's new CD, called
FANFARE FOR 2, has just been released
by
GRA
Records.
Track listing:
1 Half Moon Bay
2 Lone Wolf, No Club
3 Red, White & Blue
4 Coyote
5 I Feel It Now
6 Sea Of Wine
7 Wasn't That You
8 You Just Love Cocaine
9 Power Of Now
10 Reach Out (I'll Be There)
11 Behind The Scenes
12 Lucky & The Trash Angel
13 Setup for Heartbreak
The Byrds' 5th Lp,
The Notorious Brothers, has just been
re-released on high quality (180 gram) vinyl by the Music
On Vinyl label (a subsidiary of Sony/Columbia).
01/30/2012
The Byrds’
PREFLYTE
recordings (recorded at World Pacific Studios when they were still called
The Jet Set
and
The Beefeaters) have now be released with 8 bonus tracks, some of which have never been available before
(see tracks 26-28)
Disc: 1
1. The Reason Why
2. You Won't Have To Cry
3. She Has A Way
4. You Showed Me
5. Here Without You
6. Don't Be Long
7. I Knew I'd Want You
8. Boston
9. Tomorrow Is A Long Ways Away
10. For Me Again
11. It's No Use
12. You Movin'
13. Please Let Me Love You
14. Airport Song
15. Mr. Tambourine Man
16. She Has a Way
17. I Knew I'd Want You
18. Boston
19. You Showed Me
20. The Times They Are A Changin'
Disc: 2
1. The Only Girl I Adore
2. Tomorrow Is A Long Ways Away
3. You Showed Me
4. I Knew I'd Want You
5. You Won't Have To Cry
6. Mr. Tambourine Man
7. Willie Jean
8. Come Back Baby
9. Jack Of Diamonds
10. Get Together
11. She Has A Way
12. Here Without You
13. For Me Again
14. It's No Use
15. You Movin'
16. Boston
17. She Has A Way
18. You Movin'
19. Reason Why
20. It's No Use
21. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
(Demo)
22. You Won’t Have To Cry (Demo)
23. You Showed Me (Demo)
24. I Knew I’d Want You (Demo)
25. Mr Tambourine Man (Demo)
26. She’s The Kind Of Girl (Demo)
27. I’m Just A Young Man (Demo)
28. Everybody’s Been Burned (Demo)
01/20/2012
Months and months after being announced, this DVD has
finally become available from some outlets.
The Byrds – The
Lost Broadcasts (Gonzo label)
Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene
Parsons, Skip Battin, Jimmi Seiter
The
Lost Broadcasts
are a series of DVD sets featuring performances that have rarely been seen since
the original transmission on german television, in some cases more than forty
years ago.
The Byrds
first session from the 19th of May 1971 featured newer material including
Chestnut Mare
from the band’s critically well received album
Untitled
alongside the classic songs So You
Want To Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star,
Mr
Tambourine Man
and Eight
Miles High.
The second session comes from October 1972 and they perform three versions of
Black
Mountain Rag
and two versions of So You
Want To Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star.
1.Chestnut Mare 1
2.Chestnut Mare 2
3.Eight Miles High
4.Mr Tambourine Man
5.Black Mountain Rag 1
6.Black Mountain Rag 2
7.Black Mountain Rag 3
8.So You Want to Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star 1
9.So You Want to Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
2
01/20/2012
Issue # 6 of
FANTASTIC EXPEDITION
is out.
Dedicated to
Rick Roberts’ solo work, this issue
features an in depth review of WINDMILLS with a return to the Burritos for a 3rd
Dutch tour.
New interviews with
Erik Dalton
and
Rick Roberts
which touches upon his
Flying Burrito Brothers
period, solo and
Firefall.
Plenty of amazing anecdotes including
new stories involving
Chris Hillman,
Michael Clarke
and
Gram Parsons.
Setlist: The Very Best
Of The Byrds - Live is the complete title of the newly released CD by
The Byrds.
It features previously released live tracks
from:
Radiohuset (Sweden 1967), The Fillmore West
(San Francisco 1969), The Fillmore East (New York 1970), The Felt Forum (New
York 1970) and The Queen's College (New York 1970)
01/16/2012
A second box of The Byrds' Original Albums Classics has been released by
Columbia-Legacy.
It contains the following 5 'remastered' albums with bonus tracks:
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
Dr Byrds & Mr Hyde
Ballad Of Easy Rider
Byrdmaniax
Farther Along
12/12/2011
The Byrds’
PREFLYTE
recordings (recorded at World Pacific Studios when they were still called
The Jet Set
and
The Beefeaters) is planned to be
re-released with 8 bonus tracks, some of which have never been available before
(see tracks 26-28)
Disc: 1
1. The Reason Why
2. You Won't Have To Cry
3. She Has A Way
4. You Showed Me
5. Here Without You
6. Don't Be Long
7. I Knew I'd Want You
8. Boston
9. Tomorrow Is A Long Ways Away
10. For Me Again
11. It's No Use
12. You Movin'
13. Please Let Me Love You
14. Airport Song
15. Mr. Tambourine Man
16. She Has a Way
17. I Knew I'd Want You
18. Boston
19. You Showed Me
20. The Times They Are A Changin'
Disc: 2
1. The Only Girl I Adore
2. Tomorrow Is A Long Ways Away
3. You Showed Me
4. I Knew I'd Want You
5. You Won't Have To Cry
6. Mr. Tambourine Man
7. Willie Jean
8. Come Back Baby
9. Jack Of Diamonds
10. Get Together
11. She Has A Way
12. Here Without You
13. For Me Again
14. It's No Use
15. You Movin'
16. Boston
17. She Has A Way
18. You Movin'
19. Reason Why
20. It's No Use
21. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
(Demo)
22. You Won’t Have To Cry (Demo)
23. You Showed Me (Demo)
24. I Knew I’d Want You (Demo)
25. Mr Tambourine Man (Demo)
26. She’s The Kind Of Girl (Demo)
27. I’m Just A Young Man (Demo)
28. Everybody’s Been Burned (Demo)
11/30
/2011
The first volume of
Byrds biographer
Johnny Rogan's
new book, REQUIEM FOR
THE TIMELESS (Volume 1) (1200 pages) is now available from the usual
major outlets.
11/14
/2011
Here's for our italian readers:
The new
issue of the
LATE FOR THE SKY
music magazine has a 12 pages long article about
Gene Clark.
Contributions by Kai Clark (Gene's son), Sid Griffin, Cindy Bullens (who sung on
No Other) and old bandmates like Chris Hillman, John York and session men like
Herb Pedersen and Al Perkins..
It's RECORD STORE DAY again on Friday, November
25, 2011.
Two new 45 rpm singles by
THE BYRDS
will be released by
Sundazed Records
on this occasion, which be available only in participating record stores (not
online - theoretically)
1) The Times The Are A-Changin' /
She Don't Care About Time
(this is the projected single that was shelved at the last minute in favour of
"Turn Turn Turn")
2) Eight Miles High / Why
(these are the original versions cut at RCA Studios and later re-recorded at
Columbia Studios for release)
11/02/2011
The Byrds
backing band for
Fats Domino???
