Byrds – Older Than Yesterday

  

 

Byrds – Older Than Yesterday

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My double LP = Cocaine Runnin' Round My Brain Records – COC 002/003 (The Netherlands 1980)

My double LP = BBC Transcription Services CN 3007/S (U.K. 1978)

'The record is a special product by Cocaine Records, Postbus 1164, Den Hage, Nederland, celebrating the fifteen years of Byrds career. First edition is printed in 500 numbered copies'

Notes:

Sides A, B and C were recorded by the BBC at The Hammersmith Odeon, London, U.K. on April 30th and May 1st 1977. The back cover wrongly states that it was recorded in September 1977.

The back cover credits the Gene Clark segment to “Gene Clark Band”. The band was actually called “The K.C. Southern Band”.

The back cover credits the Roger McGuinn segment to “Roger Mc Guinn Band”. It was actually by “Roger McGuinn’s Thunderbyrd”.

The back cover credits the last three tracks on side C to Mc Guinn, Clark & Hillman. Actually it’s by Roger McGuinn’s Thunderbyrd with Gene Clark and Chris Hillman. The McGuinn, Clark & Hillman group happened two years later in 1979.

All tracks on sides A, B and C were recorded by the BBC and were later released on a double vinyl LP as part of the BBC Transcription Services series in 1978 in order to be broadcast, including intro and comments by DJ Brian Matthew. The double LP was referenced CN 3007/S and it was titled “In Concert – The Byrds Reunion Special”. It was later bootlegged and released as this, an edited double LP titled “Older Than Yesterday” on the Cocaine label in 1980. Later, it was released as a more complete double bootleg CD titled “Reunion Special” on the Nightingale label. And finally, it was officially released as a more complete double CD titled “3 Byrds Land In London” in 1997 on Strange Fruit Records in the U.K. and in 1998 as an edited single CD titled “3 Byrds In London” on the Mastertone label (licensed by the BBC) in the USA. The Roger McGuinn’s Thunderbyrd segment (including the 3 tracks with Clark and Hillman) was also released on CD on the Oh! Boy label as “Shooting !” in 1992.

What you have here is the 1980 Dutch vinyl bootleg edited from the BBC double LP, with side four being a compilation of rare tracks by The Beefeaters and The Byrds.

The last song on Side Four (Willin’) is said to be from an English concert in 1970; it’s actually from the well known Amsterdam, The Netherlands performance on July 7, 1970.

Strangely, the sides sequence on the actual records is as follows:

Disc 1 Side A (= Side One)

The K.C. Southern Band: Gene Clark, Thomas Jefferson Kaye, Andy Kandanes, Pete Oliva, Billy Shay

The Chris Hillman Band: Chris Hillman, Richard Marx, Al Garth, Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels, John Brennan, Merel Bregante, Larry Sims, Skip Edwards

Disc 1 Side B (= Side Four)

The Beefeaters: Jim McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Earl Palmer, Ray Pohlman

The Byrds: Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, John York, Skip Battin

Disc 2 Side A (= Side Two)

Roger McGuinn’s Thunderbyrd: Roger McGuinn, Rick Vito, Charlie Harrison, Greg Thomas

Disc 2 Side B (= Side Three)

Roger McGuinn’s Thunderbyrd: Roger McGuinn, Rick Vito, Charlie Harrison, Greg Thomas with Gene Clark and Chris Hillman on the last three tracks

Hereunder, the sequence presented here is:

Disc 1 Side A (one) – Disc 2 Side A (two) – Disc 2 Side B (three) and Disc 1 Side B (four).

 

Side One

1. A1 K.C. Southern Band - Release Me Girl (6:22)
2. A2 K.C. Southern Band - Hula Bula Man (4:02)
3. A3 Chris Hillman Band - Quits (3:44)
4. A4 Chris Hillman Band - The Witching Hour + Band Intro (4:46)
5. A5 Chris Hillman Band - It Doesn't Matter-Both Of Us (5:59)

Side Two

6. B1 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd - Lover Of The Bayou (5:14)
7. B2 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd - American Girl (4:42)
8. B3 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd - Mr. Spaceman (spelled Mister Spaceman) (3:05)
9. B4 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd - Golden Loom + Band Intro (5:03)
10. B5 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd - It's Gone (3:42)

Side Three

1. C1 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd - Dixie Highway (4:53)
2. C2 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd - Shoot 'em (5:30)
3. C 3 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd With Gene Clark And Chris Hillman - So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (3:21)
4. C4 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd With Gene Clark And Chris Hillman - Mr. Tambourine Man (spelled Mister Tambourine Man) (2:34)
5. C5 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd With Gene Clark And Chris Hillman - Eight Miles High (4:51)

Side Four

6. D1 The Beefeaters - Please Let Me Love You (2:16)
7. D2 The Beefeaters - Don't Be Long (1:50)
8. D3 The Byrds - Don't Make Waves (1:59)
9. D4 The Byrds - Don't Make Waves (alternate take) (1:30)
10. D5 The Byrds - She Don't Care About Time (2:25)
11. D6 Lady Friend (2:28)
12. D7 Lay Lady Lay (3:12)
13. D8 Willin' (3:14)

Fresh Vinyl Rip – Freshly Scanned Artwork Included (front, back, labels)

I also added fresh scans of my original BBC LPs sleeve, labels and sheets.