The Byrds – Live At Lincoln 1971

The Byrds – Live At Lincoln

My LP #1 = no label (country and year unknown) (picture disc)

My LP #2 = Straight Records STR (unknown country 1971) (regular disc)

Lincoln Folk Festival, England, U.K. - July 24, 1971

Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Skip Battin

Note: The 1971 Lincoln Festival featured The Byrds, James Taylor, Tom Paxton, Buffy St. Marie, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Tim Hardin, Pentangle, The Incredible String Band, Sandy Denny, Steeleye Span, Ralph Mctell, Dave Swarbrick with Martin Carthy, and Dion.

The Byrds were booked to play an acoustic set at Lincoln, because of the fantastic way they went down playing acoustic at the previous year's Bath Festival. However, they again stole the show by being the only band at Lincoln to play an electric set.

Audience Recording

1. A1 Willin' (3:14)
2. A2 Antique Sandy (3:00)
3. A3 Black Mountain Rag (1:17)
4. A4 I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician (2:50)
5. A5 Mr Spaceman (3:26)
6. A6 Bugler (3:20)
7. B1 You Ain't Going Nowhere (3:05)
8. B2 My Back Pages (2:30)
9. B3 B.J. Blues (0:51)
10. B4 Baby What You Want Me To Do (2:43)
11. B5 Jesus Is Just Alright (3:02)
12. B6 Hold It (1:35)
13. B7 Glory Glory (4:47)

Artwork Included (discs and labels only as these LPs came out in white cardboard sleeves or transparent plastic sleeves) (the picture on the vinyl LP #1 is the same on both sides)

The Byrds – Live In Washington 9/12/1971

 

The Byrds – Live In Washington 9/12/1971

September 12, 1971

My LP #1 = Black Cat Records (no reference number) (Italy – year unknown) (picture disc)

My LP #2 = Black Cat Records (no reference number) (Switzerland? – year unknown) (“normal” disc)

Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Skip Battin

No track listing or band line up on any of both records

On the back cover of LP #2, two pictures out of three have the 1965/1966 wrong line up.

A1. Lover Of The Bayou (4:27)
A2. So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (3:08)
A3. Mr. Spaceman (3:23)
A4. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician (2:46)
A5. Black Mountain Rag (1:44)
A6. Mr. Tambourine Man (3:35)
A7. Pretty Boy Floyd (2:44)
A8. Nashville West (2:17)
B1. Tiffany Queen (2:41)
B2. Chestnut Mare (5:01)
B3. Jesus Is Just Alright (3:13)
B4. Eight Miles High (7:29)
B5. Hold It (2:06)
B6. Roll Over Beethoven (2:40)
B7. Citizen Kane (3:31)

Artwork Included (fronts, backs, labels) (some from Discogs, some freshly scanned from my LPs)

The Byrds – Boston Tea Party

The Byrds – Boston Tea Party

“Promotional Not For Sale”

Handmade Records FC 002 (USA - year unknown)

Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA – February 22, 1969

 

Roger McGuinn (guitar, vocals)

Clarence White (guitar, vocals)

Gene Parsons (drums, vocals)

John York (bass, vocals)

 

This time, with pictures of the right line up!

The labels are pictures of hands and fingers; no words whatsoever.

There are many releases of this famous performance. What you have here on this double LP is the original way it was first made available.

 

Track B3 is mistitled “Tulsa Country Blues” on the back cover.

Track B4 (Mr. Spaceman) isn’t listed on the back cover.

Track C3 is simply titled “My Back Pages” on the back cover.

Tracks D1 and D2: the short speed changes in “Eight Miles High” and “I Shall Be Released” are as they are on the vinyl.

Tracks D4 (Wheels On Fire) and D5 (Hold It) aren’t listed on the back cover.

 

Long Black Veil, Get Out Of My Life Woman, Sing Me Back Home, Take A City Bride and I Shall Be Released never appeared on official Byrds LPs.

