Sunday, November 30, 2014

The Byrds – Summerthing, Allston 1970



The Byrds – Summerthing, Allston 1970

Summerthing, Ringer Playground, Allston, Boston, MA – July 27, 1970

Roger McGuinn (guitar, vocals)
Clarence White (guitar, vocals)
Gene Parsons (drums, harmonica, vocals)
Skip Battin (bass, vocals)

Note: this was engineer Dinky Dawson’s first concert with the Byrds, and it turned out that due to a defective PA part (a faulty stereo splitter), the sound was heavily distorted at times. This nearly cost Dawson his job with the band. One can imagine how angry McGuinn was at him.

Soundboard recording.

1. Lover Of The Bayou (5:11)
2. Old Blue (3:25)
3. You Ain't Going Nowhere (3:11)
4. Well Come Back Home (3:48)
5. My Back Pages (2:26)
6. B.J. Blues - Baby What You Want Me To Do (3:54)
7. He Was A Friend Of Mine (3:11)
8. Willin' (3:52)
9. Wheels On Fire (cuts in) (3:35)
10. It's All Right, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (5:29)
11. Jesus Is Just Alright (3:10)
12. All The Things (4:08)
13. Nashville West (2:12)
14. Turn Turn Turn (2:20)
15. Mr Tambourine Man (2:14)
16. Eight Miles High (cuts out) (7:44)
17. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (2:56)
18.
Mr Spaceman (2:47)
19. Hold It (1:15)

Artwork Included

Original audio files provided by David E. – Many thanks to him.

Audio files reworked by Rocking-Byrd (levels, balance, tags, clicks and noise removal, tracks splitting, between songs breaks, etc…)

Artwork by Rocking-Byrd.

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  2. I'm sure this would be wonderful but ... three times I've tried FreakShare, enter the "captcha" code, pressed "download", and after a moment the screen offers to upload! Any ideas? I have downloaded successfully from the site many times before so I don't think it's my fault - but it could be! Best wishes, John

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  4. The same thing happens to me.

    Thanking you in advance.

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  7. Success! Thanks for your persistance. The second link worked no better than the first but the third was fine, and the site is easier to use than Freakshare. Now to listen!

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  8. Performance Is Splendid. Thank you RB ! ! !

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  9. I've now had time to listen to this one and I'm not convinced that it is different from "Summerthing Jamaica Pond" posted here on 24 December 2013. It's been edited differently: for example, on the Jamaica Pond version we hear their (lengthy) preparation to play Well Come Back Home, but that is missing here. For an obviously identical detail, listen to the reference to "old Gene" in the introduction to Willin'. What do you think, RB?

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  10. Hello, could I please get a re-up for this show ? Thanks , Mike

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  11. https://www99.zippyshare.com/v/7sq2v6UO/file.html

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  12. Thanks for the three shows I requested. All three sound great ! As always, thanks for all the shows and I wish you a sincere Happy and Safe New Year.

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