Check this out -- awesome video of
Roger McGuinn
on a train from Florida to New York City and back. It's never been seen before
-- Roger and Camilla McGuinn
shared the video with us!
http://growingbolder.com/media/Entertainment/Music/Roger-Rocks-on-Rails-127764.html
Thanks to
Katy Widrick
for the link
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12/24/08
The new
CLARENCE WHITE 'White Lightning' CD + DVD release by Sierra Records is now out. Gene Parsons is also present on many tracks. There are some unreleased BYRDS tracks as well.
http://www.goestores.com/catalog.aspx?Merchant=sierrarecordsbookshomevideo&DeptID=251900
12/23/08
Ever wondered why some
Byrds songs on Ballad Of Easy Rider, Untitled, Byrdmaniax and Farther Along didn't sound like Byrds songs at all ?No wonder, as
Roger McGuinn did NOT participate in the recording of:GUNGA DIN (Clarence White, Glen D. Hardin, Gene Parsons, John York)
THERE MUST BE SOMEONE (Clarence White, Gene Parsons, John York)
YESTERDAY'S TRAIN (Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Gene Parsons, Skip Battin)
BRISTOL STEAM CONVENTION BLUES (Clarence White, Skip Battin, Gene Parsons)
B.B. CLASS ROAD (Clarence White, Skip Battin, Gene Parsons)
12/17/08
Earl Scruggs
' two albums Anniversary Special Vol I & Vol II have been released on one CD.
Roger McGuinn
appears on both albums
12/15/08
John York
plays guitar on two tracks by Bobby Jameson.The songs are called
OUTLAW and THE SUN NEVER SHINES IN BARROOMS. They were recorded in 1980, but never made it onto an album.They can be heard on Bobby Jameson's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/robertparkerjameson
12/14/08
New book to be published soon:
The Gilded Palace Of Sin by Bob Proehl
The story behind this album by
The Flying Burrito Brothers and its recording sessions.
12/09/08
Roger McGuinn DVD recorded live in Sydney, Australia in 2001 (Live At The Basement) now available from major outlets.
12/09/08
David Meinzer
sent us three previously unseen pictures of The Byrds (September 1972, with John Guerin)See them here: http://users.skynet.be/byrdsfollower/byrdswithguerin.htm
12/08/08
David Crosby
and Graham Nash appear on KBCO Vol 20, a various artists compilation, with an exclusive version of My Country 't Is Of Thee
12/01/08
John York
's december 2008 concert schedule.Trippin’ The 60’s - Barry McGuire & John York
Friday, December 19th, 2008 - 20:00pm
Saturday, December 20th, 2008 - 19:00pm
Coffee Gallery Back Stage - 2029 N. Lake Ave. Altadena, CA. 91001 - 626-398-7917
David Crosby
guests on Steve Postell's CD "Time Still Knockin'"
Byrds Flyght
visits another kind of Birds...
New CD released by
The Autumn Leaves: LONG LOST FRIEND
12 string Rickenbacker & acoustic guitars, lots of vocal harmonies - should appeal to
Byrds fansProduces by
Gary Burger, who has a history of producing bands in the 60s (The Monks...)The band's website is at http://www.theautumnleaves.net
And another one for our italian friends...
The latest edition of
LATE FOR THE SKY is a "Gram Parsons Special" edition...
For our friends living in Italy...
On Friday 28 November,
California Stars 'n Bars Revue
will play a special concert dedicated to the songs of
Crosby Stills Nash & Young.
The venue is one of the most beautiful ones in
Italy,
Stazione Birra.
The set-list will include tracks from some of
the most memorable albums of the four musicians, including
Harvest, Deja Vu, Four Way Street.
Harmony-vocals, acoustic and electric guitars,
pedal-steel, mandolin, harmonicas, lap-steel, piano & keyboards and a solid
rhythm section will turn this concert
into a unique night of West-Coast music.
INFO & RESERVATIONS
e-mail: Paolo -
paolo@stazionebirra.it -
tel/phone +39 06 79845959
The Very Best Of The Byrds by
The Byrds has been re-released in a special eco-friendly packaging.
10/20/08
A MUST FOR ALL BYRDS FANS!
THE BEST BYRDS RELATED BOOK IN DECADES !
LOTS OF UNSEEN PICTURES AND INFO!
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED BY BYRDS FLYGHT
Jawbone Press
is the place where you can buy recently published books related to The Byrds.
For more info or to order copies, just click on one of the images above and then on the links to their
Amazon affiliate stores for the UK and the USA....or just click on this link: http://www.jawbonepress.com
You can also order one of the books from John Delgatto's SIERRA RECORDS website at
http://sierrarecord
10/17/08
David Crosby and Graham Nash have been recording every show on their current tour....and very soon will begin selling them out of their website, in the form of a USB thumb-drive on a bracelet!
Authorized complete soundboards for any date you want...
10/15/08
A "new"
Gene Clark CD is available for download on iTunes since September 2, 2008.
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It's called "
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"...but...there's nothing new; just the 14 tracks from Under The Silvery Moon in a different running order.
10/12/08
Several web outlets announce the release of a
Roger McGuinn DVD recorded live in Sydney, Australia in 2001 (Live At The Basement).We've asked
Roger McGuinn and he says this is an authorized release.
10/12/08
New book to be published soon:
The Gilded Palace Of Sin by Bob Proehl
The story behind this album by
The Flying Burrito Brothers and its recording sessions.
10/11/08
Each time we think we've got them all...and then a thing such as this one comes to the surface...
Chris Hillman
(along with Al Perkins, Bill Bryson, Steve Hill, Dan McCorison and more...) plays Mandolin and High Strung Guitar on a LP from 1984, by a singer called Daniel McClenaghan.The LP is called
WINNING THE WEST and was completely unknown to even the most dedicated Chris Hillman fans worldwide...Another "Your Read It Here First"
Byrds Flyght exclusive...
Daniel McClenaghan
wrote all the songs.The album is "Country Gospel", very similar in style (and with the same musicians) to both the
Down Home Praise and Ever Call Ready albums.
10/07/08
Released in 2005, but just brought to our attention : Chris Hillman guests on
Sheri Lee's CD "Where The Blue Sky Ends"
Thanks to Mike Masterson for the info.
10/02/08
A
Byrds Box Set of 5 CDs will be released on October 6 in the U.K. :Original Album Classics:
Mr Tambourine Man - Turn Turn Turn - Fifth Dimension - Younger Than Yesterday - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
10/01/08
John York's concert schedule.
Trippin’ The 60’s - Barry McGuire & John York
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 - 7:15pm
Folk Club of Herndon - 648 Elden St. Herndon, VA -
www.restonherndonfolkclub.comTrippin’ The 60’s - Barry McGuire & John York
Saturday, October 11th, 2008 - 7:30pm
First Baptist Church - 505 N. Gland Ave. Glendora, CA 91741 - 626-914-5357
Trippin’ The 60’s - Barry McGuire & John York
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 - 7:30pm
First Lutheran Church - 2400 W. Carson St. Torrance, CA 90503 - 310-320-9920, ex 107
John York solo
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Private Party - Tustin, CA
09/26/08
NEW FROM SIERRA RECORDS!
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09/21/08
Earl Palmer
passed away on Friday, September 19, 2008 at the age of 84.One of the world's best known session drummer, he played on thousands of records, by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Little Richard, The Righteous Brothers, Ike And Tina Turner, Neil Young, The Monkees and Fats Domino among many others.
It was
Earl Palmer who played drums in the studio with the early incarnation of the 3-piece Byrds (Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark and David Crosby) as The Beefeaters. He also plays on Gene Clark's "With The Gosdin Brothers" album.http://www.netunes.com/earl-palmer.htm
09/06/08
Sundazed Records
have released Roger McGuinn's LIVE FROM SPAIN album on a high quality vinyl double LP.
09/06/08
Sundazed Records
have released The Byrds's DR BYRDS & MR HYDE album on a high quality vinyl LP.
09/03/08
SIERRA RECORDS (John Delgatto) always have Byrds and Byrds-related CDs for sale...
http://www.goestores.com/catalog.aspx?Merchant=sierrarecordsbookshomevideo&DeptID=251900
Tut Taylor - Dobro Country
(featuring Roland and Clarence White) (1964 recordings)
The Last Of The Red Hot Burritos
, the live (fourth) album by the band, is available again on CD from Sierra Records, with 3 bonus tracks, all recorded at the same venues as the original album.These three bonus tracks were hitherto only available on rare original vinyl LPs and compilation CD albums.
The Byrds Live At The Royal Albert Hall 1971
McGuinn, Clark And Hillman: The Capitol Collection
(2 albums on 1 CD)Sixties Transition: Rare L.A. Sessions Tapes
(Byrds, Gosdins, and many more)Gram Parsons: Archives Volume 1 (Live 1969 with The Flying Burrito Brothers)
Gene Parsons: Kindling Collection
The Hillmen: Hillmen (cardboard sleeve - 2 bonus tracks first time on CD)
Kentucky Colonels: The New Sound Of Bluegreass America (cardboard sleeve)
Clarence White: Flatpick - Collector's Edition (2 CDs)
Kentucky Colonels: Appalachian Swing
(extended edition)Clarence White
(DVD)Muleskinner Live
(CD)Muleskinner Live
(DVD)...and many more...
09/03/08
From
JOHN YORK:Dear Friends,
Hello. Here is John's September concert schedule.
Please come and join us.
Trippin’ The 60’s - Barry McGuire & John York
September 6, 2008 - 7:30pm - $20
Acoustic Music San Diego - 4650 Mansfield St. San Diego, CA 92116 - 619-201-0520
John York solo
September 19, 2008 - 7:00pm -
RHINO RECORDS - 235 Yale Ave. Claremont, CA 91711 - 909-626-7774
08/30/08
The
Desert Rose Band has started its series of reunion concerts in California; we expect some reviews from our regular contributors...
08/01/08
Roger McGuinn
sings and plays (together with Mick Fleetwood and Todd Smallwood) on Barry McGuire's newly recorded and newly released 2008 version of "Eve Of Destruction".
It is a "download only" single available through the usual download sites, as well as from Barry McGuire's webiste.
07/22/08
Some CD outlets from the U.K. announce the re-release of The American Dreamer, the soundtrack of a movie, on the Smartweed label.
The original LP has 2 exclusive tracks by
Gene Clark (American Dreamer and Outlaw Song).This CD has already been released by the same label in 2007.
07/20/08
New Crosby, Stills and Nash album planned
From Billboard:
Crosby, Stills & Nash
are plotting their first studio album since 1994 -- a covers set for Columbia
Records helmed by Rick Rubin.
"Rick Rubin's a brilliant man",
Graham Nash
tells Billboard, "and what he wants is an album with no CSN songs. He wants to
do an album of all the songs we love, all the songs we wish we've written. It's
brilliant from this point of view because we usually wait five years to record
an album. This way there's no pressure."
Nash says he,
David Crosby
and
Stephen Stills
have had "many discussions" with Rubin about the project, whittling the proposed
list of songs from 60 down to a current 20, which the trio is rehearsing after
sound checks during its summer tour. Nash declines to name specific songs but
acknowledges most would be considered well-known.
He expects recording to start in early 2009 for a release later in the year. The
covers set will be CSN's first new release since 1994's "After the Storm"
07/11/08
New Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young CD and DVD planned for release on August 4, 2008:
Deja Vu Live' (Recorded live in 2006)
1. What Are Their Names
2. Living With War Piano 1
3. After The Garden
4. Military Madness
5. Let's Impeach The President
6. Déjà Vu
7. Shock & Awe
8. Families
9. Wooden Ships
10. Looking For A Leader
11. For What It s Worth
12. Living With War
13. Roger And Out
14. Find The Cost Of Freedom
15. Teach Your Children
16. Living With War Piano Close
2. Living With War Piano 1
3. After The Garden
4. Military Madness
5. Let's Impeach The President
6. Déjà Vu
7. Shock & Awe
8. Families
9. Wooden Ships
10. Looking For A Leader
11. For What It s Worth
12. Living With War
13. Roger And Out
14. Find The Cost Of Freedom
15. Teach Your Children
16. Living With War Piano Close
07/07/08
From backstreets.com:
Magic Tour Highlights, an EP by Bruce Springsteen, available on July 15, 2008, embraces the digital era, delivering mp3s and videos online with no physical release currently planned. The EP will be available for download from all digital downloads stores, including the iTunes Store and Amazon.com.
Four songs from Bruce and the E Street Band's spring 2008 U.S. leg have been selected, each highlighting a special guest -- if you count Danny Federici's re-emergence for his only 2008 appearance, what turned out to be his final performance in Indianapolis. A "guest spot" or not, it was an emotional high point of the tour that's captured here, along with three other unique performance highs.
The tracks:
"Always a Friend" with Alejandro Escovedo (April 14, Houston)
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" with Tom Morello (April 7, Anaheim)
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" with Roger McGuinn (April 23, Orlando)
"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" with Danny Federici (March 20, Indianapolis)
In addition to the audio tracks, each of these will be available in accompanying live videos.
06/25/08
John York
ConcertsThe Last Pure Voice Of The Silver Sixties
John York
July 12th, 2008 20:00pm, $15 THE FRET HOUSE
309 N. Citrus Ave, Covina, CA 91723
626-339-7020
http://www.covina.com/frethouse/
Trippin’ The 60’s
Barry McGuire & John York
July 13th , 2008 19:00pm
The Coffee Gallery Back Stage
2029 N. Lake Ave. Altadena, CA. 91001
626-398-7917
http://www.coffeegallery.com/showsat.htm
06/22/08
It's just been brought to our attention tha
t a Kevin Kelly plays on Bryn Haworth's Let The Days Go By album from 1974.Confirmation needed whether or not it is Kevin Kelley from The Byrds.
