Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Byrds - Journals - 9 CDs Box Set + booklet - Repost of complete box by request

 

 

The Byrds – Journals – 9 CDs Box Set + booklet

CEDREM Label (U.K. 1994)

24kt Gold Plated Disc

 

Jim McGuinn (guitar, vocals)

Gene Clark (guitar, tambourine, vocals)

David Crosby (guitar, vocals)

Chris Hillman (bass, vocals)

Michael Clarke (drums)

With (on “Mr. Tambourine Man” and on “I Knew I’d Want You” only) Hal Blaine, Larry Knechtel (Lawrence Knechtel), Bill Pitman (William Pitman), Leon Russell (Russell Bridges) and Jerry Cole (Jerry Kolbrak).

Journals is a 9 CD (4 double CDs and 1 single CD) set housed in a 12” x 12” golden metallic box.

The Byrds in the Columbia studios, playing and singing multiple versions of tracks from their first 3 albums (“Mr. Tambourine Man”, “Turn Turn Turn” and “Fifth Dimension”) and of tracks from these sessions that weren’t officially released until the remastered CDs came out in the 90s.

Vol. 9 is a compilation of tracks from the 8 other CDs.

Ladies and gentlemen, sit down and relax. You are now in the control room at Columbia studios, and next to you is producer Terry Melcher. Enjoy!

CD rips and scanned artwork (January 2017) from my original box bought in 1994 from Midnight Records in New York included (fronts, backs, CDs)

Images of box, insert and 32 page booklet (12” x 12”) included

The zip file contains 9 zip files with the 9 CDs and 2 zip files with complete artwork.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Crosby, Pevar & Raymond - CPR Plays The Byrds

 

Crosby, Pevar & Raymond - CPR Plays The Byrds

No label, no reference – fan compilation

David Crosby – guitar, vocals

Jeff Pevar – guitar, vocals

James Raymond – keybards, vocals

With on selected tracks :

Andrew Ford - bass

Stefano  DeStanislao – drums

This compilation could have been called “CPR Plays The Byrds Playing David Crosby”, as Croz wrote or co-wrote 4 out of the 7 songs.

1. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (3:08)

2. For Free (6:46)

3. Everybody's Been Burned (3:42)

4. Laughing (6:20)

5. Triad (6:43)

6. Eight Miles High (7:35)

7. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (4:17)

Artwork Included (front, back, CD)