History of The Byrds provides a chronological survey of the band's career from 1965 to 1971, a period when they were signed to Columbia Records.[3] It begins with the Byrds' debut single on Columbia, "Mr. Tambourine Man", and culminates with their final single release for the label, "America's Great National Pastime".[1][4] The album features the first appearance on an LP of the non-album single "Lady Friend" and the 1965 B-side "She Don't Care About Time".[3][5][6]
It was issued to coincide with the reunion of the original members of the Byrds and the release of a reunion album, titled Byrds, in March 1973. However, none of the tracks from the 1973 reunion album were included on History of The Byrds, due to that album having appeared on Asylum Records rather than on Columbia.[1] At the time of its release, History of The Byrds was the most comprehensive overview of the band's recorded output available.[3] Every variation of the Byrds' ever changing lineup is represented within the album's song selection and as such, it provides a survey of the band's musical journey from their days as folk rock and psychedelic rock pioneers through to their later exploration of country rock.[7] Many of the band's biggest selling singles are included, along with a number of their best known album tracks. Consequently, the album includes musical contributions from all of the key players in the Byrds' convoluted history, including Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Gram Parsons, Clarence White, and the group's only consistent member, Roger McGuinn.
The album's front cover made use of a David Gahr photograph featuring the last lineup of the Byrds to be represented on the album: Roger McGuinn, Skip Battin, Gene Parsons, and Clarence White.[8] The same photograph had already been used for the cover of the U.S. compilation album The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II just six months earlier.[8] It is likely that CBS in the UK didn't have access to the original photograph because the cover of History of The Byrds features the same track listing as Greatest Hits, Volume II, with three amendments added in a noticeably smaller font over black bars that cover track names from the earlier compilation. The back cover of History of The Byrds included liner notes by Kim Fowley and the inside gatefold sleeve of the double vinyl LP featured Pete Frame's "Byrds Family Tree".[3] This intricately detailed flowchart traced the group's roots and complicated membership history over the years.[1] The very first pressing of this double LP mentioned the Byrds English fan club's (run by Chrissie Oakes) name and address in the middle of the family tree.
Despite being one of the band's biggest selling compilations in Europe, History of The Byrds went out of print in the early 1990s and has never been released on CD.
^ abHjort, Christopher. (2008). So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965-1973). Jawbone Press. pp. 308–309. ISBN1-906002-15-0.
^Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited. Rogan House. pp. 298–299. ISBN0-9529540-1-X.
January 01, 1970
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History of The Byrds is a double album compilation by the American rock band the Byrds and was released on May 18 1973 by CBS Records see 1973 in music 1 The compilation was released exclusively in Europe and the UK peaking at number 47 on the UK Albums Chart but it was also available in the United States as an import 2 3 History of The ByrdsGreatest hits album by the ByrdsReleasedMay 18 1973RecordedJanuary 20 1965 July 27 1971GenreRock pop folk rock psychedelic rock country rockLength80 24LabelCBSProducerTerry Melcher Allen Stanton Gary Usher Bob Johnston Jim Dickson Chris Hinshaw the ByrdsThe Byrds chronologyByrds 1973 History of The Byrds 1973 Return of The Byrds 1976 Contents 1 Contents 2 Track listing 2 1 Side 1 2 2 Side 2 2 3 Side 3 2 4 Side 4 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesContents editHistory of The Byrds provides a chronological survey of the band s career from 1965 to 1971 a period when they were signed to Columbia Records 3 It begins with the Byrds debut single on Columbia Mr Tambourine Man and culminates with their final single release for the label America s Great National Pastime 1 4 The album features the first appearance on an LP of the non album single Lady Friend and the 1965 B side She Don t Care About Time 3 5 6 It was issued to coincide with the reunion of the original members of the Byrds and the release of a reunion album titled Byrds in March 1973 However none of the tracks from the 1973 reunion album were included on History of The Byrds due to that album having appeared on Asylum Records rather than on Columbia 1 At the time of its release History of The Byrds was the most comprehensive overview of the band s recorded output available 3 Every variation of the Byrds ever changing lineup is represented within the album s song selection and as such it provides a survey of the band s musical journey from their days as folk rock and psychedelic rock pioneers through to their later exploration of country rock 7 Many of the band s biggest selling singles are included along with a number of their best known album tracks Consequently the album includes musical contributions from all of the key players in the Byrds