Visit the Kevin Kelley Discography Page at http://users.skynet.be/byrdmaniax/discokelley2.htm for details.
06/16/08
We just had the opportunity to listen to
The Everly Brothers' 8 CDs box set called "Chained To A Memory 1966-1972".
We found out that
this box set contains two previously unreleased versions of 'I'm On My Way Back Home', as well as the previously released versions of this song and of "Cuckoo Bird", on which The Everlys are backed by Clarence White and Gene Parsons.Some sources say Clarence White is also on both versions of From Eden To Canaan.
06/13/08
UPDATED 06/18/08 :
ALL VIDEOS HAVE NOW BEEN MOVED TO
http://uk.youtube.
You knew about it. You heard about it. You read about it.
Now you can actually WATCH it happening:
Gene Clark
live with The New Christy Minstrels 1963http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7o1aQrduKU&feature=PlayList&p=BE857A776E2ED798&index=1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0T56NVs3Mrk (Gene Clark sings a solo verse on this one!)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dVY-OEp4fTg (on this one too!)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dkz5p4F2T6c (Gene plays a 12 string here! Premonition?)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6TewVhrUrXM (and here too!)
Image taken from one the videos
Videos uploaded to Youtube by Christian Bryan (a member of the Byrdmaniax mailing list) - thanks to him!
06/10/08
Guitar player
Jerry Cole passed away this weekend from a heart failure. He was a member of the Wrecking Crew, a bunch of studio musicians who played on thousands of records by other artists. He also released several solo albums.Jerry Cole
played guitar on The Byrds first single Mr Tambourine Man / I Knew I'd Want You.
06/09/08
From GROWING BOLDER:
Historic Rock and
Roll Home Movie Rediscovered
Orlando, Fla. (June 8, 2008) After spending nearly 40 years in a drawer in
Roger McGuinn’s home, a movie that Paul McCartney described as “brilliant”
has found its way to the Internet on
www.GrowingBolder.com.
In 1965, The Byrds'
Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, and David Crosby wrote the song that created
psychedelic rock, Eight Miles High, about their plane trip to England. Two
years later, The Byrds returned to London and McGuinn took along his movie
camera to capture the story behind the song. Editing inside the camera,
McGuinn created a one-take short film and added Eight Miles High as the
soundtrack.
“I had seen an
experimental film by a guy named Bruce Conner whose style was to go click,
click, click, and then run a few seconds of film,” McGuinn tells Growing
Bolder. “The end result is really fast, jumpy images that I thought would
be interesting with Eight Miles High.”
The entire film, along with McGuinn’s introduction and description, can be
seen at
www.growingbolder.com/media/Entertainment/Music/Historic-Home-Movie-152484.html
“The film is a piece
of rock history,” says Growing Bolder executive producer Katy Widrick.
“We’re excited to help keep it alive.“
Contact:
Katy Widrick
06/04/08
Chris Hillman has confirmed it and listed the concerts in his dates schedule; John Jorgenson and Herb Pedersen announce concerts in August by The Desert Rose Band.
It will be the reunion of the original lineup of Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, John Jorgenson, Bill Bryson, J.D. Maness and Steve Duncan.
06/04/08
David Crosby
and Graham Nash's album David Crosby / Graham Nash will be re-released soon on Rhino with 4 bonus tracks1 Southbound Train
2 Whole Cloth
3 Blacknotes
4 Stranger's Room
5 Where Will I Be
6 Page 43
7 Frozen Smiles
8 Games
9 Girl To Be On My Mind
10 Wall Song
11 Immigration Man
13 Call Of The Wreckin' Ball
14 Year 1
15 Johnny Hit And Run Pauline
UPDATE 06/05/2008:
Here's what Byrds Flyght visitor John Ward from the U.K. wrote to us:
I'm just wondering whether the information about the newly announced bonus tracks is strictly accurate. 'Johnny Hit and Run Pauline' was originally by the punk group, X. Similarly, 'Call of the Wreckin Ball' was by new wave outfit, The Knitters. Both Amazon.com and CDUniverse.com have listed the forthcoming Rhino release as being without bonus tracks. If I'm wrong about this then we are certainly going to be in for an interesting missing chapter in Crosby's musical development!
UPDATE 06/24/2008:
DEFINITELY NO BONUS TRACKS ON THIS RE-RELEASE
06/02/08
John York
and Barry McGuire concerts - Trippin' The 60sJune 21st, 2008.
20:00pm
St Ambrose Church in Claremont
909-624-0278
www.barrymcgire.com
June 28th, 2008.
20:00pm
Russ & Julie’s House Concerts
Oak Park
www.houseconcerts.us
Housconcerts@jrp-graphics.com
05/30/08
Soon to be available on CD (June 2008) from Sierra Records:
Tut Taylor - Dobro Country
(featuring Roland and Clarence White) (1964 recordings)
05/30/08
New
Byrds book to be published in October 2008:So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star
- The Byrds Day By Day 1965-1973 by Christopher Hjort and Joe McDonald
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.
05/17/08
New songbook coming out soon:
The Best Of Gram Parsons
05/15/08
Déjà Vu by
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
A film by
Neil Young, recorded during CSNY's 2005 tour)
05/13/08
New Roger McGuinn CD available
"22 Timeless Tracks from The Folk Den Project", (actually 21, plus one bonus track, 'The Boll Weevil' sung by Roger McGuinn & Barry McGuire)
05/13/08
The original five! Completely live!!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sZIxZIx9b3Y
05/12/08
Roger McGuinn
completists, you can start scratching your head!Roger just confirmed in an e-mail to Byrds Flyght that he played 12 string guitar on a 1963 recording by Tom And Jerry, who would later find fame and fortune as Simon And Garfunkel.
Problem is, which track is it, among the numerous songs they recorded as Tom And Jerry???
Any help appreciated!
04/28/08
The International Submarine Band's new EP on Sundazed Records (due in May 2008) is now known:
Blue Eyes
Luxury Liner
Miller's CAve
I Must Be Somebody Else You've Known
04/28/08
Gene Clark
's new single on Sundazed Records (due in May 2008) is now known:
Only Colombe
The French Girl
04/28/08
The Byrds
' new single on Sundazed Records (due in May 2008) is now known:
Lover Of The Bayou
You Ain't Going Nowhere
04/28/08
The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark gets another reissue by the Water label on April 29th, 2008.
Like previous CD reissues, the 3 non-album single tracks are added, although a couple of them are now moved further up the tracklisting.
04/27/08
Full review with photos of the
Firefall Reunion Show on April 9th can be found on the band website.All the original members (except Michael Clarke of course) turned up, although Rick Roberts only made a brief appearance to address the audience and didn't perform.
http://www.firefall.com/reunion.asp
Thanks to Mike Masterson for the link and his continuous help and support.
04/20/08
Cover and Track Listing now known for The Byrds new live release planned in May 2008 on Sundazed
1. Lover of the Bayou
2. You Ain’t Going Nowhere
3. Truck Stop Girl
4. My Back Pages
5. Baby, What You Want Me to Do
6. Jamaica, Say You Will
7. Black Mountain Rag / Soldier’s Joy
8. Mr. Tambourine Man
9. Pretty Boy Floyd
10. Take a Whiff (On Me)
11. Chestnut Mare
12. Jesus Is Just Alright
13. Eight Miles High
14. So You Want to Be a Rock‘n’Roll Star
15. Mr. Spaceman
16. I Trust
17. Nashville West
18. Roll Over Beethoven
04/19/08
David Crosby
appears on Joel Rafael's new album called Thirteen Stories High
04/18/08
Roger McGuinn's train concert
04/15/08
John York
will be touring Europe in August 2008 as part of the "Tripping The 60s" package with Barry McGuire.Dates planned in Ireland, England, Norway, Germany and Switzerland so far. Exact schedule to be published here soon.
04/08/08
Mudcrutch
(Released April 28th on Reprise)
Very few bands
take thirty-five years to release their debut album, but Mudcrutch are no
ordinary band.
Originally named
The Sundowners and then The Epics, the band changed their name to
Mudcrutch around 1970. When the band split up, Tom Petty
and his Heartbreakers cohorts Mike Campbell and Benmont
Trench achieved worldwide success. Now they’ve reunited with guitarist
Tom Leadon and drummer Randall Marsh and will release
their self-titled debut album on April 28th on
Reprise.
“I made a
commitment at the beginning of this project that I wanted it to be Mudcrutch
done as it was back in the day. I really wanted it to be that band,” explained
Petty. “ But why now? ”I guess I started thinking that we left some music
back there, and it was time to go and get it.”
Petty’s
idea of reuniting the band soon came to fruition. Tom Leadon, the brother of Bernie Leadon (previously of The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Eagles), had spent several years giving guitar lesson while Randall Marsh had been playing in local bands.The album was subsequently recorded live with no overdubs in a recording studio built in The Heartbreakers’ rehearsal space. The result is a pure, energetic collection that highlights selected covers (David Dudley’s ‘Six Days on the Road’,
The Byrds’ ‘Lover of the Bayou’, bluegrass staple ‘Shady Grove’) with strong originals from Petty, Campbell, Leadon and Tench. ‘Mudcrutch’ is an album that stands out due to the powerfully natural vocals harmonies of Petty and Leadon, as well as Leadon and Campbell’s complimentary guitar work.Notable original compositions include the infectious groove of ‘Topanga Cowgirl’, Tench’s ‘This is a Good Street’ and the energetic Campbell/Petty rocker ‘Bootleg Flyer’.
Track Listings
| 1. Shady Grove |
| 2. Scare Easy |
| 3. Orphan of the Storm |
| 4. Six Days on the Road |
| 5. Crystal River |
| 6. Oh Maria |
| 7. This Is a Good Street |
| 8. Wrong Thing to Do |
| 9. Queen of the Go-Go Girls |
| 10. June Apple |
| 11. Lover of the Bayou |
| 12. Topanga Cowgirl |
| 13. Bootleg Flyer |
| 14. House of Stone |
04/04/08
Roger McGuinn
recently handed over his archives tapes to Bob Irwin from Sundazed Records.The upcoming new
Byrds release "Live At The Royal Albert Hall 1971" will be the first in what we hope will be a very long series of Byrds-related releases from Roger McGuinn's tapes collection.
04/04/08
A
Firefall concert with original members Jock Bartley, Larry Burnett, David Muse, Mark Andes and possibly Rick Roberts (health permitting) is planned at the Boulder Theatre on Wednesday April 9, 2008.The show will be recorded for release on CD and DVD.
Joe Lala
will be in the drums stool, standing in for Michael Clarke. The current Firefall lineup will play alongside the original members.
04/01/08
A new live CD by Gene Clark has just been released by Collector's Choice.
Silverado '75 - Live And Unreleased is a recording of the famous 1975 "Denver" concert that has been circulating among collectors for decades.
04/01/08
New CD by
Pamela Richardson - Sainte-Fortunat
Pamela Richardson is a big Gene Clark Fan, and a member of the Yahoo! Gene Clark mailing list.
Official release date is April 15, 2008 on the Steady Boy Records label.
Pamela can fill orders, so anyone interested should contact her at pralinery@yahoo.com
Paypal accepted for international orders.
03/30/08 UPDATE
The Last Of The Red Hot Burritos
, the live (fourth) album by the band, is available again on CD from Sierra Records, with 3 bonus tracks, all recorded at the same venues as the original album.These three bonus tracks were hitherto only available on rare original vinyl LPs and compilation CD albums.
Original tracks:
Devil in Disguise
Bonus tracks:
Wake Up Little Suzie
Buy it here:
http://www.goestores.com/catalog.aspx?Merchant=sierrarecordsbookshomevideo&DeptID=251900
Six Days on the Road
My Uncle
Dixie Breakdown
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
Orange Blossom Special
Ain't That a Lot of Love
High Fashion Queen
Don't Fight It
Hot Burrito #2
Losing Game
Money Honey
One Hundred Years From Now
03/28/08
Roger McGuinn
appears on two tracks from Edward Rogers' new CD called You Haven't Been Where I've Been
03/23/08
One of the numerous Very Best Of The Byrds CD has been re-released again, this time in a special "slider box" jewel case
03/21/08
The Flying Burrito Brothers,
the band's third album, and The Last Of The Red Hot Burritos, the live (fourth) album by the band, are planned to be re-released on CD by Raven Records in Australia with bonus tracks.
From Raven's website:
Flying Burrito Bros/Last of the Red Hot Burritos (2-for-1) (RVCD-271)
For the first time on one CD, Raven offers two classic country rock/bluegrass albums by the legendary FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS. The Flying Burrito Bros album (1971) is acknowledged as a prime example of country rock, and most significantly the great lost Burritos live album Last of the Red Hot Burritos (1972) has been made available on CD. These albums are the last two that ex-Byrd and Burritos co-founder Chris Hillman produced with the band. The Burritos were among the originators of country rock and when Gram Parsons left in 1970, singer songwriter Rick Roberts joined. His contribution to The Flying Burrito Bros is immense, including such memorable performances as ‘Colorado’ and excellent covers of Merle Haggard’s ‘White Line Fever’ and Dylan’s ‘To Ramona’.