Yes Sir;
just watch this YouTube video from 5:33 on...
Dillard & Clark's 2 LPs are set to
be released tomorrow (October 11, 2011) on 1 CD on the
BEAT GOES ON
label.
1. Out on the Side
2. She Darked the Sun
3. Don't Come Rollin'
4. Train Leaves Here This Mornin'
5. With Care from Someone
6. The Radio Song
7. Git It on Brother (Git in Line Brother)
8. In the Plan
9. Something's Wrong
10. No Longer a Sweetheart of Mine
11. Through the Morning, Through the Night
12. Rocky Top
13. So Sad
14. Corner Street Bar
15. I Bowed My Head and Cried Holy
16. Kansas City Southern
17. Four Walls
18. Polly
19. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
20. Don't Let Me Down
21. Why Not Your Baby [Bonus Track]
22. Lyin' Down the Middle [Bonus Track]
23. Don't Be Cruel [Bonus Track]
09/15/2011
09/08/2011
This is the 4th
year
John York
has been playing music with
Barry McGuire. They are going to filma
DVD of the
Trippin' The Sixties
show in Santa Cruz.
If you want to be a part of this special event, please join them!
Trippin The Sixties
Barry McGuire & John York
Rio Theater
Friday, September 23, 2011, 7:30pm
Door ticket: $20
Advance ticket: $15
1205 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95062
event info: 831-423-8209
09/05/2011
It's now
confirmed that the following albums by Gene
Clark are going to be re-released on heavy vinyl by Sundazed Records at
the end of this month (september 2011)
The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard
And Clark White
Light
Roadmaster
The albums will be released on CD and VINYL (you can order
already from www.sundazed.com)
The artwork is similar to the previous releases,
except for Roadmaster which has a completely new picture on the front cover :
08/17/2011
John York
of The Byrds
Thursday . September 8 . 7:30 PM
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center 1201 W. Malvern Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92833
$10 Non-member . $8 Student/Senior . $5 Member
John York, from the legendary ’60s
band,
The Byrds, will be performing classic
songs from the ’60s, along with some of his original songs. Accompanying
John York
will be acclaimed poets in the ’60s theme.
According to a reliable source, the following albums by
Gene Clark are planned to be
re-released on heavy vinyl by Sundazed Records this fall:
White Light
Roadmaster
The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard And Clark
Through The Morning, Through The Night
06/27/2011
46 years after it was projected and then
withdrawn, a copy of the legendary
Byrds
picture sleeve single of "
The Times They-Are A-Changin'
" b/w
"
She Don't Care About Time
" has finally surfaced.
Country Funk's
second album was recorded in 1971 but has just been released in June 2011. It
features guests
Michael Clarke,
Jock Bartley,
Mark Andes from
Firefall (next to a few others) on tracks marked *
A Place To Call Home
JJ Boyd
Smart Ass
Got To Be Gone
Susan Sky
Why Won't We Listen To Our Heart *
Music, Friends And Love
Cool Country Breeze *
People At The Top
The Dolphins
Linda Longtime
Goodbye, I'm Letting Go
06/15/2011
A new Byrds
Box Set has just been released by Sony.
It’s called
The Complete Columbia Albums
Collection.
The box houses 13
CDs in 11 cardboard sleeves (replicas of the original
vinyl covers) (11 singles and 2 gatefolds – Sweetheart Of The Rodeo Legacy
Edition (2 CDs) and Untiltled / Unissued (2 CDs)).
Some of the covers are actual scans of used LPs, as one can clearly notice
ringwear on the back.
The CDs are the remastered versions first issued in the 90s with bonus
tracks.
There also is a 40 page booklet with all recording details (musicians,
dates, etc…) and track-by-track comments.
Nothing new, but a nice object for completist collectors.
06/14/2011
Byrds
Collector Supreme
Whin Oppice
has sent us a picture (and the lyrics) of an unreleased
Gene Clark
song which he owns an acetate of.
passed away in
his sleep last night Friday, June 3rd......He would have been 60 in August.
Andrew
was a fantastic solo artist, but also a big
Byrds
fan, and the founder / leader of
Byrds
tribute band
BYRDS OF A FEATHER.
R.I.P.
06/01/2011
Roger McGuinn
’s
new CD, a 23 tracks collection of sea shanties called
CCD
(get it?), will go on sale at concerts, at
McGuinn.com,
at
CDBaby.com
(and maybe at
Amazon.com)
on June 3, 2011.
05/25/2011
From Byrds Collector Whin Oppice:
CALL FOR RECORDINGS AND YOUR ATTENDANCE
I am
thinking about organizing a Gene Clark Unreleased Recordings Listening Symposium
to be held in Kansas City this fall.
It would be
an opportunity to share our musical treasures with fellow collectors whom most
of us have never met. All are welcome.
No recording
devices allowed in the meeting room. Collectors can present their unreleased
Gene recordings, enjoy the camaraderie and ensuing discussions by all in
attendance.
To fill out
the bill, Dan Torchia of Kansas City will be available to give an overview of
his documentary on young Gene Clark before the formation of The Byrds.
How does the idea appeal to you? Write me at folkrock65@yahoo.com.
I need to evaluate how much interest there might be.
Thanks - Whin Oppice
05/17/2011
Just
released by Sierra Records:
Bush, Lathum & White
by Roger Bush, Billy Ray Lathum & Clarence
White
SHUCKING THE CORN
CHUG-A LUG
SHE'S NO ANGEL
SALTY DOG
JUST STAY AROUND
DIXIE BREAKDOWN
MOCKING BANJO
ONCE MORE
GREEN CORN
RUEBIN'S TRAIN
DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN
FLOP EARED MULE
BLACK EYED SUSIE
SALLY ANN
CUMBERLAND GAP
SHADY GROVE
Note: These recordings were made in the summer of 1964
05/11/2011
Three songs by Brandon DeWilde
(and friends –
featuring Gram
Parsons) have
recently appeared in digital format.
They are said to have been recorded on November 9, 1965 with the embryonic
International Submarine
Band
(Gram
Parsons-guitar
& vocals,
Tom Snow-keyboards,
John Nuese-guitar,
Mickey
Gauvin-drums,
Ian Dunlop-bass,
and New York session musician Buddy Lucas-harmonica).
You can listen to all three tracks in their entirety by clicking here (you will
be taken to another webpage)
Piedmont Brothers Band
(or better
Piedmont Brothers Project)
CD titled “Lights
Of Your Party”
is ready to be pressed in both the USA and Italy.
It will be out through the
Flyin’ Cloud Records
label in US (ref. FC059 -
www.flyincloudrecords.com) and through the weekly magazine TEMPI (www.tempi.it)
in Italy.
Above is the US release CD cover (while the italian one will be different for
the joy of collectors).
We have the pleasure to announce that the Crown Prince Of The Rickenbacker 12
String, our good friend
Horst-Peter Schmidt
from Germany (leader
of
Different Faces
and
Starbyrd)
is guesting with his trademark Rick on the song “My Brother”.
