The Byrds – There Is A Season – Two Hour Radio Special

The Byrds – There Is A Season – Two Hour Radio Special

This 2-CD set was made by Sony / BMG to promote the 2006 “There Is A Season” box set of 4 CDs.

It was made available for all USA radio broadcasters at no cost, to be broadcast beginning late September 2006.

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---Two one-hour documentaries on The Byrds, the continuously groundbreaking band who bridged the gaps between The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, The Beach Boys, the Los Angeles psychedelic underground and classic country. Their memorable music set the stage for everyone from The Eagles to Tom Petty to R.E.M..

Each hour is hosted by singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell, and covers a distinct period of their prolific history that can either be aired as one two-part series, or as your choice of two insightful one-hour programs. Both shows are available here in 0:59 and 0:54 (for news-hole) versions.

Instead of being directed by the singular vision of one leader, The Byrds were consistently led by everybody's contributions - from their original five members to the musicians involved with their later years. Despite the inner turmoil that resulted in a revolving cast of characters, The Byrds always used those changes as opportunities to further their musical evolution.

"They all brought something new and something defining", says journalist David Fricke, "and it all became part of The Byrds sound. They didn’t change The Byrds to the degree that it changed the sound. What they did became The Byrds."

Both segments feature the wide range of music that made The Byrds of the 60s most influential bands, along with comments by its two longest-lasting members: Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman. Writers David Fricke, Anthony DeCurtis, Lenny Kaye and Byrds historian Sid Griffin are also interviewed.

THERE IS A SEASON covers 1964-1967, the all-too-brief hitmaking years of The Byrds' original five members - Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke. They were an electrified folk band who topped the charts with some of the decade’s most innovative singles and albums. By 1967, their musical harmony was engulfed by the off-stage disharmony that pushed them to reach those heights.

FARTHER ALONG picks up the story in 1968 and details how The Byrds' legendary Act I was followed by one of rock history's most fascinating second acts. Despite their lower record sales, The Byrds' later incarnations alternately defined and re-defined "country-rock", thanks to the influential contributions by folks like Gram Parsons and guitarist Clarence White.

Broadcast Window begins late September 2006, available for all USA radio broadcasters at no cost.---

Disc 1: The Byrds (part 1): There Is A Season

 

Track 1: Billboard

 

In: Roger McGuinn: "Well, we had the Beach Boys, and there were other rock and roll bands..."

Out: Host Laura Cantrell intro: I'm Laura Cantrell, and you're listening to "The Byrds: There Is A Season".

 

Track 2: Segment 1

 

Host

Roger McGuinn interview with Byrds music in the background

The Jet Set – The Only Girl I Adore (excerpt)

Roger McGuinn interview

The Byrds – You Showed Me (Preflyte acoustic version) (excerpt)

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Chris Hillman interview

The Byrds (You Movin’) (Preflyte electric version) (excerpt)

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Unidentified interview

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Unidentified interview

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Chris Hillman interview

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The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man (single) (complete)

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Roger McGuinn interview

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Roger McGuinn interview

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The Byrds – You Won’t Have To Cry (excerpt) (fades in)

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Sid Griffin interview

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Sid Griffin interview

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Roger McGuinn interview

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Chris Hillman interview

Roger McGuinn interview

Host introduces song

The Byrds – I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better

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Track 3: Break 1 with music bed

 

The Byrds – Change Is Now (instrumental)

 

Track 4: Segment 2

 

Host In: Welcome back to "The Byrds: There Is A Season". I'm Laura Cantrell.

Host with Byrds music in the background

Roger McGuinn interview

The Byrds – The Times They Are A-Changin’ (excerpt)

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Unidentified interview

Chris Hillman interview

The Byrds - Chimes Of Freedom (excerpt)

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Unidentified interview (David Fricke?)

