Monday, January 9, 2017

THE BYRDS' Greatest Hits (alt.)

THE BYRDS

 Byrds' Greatest Hits (1967)


My Back Pages
Renaissance Fair
Why   [YTY CD re-issue]
Mr. Spaceman
Eight Miles High
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)
Chimes of Freedom
So You Want to Be a Rock n' Roll Star
Time Between     [Younger Than Yesterday]
5D (Fifth Dimension)
She Don't Care About Time  (alt. version)*   [TTT CD re-issue]
The Times They are A-Changin'   [TTT CD re-issue]
I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
Mr. Tambourine Man   (stereo mix)*    [Never Before]

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This is a much more interesting listen than the original 1967 comp Columbia did. As was custom, I included the most recent single at the top of the running order. We move chronologically backward; starting over to kick off side B with "Rock N' Roll Star". Little differences aside from the tracklist, include the Younger Than Yesterday remake of "Why" and a  (then) previously unreleased version of "She Don't Care About Time" with producer Terry Melcher adding some 'Satisfaction' sounding licks on the piano and drummer Michael Clarke adding a harmonica solo behind McGuinn's Bach-ian guitar break. I made my attempt at a duo-phonic fix of "Tambourine Man"---but you can use the stereo mix from wherever, really!  

2 comments:

  1. I am biased towards Gene, would include "The World Turns Around Her",but a great list!

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  2. Yeah, it was like pulling teeth not to include that one. Just a lot of great material!

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