The liner notes have been written for the US edition by
Aldo Pedron
and for the italian edition by
Raffaele Galli
and
Paolo Vites.
and early
Byrds
manager
JIM DICKSON passed away on April 19,
2011 in Costa Mesa , Ca.
Jim Dickson in
1967 during the recording sessions of the David Hemmings Happens LP.
He produced recordings by
The Byrds,
Gene Clark,
David Crosby, Clarence White,
The Flying Burrito Brothers,
Gram Parsons...and
many other artists outside the Byrds
circle.
Condolences to his family and friends.
04/24/2011
New release by
Bill Kaffenberger:
The best 14 tracks from Kaffenberger And Antonacci's
early 1980s Christian Folk-Rock LPs SOMEONE GREATER
and
PILGRIM, plus one bonus track, have finally been digitized,
remixed and remastered with some tasteful Rickenbacker Electric 12-String guitar
(à la The Byrds) added to seven of
the tracks.
All the music is in the style of Neil Young -
Byrds - Buffalo Springfield.
These 15 total songs are available through CD Baby at this link (digital
download only):
There are 30-second previews available as well as detailed track information.
For those folks interested only in tracks with the Rickenbacker, those are
clearly marked in the online notes.
04/14/2011
The Byrds'
Younger Than Yesterday
album has been re-released on CD by the
Audio Fidelity
label (AFZ 110)
It's a high
quality 24 kt Gold, Limited, Numbered Edition CD, remastered from the original
mono master tapes by
Steve Hoffman.
04/05/2011
New Byrds live CD + DVD
release planned for May 2011:
The Byrds – The Lost Broadcasts
Release Date: 9 May
2011
Label: Gonzo
Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Skip Battin,
Jimmi Seiter
The Lost
Broadcasts
are a series of Audio and Visual CD/DVD sets featuring performances that have
rarely been seen since the original transmission on german television, in some
cases more than forty years ago.
The Byrds
first session from the 19th of May 1971 featured newer material including Chestnut Mare
from the band’s critically well received album Untitled
alongside the classic songs So You Want To Be
A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star,
Mr
Tambourine Man
and Eight
Miles High.
The second session comes from October 1972 and they perform three versions of
Black
Mountain Rag
and two versions of So You Want To Be
A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star.
1. Black
Mountain Rag (Oct 72)
2. Chestnut
Mare (May 71)
3. So You Want
to Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (Oct 72)
4. Eight Miles
High (May 71)
5. Black
Mountain Rag (Oct 72)
6. Black
Mountain Rag & Soldier's Joy (Oct 72)
7. Soldier's
Joy (May 71)
8. So You Want
To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (Oct 72)
9. Chestnut
Mare (May 71)
10. Mr
Tambourine Man (May 71)
11. Eight Miles High (May 71)
NOTE: part of this description is based on a text we found on a major retailer website.
There are some errors that we will correct as soon as possible. For instance,
The Byrds did not record nor appear live on german TV in October 1972. By this
time, John Guerin had replaced Gene Parsons as the band's drummer, and that
lineup never visited Europe.
03/31/2011
Gene Clark's 1977 album
Two Sides To Every Story
to be re-released on CD at last in June 2011.
= Byrds Flyght's Long Box CD - Long Out Of
Print!!!
Received
from
Gene Clark's son
Kai Clark:
Hello
everyone!!!
High Moon
Records will be re-releasing my father's album "Two Sides To Every Story" with
the release date set to be sometime in June.
This is great
news as "Two Sides To Every Story" is one of the rarest Gene Clark albums to
find on CD, or at all for that matter. This will be the first time it has been
released on CD in almost 20 years!!!
There will be
a launch party on April 29th at the Roxy theatre in Los Angeles where I will be
performing the album in its entirety with my band and also other Gene Clark
gems. There will be some very special guests (some of who will be joining me on
stage) at this event. Also performing will be remaining members of Love,
performing their never released album "Black Beauty" album. Please go to my site
to find more information and links.
The
DESERT ROSE BAND is reuniting again on
August 28, 2011 for a concert at The Rocky Mountain Music Festival in Chatfield,
Colorado.
03/23/2011
NOTE : Considering problems that
arose with Gene Clark releases in the past, we have some doubts about this being
a legit release.
New
Gene Clark,
Michael Clarke,
John York
and
Skip Battin
release planned for May 2011:
Gene Clark & Friends - Tribute
To The Byrds (2CD)
Release Date: 3 May 2011
Label: Floating World
GENE CLARK, MICHAEL CLARKE, JOHN YORK, SKIP BATTIN, SNEAKY PETE
KLEINOW, RICK ROBERTS, GREG HARRIS, JIM GOODALL, BLONDIE CHAPLIN and RICK DANKO got together in
1985 to celebrate the THE BYRDS 20th Anniversary with a series of
concerts.
Featuring original BYRDS Gene Clark and Michael Clarke, and joined by
various ex-Byrds such as John York and Skip Battin, several ex-Flying
Burrito Brothers such as Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Rick Roberts, Greg Harris
and Jim Goodall, and
friends such as RICK DANKO from The Band and BLONDIE CHAPLIN from The
Beach Boys.
This 2 cd set includes versions of such BYRDS classics as Mr Tambourine
Man, Eight Miles High and My Back Pages and was recorded at the
University Of Arizona, April 1985.
This is the first in a series of three of live recordings paying tribute
to one of the most iconic bands ever to come out of the USA, and also is
a chance to hear the late great GENE CLARK performing Byrds songs.
Disc 1
1. You Just Love Cocaine
2. Don't Go Down The Drain
3. Can't Find My Way Home
4. Why Are You Cryin'
5. Just Remember I Love You
6. Mystery Train
7. It Makes No Difference
8. Silver Raven
9. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
10. Chimes Of Freedom
11. Full Circle Song
Disc 2
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. Set You Free This Time
3. Introductions
4. My Back Pages
5. You Ain't Going Nowhere
6. So You Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
7. Eight Miles High
8. Backstage Pass
9. Turn, Turn, Turn - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
03/01/2011
The Flying Burrito
Brothers concert at The Fillmore East, NY (November 7, 1970) has now been
officially released on CD.
The complete title on the CD is :
PERFORMANCE CLASSICS
The
Flying Burrito Brothers
Authorized Bootleg
Fillmore East, New York, N.Y.
Late
Show
November 7, 1970
Lineup:
Chris Hillman,
Michael Clarke,
Bernie Leadon, Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Rick Roberts
Tracks: Lazy Days / One
Hundred Years From Now / My Uncle / Cody, Cody / Christine's Tune (aka Devil In
Disguise) / I Am A Pilgrim / Dixie Breakdown / Willie And The Hand Jive / Wild
Horses / Feel Good Music / Hot Burrito #2 / Six Days On The Road
02/27/2011
Country singer Charlie
Louvin
passed away yesterday (January 26) at the age of 83.
A big influence on the country-era
Byrds, he co-wrote
The Christian Life
with his brother Ira,
a song
The Byrds
covered on their
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
LP from 1968.
