Yes, “new” Byrds concerts still come to the surface after lying in the vaults for 55 years!
The Byrds - State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 1970
September 15, 1970
Roger McGuinn (guitar, vocals)
Clarence White (guitar, vocals)
Skip Battin (bass, vocals)
Gene Parsons (drums, harmonica, vocals)
Retro Rock, WMET, September 28, 1981 Broadcast
1. Jesus Is Just Alright (2:54)
2. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (2:54)
3. Ballad Of Easy Rider (2:24)
4. Retro Rock Break (0:22)
5. This Wheel's On Fire (6:23)
6. Retro Rock Break (0:12)
7. My Back Pages (2:29)
8. B.J. Blues - Baby What You Want Me To Do (3:25)
9. Retro Rock Break (0:03)
10. Willin' (3:12)
11. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (2:03)
12. Mr. Tambourine Man (2:10)
13. Eight Miles High (4:45)
14. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:50)
15. Mr. Spaceman (2:58)
16. Retro Rock (0:02)
Artwork
Included (front, back, booklet, CD)
4 comments:
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A pleasant surprise, with very good sound which brings out the vocals more than some other recordings from this era. This concert seems to be a transition from the kind when John York was a member to what they did as a standard format later on. They are in good form here and provide a nice bridge from the original lineup to what turned out to be the most stable Byrds (though many don't consider them to be really the Byrds, but that's another story). McGuinn takes most of the vocals here, except for Willin' and Jesus is Just Alright, and I guess he did that so that fans could still recognize the Byrds despite the personnel changes. Parsons, I feel, was underused as a singer--his voice is mellow and pleasant, but could also rock when the material demanded it. Battin, who replaced York at this point, is just the bassist here, while Clarence sang harmony but nothing else. Then again, he didn't need to, as his guitar here is superb and very tasteful. Parsons' drumming is also a highlight of this recording. The band seems very tight here. I couldn't help comparing this to the previous upload of the Flying Burritos Brothers, and frankly, the later Byrds were far superior live. Thanks for this enjoyable concert, R--B.
Many thanks, RB: always good to get a new show.
Interesting find, thank you RB. I have to question the date and location of the show, however, as neither Chris Hjort in his book with its extensive listing of gigs for 1970 has this listed, nor does any other site that has the 1970 gigs listed have this date and location. Judging from the song list, it is a 1970 show, undoubtedly. A mystery, at the moment.
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