France – February 8, 1980

Roger McGuinn (12 string guitar, vocals)
Chris Hillman (bass, vocals)
Johnne Sambataro (guitar, vocals)
Scott Kirkpatrick (drums, vocals)

1. Intro (0:22)
2. Who Taught The Night (2:55)
3. Giving Yourself Away (4:11)
4. Long Long Time (2:42)
5. Don't You Write Her Off (3:16)
6. Turn Turn Turn (3:15)
7. One More Chance (4:07)
8. Sad Boy (4:28)
9. Band Intro (0:18)
10. My Back Pages (2:45)
11. Jesus Is Just Alright (3:15)
12. Chestnut Mare (5:37)
13. Let Me Down Easy (3:21)
14. Skate Date (2:56)
15. It Doesn't Matter (2:59)
16. Mr Tambourine Man (3:51)
17. Surrender To Me (3:43)
18. Chimes Of Freedom (3:07)
19. City (5:09)
20. Mr Spaceman (2:57)
21. Deeper In (2:58)
22. Stopping Traffic (3:46)
23. Audience Clapping (1:19)
24. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (3:10)
25. Eight Miles High (5:17)
26. Audience Wanting Some More (0:50)
27. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (3:51)
28. Bye Bye Baby + Audience Still Wanting More (2:53)
29. Who Taught The Night (3:09)

Artwork Included