Gram Parsons
(who brought the song to The Byrds) also covered the Louvins'
Cash On The Barrelhead
on his
Grievous Angel
LP.
01/19/2011
Byrds
fan
Christian Bryan
has assembled a terrific collection of all
Byrds-related
articles, pics and blurbs that were ever published in the
KRLA BEAT
magazine.
also maintains a You Tube channel that is dedicated to all
Byrds video clips that are available.
It's here :
http://www.youtube.com/user/mcd220
Thank you Christian.
01/13/2011
Starbyrd’s
new CD « Return Of A Starbyrd » has now been released.
Byrds fans
won’t be disappointed, as the recordings are filled with HPS’ Rickenbacker 12
string guitar familiar sound.
All details about how to purchase the CD are available by writing to Horst-Peter
at
Starbyrd@t-online.de
Extract
from the Liner Notes:
What
better way to begin a New Year than to celebrate the release of Starbyrd’s
second CD titled Return Of A Starbyrd – another folk-rock tour de force centered
around the talents of singer / songwriter Horst-Peter Schmidt supported by a
couple of fine musicians. Fans of Starbyrd will recognize Schmidt’s trademark
Rickenbacker 370RM 12-string play on many of the tracks, while some of the more
introspective songs feature a lighter acoustic touch. All of the songs on this
disc are original Schmidt tunes – enhancing his oeuvre and making him one of the
most prolific songwriters in his genre of music (….). Put this disc in rotation
with The Byrds, The Eagles and Crosby, Stills & Nash and you will quickly
realize that Starbyrd has added a fresh veneer to the rich tapestry of classic
pop/rock music (….).
Eric
Sorensen, “Jangle On!” Columnist
As promised
earlier, here are some comments made by Horst-Peter himself about the songs.
In
Into The NightI tried to follow up to what the Byrds
began in Notorious Byrd Brothers: Sound
effects,
spacey harmonies etc...
Candlelight is my
25th-anniversary-celebration-song dedicated to my wife.
Cruising
In The Midnight Sun is about our North
Atlantic cruise last July. What I like most about the song is the three
different guitar solos played of the Gretsch Falcon, Epiphone Les Paul and the
6-string Rick.
With This
Song, Summer
Of Love, Face Of The Clown and
Fall From Grace(the latter inspired
by the sound of the Byrds 5D album) have been in the vaults for years and
finally materialized.
Big Wheel
is about life in general and growing older.
Leave My
Homewas inspired by the David Crosby - Jackson
Browne dispute about "Wooden Ships" (background: Crosby's
utopian escape to some unknown paradise after a nuclear war. This song inspired
Jackson Browne to write his For
Everyman. )
Rock All
Night is an authentic song about a friend
of mine who did everything possible to play music in a hard rock band but
finally failed.
Oil On My
Skin (in my view the "most byrdsy song")
about the Shell disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Home Sweet
Home Cologne - well at last I have
written a song about my hometown. I've been to so many places in the world but
it always felt good to come back home. So this song is my homage to MY city.
12/29/2010
In November 2009, Yahoo closed all
websites that were freely hosted on its GEOCITIES subsidiary.
Several BYRDS FLYGHT pages disappeared in the
process.
Hereunder is a link to the new place where these pages are made available again,
but re-upping all of them will take some time, so please be patient.
from Cologne, Germany, has resurrected his band
Starbyrd
and recorded new tracks, which are currently in the final mixing stage.
The new CD will be called "
Return Of A
Starbyrd" and will be
released in January 2011.
Horst-Peter
has kindly sent us a demo mix of the CD and all tracks are the kind every
Byrds
fan dreams of : lots of Rickenbacker 12 string guitar and harmony vocals.
Byrds Flyght
will publish further info as soon as the CD is available.
Here's what the cover will look like (name of the band and title of the album
still missing at this stage)
12/15/2010
Byrds Flyght
has recently acquired an original copy of an 8 mm movie featuring the original
lineup of
The Byrds.
The movie
is called
THE BYRDS FLIP THEM IN FRESNO
and was recorded at the Radcliffe Stadium, Fresno, CA on Saturday, May 22, 1965.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
concert at
The Fillmore East,
NYC (November 7, 1970) will be officially released on CD by
Universal / MCA
in February 2011.
The CD will be titled
"Authorized Bootleg"
How funny,
as this concert is already known to many
FBBs
fans, as it is widely circulating on bootleg CDs and tapes (sse image
hereunder).
Lineup:
Chris Hillman,
Michael Clarke,
Bernie Leadon, Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Rick Roberts
Tracks:
Lazy Days / One Hundred Years From Now / My Uncle / Cody, Cody / Christine's
Tune (aka Devil In Disguise) / I Am A Pilgrim / Dixie Breakdown / Willie And The
Hand Jive / Wild Horses / Feel Good Music / Hot Burrito #2 / Six Days On The
Road
11/11/2010
Will James
is running a petition
to induct
Gram Parsons
into the
Country Music Hall of Fame.
Your signatures are needed, so go to this page and please sign it:
FLYING AGAIN
and
AIRBORNE
mid-seventies albums (featuring
Gene Parsons
and
Skip Battin) have been re-released as
a "2 on 1" CD on the british
T-Bird
label (a subsidiary of
Sony)
10/27/2010
John York
has just released a new 5-track album titled
CAMEOS.
Come Back And Take Me - Rainbow - Some Days Even The Birds Sing A Sad Song -
Achille's Heel - Ghost Flowers
Next to these new releases,
John York's
CD albums ARIGATOU BABY
and CLAREMONT DRAGON
are now also available for download from his website.
10/15/2010
A new box set of a Zigzag Magazine concert from 1974 has just been
released. It contains 5 CDs and a 32 page booklet.
Disc
1: Starry Eyed & Laughing
Going Down/Nobody Home/Never Say Too Late/Down The Street/Money Is No
Friend Of Mine/Everybody/Oh What/Chimes Of Freedom/50-50 (Better Stop
Now)/Living In London
Disc 2:
Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers
I'll Be Home/The Streets Of Baltimore/Papa & Mama Had Love/Midnight
Bus/Older Guys/Desert Island Woman/Friday Song/Goodbye Nashville, Hello
Camden Town/Walkin' Blues/Just Like The Devil/Boppin' The Blues/Choo
Choo Ch'Boogie/Fire On The Mountain/Drunken Sunken Redneck Blues/Six
Days On The Road
Disc 3: John Stewart
Wheatfield Lady/Daydream Believer/You Can't Look Back/California
Bloodlines/Armstrong/Road Away/Last Campaign Trilogy: The Last Campaign,
Wild Horse Road, All The Brave Horses/July, You're A Woman/Runaway Fool
Of Love/Lady And The Outlaw/Cops/Mother Country/Never Goin' Back/Let The
Big Horse Run
Disc 4: Help Yourself
Running Down Deep/Reaffirmation/American Mother/Blown Away
Disc 5: Michael Nesmith
Joanne/Some Of Shelly's Blues/Silver Moon/Different Drum/Propinquity/The
Grand Ennui/Wax Minute/Tomorrow And Me/The Upside Of Goodbye/Roll With
The Flow/Marie's Theme
The tapes were mastered by Tony Poole from Starry Eyed And Laughing
(from stereo soundboard tapes that had been missing for years).
