The Byrds - Unsurpassed Masters 1965 (Studio Sessions) (repost)

The Byrds - Unsurpassed Masters 1965 (Studio Sessions)

On The Air Label OTA-008 (Japan – year unknown)

Alternative takes, outtakes, instrumentals and vocal tracks from Columbia Studios, Hollywood, California, 1965.

Jim McGuinn (guitar, vocals)

Gene Clark (tambourine, vocals)

David Crosby (rhythm guitar, vocals)

Chris Hillman (bass)

Michael Clarke (as Mike Clark) (drums)

With members of The Wrecking Crew on tracks 4, 5 and 6:

Hal Blaine, Bill Pitman (Putnam), Russell Bridges (aka Leon Russell), Larry Knechtel, Jerry Cole

With Van Dyke Parks on track 18

1. Mr. Tambourine Man (vocals only) (1:58)
2. You Won't Have To Cry (1:30)
3. We'll Meet Again (2:36)
4. Mr. Tambourine Man (take 1, 2) (instrumental versions) (3:20)
5. Mr. Tambourine Man (take 19, 20) (instrumental versions) (3:51)
6. I Knew I'd Want You (instrumental version) (2:16)
7. It's No Use (alternate take) (3:34)
8. The Bells Of Rhymney (take 1, 2) (4:24)
9. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (take 1, 2) (4:37)
10. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (take 2, 3, 4) (instrumental versions) (6:33)
11. The World Turns All Around Her (take 14, 15) (instrumental versions) (2:57)
12. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (take 7) (instrumental version) (0:42)
13. It Won't Be Wrong (take 5, 6, 7, 18) (instrumental versions) (5:15)
14. Satisfied Mind (take 17, 18) (instrumental versions) (3:25)
15. Set You Free This Time (take 1, 2, 3, 4, 18) (instrumental versions) (4:16)
16. Stranger In A Strange Land (take 1, 2, 9, 10) (instrumetnal versions) (8:08)
17. Wait And See (take 23, 24, 25, 26) (instrumental versions) (6:08)
18. 5D-Fifth Dimension (take 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) (instrumental versions) (7:49)
19. I Knew I'd Want You (Preflyte outtake) (2:15)

Artwork Included (front, back, booklet, CD)

Roger McGuinn - King Biscuit Flower Hour 1979 (repost)

Roger McGuinn - King Biscuit Flower Hour 1979

KBFH 96-43 (USA 1996 – for broadcast week 11/6 to 11/12)

Note 1: this McGuinn, Clark & Hillman King Biscuit Flower Hour show, recorded at the Roxy in Los Angeles on March 2, 1979, was originally broadcast the week of August 12, 1979. The last three songs are from a Roger McGuinn And Band show, 1976, at the Bottom Line in New York City.

Note 2: the tracks are not split into individual songs as mentioned hereunder; they’re straight from the original CD, split as follows into 4 segments, ready for broadcast (see cue sheets for details)

1. McGuinn, Clark & Hillman - Roxy 1979 (45:06)
2. Roger McGuinn And Band - Bottom Line 1976 (13:06)
3. KBFH - Outro (0:45)
4. KBFH - Promo (1:00)

PART 1

McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (live 1979)

Roger McGuinn (12 string guitar, vocals)

Gene Clark (guitar, vocals)

Chris Hillman (bass, vocals)

Johnne Sambataro (guitar, vocals)

Greg Thomas (drums, vocals)

01 So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star
02 Backstage Pass
03 Don't You Write Her Off
04 It Doesn't Matter
05 Turn! Turn! Turn!
06 Chestnut Mare
07 Mr. Tambourine Man
08 Eight Miles High
09 I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better
10 Bye Bye Baby
 

PART 2

Roger McGuinn And Band (live 1976)

Roger McGuinn (12 string guitar, vocals)
Richard Bowden (lead guitar, vocals)
Steve Love (bass, vocals)
David Lovelace (keyboards, vocals)
Greg Attaway (drums, vocals)

11 Dreamland
12 Draggin' (mistitled Across The USA)
13 Mr. Spaceman

Artwork Included (cue sheets, CD)

Chris Hillman - Between Flights And The Desert

Chris Hillman - Between Flights And The Desert

Don’t expect hi-fi!