For Last of the Red Hot Burritos the band added a significant bluegrass component as displayed on blazing versions of ‘Orange Blossom Special’ and ‘Dixie Breakdown’. In addition there are four Parsons-era classics (‘Devil in Disguise’, ‘My Uncle’, ‘High Fashion Queen’, ‘Hot Burrito #2’) and rocked up country and soul covers (‘Six Days on the Road’, ‘Don’t Fight It’, ‘Losing Game’) which only add to the album’s appeal. This top value 2-for-1 CD includes two rare Bonus Tracks: ‘Here Tonight’ with ex-Byrd Gene Clark plus the original 45-RPM version of ‘Tried so Hard’, also featuring Clark, which has likewise never been issued on CD before. Features colour booklet, informative liner notes and superb quality audio.
TRACK LISTING
The Flying Burrito Bros (1971)
1. WHITE LINE FEVER
2. COLORADO
3. HAND TO MOUTH
4. TRIED SO HARD
5. JUST CAN’T BE
6. TO RAMONA
7. FOUR DAYS OF RAIN
8. CAN’T YOU HEAR ME CALLING
9. ALL ALONE
10. WHY ARE YOU CRYING
Last of the Red Hot Burritos (1972)
11. DEVIL IN DISGUISE
12. SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD
13. MY UNCLE
14. DIXIE BREAKDOWN
15. DON’T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN
16. ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
17. AIN’T THAT A LOT OF LOVE
18. HIGH FASHION QUEEN
19. DON’T FIGHT IT
20. HOT BURRITO #2
21. LOSING GAME
Bonus Tracks
22. HERE TONIGHT (With Gene Clark)
23. TRIED SO HARD (Original Single Version With Gene Clark)
03/19/08
The Last Of The Red Hot Burritos
, the live (fourth) album by the band, is available again on CD from Sierra Records, with 3 bonus tracks, all recorded at the same venues as the original album.These three bonus tracks were hitherto only available on rare original vinyl LPs and compilation CD albums.
Original tracks:
Devil in Disguise
Bonus tracks:
Wake Up Little Suzie 03/13/08 Released in
1996 but just brought to Byrds Flyght's attention (better late than never):
John York
Six Days on the Road
My Uncle
Dixie Breakdown
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
Orange Blossom Special
Ain't That a Lot of Love
High Fashion Queen
Don't Fight It
Hot Burrito #2
Losing Game
Money Honey
One Hundred Years From Now
03/03/08
Released in 2007 but just brought to Byrds Flyght's attention:
Guitar Legends In Sevilla
(double DVD with Roger McGuinn)
03/03/08
Gene Clark
's 1971 eponymous album (aka White Light) has been re-released on 180 gram vinyl by the 4 Men With Beards label
02/06/08
Nice Find:
THE BEEFEATERS
single PLEASE LET ME LOVE YOU / DON'T BE LONGfrom the USA on the BOUNTY label (a subsidiary of Elektra) (1964)
This is thought to be the original very first edition of the Byrds' first single.
02/29/08
Planned for release in May 2008 by Sundazed:
The Byrds - Live At The Royal Albert Hall, London 1971 (CD and Vinyl)
1. Lover of the Bayou
2. You Ain’t Going Nowhere
3. Truck Stop Girl
4. My Back Pages
5. Baby, What You Want Me to Do
6. Jamaica, Say You Will
7. Black Mountain Rag / Soldier’s Joy
8. Mr. Tambourine Man
9. Pretty Boy Floyd
10. Take aWhiff (OnMe)
11. Chestnut Mare
12. Jesus Is Just Alright
13. Eight Miles High
14. So YouWant to Be a Rock‘n’Roll Star
15. Mr. Spaceman
16. I Trust
17. Nashville West
18. Roll Over Beethoven
International Submarine Band (mono vinyl EP)
Gene Clark - The French Girl / Only Colombe (vinyl single)
The Byrds - unknown tracks from Holland 1971 (vinyl single)
You read it first on Byrds Flyght
02/24/08
A hitherto unreleased live track from 1976 by Chris Hillman appears on a compilation CD called Live From Ebbets Field Vol. 3 (1973-1976)
02/22/08
Released in October 2007: a double CD of live recordings by the late Karen Dalton.
Part of the concerts was recorded in Boulder, Colorado in 1962/1963, and features a young pre-Byrds DAVID CROSBY
02/10/08
New
Byrds Book from Spain
Fernando López Chaurri is the author of a new book about The Byrds, “THE BYRDS: MÁS JÓVENES QUE AYER” (“The Byrds: Younger Than Yesterday”).
The book is available in spanish only.
The foreword has been written by Jim Dickson and it has exclusive interviews with Jim Dickson, Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, John York, Pamela Polland, Mark Volman (The Turtles), Jerry Burgan (We Five), Jimmi Seiter, Dennis Dragon, Jim Moon and the photographers Barry Feinstein and Guy Webster.
It has 384 pages, including 32 pages of photographs.
http://www.lenoir.es/product_info.php/products_id/737?osCsid=0c9ce7a0d67f6d6122cb42320a550278
02/02/08
British band The Ugly Guys (with ex-members of The Kursaal Flyers) has released a CD of Gram Parsons songs.
It's called Truckers, Kickers And Cowboy Angels.
Tracks:
In My Hour Of Darkness / Ooh Las Vegas / Return Of The Grievous Angel / Sin City / Brand New Heartache / Older Guys / Dark End Of The Street / Still Feeling Blue / High Fashion Queen / Hickory Wind / Wheels / Christine's Tune / Dead Flowers / You Ain't Going Nowhere
You can order the CD here: artsupply@btinternet.com
01/27/08
Sid Griffin's Coal Porters new CD Turn The Water On, Boy is out.
It f
eatures Chris Hillman playing mandolin on a track called MR GUTHRIE.It also contains a version of
Gene Clark's Silver Raven.You can hear the songs by visiting
www.myspace.
01/25/2008
Recently released :
Crosby, Stills & Nash: Live in L.A. (2 CDs) AND also re-released on DVD
This is the complete concert from which the ALLIES cd was taken. It is from a November 1982 concert, which was previously released on DVD as Daylight Again.
01/21/2008
Released in 2004 but just brought to Byrds Flyght's attention:
John York
appears on a 2004 CD by Steven T. called DAMAGE
01/14/2008 - UPDATE
A compilation called The Capitol Years by McGuinn, Clark and Hillman is planned for release on January 28th, 2008 on the Arcadia label
It will be a 2 CDs set with all three original albums : McGuinn, Clark and Hillman, City and McGuinn-Hillman, including bonus tracks from the remastered CDs.
Disc 1
- Long, Long Time
- Little Mamma
- Don't You Write Her Off
- Surrender To Me
- Backstage Pass
- Stopping Traffic
- Feelin' Higher
- Sad Boy
- Release Me Girl
- Bye Bye Baby
- Who Taught The Night
- One More Chance
- Won't Let You Down
- Street Talk
- City
Disc 2
- Skate Date
- She Ain't Givin' Herself Away
- Deeper In
- Painted Fire
- Let Me Down Easy
- Mean Streets
- Entertainment
- Soul Shoes
- Between You & Me
- Angel
- Love Me Tonight
- King For A Night
- A Secret Side Of You
- Ain't No Money
- Turn Your Radio On
- Making Movies
- Surrender To Me
- Little Girl
- I Love Her
01/10/2008 - UPDATE
Sneaky Pete Kleinow Anthology CD released by Sundazed: The Shiloh Recordings
From Sundazed website:
Sneaky Pete Kleinow
The Shiloh Records Anthology
CD: SC 11179
Sneaky Pete Kleinow was best known as a mind-altering pedal steel guitarist, and
an integral part of the sound of Gram Parsons’ original Flying Burrito Bros.
Every rock fan worth his salt knows Sneaky as the brilliant steel player
zigzagging his way across The Gilded Palace of Sin, the Burritos’ stunning 1969
debut, and as the band member on the album cover decked out in an all-black
Nudie suit with a golden pterodactyl on the chest, where Superman’s red "S"
would have been. And that was Sneaky, to a T: super-hero steel guitarist to no
less than the Rolling Stones, Booker T. & the MG’s, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash,
Doug Sahm, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, Little Richard, Frank
Zappa, Leonard Cohen and John Lennon — among countless others. Here’s a
brilliant taste of the pedal steel guitar genius of Sneaky Pete Kleinow. Long
may he wave.
1. Beat the Heat
2. Hickory Wind
3. Sister
4. Oklahoma Stomp
5. From Me to You
6. Sleepy Lagoon
7. Silverbird
8. It Makes No Difference
9. Ain’t No Easy Way
10. Louisiana
11. Love of the Common People
12. Cannonball Rag
13. Fly the Bright Sea
14. Woman
15. Sneak Attack
16. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
17. Sleepwalk
18. Faded Love: The Flying Burrito Brothers
01/08/08
Byrds Flyght now has its own blog at http://byrdsflyght.blogspot.com/
01/07/08
Planned for release later this year by Sierra Records :
A Gram Parsons box set and The White Brothers' album Live In Sweden 1973 (first time on CD)
Rock / Talk radio pioneer PETER RODMAN will release his CD IMAGINARY LINE in early 2004.
A bonus track (recorded in 1983) will feature the drumming of MICHAEL CLARKE.
See more info on Peter Rodman's website at http://members.aol.com/Peterodman/index.html
PETER
RODMAN (far left), MICHAEL
CLARKE (center) & friends
Picture taken from Peter Rodman's website.
See lots of original, previousy unseen pics of Peter Rodman & musical friends (including Roger McGuinn and
Chris Hillman) on his website.
12/31/07
Michael Weston King (whose CD A New Kind Of Loneliness Chris Hillman plays on) will be touring Europe in January/February/March 2008).
You can find out if Michael plays in a town next to you by visiting http://www.michaelwestonking.com/ or www.myspace.com/michaelwestonking
12/16/07
From Les Fradkin:
The fourth volume of Timeless Flyte (Full Circle) is now available for preview and download.
Available for download from CDBaby at http://cdbaby.com/cd/timelessflyte4
iTunes link
at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=270541421
12/16/07
A 1982 concert by Jerry Jeff Walker has recently surfaced at Wolfgang"s Vault.
The drummer is no other than Michael Clarke.
This concert was recorded at the Bottom Line, NY, to promote Jerry Jeff Walker's LP COW JAZZ on which Michael Clarke also plays.
12/13/07
Sid Griffin's Coal Porters new CD Turn The Water On, Boy (due in January 2008) will feature Chris Hillman playing mandolin on a track called MR GUTHRIE.
It will also contain a version of
Gene Clark's Silver Raven.You can hear the song by visiting
www.myspace.
12/08/07
Gene Clark
's 1971 eponymous album (aka White Light) will be re-released on 180 gram vinyl by the 4 Men With Beards label on January 28th, 2008
12/05/07
Roger McGuinn concerts cancelled.
From Roger's blog:
"Monday, December 03, 2007
A Winter Fall But Roger Will Spring Back!
"The winter ice took another victim on December 3rd. Roger caught himself
with his right arm to break the fall. It is now in a cast until
mid-January.
His concerts will be re-scheduled and he thanks everyone for their good wishes."
His concerts will be re-scheduled and he thanks everyone for their good wishes."
11/21/07
A double album (21 tracks) recorded live at the New Universal Amphitheater in LA in 1982 by
Crosby, Stills and Nash will be released on January 14, 2008 on the Immortal Audio label, a subsidiary of the Delta label
11/18/07
win an unofficial recording by your favorite Byrd
11/15/07
The Eagles cover The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers
10/31/07
You can find very obscure things on YouTube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnxW0CUGSes
10/23/07
Roger McGuinn's first five solo albums have been re-released in Japan in cardboard sleeves
Roger McGuinn / Peace On You / Roger McGuinn & Band / Cardiff Rose / Thunderbyrd
10/15/07
Rare JOHN YORK concert
Redneck ninja:
John York &
Patrick Brayer
Saturday October 20th 2007 / 8PM $15
The Claremont Forum,
586 W.
First Street, Claremont, CA 91711
(in the Packing House) Interstate
10 / North on Indian Hill Blvd. / west of First Street
The Redneck Ninja duet
concerts between John York
and Patrick Brayer
are rare and far and few between. Their
work, to this day, continues to tentacle out from the Inland Empire into the
greater world at large, but the concerts that they perform ultimately come down
to what they both have in common, a realization that success is at most an
amusement, and at its least a distraction, and that only the act of sharing is
paramount to breathing itself.
10/14/07
SIERRA RECORDS MAIL ORDER is now accepting orders for the new live Avalon Ballroom recordings of The Flying Burrito Brothers on Amoeba Records.
To be official released on November 6, by special arrangement with Amoeba Records, Sierra will be shipping prior to that date.
As an extra bonus, the first 500 customers will also
receive, exclusive to Sierra Records only a 12" x 18" poster featuring the Pete
Frame Family Tree "Byrds of A Feather" featuring the complete "history of the
Flying Burrito Brothers and on the back a full color, never before published
photograph of the "Nudie suited" FBB.
Place your order at:
http://www.sierrarecords.net
10/04/07
John York appears on a CD-book by Susan Perry
Your Center is an e-book that comes on CD . It is written by Susan Perry and illustrated by Sumi Foley (John York's wife); both friends and Aikido practitioners at Musubi Dojo. Each page is colorfully illustrated and bears only one line of text. It is a book in a scroll format and so it "rolls" from page to page. One has the choice of having the book read by John York (formerly of the Byrds) - Sumi's husband and another Musubi Dojo member.