Starry Eyed And Laughing were a 70s band with major Byrds-sound
influences.
Starry Eyed And Laughing were on the bill together with Michael Nesmith
(with Red Rhodes),
John Stewart, Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers and Help Yourself.
and from there, a link to a Facebook page with even more info.
John Tobler - who was co-founder of Zigzag with Pete Frame - is
releasing it through his RGF Records label ... (a nice symmetry).
Recommended by Byrds Flyght.
09/29/2010
Francesco Lucarelli
just released his CD titled
FIND THE LIGHT.
Here's what
Francesco
(Byrds
and
CSNY
fan) wrote to us :
"I'm proud to tell you I have just released my own album: it's called Find The
Light, and it's my tribute to the glorious music & musicians of the early 70's
California singer-songwriters scene.
I didn't want to hide my influences on it. I'd rather wanted to make clear where
I come from. Sort of my way to say thank you to all the ones who inspired me to
write songs and make music. Like I paid my dues and now I'm ready to go my own
way. So you will hear what you expect on it.
Find The Light features some special guests (like Graham Nash) and wonderful
musicians (Kenny Passarelli, Jeff Pevar, James Raymond, etc...). And some very
talented friends, too, like Bill Kaffenberger,
playing his Rickenbacker.
Stephen Barncard masterfully mixed it, giving the album the 70's feel and sound
I was looking for, and Dave Zimmer wrote beautiful liner notes.
The album has been mastered in Nashville and printed in the UK.
The complete website will be up and running with more info, audio clips, stories
and pictures in the coming weeks.
Francesco"
09/18/2010
On this day, the 40th anniversary of
Jimi Hendrix'
death, the time is right to quote this story told by
Gene Parsons
:
"One night when we were playing
at The Whiskey and we were in the dressing room,
this really well dressed
black man wearing a feather in his hat walks in and says "Are You Clarence
White? And Clarence says "Yeah". The fellow adds: "I've been listening to you
for years, and you're one of my favorite players". So Clarence says, "Wow,
thanks a lot, and what did you say your name was?" The fellow says, "I'm Jimi
Hendrix"
09/08/2010
Something
very special happened at a
Long Players with Bill Lloyd /
Desert Rose Band
concert last week.
Here, lifted
from the Byrdmaniax Yahoo List, is
"Wild" Bill Cody's review of the event.
This would have been every DRB Fans delight! It was an
absolutely beautiful day up in the high country of Colorado, except for a
little wind. The crowd was suprisingly sparse, maybe 300+ people? The DRB did
their soundcheck at approx 10am...and they sounded GREAT! They all looked
relaxed and refreshed; I guess that high country Colorado air will do that to
you.
Now here's the thing....as most of you know, the first group up
"The Long Players with Bill Lloyd" was going to perform the "Sweetheart of the
Rodeo" album in its entirety, Chris Hillman was scheduled to perform it with
them, since he was one of the original Byrds that put that historic album
together. Well, I'm watching the stage and notice that J.D.Maness (who played
pedal steel on the original Sweetheart album) was setting up. Then John
Jorgeson appears on stage, tuning a number of instruments. Herb Petersen then
walks up with a banjo and is testing a mike....WHAT...ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Chris Hillman then takes the stage, the lame announcer this day
introduces the Long Players and says that Chris, J.D., John and Herb would be
joining in....GET OUTTA HERE!!! So they kick it off with "You Ain't Going
Nowhere" with the genius of the DRB front and center, the only thing that
would have made this better would have been to see Roger McGuinn walk out
onstage with his signature Rickenbacker 12 string; unfortunately Roger wasn't
there. The DRB then performed the entire album, and you could tell they hadn't
practiced at all, because after a couple of verses on nearly every song Chris
would say..."who wants to do a lead?" John or J.D. or both of them would break
into some incredible leads, even Herb would break in with a lead on his banjo
or Chris would dive into a searing lead on his mandolin. The harmonies were
incredible. Whoever the Long Players were, they pretty much were in the
background as the Desert Rose Band performed "Sweetheart of the Rodeo". What a
great feeling knowing that they then would be back up on stage a little more
than an hour later for the "last" DRB Show EVER!
After a memorable rendition of this incredible historic album
(the first Country Rock album ever produced), the guys got off the stage and
made way for Radney Foster (who invited Chris up to play on a number of
tunes). Then the stage belonged to Richie Furay and his group.....it was
indeed a "Good Feelin' To Know" that the DRB would be next.
At approx 4:10pm, the DRB took the stage and didn't disappoint.
Even though I had no paper and pen to write down each and every song, it was
an extended playlist that featured every DRB tune imaginable. The harmonies
were heavenly as were the instrumentals. I was awestruck, sitting on one of
the most beautiful places on God's Great Earth, seeing one of the greatest
groups ever. It wasn't until near the end of the show that a sadness grew in
my heart, knowing this could very well be the LAST TIME they ever perform
together again! When the group hit the first few notes of "The Price I Pay" I
knew this was it. John put together one of the most memorable leads I have
ever witnessed on this tune!
After the show, everyone was accessable behind the stage, I
asked John about all the guitars he lost in the Nashville flood and it nearly
brought a tear to his eye, as he reinterated the devastation. I then asked him
point blank...."Is this it for DRB"? He said with a wink and a smile...."You
never know" as he was whisked away in a golf cart.
All in all a most memorable experience, those that were there
were treated to an incredible and most memorable show ever AND to top it
off....it was FREE!!!
"Wild" Bill Cody
08/26/2010
John York's gig schedule
John
York & Squeakin’ Wheels-Double Bill
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 8pm FRETHOUSE
309 N. Citrus Ave. Covina, CA 91723
626-339-7020
www.frethouse.com
John York with Billy
Darnell BYRDS ANB BEYOND
Thursday, September 23, 2010, 8pm~ Coffee Gallery Back Stage
2029 N. Lake Ave. Altadena, CA 91001
626-794-2424
www.coffeegallery.com
John York with Chad
Watson
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8pm Guitar Merchant
7503 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park, CA 91303
818-884-5905
www.guitarmerchant.com
08/22/2010
We don't usually advertise blogs, but
Clarence White
(and
Byrds) fans should check
The Adios Lounge
at
http://theadioslounge.blogspot.com
for a series of 10 incredibly interesting posts about
Clarence White.
