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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
3. Chimes of Freedom
4. She Has a Way
5. All I Really Want to Do - (LP version)
6. Spanish Harlem Incident
7. Bells of Rhymney
8. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
9. She Don't Care About Time - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
10. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There's a Season)
11. It Won't Be Wrong
12. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
13. He Was a Friend of Mine
14. World Turns All Around Her, The
15. Day Walk, The (Never Before)
16. Times They Are a-Changin, The
17. 5-D (Fifth Dimension)
18. I Know My Rider
19. Eight Miles High
20. Why? - (45 version)
21. Psychodrama City
22. I See You
23. Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)
DISC 2:
1. Mr. Spaceman
2. John Riley
3. Roll Over Beethoven - (live)
4. So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star
5. Have You Seen Her Face
6. My Back Pages
7. Time Between
8. It Happens Each Day
9. Renaissance Fair
10. Everybody's Been Burned
11. Girl With No Name, The
12. Triad
13. Lady Friend
14. Old John Robertson - (45 version)
15. Goin' Back - (LP version)
16. Draft Morning
17. Wasn't Born to Follow
18. Dolphin's Smile
19. Reputation
20. You Ain't Going Nowhere
21. Christian Life, The
22. I Am a Pilgrim
23. Pretty Boy Floyd
24. You Don't Miss Your Water
DISC 3:
1. Hickory Wind
2. Nothing Was Delivered
3. One Hundred Years From Now
4. Pretty Polly
5. Lazy Days
6. This Wheel's on Fire
7. Nashville West
8. Old Blue
9. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
10. Bad Night at the Whiskey
11. Lay Lady Lay
12. Mae Jean Goes to Hollywood
13. Ballad of Easy Rider
14. Oil in My Lamp
15. Jesus Is Just Alright
16. Way Beyond the Sun
17. Tulsa County
18. Deportee (Plane Wreck at los Gatos)
19. Lover of the Bayou - (live)
20. Willin' - (live)
21. Black Mountain Rag (Soldier's Joy) - (live)
22. Positively 4th Street - (live)
DISC 4:
1. Chestnut Mare
2. Just a Season
3. Kathleen's Song
4. Truck Stop Girl
5. Just Like a Woman
6. Stanley's Song
7. Glory, Glory
8. I Trust
9. I Wanna Grow up to Be a Politician
10. Green Apple Quick Step
11. Tiffany Queen
12. Bugler
13. Lazy Waters
14. Farther Along
15. White's Lightning
16. Turn! Turn! Turn!
17. Mr. Tambourine Man
18. He Was a Friend of Mine
19. Paths of Victory
20. From a Distance
21. Love That Never Dies
| Details | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | ADD |
Album Notes
This collection contains 90 selections chronologically sequenced over 4 CDs. Of these, 8 are alternate versions to the released takes, and another 9 are previously unreleased takes. 4 songs were recorded by the newly reunited Byrds in August 1990 especially for this release; 2 others come from the Roy Orbison Tribute concert in February 1990. Packaged in a leather-covered 6" x 12" box set, it includes a 56-page booklet containing fully annotated track listings--including recording dates, sidemen, prior appearances--plus dozens of rare photos, an essay by David Fricke (of Rolling Stone magazine) and a piece written by Derek Taylor (the original Byrds press agent). Also included are personal notes from McGuinn, Hillman, Crosby and Tom Petty, and a Byrds family tree.
The Byrds: Roger McGuinn (vocals, acoustic & electric 12-string guitars); David Crosby, Clarence White, Gram Parsons (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Gene Parsons (vocals, guitar, banjo, drums); Chris Hillman (vocals, mandolin, bass); Skip Battin (vocals, bass); Gene Clark (vocals, tambourine); Mike Clarke (drums).
Additional personnel includes: John York (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow (pedal steel guitar); Kevin Kelley, Hal Blaine (drums).
Compilation producers: Don DeVito, Bob Irwin.
Digitally remastered by Tim Geelan & Vic Anesini (CBS Records Studios, New York).
When THE BYRDS was released in 1990, it was one of the most eagerly awaited boxed sets ever. Although it was 25 years since the group's heyday, their precious brand of folk-rock enjoyed continued popularity, reinforced by devotees such as R.E.M., Yo La Tengo and Robyn Hitchcock. So, was the box worth the wait? Ask anyone who owns it. Its crystal-clear sound, informative book, and judicious track selection still make it an essential purchase for Byrds fans.
Most of THE BYRDS is digitally remixed, but even those who prefer the original mixes are nonetheless compelled to buy it for its many previously unreleased tracks. While some of those tracks are alternate takes of released recordings, many of them are first-rate tunes that inexplicably never made it onto vinyl. As a bonus, most of the original Byrds reunited to record a few brand-new tracks for the set, including Roger McGuinn's gorgeous composition "A Love That Never Dies".
Industry Reviews
...essential...
...a textbook case of how [box sets] should be done... Sound: A / Performance: A+
Audio Magazine (03/01/1991)
...highlights a time when experimentalism enjoyed a brief moment, breaking through the formulas that, for better or worse, dictate pop to this day...the Byrds charged deep into unexplored emotional and musical territory...a psychedelic excursion that had no precedent in rock...
New York Times (12/16/1990)
5 Stars - Indispensable - ...alongside the Velvet Underground, The Byrds are the key precursors of both American college rock and the indie guitar tradition...this box set is an overdue reminder of the richness of their meandering course...
Q (01/01/1991)
Rolling Stone ...a lavish four-CD set...[an] impressive retrospective...
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