Strangely, bass player John York, the new comer, was allowed to take lead vocals on 3 songs (Long Black Veil, Tulsa County, I Shall Be Released).

Gene Parsons sings lead on Take A City Bride.

All other lead vocals are by Roger McGuinn.

Side A

1. A1 Intro + You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (3:24)
2. A2 Old Blue (4:01)
3. A3 Long Black Veil (3:24)
4. A4 Goin' Back (3:48)
5. A5 Get Out Of My Life Woman (3:19)

Side B

6. B1 Ballad Of Easy Rider (2:41)
7. B2 Jesus Is Just Alright (3:46)
8. B3 Tulsa County (mistitled Tulsa Country Blues) (3:41)
9. B4 Mr. Spaceman (not listed) (3:07)
10. B5 Sing Me Back Home (3:35)

Side C

1. C1 Lay Lady Lay (3:21)
2. C2 Time Between (2:15)
3. C3 My Back Pages-B.J. Blues-Baby What You Want Me To Do (simply titled My Back Pages) (5:53)
4. C4 Take A City Bride (2:18)
5. C5 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (4:12)

Side D

6. D1 Turn, Turn, Turn-Mr. Tambourine Man-Eight Miles High (9:22)
7. D2 I Shall Be Released (3:18)
8. D3 Drugstore Truck Drivin' Man (3:32)
9. D4 Wheels On Fire (not listed) (3:39)
10. D5 Hold It (not listed) (0:40)

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The Byrds – Goin’ Back

The Byrds – Goin’ Back

My LP = Canyon Records D-541 (USA 1971)

Side A:

The Piper Club, Rome, Italy (May 2, 1968)

Roger McGuinn (guitar, vocals)

Chris Hillman (bass, vocals)

Kevin Kelley (drums)

Gram Parsons (keyboards, guitar, vocals)

Doug Dillard (banjo)

(Roadie Carlos Bernal is wrongly credited for guitar and vocals)

The famous too fast running tape was used again.

1. A1 You Don't Miss Your Water (4:11)
2. A2 Hickory Wind (4:02)
3. A3 I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (2:25)
4. A4 Chimes Of Freedom (3:17)
5. A5 The Christian Life (3:07)
6. A6 Turn, Turn, Turn (2:34)
7. A7 My Back Pages-B.J. Blues-Baby, What You Want Me To Do (5:23)
8. A8 Mr. Spaceman (2:44)

Side B:

Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA, USA (February 22, 1969)

Roger McGuinn (guitar, vocals)

Clarence White (guitar, vocals)

Gene Parsons (drums, vocals)

John York (bass, vocals)

9. B1 Lay Lady Lay (3:34)
10. B2 My Back Pages-B.J. Blues-Baby, What You Want Me To Do (5:50)
11. B3 (Goin' Back) Way Behind The Sun (3:06)
12. B4 Jesus Is Just Alright (3:36)
13. B5 Turn, Turn, Turn-Mr. Tambo(u)rine Man-Eight Miles High (8:23)
14. B6 Goin' Back (3:45)

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Flying Burrito Brothers - Lincoln, Nevada 1970 - Reup by request

THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - University Gym, Lincoln, Nevada – September 24, 1970 

Chris Hillman - vocals, bass 

Michael Clarke - drums 

Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar 

Bernie Leadon - vocals, guitar 

Rick Roberts - vocals, guitar 

 

01 Lodi 

02 Break My Mind 

03 Tried So Hard 

04 Wheels (incomplete) 

05 Payday (incomplete)

The Byrds – Live At The Piper Club, Roma

The Byrds – Live At The Piper Club, Roma

May 2, 1968

My LP = Bulldog BGLP 022 (Italy 1988) (yellow vinyl)

This rip = my CD = BGCD 022 (Italy 1988)

Roger McGuinn (guitar, vocals)

Chris Hillman (bass, vocals)

Kevin Kelley (drums)

Gram Parsons (keyboards, guitar, vocals)

Doug Dillard (banjo)

These albums were the first releases of this famous concert. But the tape the bootleggers used was too fast running.