08/20/2010
New
Gram Parsons
4 Disc Box Set to be released by
Sierra Records
- "The Early Years"
Disc One
is the now classic and
ground breaking, "Gram Parsons - The Early Years Volume 1", 1963-1965 folk
recordings of Gram Parsons and the Shilos, originally released in 1979 on Sierra
/ Briar Records. Available for the first time on compact disc, it includes all
original tracks including a new version of Gram's "Zah's Blues" accompanied by a
jazz combo! Added to these recordings is the never before released in any format
"Volume Two" of more early performances, focusing on Gram Parsons' solo efforts
recorded by Dick Weissman (of the fame folk group The Journeymen, along with
John Phillips and Scott McKenzie), including several never before heard Gram
Parsons' compositions. Closing out this expanded disc will be recordings by
"Gram Parsons & The Like", his experimental band from his few months in late
1965 at Harvard University, including a rare performance with the legendary
actor and Gram Parsons best friend, Brandon deWilde.
Disc Two
is SIERRA RECORDS' 2003
release "Big Mouth Blues: A Conversation with Gram Parsons". This full color
digipak packaged release was missed by many Gram fans and now included in this
Box Set.
Disc Three
is the first official
DVD release from the original video tape of the rare and only performance of
"Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels", previously released on a 1999 limited
edition Sierra VHS tape, "Together Again For The Last Time".
Disc Four
is the long lost, recently discovered Vinyl LP "PICTURE DISC" of "Gram Parsons -
The Early Years" - color picture of Gram on Side 1, the original full color
"Sierra-Briar Records" logo on Side 2. Originally produced in April 1979,
only the test disc existed until now! The disc is playable on any phonograph
turntable (pressed on clear, audiophile virgin vinyl), packaged in itself own
clear plastic sleeve.
Plus:
Three folded posters,
the original 1979 "Early Years" color booklet, a NEW 24 page booklet /
pictorial with additional accompanying notes to the box set, a full color
T-shirt etc ....
Rounder Records
announce that the new
Chris Hillman
and
Herb Pedersen
"Live at Edwards Barn"
CD (15 tracks) will be issued on September 21,
2010.
Track Listing:
Going Up Home
Love Reunited
Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season)
If I Could Only Win Your Love
Tu Cancion
Our Savior's Hands
Wheels
Have You Seen Her Face
Eight Miles High
Together Again
Desert Rose
Sin City
The Cowboy Way
Wait a Minute
Heaven's Lullaby
07/17/2010
John York
with Billy Darnell -
BYRDS
AND BEYOND
"A former member of the legendary folk-rock band, The Byrds, John has played
with The Mamas And The Papas, Dr. John, Johnny Rivers, Rick Danko, Richard
Manuel, The Sir Douglas Quintet, Rolling Stones keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, and
blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins. Joining him on stage will be Billy Darnell, who
played guitar for the Gene Clark's Byrds, The Everly Brothers, Dr. John and Doug
Kershaw, and Roger McGuinn. "
Coffee Gallery Back Stage2029 N. Lake Ave. Altadena, CA 91001 - 626-398-7917
- Thursday August 5, 2010. 8pm, $15
Silver Meteor
(with
Clarence White
and
Gene Parsons) released for the first
time on CD (with bonus tracks) by
Sierra Records.
"SILVER METEOR - A PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY ANTHOLOGY" was originally released on
Sierra LP in 1980 to rave reviews.
The 12 classic selections were highlighted by Clarence White's four
recordings for his planned 1973 solo album, an album he never completed.
Hear all those original 12 tracks on this compact disc plus an additional 14
bonus tracks that were planned for a Volume Two back in early 80s but never
released, including rare, sometimes unreleased recordings by the Country
Gazette, Paul Siebel, Michael Dinner, Rick Cunha, Ian Matthews, Red Rhodes,
etc...
These bonus tracks include backup performances by Clarence White, Linda
Ronstadt, Herb Pedersen, Sneaky Pete and many artists from those early
"country-rock" days in L.A.
Even Gram Parsons is saluted with two of his songs performed by the Country
Gazette and with the closing song by "The Mystery Band" on a terrific
performance of Gram's "One Hundred Years From Now".
Truly, the artists and songs speak for themselves!
Voted by the UK magazine "UNCUT" as the 11th "Greatest Lost Album" of all
time, it is no longer lost but still GREAT!
Original Tracks:
Clarence White - NEVER ENDING LOVE / LAST THING ON MY MIND / ALABAMA JUBILEE
/ WHY HAVE YOU BEEN GONE SO LONG
Casey Kelly - SILVER METEOR / A GOOD LOVE IS LIKE A GOOD SONG
The Everly Brothers with Clarence White and Gene Parsons - I'M ON MY WAY HOME
AGAIN / CUCKOO BIRD
Barbara Keith - THE BRAMBLE & THE ROSE
Levitt & McClure - LIVING IN THE COUNTRY
Blue Velvet Band - THE KNIGHT UPON THE ROAD / HITCH HIKER
Bonus Tracks:
Michael Dinner - THE GREAT PRETENDER
Paul Siebel with Clarence White - PINTO PONY
Rusty Young & Clarence White - EVERYBODY'S TALKIN'
Larry Murray - BUGLER
Rick Cunha - YO YO MAN
Red Rhodes - GREAT AMERICAN THUNDER TURKEY
Ian Matthews - SHADY LIES
Shiloh - SAME OLD STORY
Cold Steel - MISSISSIPPI MEMORY
Country Gazette - ALL HIS CHILDREN / THE GREAT FILLING STATION HOLD UP
Sari Schuwer & The Country Gazette - THE BRAMBLE AND THE ROSE / STILL FELLING
BLUE
"A former member of the legendary folk-rock band, The Byrds, John has played
with The Mamas And The Papas, Dr. John, Johnny Rivers, Rick Danko, Richard
Manuel, The Sir Douglas Quintet, Rolling Stones keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, and
blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins. Joining him on stage will be Billy Darnell, who
played guitar for the Gene Clark's Byrds, The Everly Brothers, Dr. John and Doug
Kershaw, and Roger McGuinn. "
Coffee Gallery Back Stage2029 N. Lake Ave. Altadena, CA 91001 - 626-398-7917
- Thursday July 1, 2010. 8pm, $15
It
features articles on
Dillard & Clark's 2nd LP "Through
The Morning, Through The Night",
with new interviews with
Byron Berline
and
Gene Clark's son
Kai Clark
and with previously unpublished photos by
Jim McCrary.
There's also an article on the band
Country Funk,
who released a great album of Psychedelic Blues Rock / Country Rock in 1970.
's
new release of original material is now available at CD Baby for digital
download.
Folks can download the entire release (11
songs) or pick and choose among individual tracks if they prefer.
The release is titled
YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY
and is full of that Rickenbacker Electric 12 String sound that we all love.
Most of the material is original material.
Some of these songs were available for streaming on Bill's ReverbNation page
previously, but the versions on this new release are the FINAL MIXES and include
vocals and instrumentation not previously available.
Gene Parsons
just confirmed to us that he plays on a 2008 CD called
Love Revolution
by a band called
The Human Revolution
Gene Parsons
plays pedal steel guitar, mandolin and banjo on these tracks.
05/28/2010
Finally, 33 years after it took place,
Roger McGuinn's
Thunderbyrd
performance at the first
Rockpalast Festival
(German TV 1977) has been released on CD and DVD by the
WDR-Rockpalast-MIG
label from Germany.