convoluted history including Gene Clark David Crosby Chris Hillman Michael Clarke Gram Parsons Clarence White and the group s only consistent member Roger McGuinn The album s front cover made use of a David Gahr photograph featuring the last lineup of the Byrds to be represented on the album Roger McGuinn Skip Battin Gene Parsons and Clarence White 8 The same photograph had already been used for the cover of the U S compilation album The Best of The Byrds Greatest Hits Volume II just six months earlier 8 It is likely that CBS in the UK didn t have access to the original photograph because the cover of History of The Byrds features the same track listing as Greatest Hits Volume II with three amendments added in a noticeably smaller font over black bars that cover track names from the earlier compilation The back cover of History of The Byrds included liner notes by Kim Fowley and the inside gatefold sleeve of the double vinyl LP featured Pete Frame s Byrds Family Tree 3 This intricately detailed flowchart traced the group s roots and complicated membership history over the years 1 The very first pressing of this double LP mentioned the Byrds English fan club s run by Chrissie Oakes name and address in the middle of the family tree Despite being one of the band s biggest selling compilations in Europe History of The Byrds went out of print in the early 1990s and has never been released on CD Track listing editSide 1 edit Mr Tambourine Man Bob Dylan 2 20 Turn Turn Turn Book of Ecclesiastes Pete Seeger 3 49 She Don t Care About Time Gene Clark 2 28 Wild Mountain Thyme traditional arranged Roger McGuinn Chris Hillman Michael Clarke David Crosby 2 29 Eight Miles High Gene Clark Roger McGuinn David Crosby 3 35 Mr Spaceman Roger McGuinn 2 08 5D Fifth Dimension Roger McGuinn 2 32 Side 2 edit So You Want to Be a Rock n Roll Star Chris Hillman Roger McGuinn 2 03 Time Between Chris Hillman 1 56 My Back Pages Bob Dylan 3 05 Lady Friend David Crosby 2 30 Goin Back Carole King Gerry Goffin 3 26 Old John Robertson Chris Hillman Roger McGuinn 1 51 Wasn t Born to Follow Carole King Gerry Goffin 2 02 Side 3 edit You Ain t Goin Nowhere Bob Dylan 2 33 Hickory Wind Gram Parsons Bob Buchanan 3 30 Nashville West Gene Parsons Clarence White 2 30 Drug Store Truck Drivin Man Roger McGuinn Gram Parsons 3 52 Gunga Din Gene Parsons 3 01 Jesus Is Just Alright Arthur Reid Reynolds 2 09 Ballad of Easy Rider Roger McGuinn Bob Dylan 2 01 NOTE Bob Dylan is not officially credited as a songwriter on Ballad of Easy Rider 9 Side 4 edit Chestnut Mare Roger McGuinn Jacques Levy 5 10 Yesterday s Train Gene Parsons Skip Battin 3 32 Just a Season Roger McGuinn Jacques Levy 3 52 Citizen Kane Skip Battin Kim Fowley 2 35 Jamaica Say You Will Jackson Browne 3 25 Tiffany Queen Roger McGuinn 2 40 America s Great National Pastime Skip Battin Kim Fowley 2 56Personnel editThe Byrds Roger McGuinn guitar banjo vocals Gene Clark tambourine vocals David Crosby guitar vocals electric bass on Old John Robertson Chris Hillman electric bass guitar vocals Michael Clarke drums Gram Parsons acoustic guitar piano organ vocals Kevin Kelley drums Clarence White lead guitar vocals John York electric bass backing vocals Gene Parsons drums acoustic guitar harmonica vocals Skip Battin electric bass piano vocals Additional personnel Jerry Cole rhythm guitar on Mr Tambourine Man Larry Knechtel electric bass on Mr Tambourine Man and Citizen Kane Hal Blaine drums on Mr Tambourine Man Leon Russell electric piano on Mr Tambourine Man Van Dyke Parks organ on 5D Fifth Dimension Hugh Masekela trumpet on So You Want to Be a Rock n Roll Star and Lady Friend Vern Gosdin acoustic guitar on Time Between Jim Gordon drums on Goin Back Red Rhodes pedal steel guitar on Goin Back and Wasn t Born to Follow Paul Beaver Moog synthesizer on Goin Back Dennis McCarthy celeste on Goin Back James Burton guitar on Goin Back Terry Trotter piano on Goin Back Lester Harris cello on Goin Back Victor Sazer Carl West violin on Goin Back Ann Stockton harp on Goin Back Dennis Faust percussion on Goin Back Lloyd Green pedal steel guitar on You Ain t Goin Nowhere Hickory Wind and Drug Store Truck Drivin Man John Hartford fiddle on Hickory Wind Glen D Hardin organ on Gunga Din Sneaky Pete Kleinow pedal steel guitar on Yesterday s Train Jimmi Seiter percussion on Citizen Kane References edit a b c d Hjort Christopher 2008 So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star The Byrds Day By Day 1965 1973 Jawbone Press p 320 ISBN 1 906002 15 0 Brown Tony 2000 The Complete Book of the British Charts Omnibus Press p 130 ISBN 0 7119 7670 8 a b c d e History of The Byrds Allmusic Retrieved 2010 01 16 Rogan Johnny 1998 The Byrds Timeless Flight Revisited Rogan House pp 541 545 ISBN 0 9529540 1 X She Don t Care About Time album appearances amp review Allmusic Retrieved 2010 01 16 Lady Friend album appearances Allmusic Retrieved 2010 01 16 The Byrds Biography Allmusic Retrieved 2010 01 17 a b Hjort Christopher 2008 So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star The Byrds Day By Day 1965 1973 Jawbone Press pp 308 309 ISBN 1 906002 15 0 Rogan Johnny 1998 The Byrds Timeless Flight Revisited Rogan House pp 298 299 ISBN 0 9529540 1 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title History of The Byrds amp oldid 1142423349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