Disc 1

Boarding House, San Francisco – October 15, 1976

Chris Hillman - guitar, mandolin, vocals

Richard Marx - guitar, vocals

John Brennan - lead guitar

Al Stahely - bass

Merel Bregante - drums

Jeff Dupont - organ

1. Lazy Days (3:08)

2. Hot Burrito #1 (3:47)

3. Slippin' Away (3:50)

4. Step On Out (3:49)

5. White Line Fever (4:09)

6. Fallen Eagle (2:05)

7. Sin City (3:42)

8. Take Me In Your Lifeboat (3:33)

9. Witching Hour (5:00)

10. It Doesn't Matter (4:01)

11. Midnight Again (3:54)

12. Hard Times (3:18)

13. Follow Me Through (5:16)

14. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:31)

Disc 2

1 - Club Ivanhoe, Chicago – November 10, 1977

Chris Hillman - lead vocals, bass

John Brennan - lead guitar

Tommy Buckman – bass

Mike Huey – drums

Kim O’Kelly – background

Skip Edwards - keyboards, pedal steel

1. Hot Burrito #2 (3:09)

2. Slippin' Away (3:18)

3. Take It On The Run (3:13)

4. Rise And Fall (3:39)

5. Love Is The Sweetest Amnesty (3:39)

6. Nothing Gets Through (5:29)

7. Fallen Eagle (2:58)

8. Take Me In Your Lifeboat (3:32)

9. Playing The Fool (3:47)

10. The Heartbreaker (5:36)

11. Witching Hour (4:55)

12. It Doesn't Matter (3:01)

13. Both Of Us (4:24)

14. Mystery Train (3:20)

2 – Demos At Criterion Studios, Miami – 1978

15. Time To Mend (take 1) (0:37)

16. Time To Mend (take 2) (5:11)

17. Time To Mend (take 3) (1:46)

18. Do For The Others (3:50)

Artwork Included (front, back, CDs)

McGuinn, Clark & Hillman – (Back To) The Scene Of The Crime

McGuinn, Clark & Hillman – (Back To) The Scene Of The Crime

The Palladium, Dallas, February 24, 1979

Roger McGuinn (guitar, vocals)

Gene Clark (guitar, vocals)

Chris Hillman (bass, vocals)

with

Johnne Sambataro (guitar, vocals)

Greg Thomas (drums, vocals)

Not available in stores

1. Sad Boy (4:28)
2. Long Long Time (2:41)
3. Little Mama (4:31)
4. Don't You Write Her Off (3:12)
5. Release Me Girl (3:37)
6. Turn Turn Turn (3:14)
7. Surrender To Me (2:56)
8. Chestnut Mare (6:06)
9. It Doesn't Matter (2:42)
10. Feeling Higher (4:44)
11. You Ain't Going Nowhere (4:27)
12. Backstage Pass (4:06)
13. Stopping Traffic (3:50)
14. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (2:46)
15. Mr Tambourine Man (2:11)
16. Eight Miles High (4:23)
17. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (2:38)
18. Bye Bye Baby (4:15)

Artwork Included (front, back)

Roger McGuinn – The Troubadour 1991

Roger McGuinn – The Troubadour 1991

The Troubadour,  West Hollywood February 1, 1991

Roger McGuinn - guitar, vocals

Stan Lynch - drums

John Jorgenson - guitar

George Hawkins - bass

Tom Petty – guitar, vocals on tracks 9-14

Party for the launch of Roger McGuinn’s “Back from Rio” album

Audience recording

1. Intro + My Back Pages (3:31)

2. Someone To Love (3:52)

3. Car Phone (4:46)

4. You Bowed Down (4:04)

5. The Trees Are All Gone (4:23)

6. Without Your Love (4:34)

7. The Time Has Come (4:00)

8. Band Intro + Love That Never Dies (4:38)

9. Mr. Tambourine Man (2:46)

10. Turn Turn Turn (3:49)

11. King Of The Hill (6:01)

12. Eight Miles High + crowd (5:22)

13. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:47)

14. Chimes Of Freedom (4:01)

Artwork Included (front, back)