Trivia: « B.J. Blues » is credited to “R McGuinn, J York, G. Parsons, C. White”. This, of course, was the line up that first officially released the medley on the “Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde” LP a year later. Gene Parsons, John York and Clarence White weren’t members of the band yet when this concert was recorded. Which makes us wonder why the credits went to these later members, when they knew the correct line up as it is mentioned on the back covers.

Or, maybe one should wonder why the later members were credited on the Dr. Byrds LP when it’s first been performed by these earlier members.

1. A1 You Ain't Going Nowhere (2:54)
2. A2 Old John Robertson (2:43)
3. A3 You Don't Miss Your Water (3:46)
4. A4 Hickory Wind (4:28)
5. A5 (I'll) Feel A Whole Lot Better (2:04)
6. B1 Chimes Of Freedom (3:06)
7. B2 The Christian Life (3:04)
8. B3 Turn, Turn, Turn (2:43)
9. B4 Medley - My Back Pages-B.J. Blues-Baby, What You Want Me To Do) (5:42)
10. B5 Mr. Spaceman (2:09)

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Currently going through my vinyl LPs

As most of you have probably noticed, I’m currently posting unofficial Byrds vinyl LPs, as first released.

Most of these recordings have already been published here earlier, in other forms and rips, sometimes in better sound quality.

But these are generally the way these things were first released.

The Byrds – Live In Stockholm 1967

The Byrds – Live In Stockholm 1967

My LP = The Swingin’ Pig TSP 006 (Luxembourg 1988)

This Rip = My CD = The Swingin’ Pig TSP-CD-006 (Luxembourg 1988)

Jim McGuinn, David Crosby, Michael Clarke  Chris Hillman

1. A1 Introduction (0:16)
2. A2 Hey Joe (2:09)
3. A3 Introduction (0:27)
4. A4 My Back Pages (3:35)
5. A5 Introduction (0:06)
6. A6 Mr. Tambourine Man (2:16)
7. B1 Introduction (0:27)
8. B2 He Was A Friend Of Mine (2:35)
9. B3 Introduction (0:29)
10. B4 So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:30)
11. B5 Introduction (0:30)
12. B6 Roll Over Beethoven (2:23)

Fresh CD Rip - Artwork Included (LP front, back, inner sleeve, labels and CD front, back, booklet, CD) (all from Discogs)

Byrds - Louisville 1970 - reup by request

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Byrds Louisville, Kentucky - 1970 

Roger McGuinn, Gene Parsons, Clarence White, Skip Battin 

Soundboard Recording 

1. Lover Of The Bayou (4:09) 

2. You Ain't Going Nowhere (3:30) 

3. Old Blue (3:58) 

4. You All Look Alike (3:22) 

5. My Back Pages (2:28) 

6. Baby What You Want Me To Do (3:37) 

7. He Was A Friend Of Mine (4:48) 

8. Willin' (4:12) 

9. Soldier's Joy - Black Mountain Rag (1:23) 

10. Wheels On Fire (4:14) 

11. Jesus Is Just Alright (3:16) 

12. Chimes Of Freedom (3:52) 

13. Nashville West (2:38) 

14. Turn Turn Turn (2:09) 

15. Mr Tambourine Man (2:14) 

16. Eight Miles High (16:31) 

17. Hold It (2:03) 

18. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (2:55) 

19. Mr Spaceman (2:29)

The Byrds – Back Pages (2 - Blue Cover)

 

The Byrds – Back Pages

A Collectors Guide

My LP = No Label B 6470 (country and year unknown)

Both sides are pressed as uninterrupted tracks. I split them into separate tracks.