Available from http://www.aiki.com
10/03/07 UPDATE
Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers
Live At The Avalon Ballroom 1969 double CD set for release on October 30th, 2007.See artwork hereunder:
You can already order this CD from
Sierra Records (and it will come with an exclusive to Sierra poster)
09/28/07
Roger McGuinn appears in a 3 DVD - 1 CD movie documentary about Tom Petty, called Runnin' Down A Dream: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.
Currently showing in movie theaters only, the set will go on sale at Best Buy on October 16th, 2007.
09/26/07
60s Transition: Rare L.A. Sessions Tapes is the new Jim Dickson project available through Sierra Records. Not available in stores.
From the Sierra Website at http://www.goestores.com/catalog.aspx?storename=sierrarecordsbookshomevideo&DeptID=168043&ItemID=10110894&detail=1
Rare studio recordings from the archives
of noted L.A. record producer and the father of the folk-rock sound, Jim
Dickson (Byrds, Lord Buckley, Flying Burrito Bros., Country Gazette, MFQ).
Highlights include: the first, never before released recordings of the 60s
peace anthem, "Get Together" by its composer, singer Dino Valenti (later of
Quick Silver Messenger Service); Hamilton Camp & The Byrds with a newly
discovered 1965 studio recording of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A Changin'"
plus a rare instrumental recording by David Crosby (The Byrds, CSNY) and jazz
musicians Bud Shank and Joe Pass, "Charisma" along with never before released
bluegrass-rock recordings of the original Dillards. The album notes are by
hippie icon Wavy Gravy!
DINO VALENTI: Get Together / Black Betty / Life Is Like That
DINO VALENTI: Get Together / Black Betty / Life Is Like That
DAVID CROSBY: Willie Jean / Come Back Baby
BUD SHANK, DAVID CROSBY, JOE PASS: Charisma
LEON RUSSELL, GLEN CAMPBELL: Jamaica Farewell / Stewball
DIAN & THE GREENBRIAR BOYS: He Was a Friend of Mine
THE HILLMEN with Chris Hillman: When the Ship Comes In / Faretheewell
THE BYRDS (Preflyte): You Showed Me / The Airport Song / I Knew I'd Want You / Mr. Tambourine Man
THE DILLARDS with Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke: Each Season Changes You / Some Day You'll Find / Don't You Cry
GOSDIN BROTHERS: To Ramona
HAMILTON CAMP & THE BYRDS: The Times They Are A Changin' (1965)
09/26/07
Sierra Records has laid its hands on a batch of copies of Gene Parsons' long deleted and much sought after KINDLING COLLECTION gold CD.
Get it while you can!
09/23/07
Chris Hillman and
Herb Pedersen's recent
Woodsongs performance can now
be downloaded from
http://www.woodsong
09/22/07
New 3 CD Box Set in the "X3" series to be released September 28th, 2007:
Younger Than Yesterday - The Notorious Byrd Brothers - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds
09/18/07
John York: West Coast Revelation is the title of the new album cooperation between John York and Kim Fowley.
You can find the John
York: West Coast Revelation wesbite/myspace and
downloads at
http://myspace.com/johnyorkwestcoastrevelation
4 songs from the album are available for download via the Snocap Store.
Recommended!
09/18/07
David Crosby and Graham Nash appear on the double DVD by David Gilmour 'Remember The Night - Live at The Royal Albert Hall'
09/16/07
The American Dreamer (Dennis Hopper) movie soundtrack has been released on CD in 2007 for the first time.
A Various Artists compilation, this album features 2 songs by Gene Clark that were originally not otherwise available.
Limited Edition with miniature replica of the original movie poster.
09/15/07
Clarence White's daughter Michelle has left a message on Byrds Flyght's Guest Book
She currently has Clarence White Tee-Shirts for sale. You can contact Michelle White here:
http://www.myspace.com/mchelleswhite
09/13/07
From Bill Kaffenberger:
For what turned out to
be essentially a Byrds tribute show, I had a wonderful opportunity to be
interviewed on George Maida’s “Electric Croude” music and interview show that
is broadcast over WCVE Radio 88.9 FM, Public Radio, Richmond, VA, USA. The
theme of this particular show is the Byrds Rickenbacker Sound. The show
features interview segments with me along with selected tracks from my second
CD and a nice selection of Byrds, Roger McGuinn and related tracks that
feature the Rickenbacker Electric 12 String guitar.
For those not in the
Richmond, VA listening area, the show will be simulcast on the internet at the
following web site starting at 12 midnight US Eastern Standard Time Saturday
29 September 2007 (or stated another way 12:01 a.m. EST Sunday 30 September
2007):
Just click on the
“Listen Online” live stream link near the upper left hand corner of the page.
I hope you can join in
the fun and give it a listen.
Sincerely,
Bill Kaffenberger
09/10/07
Roger McGuinn's albums Roger McGuinn & Band and Cardiff Rose are being reissued as a "2 albums on 1" CD by BGO Records on October 1st.
09/06/07
Chris Hillman &
Herb Pedersen are scheduled
to appear on Woodsongs on September 17th and the show should be available to
download on audio & video a couple of weeks later.
http://www.woodsong
09/02/07
Would you like to spend 4 days with Chris and Herb?
http://www.furpeaceranch.com/schedule.html
09/02/07
It's been revealed in late august 2007 by an undisputable source that Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke both play on both Dillards tracks on the "Early L.A." LP on Together Records (recorded in 1964, released in 1969).
We've learned from a reliable source that both tracks AND a previously unreleased third track will appear soon a new compilation. Watch this space!
08/30/07
Joss Stone, the Byrds' Roger McGuinn, Shawn Colvin and Aimee Mann will be on hand Oct. 10 at New York's Carnegie Hall for a tribute to Elton John.
Roger will perform Elton's song FRIENDS
08/30/07 UPDATED
We here at Byrds Flyght have just received the brand new double DVD called THE BYRDS - UNDER REVIEW - A DOCUMENTARY FILM
With 3 hours and 13 minutes dedicated to The Byrds, it allows some people who were involved with the Byrds (including ex-members John York and Gene Parsons) to express their points of view for the first time on such a release.
Five minutes into watching, and already incredible exerpts from live performances by The New Christy Minstrels with Gene Clark!
We've spent the last 3 and a half hours viewing these DVDs, and there's no other thing like that for true Byrds fans. It goes deep into details of all eras of the band's career.
Recommended!!!
The Byrds Under Review is a documentary film, which explores in detail the music, career and background of arguably America’s most influential band.
Inventors of folk-rock and country-rock, and with a sizeable investment in what became garage-rock (and ultimately Punk), The Byrds could barely write a song without creating a new genre.
With the aid of many who were there at the time, as either part of the group or close at hand, this 2 DVD set is a celebration of one of Rock N’ Roll’s truly great bands.
Features Include:
Rare and classic performances re-assessed by our panel of experts
Footage and interviews from then and now
Exclusive and extensive contributions from Byrds members John York and Gene Parsons, plus further enlightenment from collaborators such as producer and arrange Van Dyke Parks, LA scenester and Wrecking Crew guitarist Jerry Cole, fiddle player Byron Berline and country guitarist Vern Gosdin
Opinion, review and critique from:
The Byrds esteemed biographer Johnny Rogan; ex-Rolling Stone editor Anthony DeCurtis; legendary music historian and author of Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock’s Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock, Richie Unterberger and British music journalist and author Nigel Williamson
Seldom seen footage of pre-Byrds collectives
Live and studio recordings of Byrds classics such as ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’,‘I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better’, ‘Eight Miles High’, ‘Mr Spaceman’, ‘So You Want To Be A Rock N’ Roll Star’, ‘Hickory Wind’, ‘Chestnut Mare’ and many others
Extra Features Include Gene Parsons demonstrates his ‘StringBender’ – the guitar effect he invented for Byrd Clarence White
Jerry Cole recalls – tales of Phil Spector, Charles Manson and other LA notables
The John York Page
Full Contributor Biographies
08/29/07
From Les Fradkin:
The third volume of Timeless Flyte is now available for preview and download.
Link to hear it:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/timelessflyte3
Available for download from CDBaby at http://cdbaby.com/cd/timelessflyte3
Also available from iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=263252376
08/26/07
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo has been re-released again on CD. This time, it's in the "Carbon Neutral Entertainment" series with the following info:
Columbia "Carbon Neutral Entertainment". The "eco-friendly" aspects of the release are:
"100% biodegradable and certified carbon neutral packaging.
The carbon emissions generated in the production of each album has been calculated and balanced to net zero by investing in emissions reductions projects around the world that save the equivalent amount of C02.
Each album will contain a source of ten C02 reducing tips to help the consumer think consciously about reducing their contribution to global warming.
The original album booklet and label copy, rather than printed within the package, will be uploaded to a website for consumers to view online."
08/22/07
Just brought to our attention by Byrds Flyght regular contributor Mike Masterson:
Skip Battin and Clarence White appear on previously unreleased tracks by Rick Nelson on a 2004 CD called Rick's Rarities 1964-1974 (Ace label)
Details on the Skip Battin discography page at http://users.skynet.be/fa388247/discobattin2.htm
and on the Clarence White Discography page at http://users.skynet.be/fa388247/discowhite2.htm
08/21/07
New Byrds compilation CD out in the UK: The Byrds - A Collection
08/16/07
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Live At The Avalon double CD set for release on October 30th, 2007.The song "Long Black Limousine" can already be downloaded from the web site at http://www.amoeba.com/content/gram-press.html
From the Amoeba Label website:
TWO-CD, HIGH FIDELITY LIVE SET
‘GRAM PARSONS ARCHIVES VOL. 1: THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS “LIVE” AT THE AVALON 1969’
OUT OCTOBER 30th ON AMOEBA RECORDS.
MATERIAL FROM 1969 FOUND IN GRATEFUL DEAD VAULTS; FEATURES TEN SONGS NEVER RECORDED BY PARSONS AND NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE
Amoeba Records will release a major addition to Gram Parsons' discography with ‘Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Live” at the Avalon 1969’, due October 30th from the newly formed label. The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard -- though long rumored -- rarities.
Gram Parsons, leading the Flying Burrito Brothers, opened for the Grateful Dead April 4, 5 and 6, 1969 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The April 4th show has never been heard in any form. The bonus disc is the April 6th show. For years these tapes were rumored to exist and were finally unearthed in the Grateful Dead vault. The shows were recorded by the legendary sound engineer Bear (Owsley Stanley), and are the highest quality Gram Parsons live material available.
Amoeba Records, started by the owners of the revered independent record store of the same name, is launching with the August 28 release of smoky-voiced singer and songwriter Brandi Shearer’s ‘Close to Dark.’ The album is co-produced by Larry Klein, known for his work with Joni Mitchell and Madeleine Peyroux, among others.
Rarities on ‘Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Live” at the Avalon 1969’ include Gram’s unique choice of mainly country standards, which are not on any other official Gram Parsons recording:
Undo The Right/Somebody’s Back In Town - She Once Lived Here - Mental Revenge - We’ve Got To Get Ourselves - Together Again - Lucille - You Win Again - Long Black Limousine - Sweet Dream Baby - When Will I Be Loved
Gram Parsons Archive Volume 1
Track Listing:
Disc 1:
(April 4, 1969)
1. Close Up the Honky Tonks
2. Dark End of the Street
3. Undo The Right/Somebody’s Back In Town
4. She Once Lived Here
5. We've Got to Get Ourselves Together
6. Lucille
7. Hot Burrito #1
8. Hot Burrito #2
9. Long Black Limousine
10. Mental Revenge
11. Sin City
12. Thousand Dollar Wedding
13. When Will I Be Loved
Disc 2:
(April 6, 1969)1. Undo The Right/Somebody’s Back In Town
2. She Once Lived Here
3. Sweet Mental Revenge
4. We've Got to Get Ourselves Together
5. Lucille
6. Sin City
7. You Win Again
8. Hot Burrito #1
9. Hot Burrito #2
10. You're Still On My Mind
11. Train Song
12. Long Black Limousine
13. Sweet Dream Baby
14. Do Right Woman
08
/15/07Malvina Reynolds'
eponymous album (with Gene Parsons) released on CD at last - with bonus tracks
See details on the Gene Parsons Discography page.
08/14/07
New BYRDS vinyl single now released by Sundazed Records:
The Byrds - 'Lazy Days'/'Reputation' (7" Vinyl)
Recorded during the earliest period of the Sweetheart of the Rodeo sessions, these March 1968 Nashville recordings are presented here for the first time ever in their unique mono mixes. Originally intended for potential single release on Columbia Records, 'Lazy Days' features a previously unheard instrumental track (with Roger McGuinn on six- string electric) while 'Reputation' showcases a previously unheard vocal take by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman.
08/08/07
Roger McGuinn has been added to the soundtrack (due in october) of I'm Not There, a movie about the life and times of Bob Dylan.
