The Byrds – Rome 1968
The Dutch Broadcast
The Piper Club, Rome, Italy - May 1968
Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Kevin Kelley, Gram Parsons, Doug Dillard
This is the (not that much) better sounding version, as broadcast by a Dutch radio station in the 90s.
Except = the Dutch rebroadcast from circa 1969. That rebroadcast apparently did not include two songs that were broadcast previously. So tracks 2 & 3 are from the original vinyl bootleg.
1. intro (Dutch spoken) (1:07)
2. You Ain't Going Nowhere (2:46)
3. Old John Robertson (2:38)
4. You Don't Miss Your Water (3:53)
5. Hickory Wind (4:38)
6. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (2:13)
7. Chimes of Freedom (3:42)
8. The Christian Life (3:10)
9. Turn! Turn! Turn! (2:43)
10. My Back Pages - B.J. Blues - Baby What You Want Me To Do (5:59)
11. Mr Spaceman (2:15)
New Homemade Artwork Included (front, back)
2 comments:
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There seem to be several Piper Club recordings floating around. I seem to remember one with Tribal Gathering on it, a rather odd choice. Parsons' voice fits the Byrds when they sing harmony, and the sound is similar to the previous version. I've always felt that he lacked good pitch and was occasionally off key as a solo singer. He doesn't seem to have been much a group player either--didn't he want the group to be called Gram Parsons and the Byrds? The sound isn't bad, really. I like the addition of Doug Dillard on banjo--he adds an extra dimension to the traditional Byrds songs and, I think, sings harmony as well, like he did with Gene Clark on the Dillard-Clark Expedition album (a fine LP). I appreciate your efforts to present improved versions of tapes with sound issues. There aren't many recordings of this version of the Byrds, and the ones I had previously heard sounded too fast. This is about as good as this recording can get, I think. Good work, and thanks.
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