This legendary concert was only circulating on
bootleg tapes, CDs and DVDs until this month.
Roger McGuinn, Rick Vito, Charlie Harrison,
Greg Thomas (with help from Little Feat's Sam Clayton).
05/19/2010
An obscure treasure,
Roland White's 1976 solo album 'I
Wasn't Born To Rock 'N Roll',
originally issued on the
Ridge Runner Records label, is
re-mastered from the original tapes and released for the very first time on CD.
Roland White
, along with his brother
Clarence White, made bluegrass and
country music history as members of
The Kentucky Colonels.
Roland
also played in
Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys
and
Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass, and
later in
Country Gazette and
The Nashville Bluegrass Band.
Clarence
famously played with
The Byrds, among many others, until
his tragic death in 1973.
This album features
Alan Munde,
Kenny Wertz,
Roger Bush and
Dave Ferguson playing traditional
tunes, as well as a composition called "Powder
Creek", co-written by
Roland
Clarence.
This was the first appearance of this special tune on an album, a song which
Roland now describes as having been
composed with his brother on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1963!
The package includes original liner notes by
Gene Parsons (The
Byrds), new reflections from
Roland, original album artwork, and
one unreleased bonus track not included on the original LP!
05/09/2010
Here's for our italian readers:
The current
issue of the
LATE FOR THE SKY
music magazine has a 6 pages long article about
Skip Battin,
inspired by the release of
"Topanga
Skyline".
Gene Parsons,
Herb Pedersen,
Ricky Mantoan
and
Beppe D'Angelo
(italian drummer who worked with
Skip) all contributed to the
special...
Gene Parsons
sent an extract from his unreleased book with a great page on
Skip...
will be featured on the next broadcast of “Dave
White Presents”.
In his conversation with
Wes Britton,
John York
talks about his work with
The Mamas And The Papas,
Johnny Rivers,
The Byrds
and his solo work, especially his most recent album,
Arigatou Baby.
The show will debut this Tuesday, March 30 at both 7:30 EST and 7:30 Pacific
over — www.KSAV.org
GRA
will also release
John's
West Coast Revelation
album (part of it was available as downloads only until now) in the next few
months, and they will also
release
John's new CD,
Fanfare For 2, in the summer.
03/24/2010
John York
will be on L.A. Talk Radio "LIVE" on the "Sheena Metal show" tomorrow (Thursday,
March 25th) from 5-6 pm. Tune in at
www.latalkradio.com.
And on Tuesday, March 30, he will be on "Dave White Presents" at 7:30pm EST
and 7:30pm Pacific standard time at
www.KSAV.org
03/17/2010
Another one for our italian readers:
The current
issue of the
LATE FOR THE SKY
music magazine has a long article about
Emmylou Harris, as well as a short
interview with
Chris Hillman.
Four Way Street: the 2010
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young convention!
Reggio Emilia, Italy - Saturday
May 1st 2010
After almost 20 years, the men behind the infamous CSN&Y fanzine Wooden Nickel
organize another special event for all those who love these four wonderful
artists.
Live music, unreleased footage and a
"traders" section for a long CSN&Y day - and night! -
in the heart of the Italian Food Valley.
The festivities will begin on Saturday May 1st at 4:00 pm at Tabacchi Blues in
Fontana di Rubiera:
there will be a musical appetizer featuring acoustic bands & artists coming from
all over Italy
plus screening of rare and vintage CSN&Y footage.
From 8:30 pm, dinner with local and organic food & wine plus live electric music
with three outstanding bands at La Latteria in Bagnolo in Piano (Reggio Emilia).
On Sunday, May 2, typical lunch for all participants.
For more information, dinner reservations, accommodation and details
about the musical programme,
please contact:
csny.convention@gmail.com
Rock on!
Wooden Nickel
THE CLUBS:
TABACCHI BLUES
Via del Collegio, 18/A
42048 Fontana di Rubiera (Reggio Emilia)
ITALY
Tel: +39-0522 626 871
map
They are free streaming MP3s so no cost to listen.
They are part of a planned CD length release that Bill hopes to have out by Spring
2010.
01/21/2010
The debut issue of "Fantastic Expedition" is just out.
As well as an in-depth feature on Dillard & Clark, it features some previously
unseen pictures from the Dillard & Clark Expedition show at the Troubadour in
'68. Also includes a new interview with Dan Peek of America and plenty of
other West Coast goodies.
Horst-Peter Schmidt
(Byrds-influenced artist from Germany -
"The Crown Prince of The Rickenbacker 12 String Guitar")
has just released a new CD called
Phoenix.
Byrds / Rickenbacker / McGuinn fans won't be disappointed!!!
The Crown Prince of 12-String Guitar, Horst-Peter Schmidt, has returned from
his musical sabbatical to treat pop fans to another janglefest of twelve new
tunes that build on his Byrds-inspired legacy. Horst-Peter channels Roger
McGuinn effortlessly through his Rickenbacker 12-string play and his vocals. The
eleven tracks on Phoenix are original songs that draw on Horst-Peter’s varied
personal observations. The opening track, “Another Day Without You”, is a song
about his Rickenbacker 370RM 12-string guitar – which went unplayed for too long
a period. This autobiographical tone is repeated in songs like Catch Me When I
Fall - a song dedicated to his wife Uta - and You’ll Show Me The Way, a
retrospective of Horst-Peter’s musical career. Other songs capture the spirit of
60s folk-rock by lamenting the current poor state of German education, the
troubled global situation, the environment and Trail of Tears, a song rooted in
American history, as interpreted by a German songwriter. In spite of these
melancholy song themes, Horst-Peter retains his positive perspective and
optimism as evidenced by City of the Angels and the climactic You’ll Show Me The
Way. Just as Turn! Turn! Turn! gave hope to a conflicted generation in the 60s,
the songs on Phoenix give hope to contemporary listeners. We have a troubadour
from Cologne, Germany and his Rickenbacker 12-string guitar to thank for this
chiming call for a brighter, better tomorrow.
Eric Sorensen, "Jangle On!" Columnist
New release by
BILL KAFFENBERGER: Looking Back And Then Looking Ahead
From Bill:
"This is to announce the new Bill
Kaffenberger heavily Byrds-influenced digital download folk and folk-rock
release "Looking Back Then Looking Ahead" available at CD Baby for only $ 8
USD.
For this new release, I have picked the 14
best songs from my old releases that have the most Byrds/Rickenbacker
influence. They have all been remixed and remastered and most are alternate
takes that feature added or different Rickenbacker parts, added drums, added
harmony vocals and so forth.
In addition, there are 3 bonus tracks
consisting of all new Rickenbacker-influenced original recordings.
For those wishing to purchase only individual
tracks, particularly the new ones, they will be available at the usual
online download sites starting in about three to four weeks."
09/26/08
Ron Martin
(Byrds-influenced
artist and a member of the Byrdmaniax List) and
Marco Zanzi
(another
Byrds-influenced artist from Italy,
and the webmaster of the
Byrds
Lyrics webpage), have put together a band called
The Piedmont Brothers Band. Their new
CD has now been released released.