Roger McGuinn's contribution will be a newly recorded version of Bob Dylan's One More Cup Of Coffee with the band Calexico
08/08/07
The Gilded Palace Of Sin by the Flying Burrito Brothers has been re-released on high quality 180 gram vinyl on the Four Men With Beards label
08/06/07
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) and Alison Krauss' forthcoming duets album (due in october) will feature two Gene Clark songs:
Polly and Through The Morning, Through The Night
08/06/07
We have no idea when this was released but it looks interesting for collectors:
Desert Rose Band - A Retrospective
Box Set with eight 7" vinyl singles
Songs Are:
Come A Little Closer
Darkness On The Playground
Everybody's Hero
Glory And Power
Hard Times
He's Back And I'm Blue
I Still Believe In You
Livin' In The House
Love Reunited
Our Baby's Gone
Shades Of Blue
Story Of Love
Twilight Is Gone
Will This Be The Day
You Can Go Home
One That Got
Away
08/02/07
Gene Clark and Carla Olson IN CONCERT CD released on August 7
| 1 | Silver Raven |
| 2 | Tried So Hard |
| 3 | My Marie |
| 4 | Rodeo Rider |
| 5 | Gypsy Rider |
| 6 | Train Leaves Here This Morning |
| 7 | Hear The Wind |
| 8 | Number One Is To Survive |
| 9 | Mary Sue |
| 10 | Del Gato |
| 11 | Your Fire Burning |
| 12 | Number One Is To Survive |
| 13 | Love Wins Again |
| 14 | Fair & Tender Ladies |
| 15 | Photograph |
| 16 | Set You Free This Time |
| 17 | Last Thing On My Mind |
| 18 | Gypsy Rider |
| 19 | Train Leaves Here This Morning |
| 20 | Almost Saturday Night |
| 21 | Del Gato |
| 22 | I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better |
| 23 | She Don’t Care About Time |
| 24 | Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness |
| 25 | Will The Circle Be Unbroken |
| 26 | Here Without You |
From Collector's Choice website:
After he left the Byrds, Gene Clark’s solo career had its ups and downs on record, but right to the very end he was performing for audiences transfixed by the power of his songwriting and by the passion of the man. With this 'Collectors’ Choice Music' exclusive, we bring you a mixture of rare and unreleased live material, much of it with his performing partner of the ’80s, ex-Textones leader Carla Olson. The first disc features a *completely unreleased* solo performance taped for the Mountain Stage radio show in West Virginia from 1988; songs include 'Silver Raven; Tried So Hard; My Marie; Rodeo Rider; Gypsy Rider; Train Leaves Here This Morning', and 'Hear the Wind'. To that performance we’ve added three rare tracks that only appeared previously on Rhino’s 1987 version of the Gene Clark & Carla Olson studio album, 'So Rebellious a Lover'; recorded in Gene’s living room in 1989, the songs are 'Number One Is to Survive; Mary Sue', and 'Del Gato'. And disc two squeezes the entire double-album (minus some between-song chatter) of Gene and Carla’s 1990 performance at McCabe’s Guitar Shop that only saw an overseas release as 'Silhouetted in Light'; songs include 'Your Fire Burning; Number One Is to Survive; Love Wins Again; Fair & Tender Ladies; Photograph; Set You Free This Time; Last Thing on My Mind; Gypsy Rider; Train Leaves Here This Morning; Almost Saturday Night; Del Gato; I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better; She Don’t Care About Time; Speed of the Sound of Loneliness; Will the Circle Be Unbroken', and 'Here Without You'. One of the great songwriters of our time.
07/27/07
Chris Hillman appears on a July 2007 Various Artist tribute CD called THE GIFT: A TRIBUTE TO IAN TYSON
Tracks:
1. Four Strong Winds - Blue Rodeo
2. Mc Horses - Corb Lund
3. Blue Mountains Of Mexico - Jennifer Warnes
4. What Does She See - Chris Hillman
5. Red Velvet - Gordon Lightfoot
6. Gift - David Rea
7. Range Delivery - Cindy Church
15. Moondancer - Jeff Bradshaw
8. Smuggler's Cove - The McDades
9. Some Kind Of Fool - Amos Garrett
10 Old Cheyenne - Tom Russel
11. Someday Soon - The Circus In Flames with Buddy Cage
12 Will James - Ramblin' Jack Elliott
13. You're Not Alone Anymore - Stewart MacDougall
14. Summer Wages - The Good Brothers
07/13/07
Long time Chris Hillman songwriting partner STEVE HILL has a new album out, called We'll Always Have Texas
The title song is available for download, The album can be purchased directly from Steve Hill.
Chris Hillman produced the album, co-wrote five songs, and may also play mandolin and sing harmony vocals, which is not clear at this point because no details are mentioned on Steve's website.
You can hear 4 songs by visiting Steve Hill's website at http://www.stevehillband.com/index.cfm
07/12/07
John Delgatto from Sierra Records just let us know that the reissue CDs by The Hillmen and The Kentucky Colonels (which were originally planned to be released in May) have now arrived.
They are limited edition; there aren't that many left unsold. They are still available at the special price of $26 with free shipping anywhere in the world when you order both titles until July 12, at which time the price increases to $32.98 for set plus shipping costs.
07/12/07
MISOGI: Purification of Mind and Body, a DVD from ATM Book & Video Service by John Stevens features music by John York and Sumi.
Call 1-800-445-AIKI to order
07/12/07
Taken from John York's web site at http://home.earthlink.net/~sumjo/id5.html
John York and
legendary Rock & Roll Icon
Kim Fowley
have been working
together as a song writing team.
Kim's lyrics and John's music are another phase in Kim's collaboration with Byrds, having written earlier with Skip Battin and Roger McGuinn.
The result is some amazing songs!
"The Earth Is Getting Warmer," "Angels And Trucks," "Picnic In Eternity," and "Rock and Roll Is Another Name For Freedom" have been completed and more songs are in the works...
The recordings will be available for download at first.
07/06/07
Dave Gleason's Wasted Days' new CD Just Fall To Piece to be released in July.
Dave Gleason's previous CD contained an unreleased song written by Gram Parsons
Wasted Days member Pat Johnson had Gene Parsons guesting on one of his solo albums.
Playing lead guitar on Just Fall To Pieces is no other than Albert Lee
More info by clicking here: http://www.dave-gleason.com/
07/04/07
Volume 2 of Timeless Flyte ("The Byrds Dylan Connection") is now available for download:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=258784730
http://payplay.fm/artist/Timeless+Flyte-A+Tribute+To+The+Byrds
Scroll down for details about this 4 CD project
06/16/07
A hitherto 'never seen before' video clip by the Byrds has just surfaced.
It is an acoustic version of Mr Tambourine Man recorded live in 1972 in the TV studios of Radio Bremen in Germany.
The line up is Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Skip Battin and Jimmi Seiter.
It is already available for download on some unofficial sites.
Having just watched it, we can tell you that it is a beautiful find that makes us wonder what other treasures still lie in the vaults of TV stations worldwide.
06/16/07
New GRAM PARSONS book to be released in October 2007:
TWENTY THOUSAND ROADS: THE BALLAD OF GRAM PARSONS AND HIS COSMIC AMERICAN MUSIC by author David Meyer
More details here:
06/12/07
From LES FRADKIN:
Les Fradkin announces his 12th solo CD and has further 12 string guitar journeys so it's called "12".
LES FRADKIN: 12 (RRO-1015)
Track listings:
1. I Know You Rider
2. The Ballad Of Belle Starr
3. Eight Miles High
4. Alone Again Or
5. Down On My Luck
6. Four Strong Winds
7. Mr. Tambourine Man
8. A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall
9. Lay Down Your Arms
Track Info:
"I Know You Rider", "The Ballad Of Belle Starr", "Down On My Luck", "Hard Rain" and "Lay Down Your Arms" are newly remastered 24 bit recordings and will now be available for digital download for the first time. "I Know You Rider" mixes a Jefferson Airplane meets Byrds approach with exciting results. "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Eight Miles High" appear on the RRO Timeless Flyte compilation series but this release allows fans to purchase these tracks on CD. "Alone Again Or" and "Four Strong Winds" are new recordings.
Musician guest stars on the new "12" CD:
Warren Odze - Drums (Judy Collins)
Paul Harris - Keyboards (Manassas, Souther-Hillman-Furay, John Sebastian, Al Kooper)
Buddy Cage - Pedal Steel Guitar (New Riders, Great Speckled Bird, Bob Dylan)
Dave Santos - Bass (Crosby Stills & Nash, Billy Joel)
John Ford - Bass, Vocals (Strawbs, Hudson & Ford)
Greg Witchel - Harmonica (One Too Many)
These great musicians appear on "I Know You Rider", "The Ballad Of Belle Starr", "Down On My Luck", "A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall" and "Lay Down Your Arms".
From LES FRADKIN:
We at RRO Entertainment are releasing a FOUR volume tribute to The Byrds entitled "Timeless Flyte - A Tribute To The Byrds".
It is, to our knowledge, the LARGEST tribute set ever released.
Project Manager is Eric Sorensen. Les Fradkin is executive producer for the four volume series.
These four CDs are 'download only' and
will be available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, Music Match, AOL Music Now and
many other great
download sites.
Volume 1 is entitled "Reflyte"
Artists featured:
Venus In Bluejeans, GAT, Tim Lee 3,
Freddie Steady 5, Tony Poole (from Starry Eyed & Laughing), Rob Smith, The
Shambles, Roger & Jim,
Michael Carpenter, Ol' Yeller, The Conniptions, and The Retros.
Download links:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=257502043
http://payplay.fm/timelessflyte/wmahttp://payplay.fm/artist/Timeless+Flyte-A+Tribute+To+The+Byrds
More ifo is available at:
http://cdbaby.
Volume 2 is entitled "The Byrds Dylan Connection"
Artists featured:
1. Mr. Tambourine Man - Les Fradkin
2. All I Really Want To Do - Walter Egan
3. The Times They Are-A-Changin'
4. Chimes Of Freedom - Bill Lloyd
5. My Back Pages - Jeffrey Foskett
6. Lay Down Your Weary Tune - Janglebox
7. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - The Kennedys
8. Nothing Was Delivered - Suzy Connolly
9. This Wheel's On Fire - Last Train Home
10. Just Like A Woman - Les Fradkin
11. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Alice Stuart & The Formerlys
Download link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=258784730
http://payplay.fm/artist/Timeless+Flyte-A+Tribute+To+The+Byrds
More ifo is available at:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/timelessflyte2
Volume 3 is entitled "Eight Miles High"
Artists featured:
Les Fradkin, Andrew Gold, Bob Harris
(ex Frank Zappa), Dave Zane, Bill Kaffenberger, Bedsit Poets, Girls Say Yes,
Bobby Sutliff and Jim
Dessey
Volume 4 (which is the Country set) is entitled: "Full Circle"
Artists featured:
Starbyrd, Mike Ward, Boomer Castleman, Al
Perkins and Michael Curtis, Mr. Hyde, Les Fradkin, The Woodys, Bye Bye
Blackbirds, The Dixie Beeliners, Walter
Clevinger, Livingroom Legends, Jason Walker, Becky Baker and other surprise
guests.
We hope you'll enjoy hearing and owning these recordings as
much as we enjoyed making them. Almost all these sides are NEW recordings made
especially for this 4 volume set.
Let us know what you think!
Cheers,
Les Fradkin
RRO Entertainment
06/02/07
In late July or August, the never-released-in-the-US Gene Clark & Carla Olson album Silhouetted In Light album will be released.
Bonuses will include
Here Without You
from that concert (which was not on the original Demon release) plus the 7 song
Mountain Stage, West Virginia performance by
Gene Clark,
plus the 3 "living room" Gene & Carla
songs from the original Rhino Records release of
So Rebellious A Lover.
The label is Collectors' Choice
whose website is found at
http://www.ccmusic.com
05/27/07
Just brought to Byrds Flyght's attention but released in 2006:
Gene Parsons appears on a 2006 CD called Slade Stomp by Beppe Gambetta
See Gene Parsons Discography Page for details
04/29/07
2
five-track CDs by
Gram Parsons are
on sale at iTunes.
1) Rhino HiFive
Brass Buttons (remastered album version)
Still Feeling Blue (remastered album version)
She (remastered album version)
Streets Of Baltimore (remastered album version)
The New Soft Shoe (1973 live version)
2) Rhino HiFive Vol. 2
Return Of The Grievous Angel (remastered)
$1000 Wedding (remastered version)
Sin City (remastered version)
Ooh Las Vegas (remastered version)
Hickory Wind (alternate version)
04/25/07
SIERRA RECORDS will re-release 2 Byrds-related CDs in may with bonus tracks.
THE HILLMEN by The Hillmen with Chris Hillman
THE NEW SOUND OF BLUEGRASS AMERICA by The Kentucky Colonels with Clarence White
Available on pre-order as 2 separate CDs or as one 2 CDs-package
http://www.goestores.com/catalog.aspx?Merchant=sierrarecordsbookshomevideo&DeptID=240068
04/07/07
Click this link to watch an incredible 10 minutes black and white video of live music by The Chad Mitchell Trio with a young Jim McGuinn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PFZ24FXOgA
04/03/07
Chris Hillman appears on one song on a new CD called A New Kind Of Loneliness by Michael Weston King
You can order the CD from http://michaelwestonking.com/
Tracks:
| 1. Here¹s The Plan |
| 2. The Last Hurrah |
| 3. Saturday¹s Child |
| 4. My Heart Stopped Today (featuring Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen) |
| 5. This Man Can Break So Easily |
| 6. Lost |
| 7. Only Seven Days |
| 8. Rosenkrantz & Kristiansgate |
| 9. Let The Waves Break |
| 10. From Out Of The Blue (feat.Ron Sexsmith & Don Kerr) |
| 11. Alone Again Naturally |
| 12. It Will End In Tears |
03/28/07
5 CD's under the general title
'Rock Masters - The Byrds' are on sale at iTunes containing the Gene
Clark - Pat Robinson / CRY / material with some new Pat Robinson
solo songs added. CD #5 has 4 tracks which are the original versions by the
"real" Byrds.
