Tuesday, June 27, 2017

The Byrds – The Theory Of Flyght




The Byrds – The Theory Of Flyght

TV Broadcast – VARA Studios, Hilversum, Holland – 31 May 1971

An Aste - RISK-DISK ReKording For Whistling Oyster ProduKtions 1971

FYNE022 (country and year unknown)

Recorded May 19, 1971 – Broadcast May 31, 1971

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

Although his name was spelled « Battyn » when he released solo singles prior to joining The Byrds, Skip was known as “Battin” while a member of the band. So his name is misspelled on the back of the sleeve (track 17).

Not available in stores

1. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (2:40)
2. Truck Stop Girl (3:22)
3. My Back Pages (2:45)
4. 04 Baby What You Want Me To Do (3:27)
5. Jamaica Say You Will (3:27)
6. Jesus Is Just Alright (2:57)
7. 07 Eight Miles High (7:07)
8. Mr. Tambourine Man (4:33)
9. Pretty Boy Floyd (2:39)
10. 10 Take A Whiff On Me (2:56)
11. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (3:07)
12. Mr. Spaceman (2:59)
13. Roll Over Beethoven (2:39)
14. Hold It (1:33)
15. Gene Parsons Interview (5:02)
16.
Clarence White Interview (4:22)
17. Skip Battin Interview (4:26)
18. Roger McGuinn Interview (3:39)

Artwork Included (front, back, inner sleeve, CD)

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The Byrds – The Easy Rider Generation In Concert





The Byrds – The Easy Rider Generation In Concert

Subtitled Turn Turn Turn / Tambourine Man / Eight Miles High

The Easy Rider Years - Nota Blue 930160 (Italy 1993)

Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, John York, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Skip Battin

Tracks from various performances 1967, 1969 and 1970.

There are some mistakes and omissions in the tracks titles and in the musicians details.

Disc 1

1. Hey Joe (2:19)
2. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:04)
3. Old Blue (3:23)
4. My Back Pages (6:37)
5. Chestnut Mare (4:25)
6. Chimes Of Freedom (3:20)
7. Take A Whiff (On Me) (3:00)
8. Positively 4th Street (3:23)
9. Lay Lady Lay (3:16)
10. All The Things (4:32)
11. Get Out Of My Life Woman (3:16)
12. Jesus Is Just Alright (3:30)
13.
He Was A Friend Of Mine (2:28)

Disc 2

1. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (2:36)
2. Ballad Of Easy Rider (mistitled Watching The River Flow) (2:37)
3. This Wheel's On Fire (7:09)
4. Well Come Back Home (misspelled Welcome Back Home) (3:54)
5. Lover Of The Bayou (4:13)
6. Medley - Turn Turn Turn - Mr Tambourine Man - Eight Miles High (24:17)

Artwork Included (front, back, CDs)

Saturday, June 17, 2017

The Byrds – Monterey International Pop Festival 1967 - 50th Anniversary (one song)




The Byrds – Monterey International Pop Festival (one song)

Jim McGuinn, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman

50 years ago today (June 17, 1967), The Byrds performed 8 tracks at the Monterey International Pop Festival:

1. Renaissance Fair
2. Have You Seen Her Face?
3. Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)
4. He Was A friend Of Mine
5. Lady Friend
6. Chimes Of Freedom
7. I Know My Rider (I Know You Rider)
8. So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star

All tracks were officially released, except for track 7. Legend has it that a noisy plane flew over the festival ground when that track was played, and that the resulting sound was horrible.

Now you can judge by yourselves, as here’s track 7 (in comments):

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

The Byrds – TV Compilation 1965-1972




The Byrds – TV Compilation 1965-1972

Various places and dates. All details on artwork.

Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Clarence White, Gene  Parsons, John York, Skip Battin

Disc 1

1. Not Fade Away (Shindig 1965) (1:50)
2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (Shindig 1965) (1:49)
3. The Bells Of Rhymney (Shindig 1965) (2:33)
4. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Hullabaloo 1965) (2:39)
5. Do You Believe In Magic (Hullabaloo 1965) (1:04)
6. Chimes Of Freedom (Shindig 1965) (2:03)
7. Turn! Turn! Turn! (Shindig 1965) (2:25)
8. Turn! Turn! Turn! (Big TNT Show 1965) (4:28)
9. The Bells Of Rhymney (Big TNT Show 1965) (3:52)
10. Mr. Tambourine Man (Big TNT Show 1965) (2:33)
11. Turn! Turn! Turn! (Ed Sullivan Show 1965) (3:37)
12. Interview With Jim McGuinn (The ''In'' Sound 1966) (1:25)
13. Renaissance Fair (Tonight Show 1967) (2:20)
14. Lady Friend (Tonight Show 1967) (2:15)
15. Have You Seen Her Face (Tonight Show 1967) (2:13)
16. You Ain't Going Nowhere (Playboy After Dark 1968) (2:53)
17. This Wheel's On Fire (Playboy After Dark 1968) (3:41)

Disc 2

1. Jesus Is Just Alright (Welcome To The Fillmore East 1970) (3:36)
2. Eight Miles High (Welcome To The Fillmore East 1970) (9:45)
3. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (David Frost Show 1971) (3:10)
4. Mr. Spaceman (David Frost Show 1971) (3:03)
5. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician (David Frost Show 1971) (2:25)
6. Citizen Kane (David Frost Show 1971) (2:50)
7. Chestnut Mare (Beat Club 1971) (3:00)
8. Eight Miles High (Beat Club 1971) (5:07)
9. You Ain't Going Nowhere (Earl Scruggs, His Family And Friends 1971) (2:27)
10. Nothin' To It (Earl Scruggs, His Family And Friends 1971) (1:38)
11. Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms (Country Suite 1972) (2:47)
12. Soldier's Joy - Black Mountain Rag (Country Suite 1972) (1:15)
13. Mr. Tambourine Man (Country Suite 1972) (3:32)
14.
Interview (Country Suite 1972) (1:00)

Artwork Included (front, back)

Monday, June 5, 2017

Re-ups

Please note that requests for reups will not be fulfilled until further notice.

The Byrds – Tambourines And Twelvestrings – The Best Of Live In Concert






The Byrds – Tambourines And Twelvestrings – The Best Of Live In Concert

Living Legend LLRCD 067 (Italy 1990)

Jim / Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, Clarence White, John York, Gene Parsons, Skip Battin

The artwork wrongly states that all the concerts took place in the USA 1969-1970. Tracks 9, 10 and 11 are from Stockholm February 1967 and the Monterey Pop Festival June 1967, hence the mistakes in the participating musicians (David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman and John York are not mentioned on the artwork).

1. Jesus Is Just Alright (3:44)
2. Tulsa Country (3:25)
3. He Was A Friend Of Mine (2:51)
4. Mr. Spaceman (3:01)
5. Lay Lady Lay (3:19)
6. The Ballad Of Easy Rider (2:37)
7. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (4:01)
8. Way Behind The Sun (2:44)
9. Mr. Tambourine Man (2:31)
10. Hey Joe (3:07)
11. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:18)
12. I Shall Be Released (2:59)
13. My Back Pages (5:28)
14. Lover Of The Bayou (4:18)
15. This Wheel's On Fire (7:18)
16. Eight Miles High (12:35)
17. Chestnut Mare (4:22)
18. Amazing Grace (2:30)

Artwork Included (front, back, CD)