You can
purchase it through the PBB website (PayPal instant purchase service available -
credit cards/secure server).
Someone once told me that my « Recommended Albums » page
only referred to my friends’ releases, no matter what the quality was. Not so.
All the albums I put on this page, I really like them.
Such is the case for this CD, although both main performers
(Ron Martin and Marco Zanzi) are indeed « virtual » friends of mine.
This CD can only appeal to Byrds fans, as both Ron and
Marco are heavily influenced by The Byrds. (harmony vocals, 12 string guitar,
mandolin, Parsons-White stringbender…).
Although I hate the term « Country Rock », I can find no
other way to label this excellent album. File under « Desert Rose Band / Flying
Burrito Brothers » musical style.
09/03/08
We had to wait a long time for it, but the Desert Rose Band fans and friends
finally have
their favorite band's first DRB site on the internet.
Additions, Corrections and Comments welcome at
chirko@eastlink.ca
05/23/08
Gene Clark on The
Flying Burrito Brothers' version of Tried So Hard : the end of a myth.
We just received the following article from Jean-Pierre
Morisset :
As far
back as january 1975, in my very first article on Gene Clark published in ZigZag
issue # 49, I wrote:
'Gene played a few gigs with The Flying Burrito
Bros who had just lost Gram Parsons during the summer (1970), and at one point
it was believed that Clark was going to become a permanent member of the group.
But of course he didn't; the only result of this short-lived alliance was the
Burritos' recording of Clark's "Tried So Hard" as their next single, with Gene
singing the bass part of the back-up vocals ...'
Years
later, in issue # 39/40 of Bucketfull Of Brains dated march 1992, I even added:
'... in a version different from the one that
was later used on the Burritos' third album where Gene's voice was replaced by
Rick Roberts.'
Owning
the rare A&M single "Tried So Hard" and having listened to it very carefully
with headphones, I was sure to have identified a bass vocal which in my mind
could only be Gene's voice, following his involvment with the Burritos' GP-less
quartet during the summer of 1970. But unfortunately it's
not the case !
After
almost thirty eight years of belief, I finally asked Chris Hillman to confirm
Gene's presence on that single. And here's what Chris wrote me:
'Gene was not on the Burritos' recording of
"Tried So Hard": he didn't sing any harmonies on the song. In fact, as good of a
lead singer as Gene was, he couldn't sing parts or alternate harmonies. Gene
sang lead on "Here Tonight" by the Burritos, which was released later on a
compilation album.'
Returning to my archives after this historical point was cleared by Hillman, I
finally found out that Rick Roberts had joined the FBB not in september after
the recording session for the single, but in august, in time for the recording
of the song, which was rush-released in october 1970, before a tour of Europe by
The Flying Burrito Bros' new five-men line-up. Why his high voice can't be heard
on the recording is unclear: maybe producer Jim Dickson purposedly choose not to
mix Rick's harmonies upfront, as he was not familiar with the newcomer's voice.
Anyway, another take the song was used on the Burritos' third LP released in may
1971, with Rick's high voice more prominent: had Jim Dickson in between realized
the potential of such a harmony singer ? Maybe.
12/16/06
Horst-Peter Schmidt
(from Germany - also known as "The
Crown Prince Of The Twelve String") will release a
CD soon.
HPS is
well-known from the Byrds-sounding
bands Different Faces
and Starbyrd.
It will be called "Jingle
Jangle Journey" and will come out as an official
CD-R.
It will be a compilation of previously
released songs spanning HPS'
entire recording career from 1988 to 2004.
Extract from the liner notes:
"The 17 songs on Jingle Jangle
Journey cannot really do justice to the wealth of melodic songs, upbeat
tunes and powerful ballads that Horst-Peter has composed during his career, but
this collection of songs is certainly a superb “snapshot” of his body of work.
Once you have absorbed the music on this compilation, I believe that you will
desire to hear more from the artist I have nicknamed “The Crown Prince of
Twelve-String.” I stand in envy of his talent, and I remain grateful that he
has added a sparkling codex of songs to the indie music scene. I am confident
that when I pull Horst-Peter’s music off my shelf in the future, his songs will
possess the same timeless and endearing qualities that the music of the Byrds,
the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Eagles, Tom Petty and CSNY have today."
---- Eric Sorensen, Jingle Jangle music journalist,
www.fufkin.com
Track Listing:
01. When I Look Into Your Eyes (1988)
(4:02)
02. There Is An Island (1989) (5:12)
03. I Could Never Write Her Off (1989) (5:05)
04. London (1994) (6:34)
05. Peace Of Mind (1994) (3:29)
06. Southern Skies (1994) (4:26)
07. Monkeys (1995) (3:53)
08. Bayou Moonlight (1995) (1:44)
09. The More Things Change (2000) (4:03)
10. Back To The Roots (2000) (4:29)
11. Signature (2003) (5:21)
12. Forever Free (2003) (3:24)
13. Why (I Can HearTthe Angels Sing) (2003) (4:17)
14. Just A Little Closer (2004) (3:46)
15. I Wanna Fly Away (2004) (4:47)
16. Starbyrd (2004) (4:13)
17. Road Of Dreams (2004) (7:22)
You can pre-order the CD by sending an e-mail to
Horst-Peter at
starbyrd@t-online.de.
The price for the CD will be 12,99 € (+ shipping costs).
HPS'
partner in Starbyd, GAT,
will also release a compilation of his previous works this month (december
2006):
'Then To Now', the
new GAT CD, is ready for release and will be
available to buy in December 2006.
'Then To Now' is a
collection of songs from 1999 right up to the present day. If you missed out on
getting hold of the 'Coloured Blue' & 'Moving
On' CD's, then this new CD by GAT is what
you need. Included on the CD are also four tracks taken from the
Starbyrd CD 'On The Other
Side Of Mad' which GAT participated in, as
well as a newly recorded song.
16 tracks in all, this CD will be well worth
having.
Bill
writes his own songs, plays a 12 string Rickenbacker, and his output is very Byrds-sounding.
From Bill:
My new CD is finally here! "Jingle Jangle
Morning", 17 songs, MOST with a lot of Rickenbacker 12 String, all very very
Byrds-like, I wrote all but three songs, of those three one is a folk song
cover, one was written by a friend, and I covered Gene Clark/Jessie Davis'
"With Tomorrow". If you want a preview, you can go to my MySpace link (see
below) and two of the songs (Jingle Jangle Morning and Who Are All These
People) are there in full as a preview.
The CD
will be available on CD Baby, Not Lame Recordings, Jam Recordings and Kool
Kat Music web sites within about two weeks or so. It will also be available
in the UK from Heyday Mail Order eventually but not sure how long before
they will have it.
= Byrds Flyght's Long Box CD - Long Out Of
Print!!!
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have released their first CD
called ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MAD. 
Byrds
1989: Jerry Sorn, Terry Jones Rogers,
Skip Battin, Michael
Clarke