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Unidentified interview

The Byrds – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (complete 1965 fast version)

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The Byrds – Bells Of Rhymney (excerpt)

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Unidentified interview

The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (complete)

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Unidentified interview

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Unidentified interview

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Unidentified interview

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Unidentified interview

The Byrds – So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (complete)

Host Out: I'm Laura Cantrell, and you're listening to "The Byrds: There Is A Season".

 

Track 5: Break 2 with music bed

 

The Byrds – Stranger in A Strange Land (instrumental)

 

Track 6: Segment 3

 

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Unidentified interview

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Unidentified interview

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Unidentified interview

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The Byrds – Eight Miles High (complete)

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Chris Hillman interview

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Sid Griffin interview

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Chris Hillman interview

The Byrds – Time Between (complete)

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Roger McGuinn interview

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Sid Griffin interview

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Chris Hillman interview

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Roger McGuinn interview

The Byrds – Everybody’s Been Burned (fades in)

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Roger McGuinn interview

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Chris Hillman interview (with My Back Pages in the background)

Roger McGuinn interview (with My Back Pages in the background)

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The Byrds – My Back Pages (ending)

Host outro (with My Back Pages in the background)

 

Track 7: Promo Spot

 

Roger Mc Guinn

Host

 

Disc 2: The Byrds (part 2): Farther Along

 

Track 1: Billboard

 

Chris Hillman Interview (with Byrds music in the background)

Host (with Byrds music in the background)

 

Track 2: Segment 1

 

Host In: "You know, the Byrds were just always interesting..."

Unidentified interview

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Unidentified interview

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Lenny Kaye interview

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Roger McGuinn interview

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Chris Hillman interview

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The Byrds – You Ain’t Going Nowhere (complete)

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Chris Hillman interview

The Byrds – One Hundred Years From Now (complete) (Gram Parsons vocals)

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Roger McGuinn interview

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Sid Griffin interview

The Byrds – Hickory Wind (complete) (Gram Parsons vocals)

Host Out: I'm Laura Cantrell, and you're listening to "The Byrds: Farther Along."

 

Track 3: Break 1 with music bed

 

The Byrds – Green Apple Quick Step (instrumental)

 

Track 4: Segment 2

 

Host In: Welcome back to "The Byrds: Farther Along". I'm Laura Cantrell.

Chris Hillman interview

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Chris Hillman interview

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Roger McGuinn interview

The Byrds – The Christian Life (ending)

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Chris Hillman interview

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Sid Griffin interview

The Byrds – Drugstore Truck Drivin’ Man (complete)

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Unidentified interview

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Chris Hillman interview

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Sid Griffin interview

The Byrds – You Don’t Miss Your Water (complete) (Gram Parsons vocals)

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Roger McGuinn interview

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Roger McGuinn interview

The Byrds – I Am A Pilgrim (ending)

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Roger McGuinn interview

The Byrds – Pretty Boy Floyd (fades out)

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Chris Hillman interview

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Chris Hillman interview

Host with The Byrds – Wheels On Fire in background

David Fricke interview with The Byrds – Wheels On Fire in background

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Chris Hillman interview with The Byrds – Wheels On Fire in background

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Unidentified interview

The Byrds – Wheels On Fire (live) (uncomplete)

Host Out: I'm Laura Cantrell, and you're listening to "The Byrds: Farther Along".

 

Track 5: Break 2 with music bed

 

The Byrds – Nashville West (instrumental)

 

Track 6: Segment 3

 

Host In: Welcome back to "The Byrds: Farther Along". I'm Laura Cantrell.

Unidentified interview

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Roger McGuinn interview

Unidentified interview

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Sid Griffin interview

The Byrds – Lover Of The Bayou (live) (excerpt)

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Lenny Kaye interview

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David Fricke interview

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David Fricke interview

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David Fricke interview

The Byrds – Chestnut Mare (complete)

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Sid Griffin interview

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Sid Griffin interview

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The Byrds – Ballad Of Easy Rider (live) (complete)

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Host Out: I'm Laura Cantrell, and thanks for listening.

 

Track 7: Promo Spot

Roger Mc Guinn

Host

 

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