The Byrds featuring Michael Clarke - Sunderland, UK 1990

The Byrds featuring Michael Clarke – Sunderland, England 1990

Empire Theater, Sunderland, England, U.K. – October 7, 1990

Michael Clarke (drums)

Skip Battin (bass, piano, vocals)

Terry Jones Rogers (guitar, vocals)

Jerry Sorn (guitar, vocals)

At the time this was recorded, original Byrds drummer Michael Clarke owned the “Byrds” trademark so he could hire whoever he wanted and call the band “The Byrds”. That’s what he did when he / they toured Europe in 1989 and 1990. So what you have here is the original Byrds drummer Michael Clarke, later days Byrds bass player / vocalist Skip Battin and a couple of semi-unknown hired guns playing songs made famous by the original group. In other words, a rather poor quality cover group.

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1. Introduction (0:51)

2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (4:04)

3. All I Really Want To Do (2:57)

4. My Back Pages (4:08)

5. Sail On Sailor (5:05)

6. Band Intros (1:58)

7. Mr Tambourine Man (5:36)

8. Pirates (6:40)

9. Intro to Chimes Of Freedom (1:19)

10. Chimes Of Freedom (4:09)

11. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (4:29)

12. All I Need To Survive (4:53)

13. Tricou House (4:37)

14. Mr. Spaceman (3:24)

15. Turn! Turn! Turn! (3:55)

16. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (3:34)

17. Eight Miles High (9:25)

18. Pretty Woman (4:01)

19. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (4:57)

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The Kentucky Colonels – Woodside 1964

The Kentucky Colonels – Woodside 1964

Unknown date, December 1964 – Brooks Adams Otis house, Woodside, CA

Clarence White - guitar

Roland White - mandolin

Eric White - bass

Billy Ray Latham - banjo

Skip Conover – dobro

Guest: Sandy Rothman - guitar and lead vocals on some tracks

(the image on the front cover doesn’t match this lineup)

Roland did some of the lead singing and most of the tenor. Clarence

sang baritone. Eric sang lead on a few songs. Sandy Rothman sang lead and

played guitar on 4 or 5 songs.

Notes:

This recording comes with a sheet that was with the reel, on KCEE letterhead.

“This tape recorded Dec. of 1964 from about 2:30 to 4 AM in the morning

at Brooks Adams Otis’ house, Stanford, California.  The Colonels had just finished playing

5 or 6 sets at a coffee house, and everyone was so tired we were all about

to pass out from lack of sleep...but we got started and couldn't stop!!”

01 Lonesome Road Blues (Bill Monroe)

02 On And On (Bill Monroe)

03 Shuckin' The Corn (Louise Certain, Gladys Stacey Flatt and Buck Graves)

04 Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (Bill Monroe)

05 Sugar Coated Love (Bill Monroe)

06 It Hurts To Know (Tommy Sutton)

07 You Won't Be Satisfied That Way (Bill Monroe)

08 Toy Heart (Bill Monroe)

09 Arkansas Traveler (Traditional)

10 Lost Ball In The High Weeds (Jimmy Martin)

11 Ocean Of Diamonds (Cliff Carnahan)

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