Here are the CD details:
1) Carry On
Cocaine / Carry On / Dancing On The Moon / Hang Tough
/ When You Lose Someone / Looking For Reasons / Muscle & Bone / Never
Shoulda Love You
United or Divided / It's all In Your Eyes / Reconsider Me /
True Blue
2) Tell It Like It Is
Quicksand / Tell It Like It Is / Panther / Dragon's Eye / Slip Away
/ Dangerous Games / My Marie / Washington Square / Prisoners Of Time /You
Better Move On
One More Two Time
3) Hold On Love
Hold On Love / Love's A Loaded Word
/Boyfriend Girlfriend/ Bulletproof Heart /
Liona / Next Time Around / Fair Game / More Than That You Know / Nothing
But An Angel
The Only Chance To Take / Where Did The Love
Go / Love Deluxe
4) Unreleased - Original Recordings
Loves A Loaded Word / Boyfriend Girlfriend /Cocaine / Carry On /
Never Shoulda Love You / United or Divided /
It's all In Your Eyes / Reconsider Me / Where Did The Love Go / Next Time
around / Fair Game / Mary Sue / Love Deluxe
5) Turn Turn Turn - (only 4 tracks)
Mr Tambourine Man / Mr Spaceman / All I Really Want To Do / Turn Turn Turn
(These are 'real' Byrds recordings)
The songs in red font are unreleased. All the songs
are available to buy from iTunes.
03/1507
New Roger McGuinn Live CD now released: LIVE FROM SPAIN
See Roger McGuinn discography for details
03/08/07
New Byrds Tribute band from the U.K. called The Byrdz
We just wonder what the owner of the Byrds name thinks about it...
02/26/07
Rare JOHN JORGENSEN appearance next weekend:
02/05/07
Scott Kirkpatrick (who used to be the drummer with McGuinn, Clark & Hillman) has a new CD out with his current band THE COCONUT BOAT BAND.
The album is called
Rum Is A Many Blendered Thing
Also in the band is Scott's brother Chuck Kirkpatrick.
Scott has a notable history with artists such as McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (The Byrds), Firefall, Jaco Pastorius, Chuck Berry, Coco Montoya
and Shirley Caesar to name a few.
Chuck has been fortunate enough to play and sing with such luminaries as The Bee Gees, Firefall, Eric Clapton, America, Eddie Money,
Meat Loaf, Harry Chapin, Coco Montoya and others too numerous to mention. He also engineered Derek and the Dominoes classic, "Layla."
Chuck went by the name of Chuck Crane in the Seventies, and as such, played guitar on McGuinn & Hillman (featuring Gene Clark)'s album CITY.
You can listen to the songs and order the CD on these sites:
http:// www.coconutboatband.com
http://cdbaby.com/cd/coconutboatband
Chris Hillman, Scott Kirkpatrick & John Sambataro (Brussels, Belgium, February 1980)
01/25/07
In september 2006, Byrds Flyght told its visitors about Bill Kaffenberger's Rickenbacker-oriented new CD.
There are now some FREE mp3 downloads of some outtakes
and alternate mixes of some of his recordings that didn't make it onto Bill's
first two CDs.
You can have a listen here:
01/11/07
Byrds Flyght strongly recommends John York's new CD titled ARIGATOU BABY. You can get it from John York himself.
Liner notes by Alan Rockman.
Track listing :
1) Jealous Gun
2) Roadside Cross
3) I Can't Find The Moon
4) She Likes To Shine My Shoes
5) One Step From Homeless
6) Angel Dance
7)Tuesday's Train
8) We Came For Love
9) I Know I Will See You
10) Lady On The Highway
11) I Want To Go Now
12) Never Doubt My Love
13) Down In That Hole
14) Dandelion
15) Gypsy Life
All tracks written by John York, except We Came For Love which was co-written by Gene Clark and Billy Darnell.
John York website: http://home.earthlink.net/~sumjo/id3.html
John York e-mail address: yorkmusic@hotmail.com
John York
P.O. Box 261
Claremont,
CA 91711
01/07/07
We hate to have to announce such sad news...Sneaky Pete Kleinow passed away yesterday 1/6/07 from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 72.
01/07/07
For those living in the U.K.:
Tomorrow evening (Monday 8 January), BBC 4 (a digital TV channel) will be screening at 9pm GMT an hour long documentary entitled "Hotel California: from the Byrds to the Eagles".
It is described as "a celebration of the music of California in the 1960s and 1970s". It really does look promising.
01/05/07
Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers' eponymous album to be re-released on Sundazed Records in February 2007 with bonus tracks.
The CD is sourced from the original Columbia 2-track stereo LP master that were not found when CBS did the "Echoes" CD set in '91.
The CD also includes Gary Usher's original mono single masters for the proposed "The French Girl/Only Colombe" single.
Track listing is as follows:
1. Echoes
2. Think I'm Gonna Feel Better
3. Tried So Hard
4. Is Yours Is Mine
5. Keep On Pushin'
6. I Found You
7. So You Say You Lost Your Baby
8. Elevator Operator
9. The Same One
10. Couldn't Believe Her
11. Needing Someone
BONUS TRACKS:
12. Only Colombe (prev. unissued
mono master)
13. The French Girl (prev. unissued mono master)
14. Elevator Operator (early version w/ different vocal track and no vocal
overdubs)
15. Tried So Hard (alternate version, more acoustic and w/ different vocal
tracks)
16. So You Say You Lost Your Baby (demo - different version than the "Echoes"
CD, this one with Gene singing harmony vocals w/himself)
17. Is Yours Is Mine (acoustic demo)
Also set for release in February on Sundazed:
CD:
• SNEAKY PETE - The Sneaky Pete Anthology
High-Definition Vinyl LP:
• THE BYRDS - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
7" Vinyl Single:
• THE BYRDS - Lazy Days b/w Reputation
08/22/06
Singer-songwriter Robert Wiersma from the Netherlands (influenced by The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers)
has CD out called TIMES ON HOLD.
You can read more info, order the CD or download some songs for free from http://www.robertwiersma.com/
From the Americana UK site
"Lay Down Your Weary Tune
From the Netherlands, Wiersma has his eyes and ears firmly set on that melancholy singer/songwriter genre, perhaps best exemplified by Gene Clark on the “White Light “ album. With only guitar and vocals on show this isn’t by any means a bad attempt. He sings well and the guitars ripple and swell creating a sound best listened to in a late night fugue. However, and despite some strong lyrical pieces, there is little here that would stick around in the memory the morning after. Songwriters like Clark could weave pop songs from a bare thread, after a while these songs tend to coalesce into one with no standout.
There are some songs that, after closer inspection, bear repeating. An Old Getaway has its finger fully on the pulse of classic American songwriting with echoes of Townes Van Zandt or Guy Clark. On Hold has a wonderful chiming guitar sound approaching that of the Byrds referencing Bach. More of this and the album could have been a contender.
Perhaps a slow burner, but definitely some potential here for future development"
From the Netherlands, Wiersma has his eyes and ears firmly set on that melancholy singer/songwriter genre, perhaps best exemplified by Gene Clark on the “White Light “ album. With only guitar and vocals on show this isn’t by any means a bad attempt. He sings well and the guitars ripple and swell creating a sound best listened to in a late night fugue. However, and despite some strong lyrical pieces, there is little here that would stick around in the memory the morning after. Songwriters like Clark could weave pop songs from a bare thread, after a while these songs tend to coalesce into one with no standout.
There are some songs that, after closer inspection, bear repeating. An Old Getaway has its finger fully on the pulse of classic American songwriting with echoes of Townes Van Zandt or Guy Clark. On Hold has a wonderful chiming guitar sound approaching that of the Byrds referencing Bach. More of this and the album could have been a contender.
Perhaps a slow burner, but definitely some potential here for future development"
07/16/06
DELAYED!
The often bootlegged Flying Burrito Brothers concert at The Avalon, San Francisco on 4/6/1969, which was planned to be
released on CD this month on the Amoeba label, has apparently been delayed.
from Byrds Flyght's Guest Book:
"I'm told that Amoeba Music is delaying the release of its Flying Burrito Brothers CD, recorded live at the Avalon in San Francisco in 1969, until January 2007. It was supposed to come out this month. The good news is that the CD will have a distributor and be available at places other than Amoeba's stores (which are good places but exist only in Northern and Southern California)."
The lineup was Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Chris Ethridge and Sneaky Pete Kleinow.
More info when available.
GRAM PARSONS biography (co-written by his daughter Polly) to be published
From the Amazon website:
"There has never been a better
time for a book on Gram Parsons. At the thirty-year anniversary of his death,
his sound, a mix of country and rock 'n' roll, is absolutely everywhere. Popular
musicians of today trace their inspiration to pick up a guitar to when they
first heard his music. His songs and his style have had a lasting effect on the
music of our time.
Now, together with Parsons's daughter, Polly, Jessica Hundley has created an
intimate and extensive biography that brings together never-before-seen photos
and illustrations, unpublished letters, and in-depth interviews with some of the
many artists whose work was shaped by Parsons, including Keith Richards, Emmylou
Harris, Wilco, and Ryan Adams, among many others.
Grievous Angel is the tribute that the legions of Parsons fans have been
waiting for—a book that brings to life the story of the Southern boy who
revolutionized the way music sounds."
10/28/06
Out on October 24th, 2006: David Crosby's biography part 2 called Since Then
11/26/06
David Crosby's IF ONLY I COULD REMEMBER MY NAME CD re-released with bonus tracks.
"If I Could Only Remember My Name" is offered in a 5.1 Surround Sound mix on the DVD alongside photos and rare video clips."
Swedish indie label Groover Recordings' Gene Clark Tribute called The World Turns All Around Him now available!
24 new and upcomming artists from around the world contribute.
Track Listing:
1. Grand Mal (US) Winter In
2. Joe Algeri (AUS) - You Showed Me
3. The Fame (US) Feel A Whole Lot Better
4. Locksley (US) Its No Use
5. The Shorebirds (US) Elevator Operator
6. Ol Yeller (US) Something's Wrong
7. The Owsley Sunshine (UK) - I Found You
8. Royal Edinburgh Music (UK) - Out On The side
9. Baby Grand (SWE) - Eight Miles High
10. Shade Tree (SWE) - Here Without You
11. Lisa Marr (US) Los Angeles
12. Hopewell (US) - With Tomorrow
13. Ashley Park (CAN) Tried So Hard
14. The Martial Arts (UK) - Why not Your Baby
15. Hello Saferide (SWE) Shes The Kind of Girl
16. The Digs (US) Is Yours Is Mine
17. The Autumn Leaves (US) Full Circle
18. The Quarter After (US) - One In A Hundred
19. Music Magic (US) - So you Say you Lost your Baby
20. Thomas Denver Jonsson (SWE) - Set You Free This Time
21. The Green Fields (US) - Here Tonight
22. Coydogs (US) – Kansas City Southern
23. EP’s Trailer Park (SWE) – The Radio Song
24. Jon Bergström (SWE) – Bonus Track
The actual track listing might differ in order from the above mentioned
10/28/06
David Crosby's VOYAGE Box Set info
Career-spanning 3-CD David Crosby box spotlights the two-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer's solo stand-outs and
classics with legendary groups, including The Byrds, CSN, and CSNY! Plus one full disc of previously unreleased material.
See track details at http://users.skynet.be/fa388247/discocrosby2.htm
10/09/06
John York and Patrick Brayer concert this Saturday, October 14th, 2006
New SKIP BATTIN website
Visit it by clicking here: http://www.skipbattin.com
10/08/06
New Byrds Tribute band! It's called 2nd Flyte and focuses on the 1965-1968 period of the band
Visit their website at www.secondflyte.com
09/22/06
Sierra Records will release a 2 CD Box by Clarence White : FLATPICK: COLLECTOR'S EXTENDED EDITION
(to be released at the end of October 2006)
You can pre-order it from:
TRACKS:
DISC ONE:
JOHN HENRY BLUES / RENO RIDE / SALT CREEK / KICKIN' MULE / BIG SANDY RIVER /
SHEIK OF ARABY / BLACK MOUNTAIN BLUES (RAG) & SOLDIER'S JOY / DURHAM REEL /
BAREFOOT NELLIE / WEEPING WILLOW / RAGTIME ANNIE / WHEN YOU'RE SMILING /
COLUMBUS STOCKADE BLUES / TEXAS GALES & BLACKBERRY RAG / SILVER BELLS / SAN
ANTONIO ROSE / LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD / LAUGHING GUITAR / ALABAMA JUBILEE
1973
DISC TWO:
KICKIN' MULE / SHEIK OF ARABY
SOLDIER'S JOY & BLACK MOUNTAIN BLUES (RAG) /WAY DOWNTOWN / CRAWDAD SONG / NEW
RIVER TRAIN / JULIUS FINKBINE'S RAG / BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND / FIRE ON THE
MOUNTAIN
(Guitar Instruction Tape): SALLY GOODIN' / BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG / FAREWELL BLUES
(Live Spring 1973): MOONLIGHT WALTZ / OLD JOE CLARK
(Epilogue): "ANOTHER SIDE OF CLARENCE"
09/20/06
The Byrds' SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO and LIVE AT THE FILLMORE 1969 albums are to be re-released
as a "two albums on one" CD at the end of September 2006.
Byrds Flyght comment: not precisely two albums that are fit to be coupled on one CD.
09/10/06
David Crosby's IF ONLY I COULD REMEMBER MY NAME CD to be re-released with bonus tracks.
From Billboard:
"If I Could Only Remember My Name" will be offered in a 5.1 Surround Sound mix on the DVD alongside photos and rare video clips."
09/10/06
David Crosby has finished work on a memoir, "Since Then: How I Survived Everything and Lived To Tell About It"
which will hit bookstores November 7, 2006 via Putnam.