From the back cover:

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1) - Rare Elektra Single
2) - Radio Hus, Sweden, Feb/March 1967
3) - Rare Soundtrack versions
4) - Piper Club, Rome, May7, 1968
5) - Rock Concert USA, 1969
6) - Monterey Pop Festival, June 17, 1967

Side 1:

1) Please Le Me Love You

    Don’t Be Long

2) Hey Joe

    My Back Pages

    Mr. Tambourine Man

    He Was A Friend Of Mine

    So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star

    Roll Over Beethoven

3) Don’t Make Waves

    Child Of The Universe

4) You Ain’t Going Nowhere

Side 2:

5) Turn Turn Turn

    Ballad Of Easy Rider

    It Won’t Be Wrong

    The Water Is Wide

    Mr. Tambourine Man

    Nashville West

    Lover Of The Bayou

4) Old John Robertson

6) So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star

    He Was A friend Of Mine

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BUT:

The tracks under “5)” have not been recorded in 1969 but on January 21, 1973 at the Cowtown Palace, Kansas City. It’s from a February 1973 radio broadcast.

After "Lover Of The Bayou", there's an unlisted "Jesus Is Just Alright" (it's from the same Lee Jeans Rock Concert radio broadcast).

The two tracks from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival listed on the back cover don't appear on the LP.

So the actual track listing is as follows:

1. A1 Please Let Me Love You (2:21)
2. A2 Don't Be Long (1:54)
3. A3 Hey Joe (2:33)
4. A4 My Back Pages (3:28)
5. A5 Mr. Tambourine Man (2:21)
6. A6 He Was A Friend Of Mine (2:54)
7. A7 So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:59)
8. A8 Roll Over Beethoven (2:42)
9. A9 Don't Make Waves (2:00)
10. A10 Child Of The Universe (3:13)
11. A11 You Ain't Going Nowhere (2:51)
12. B1 Turn Turn Turn (3:24)
13. B2 Ballad Of (The) Easy Rider (2:49)
14. B3 It Won't Be Wrong (2:24)
15. B4 The Water Is Wide (3:08)
16. B5 Mr. Tambourine Man (2:27)
17. B6 Nashville West (3:06)
18. B7 Lover Of The Bayou (3:01)
19. B8 Jesus Is Just Alright (unlisted) (3:35)
20. B9 Old John Robertson (2:35)

The lineups:

Tracks A1 and A2: Jim McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Ray Pohlman, Earl Palmer (The Beefeaters)

Tracks A3 to A9: Jim McGuinn, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman

Track A10: Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, John York

Track A11 and B9: Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Kevin Kelley, Gram Parsons, Doug Dillard

Tracks B1 to B8: Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Skip Battin, John Guerin

 

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The Byrds – Back Pages (1 - Black Cover)

The Byrds – Back Pages

My LP = Colombia Records GUINN 202 (USA 1987)

From Discogs :

--- Sleeve is mock up of an official 1960's Columbia release including production/re-mix credits and bogus sleeve notes by Derek Taylor

A2 is labelled as "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" on the back cover, and "Baby Blue" on the label.
A1-B1: Studio versions, from the rough tapes used for the LP 'Never Before', including alternative versions
B2-B7: Live In Stockholm 1967
B8: Taken from a US television show circa 1966 ---

Abrupt starts and endings of tracks are as on the vinyl.

Track B9 is a rare interview from US TV circa 1966. It is linked to track B8 on the vinyl, but I made it a separate track.

1. A1 She Has A Way (3:42)
2. A2 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (2:54)
3. A3 The Day Walk (aka Never Before) (mistitled Tabernacle Hillside) (2:55)
4. A4 It Happens Each Day (2:55)
5. A5 John Riley (3:15)
6. A6 I Know You Rider (2:41)
7. A7 Psycho Drama City (3:34)
8. B1 Triad (1:27)
9. B2 Band Intro + Hey Joe (2:49)
10. B3 My Back Pages (3:28)
11. B4 Mr. Tambourine Man (2:21)
12. B5 He Was A Friend Of Mine (2:54)
13. B6 So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (2:59)
14. B7 Roll Over Beethoven (2:42)
15. B8 The Bells Of Rhymney (3:36)
16. B9 Original 5 Interview US TV 1966 (3:14)

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