Tuesday, August 10, 2021

The Byrds – Back Pages (2 - Blue Cover)

 




The Byrds – Back Pages

A Collectors Guide

My LP = No Label B 6470 (country and year unknown)

Both sides are pressed as uninterrupted tracks. I split them into separate tracks.

From the back cover:

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1) - Rare Elektra Single
2) - Radio Hus, Sweden, Feb/March 1967
3) - Rare Soundtrack versions
4) - Piper Club, Rome, May7, 1968
5) - Rock Concert USA, 1969
6) - Monterey Pop Festival, June 17, 1967

Side 1:

1) Please Le Me Love You

    Don’t Be Long

2) Hey Joe

    My Back Pages

    Mr. Tambourine Man

    He Was A Friend Of Mine

    So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star

    Roll Over Beethoven

3) Don’t Make Waves

    Child Of The Universe

4) You Ain’t Going Nowhere

Side 2:

5) Turn Turn Turn

    Ballad Of Easy Rider

    It Won’t Be Wrong

    The Water Is Wide

    Mr. Tambourine Man

    Nashville West

    Lover Of The Bayou

4) Old John Robertson

6) So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star

    He Was A friend Of Mine

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BUT:

The tracks under “5)” have not been recorded in 1969 but on January 21, 1973 at the Cowtown Palace, Kansas City. It’s from a February 1973 radio broadcast.

After "Lover Of The Bayou", there's an unlisted "Jesus Is Just Alright" (it's from the same Lee Jeans Rock Concert radio broadcast).

The two tracks from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival listed on the back cover don't appear on the LP.

So the actual track listing is as follows:

1. A1 Please Let Me Love You (2:21)
2. A2 Don't Be Long (1:54)
3. A3 Hey Joe (2:33)
4. A4 My Back Pages (3:28)
5. A5 Mr. Tambourine Man (2:21)
6. A6 He Was A Friend Of Mine (2:54)
7. A7 So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:59)
8. A8 Roll Over Beethoven (2:42)
9. A9 Don't Make Waves (2:00)
10. A10 Child Of The Universe (3:13)
11. A11 You Ain't Going Nowhere (2:51)
12. B1 Turn Turn Turn (3:24)
13. B2 Ballad Of (The) Easy Rider (2:49)
14. B3 It Won't Be Wrong (2:24)
15. B4 The Water Is Wide (3:08)
16. B5 Mr. Tambourine Man (2:27)
17. B6 Nashville West (3:06)
18. B7 Lover Of The Bayou (3:01)
19. B8 Jesus Is Just Alright (unlisted) (3:35)
20. B9 Old John Robertson (2:35)

The lineups:

Tracks A1 and A2: Jim McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Ray Pohlman, Earl Palmer (The Beefeaters)

Tracks A3 to A9: Jim McGuinn, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman

Track A10: Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, John York

Track A11 and B9: Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Kevin Kelley, Gram Parsons, Doug Dillard

Tracks B1 to B8: Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Skip Battin, John Guerin

 

Fresh Vinyl Rip – Freshly Scanned Artwork Included (front, back, labels)

3 comments:

Rocking--Byrd said...

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Steve said...

Another interesting compilation, covering almost all versions of the Byrds. Most of this has been around before, and I'm sure fans are familiar with most of the songs, but it's nice to have it all on one unit. The Beefeaters stuff sounds very much like the Beatles, which is no surprise, and the Sweden tracks show that the original (minus Clark) Byrds could do their songs live pretty well. Especially interesting are the tracks by the final live version of the Byrds (excluding the Hillman/Lala addition to fulfill concert obligations). They seem to be taking a different direction, with some heavier drumming and phase-shifted 12-string guitars, which could have been interesting. However, the vocals were inferior due to the lack of a good harmony singer. The Byrds were about harmony throughout much of their existence, and McGuinn doing solo versions without harmony (The Water is Wide--listen to the lovely Crosby harmony on McGuinn's first solo album--and It Won't Be Wrong) sounds a little weird. I like these old tracks and odds 'n' ends, and appreciate the work that went into providing a good listenable experience, so thanks for this and all the rest I may have not commented on but still appreciate.

david said...

Thanks RB. Have had the LP for years, but appreciate getting this on cd.