09/6/06
Wanna do an Italian Byrds fan a big favor ?
Francesco Lucarelli's song "Echoes of War" is currently charting on Neil Young's LIVING WITH WAR TODAY website.
You can help him by voting for his song.
From Francesco:
"Echoes of War is #29 out of 420 and you can listen to it here:
http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/songslinks/songlink_264.htmlI guess this might be the final week for voting as CSNY "Freedom of Speech" will end next Sunday.
I am also working on an album of original songs. Kenny Passarelli, Jeff Pevar, James Raymond, Billy Talbot and other great
musicians & singers are involved in this project. Check the updates on my website.
Francesco
http://www.francescolucarelli.com http://www.myspace.com/francescolucarelli
09/5/06
Cover of forthcoming Byrds Boxset published !
09/4/06
Chris Hillman appears on a September 2006 CD called Too Far Down The Road by Chris Jones
See details and track listing on the Chris Hillman Discography page
08/17/06
Gene Clark fans, beware ! ...or don't miss this opportunity !
The famous "lost" Gene Clark / CRY recordings from the 80s have surfaced again in Europe, this time on a CD titled
EIGHT MILES HIGH - THE GREATEST HITS OF THE BYRDS
MR TAMBOURINE MAN, ALL I REALLY WANT TO DO , TURN TURN TURN and EIGHT MILES HIGH
are done by a group of "fake" Byrds (not the Byrds)
The real gems on this CD are the other songs, which are studio quality songs written and performed by GENE CLARK
and/or co-author PAT ROBINSON.
Another chapter in the never-ending story of these recordings.
08/06/06
The new Byrds Box Set of 4 CDs + 1 DVD can now be pre-ordered from John Delgatto's Sierra Records
From The Sierra Website:
The long overdue, often postponed
five-disc box set, "The Byrds: There is a Season" will finally be released by
Sony/Legacy on September 26, 2006. The package compiles 99 studio and live
tracks on four CDs and pairs them with a DVD featuring the band's appearances
on U.S. and European television shows in the from 1965 through 1967.
By special arrangement, Sierra is
offering this complete set at the special price of $44.00 plus shipping &
handling costs (counts as 4 items). In order to be be one of the first to have
this important release shipped to you in September, you must reserve your
advance copy(s) NOW by placing an order with just a deposit of only $20.00
each. Your credit card will be charged the balance for the order only when it
is shipped to in September. You can place the advance order by going to the
Sierra web site at:
08/04/06
Chris Hillman appears on a May 2006 CD called Cottonwood by Brad Colerick
See details and track listing on the Chris Hillman Discography page
08/04/06
Just brought to our attention:
Chris Hillman appears on a 2004 CD called Tumbleweed Town by Steve Spurgin
See details and track listing on the Chris Hillman Discography page
08/01/06
Recent Roger McGuinn Interview:
http://www.popmatte
07/27/06
CORRECTION
Chris Hillman does NOT appears on Richie Furay's new CD called HEARTBEAT OF LOVE
This information was wrongly posted on the Buffalo Springfield discussion group.
This CD has been deleted from the Recent Releases Page and from the Chris Hillman Discography Page.
Apologies for the wrong information
07/14/06
Mike Masterson (from the UK) and Thomas Aubrunner (from Austria) have put together fantastic biography and
discography pages for The Flying Burrito Brothers. The history spans the entire carreer of the band from 1968 to 2006
under their various lineups and disguises.
You can visit the pages starting at http://members.chello.at/bluegrass.newgrass/fbb.htm.
From this page, you can also visit Thomas Aubrunner's other extensive pages about Clarence White, The Dillards,
Gib Guilbeau, John Beland, Wayne Moore, Country Gazette, and Greg Harris.
Essential reading and strongly recommended by Byrds Flyght
07/06/06
Here's the track listing of the DVD companion to the next coming Byrds Box Set of 4 CDs
Byrds Flyght visito Don Cohen is lucky to have a copy of the promo DVD, and he kindly provided the info.
10 Tracks
26:35
All lip-synched
All in black and white except track #10
Only track #3 credits the show: Top of the Pops 1965
1. Mr. Tambourine Man: Hollywood A Go Go, June 19, 1965 ?
2. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better: Hullaballoo, May 11, 1965 ?
3. All I Really Want to Do: Top of the Pops, 1965
4. Turn, Turn, Turn: ? (Not Sullivan or Hullaballoo versions) This is also a teen dance show with a balcony behind the band, with dancers.
5. It Won't Be Wrong: ?
6. Set You Free This Time: ? (#5 + #6 are from the same show. There's a balcony behind the band with a dark curtain suspended from it.)
7. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N Roll Star: Popside Sweden, March 3, 1967
8. Mr. Tambourine Man: Popside Sweden, March 3, 1967
9. Eight Miles High: Popside Sweden, March 3, 1967
10. Mr. Spaceman (color): Smothers Brothers, October 22, 1967
Byrds Flyght comment:
All tracks previously available on official and unofficial videos or DVDs.
07/05/06
From John York's website at http://home.earthlink.net/~sumjo/id5.html
"John York
is currently working on a new CD tentatively titled "Arigatou
Baby" after his
recent concerts in Japan.
New songs, new
guitars, with upright and fretless electric bass...a departure from
John York's
fascination with
instruments from other
cultures on "Koto"
and "Claremont
Dragon."
True to form...a "Rock Regend."
John York has
been playing upright bass, ukelele, and contributing vocals on "ISLAND
GIRL", a new CD
project with
Chris Darrow
and Chester
Krill (Max
Buda) of
Kaleidoscope
fame."
07/03/06
A heavily Byrds-related compilation CD called Country & West Coast: The Birth Of Country Rock has been released recently.
It features a previously unreleased track by the Gosdin Brothers (Georgia), presumably backed by Nashville West with
Clarence White and Gene Parsons
Tracks:
I’m On My Way Home Again - THE EVERLY BROTHERS (with Clarence White and Gene Parsons)
Beware Of Time - THE CORVETTES
Time Between - THE BYRDS
Why Not Your Baby - DILLARD & CLARK
Luxury Liner - THE INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE BAND
Your Gentle Ways Of Loving Me - GUILBEAU & PARSONS
Sugar Babe - THE YOUNGBLOODS
Georgia - THE GOSDIN BROTHERS * (previously unreleased - presumably with Nashville West)
One Hundred Years From Now - THE BYRDS
Tears - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
Nobody Knows - THE DILLARDS
Sin City - THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS
Willin’ - JOHNNY DARRELL
Nine Times Blue - MICHAEL NESMITH & THE FIRST NATIONAL BAND
Ooh Las Vegas - GRAM PARSONS
April Anne - JOHN PHILLIPS
Hong Kong Hillbilly - CLARENCE WHITE
Time - BLACKBURN & SNOW
You Better Think Twice - POCO
Tried So Hard - GENE CLARK
Take Care Of Business - IAN & SYLVIA
Make Up Your Mind - THE SPENCERS
Butchie’s Tune - THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL
Shell Game - JERRY JEFF WALKER
07/02/06
The Kennedys new CD will feature songs written by various ex-Byrds:
From the Kennedys newsletter:
"Kennedys' next CD, "Songs of the Open
Road" due October 3!
Our next CD, "Songs of the Open Road," is now in the final stages of production,
and will be in stores October 3rd. We'll likely have copies to sell at shows
sometime this summer. The disc is a collection of our favorite songs by other
writers, and songs that we always listen to when we travel the highways and
byways of America. It's our favorite road music, and so we recorded our own
versions! "Songs of the Open Road" will be our second release on the very groovy
Appleseed Recordings label. Songwriters represented on this disc include
Victoria Williams, Jimmy Webb, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Stephen
Stills, Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, Dave Carter, Nick Lowe, Bob Dylan, John
Stewart, Bob Neuwirth, Mahalia Jackson and Nanci Griffith. We recorded many more
songs than we can fit on this disc, so we imagine there will someday be a volume
two! "
06/19/06
Gene Parsons is scheduled to perform at a couple of North Coast California music festivals this July and August.
Links:
http://www.mendocinomusic.com/
http://casparfest.org/music.htm
06/17/06
Firefall's live performance in Denver, Colorado, has been released for the third time on CD!
First release was called Concert Classics Volume 2; second release was called Colorado, now it's called Alive In America
Michael Clarke was a member of Firefall when this concert was recorded
06/17/06
Clarence White & Muleskinner video now available on DVD
You can PREORDER this CD (and other soon-to-be-released CDs and DVDs) from the Sierra website at:
06/06/06
Ever Call Ready CD (with Chris Hillman) to be released for the first time on CD by Sierra Records
From the Sierra website:
"Sierra Records is proud to announce the
release of "Ever Call Ready", the classic bluegrass gospel album of Chris
Hillman, Bernie Leadon, Al Perkins, David Mansfield (The Alpha Band, music
composer/performer-Michael Cimano's 'Heaven's Gate') and Jerry Scheff (Elvis
Presley's bass player). This CD is exclusive to Sierra Records and not
available from any store, retail or internet until later this year.
The album features the original 1985 LP cuts plus four bonus tracks. It will
only be available direct from Sierra prior to any commerical release Fall 2006
on Sierra.
Songs:
I'LL BE NO STRANGER THERE / RIVER OF JORDAN / DON'T LET THEM TAKE THE BIBLE OUT OF OUR SCHOOL ROOMS / CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD / GOD LOVES HIS CHILDREN / RULE OVER MY SOUL / IT'S BEGINNING TO RAIN / LIVIN' IN THE NAME OF LOVE / BOAT OF LOVE / WHERE COULD I GO / MEN ARE SO BUSY / ON THE SEA OF LIFE / I'M USING MY BIBLE FOR A ROADMAP / PANHANDLE RAG"
You can PREORDER this CD (and other soon-to-be-released CDs and DVDs) from the Sierra website at:
6/01/06
Just brought to our attention...
Chris Hillman appears on a 2003 CD called Smiles And Tears by Leroy Mack
See Chris Hillman Discography Page for track details
5/31/06
Yet another new Byrds compilation CD released
Mr. Tambourine Man
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
All I Really Want To Do
Turn! Turn! Turn!
The World Turns All Around Her
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
5D
Eight Miles High
I See You
So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star?
Have You Seen Her Face
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Hickory Wind
Goin' Back
Change Is Now
Chestnut Mare
Chimes Of Freedom
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Dolphin's Smile
My Back Pages
Mr. Spaceman
Jesus Is Just Alright
This Wheel's On Fire
Ballad Of Easy Rider
Release date as yet unknown. Watch this space for further info when available.
The set also includes a fifth disc, a DVD collecting US and UK TV appearances by The Byrds.
UPDATED 5/29/06
Byrds Flyght now owns a promo copy of the new Byrds Box Set (no DVD)
Scroll down for track listing with info
The Byrds: There Is A Season (C5K86424)
Track listing:
DISC ONE
1. The Only Girl I Adore (The Jet Set)
(mono)
2. Please Let Me Love You (The Beefeaters)
(mono)
3. Don't Be Long (The Beefeaters)
(mono)
4. The Airport Song
5. You Movin'
6. You Showed Me
7. Mr. Tambourine Man
8. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
9. You Won't Have To Cry
10. Here Without You
11. The Bells Of Rhymney
12. All I Really Want To Do (Single Version)
(mono)
13. I Knew I'd Want You
14. Chimes Of Freedom
15. She Has A Way
16. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (version one)
17. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (mono)
18. It Won't Be Wrong
19. Set You Free This Time
20. The World Turns All Around Her
21. The Day Walk (Never Before)
22. If You're Gone
23. The Times They Are A-Changin' (mono)
24. She Don't Care About Time (Single Version) (mono)
25. Stranger In A Strange Land (Instrumental)
DISC TWO
1. Eight Miles High
2. Why (Single Version) (mono)
3. 5D (Fifth Dimension)
4. Wild Mountain Thyme
5. Mr. Spaceman
6. I See You
7. What's Happening
8. I Know My Rider (I Know You Rider)
9. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
10. Have You Seen Her Face
11. Renaissance Fair (Single Version)
12. Time Between
13. Everybody's Been Burned (Single Version)
14. My Back Pages
15. It Happens Each Day
16. He Was A Friend Of Mine (Live)
(mono)
(unreleased)
17. Lady Friend (Single Version) (mono)
18. Old John Robertson (Single Version)
(mono)
19. Goin' Back
20. Draft Morning
21. Wasn't Born To Follow
22. Tribal Gathering
23. Dolphin's Smile
24. Triad
25. Universal Mind Decoder
DISC THREE
1. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
2. I Am A Pilgrim
3. The Christian Life
4. You Don't Miss Your Water
5. Hickory Wind
6. One Hundred Years From Now
7. Lazy Days (Alternate Verion)
8. Pretty Polly (Alternate Version)
9. This Wheel's On Fire (Version One)
10. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
11. Candy
12. Child Of The Universe (Soundtrack Version/Vinyl Source)
13. Pretty Boy Floyd (Live)
14. Buckaroo (Live)
15. King Apathy III (Live)
16. Sing Me Back Home (Live)
17. Lay Lady Lay
18. Oil In My Lamp
19. Tulsa County
20. Jesus Is Just Alright
21. Chestnut Mare
22. Just A Season
23. Kathleen's Song
24. All The Things
DISC FOUR
1. Lover Of The Bayou (Live)
2. Positively 4th Street (Live)
3. Old Blue (Live)
4. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
(Live)
5. Ballad Of Easy Rider (Live)
6. You All Look Alike (Live) (unreleased)
7. Nashville West (Live) (unreleased)
8. Willin' (Live)
9. Black Mountain Rag (Soldier's Joy)
(Live)
10. Baby What You Want Me To Do (Live) (unreleased)
11. I Trust (Live) (unreleased)
12. Take A Whiff On Me (Live)
13. Glory, Glory
14. Byrdgrass
15. Pale Blue
16. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician
17. Nothin' To It
18. Tiffany Queen
19. Farther Along
20. Bugler
21. Mr. Tambourine Man (Live)
22. Roll Over Beethoven (Live)
23. Full Circle
24. Changing Heart
25. Paths Of Victory
5/28/06 UPDATED WITH PICTURE
Rhino Records will released a GRAM PARSONS 3 CD Box Set on June 20, 2006
From the Rhino website:
"Produced by Emmylou Harris and Rhino's James Austin, the three-CD set is a comprehensive collection of Parsons' legendary recordings for Reprise. Disc one presents his 1973 solo debut, GP, plus seven bonus tracks, including a rare 1973 promo interview. Disc two presents 1974's posthumously released Grievous Angel, along with three bonus tracks, including another revealing interview. Disc three contains seven previously unissued alternate takes from the GP sessions and eight from the Grievous Angel sessions, plus three more solo outtakes released only on A&M's 1976 compilation Sleepless Nights."
Rhino's COMPLETE REPRISE SESSIONS includes Remastered
and Expanded Versions of Gram Parsons' Solo Albums
Plus 16 Unreleased Tracks
LOS ANGELES - The echo of Gram Parsons' cosmic American music still rings in the sound of today's alternative country just as his trailblazing work as a musician without boundaries continues to inspire all recording artists. And although books, tribute albums and movies have brought more recognition to Parsons' proto-country-rock sound since his tragic death in 1973, fans have seen tantalizingly few unreleased songs emerge from the vaults to burnish Parson's short but influential legacy.
Thanks to a recently uncovered cache of master tapes, Rhino is able to add another chapter to Parsons' musical legend with GRAM PARSONS: COMPLETE REPRISE SESSIONS, a three-CD set featuring 16 previously unreleased outtakes from the GP and Grievous Angel sessions, as well as three hard-to-find tracks. Coproduced by Emmylou Harris, the three-disc CD set is available from Rhino June 20 at regular retail outlets and at www.rhino.com for a suggested list price of $34.98.
The first two discs of COMPLETE REPRISE SESSIONS contain remastered versions of Parsons' two classic solo albums expanded with rare Parsons interviews and bonus tracks that feature Parsons and Emmylou Harris performing "Love Hurts" and "Sin City" live in the WBCN radio studio, as well as a stunning instrumental version of "Return of the Grievous Angel" that spotlights the improvisation skills of pianist Glen D Hardin and guitarist James Burton, who played on both of Parsons' solo albums.
The final disc contains 15 alternate versions of
influential tracks from GP and Grievous Angel. Stellar versions in their own
right, the tracks feature Parsons and his tightly-knit band working through
stripped-down, semi-acoustic arrangements of "She," "Streets of Baltimore," "Ooh
Las Vegas," "Love Hurts," and a complete version of "Hickory Wind" minus the
overdubbed crowd noise found on the album version. The disc closes with a trio
of covers, including two Boudleaux Bryant songs made famous by The Everly
Brothers ("Brand New Heartache" and "Sleepless Nights") and The Louvin Brothers'
"The Angels Rejoiced Last Night."
The deluxe packaging for the CD set consists of a "clamshell" box holding three "mini albums" and a 52-page booklet that includes lyrics, many previously unseen photos, an introduction by Emmylou Harris, and liner note essays by Holly George-Warren and Parke Puterbaugh.
GRAM PARSONS: COMPLETE REPRISE SESSIONS
Track Listing
Disc 1 - GP
1. "Still Feeling Blue"
2. "We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning"
3. "A Song For You"
4. "Streets Of Baltimore"
5. "She"
6. "That's All It Took"
7. "The New Soft Shoe"
8. "Kiss The Children"
9. "Cry One More Time"
10. "How Much I've Lied"
11. "Big Mouth Blues"
Bonus Tracks
12. GP Radio Promo
Gram Parsons Interview13. How did you meet Emmylou
Harris?
14. What is the story behind "A Song For You"?
15. What is the story behind "The New Soft Shoe"?
16. WBCN Interview with Maxine Sartori
19. "Love Hurts" - Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris
20. "Sin City" - Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris and N.D. Smart
Disc 2 - GRIEVOUS ANGEL
1. "Return Of The Grievous Angel"
2. "Hearts On Fire"
3. "I Can't Dance"
4. "Brass Buttons"
5. "$1000 Wedding"
6. Medley Live From Northern Quebec
A. "Cash On The Barrelhead"
B. "Hickory Wind"
7. "Love Hurts"
8. "Ooh Las Vegas"
9. "In My Hour Of Darkness"
Bonus Tracks
10. "Return Of The Grievous Angel" - Instrumental*
Gram Parsons Interview
11. Did you sing "Hickory Wind" at the Grand Ole Opry?
12. What differences do you see between pure country and country rock?
Disc 3
1. "She" - Alternate Version*
2. "That's All It Took" - Alternate Version*
3. "Still Feeling Blue" - Alternate Version*
4. "Kiss The Children" - Duet with Barry Tashian*
5. "Streets Of Baltimore" - Alternate Version*
6. "We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning" - Alternate Version*
7. "The New Soft Shoe" - Alternate Version*
8. "Return Of The Grievous Angel #1" - Alternate Version*
9. "In My Hour Of Darkness" - Alternate Version*
10. "Ooh Las Vegas" - Alternate Version*
11. "I Can't Dance" - Alternate Version*
12. "Sleepless Nights" - Alternate Version*
13. "Love Hurts" - Alternate Version*
14. "Brass Buttons" - Alternate Version*
15. "Hickory Wind" - Alternate Version*
16. "Brand New Heartache"
17. "Sleepless Nights"
18. "The Angels Rejoiced Last Night"
*Previously Unissued
5/26/06
Roger McGuinn recently appeared on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour (show 398)
You can watch and download the performance (video and audio) here:
http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp
5/25/06
Chris Hillman recently participated in a Buck Owens TV special program.
He sang and played bass in an all-star band led by Dwight Yoakam and also featuring ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons,
The Desert Rose Band's & Ricky Nelson's steel guitar player Tom Brumley, and others.
You can watch the performance here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcRMmGVaQek
US band Laughing Gravy has released a CD called A Tribute To Gram Parsons on the Jackalope label.
http://www.jackaloperecords.com/
You can order the CD from http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/laughinggravy
4/28/06 updated 5/17/06 (picture)
Both Flying Burrito Brothers albums from the mid-seventies (Flying Again and Airbone) are planned for release
as "two albums on one CD" on May 22nd on the Arcadia label.
Flying Again was released in 1975 and features Gene Parsons, Chris Ethridge, Gib Guilbeau, Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Joel Scott Hill.
It was briefly released on CD in Europe but is now out of print.
Airbone was released in 1976 and features Gene Parsons, Skip Battin, Gib Guilbeau, Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Joel Scott Hill.
It was never released on CD.
5/15/06
The Notorious Byrds Brothers album will be re-released on 5/27/2006 (in mono) by the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) label
This new Mobile Fidelity reissue features the original 1968 analog mono mixes (the first time ever on CD!). Featuring the Byrds's trademark guitar jangle and emotionally evocative harmonies, well crafted segues and pioneering electronic effects further anchor this classic rock essential. Stand out tracks including: "Space Odyssey", "Going Back", "Tribal Gathering", "Draft Morning", "Old John Robertson", and the merry Crosby prank "Triad"...
1. Artificial Energy (2:18)
2. Goin’ Back (3:26)
3. Natural Harmony (2:11)
4. Draft Morning (2:42)
5. Wasn’t Born To Follow (2:04)
6. Get To You (2:39)
7. Change Is Now (3:21)
8. Old John Robertson (1:49)
9. Tribal Gathering (2:03)
10. Dolphin’s Smile (2:00)
11. Space Odyssey (3:52)
BONUS TRACKS
12. Moog Raga (3:24) (instrumental)
13. Bound To Fall (2:08) (instrumental)
14. Triad (3:29)
15. Goin’ Back (3:55) (version one)
16. Draft Morning (2:55) (alternate end)
17. Universal Mind Decoder (3:33) (instrumental)
TRACKS 1 - 11 MONO
TRACKS 12 - 17 STEREO
Pre-order at
http://mofi.com
5/5/06
Not new but just brought to Byrds Flyght's attention:
Gene Parsons appears on a Pat Johnson CD called Famous Butterflies (2004)
Gene Parsons appears on a Various Artists CD called Boys And Girls Vol 1 (1999)
See the Gene Parsons Discography Page for more details
5/14/06
Lifted from the Gene Clark Internet Forum:
Swedish indie label Groover Recordings will release a Gene Clark Tribute called
The World Turns All Around Him in September 2006
24 new and upcomming artists from around the world will contribute.
Track Listing:
1. Grand Mal (US) Winter In
2. Joe Algeri (AUS) - You Showed Me
3. The Fame (US) Feel A Whole Lot Better
4. Locksley (US) Its No Use
5. The Shorebirds (US) Elevator Operator
6. Ol Yeller (US) Something's Wrong
7. The Owsley Sunshine (UK) - I Found You
8. Royal Edinburgh Music (UK) - Out On The side
9. Baby Grand (SWE) - Eight Miles High
10. Shade Tree (SWE) - Here Without You
11. Lisa Marr (US) Los Angeles
12. Hopewell (US) - With Tomorrow
13. Ashley Park (CAN) Tried So Hard
14. The Martial Arts (UK) - Why not Your Baby
15. Hello Saferide (SWE) Shes The Kind of Girl
16. The Digs (US) Is Yours Is Mine
17. The Autumn Leaves (US) Full Circle
18. The Quarter After (US) - One In A Hundred
19. Music Magic (US) - So you Say you Lost your Baby
20. Thomas Denver Jonsson (SWE) - Set You Free This Time
21. The Green Fields (US) - Here Tonight
22. Coydogs (US) – Kansas City Southern
23. EP’s Trailer Park (SWE) – The Radio Song
24. Jon Bergström (SWE) – Bonus Track
You can find more info and preview songs by visiting http://www.myspace.com/geneandcover
5/12/06
New Byrds compilation CD out on the BMG label
|
1. Mr.
Tambourine Man 2. Eight Miles High 3. Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go) 4. Goin' Back 5. Hickory Wind 6. Jamaica Say You WIll 7. Have You Seen Her Face 8. America's Great National Pastime 9. Triad 10. Ballad OF Easy Rider |
4/14/06 updated (picture) 5/12/06
Gram Parsons Documentary to Be Released June 20
Fallen Angel, a documentary about Gram Parsons' life and influence, will be released on June 20 by Rhino Entertainment. Directed by Gandulf Hennig and written by former Long Ryders member Sid Griffin, the film includes interviews with bandmates Emmylou Harris and Chris Hillman, guitarist James Burton, manager Phil Kaufman, close friend Keith Richards, Dwight Yoakam and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck. Research and filming for Fallen Angel took more than seven years. It will also be screened in select cities prior to the DVD release.
5/10/06
Not new but...great picture (from 2005) of John York and Toulouse Engelhardt performing live
View it HERE
5/2/06
EDDIE TICKNER DIES
From John Delgatto (Sierra Records):
It is with great sadness and a
deep lose that I report that Eddie Tickner passed away today in Tucson, AZ due
to complications from leukemia. He began his career as a manager/accountant
for Odetta in the 50s. Eddie and his partner Jim Dickson were the original
managers/producers/music publishers of the Byrds, Flying Burrito Bros. Later
they would guide the careers in the same role for the Country Gazette,
Clarence White and of course Gram Parsons. Finally, it was Eddie who secured a
record deal for Emmylou Harris after Gram's death and he managed her career
through the 80s.
Byrds Flyght note:
Eddie Tickner was married to Delores (nee Ianthe)
McGuinn, and so was stepdad to Roger McGuinn's sons, Patrick and Henry.
Eddie was, simply put, a great man, "wise and kind with age". I know from
first hand experience that both Clarence and Gram thought the world of Eddie.
They chose him to guide their solo careers, careers however to be cut short in
1973.
Please remember Eddie for his widow, Dolores.
John Delgatto, Sierra Records
4/28/06
Gene Parsons appears on a CD called Postcard From The Promised Land by Peter Oliva
Gene Parsons is credited with pedal steel guitar on 3 tracks.
The album is dedicated to Gene Clark.
You can order the CD from CD BABY at http://www.cdbaby.com/
4/28/06
Gene Parsons appears on a CD called Mockingbird by Sally Spring
Gene Parsons is credited with Pedal Steel, Background vocals & Liner notes
SallySpring's website is at
http://sallyspring.com/
You can order the CD from there.
"I met Sally Spring about thirty years ago while touring
through the South. I was taken by her wonderful voice, her gentle and soulful
approach to song, her guitar and I was taken particularly with Sally as a
person. Her vocal phrasing is unique and pleasing with a voice so rich and
full that there is always more to discover as you listen over and over. She
was fantastic thirty years ago but now she has even more depth and maturity in
her performance. She is a treasure."
-- Gene Parsons (Byrds)
4/14/06
The often bootlegged Flying Burrito Brothers concert at The Avalon, San Francisco on 4/6/1969 is planned to be
released on CD this year on the Amoeba label.
The lineup was Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Chris Ethridge and Sneaky Pete Kleinow.
More info when available.
4/11/06
David Crosby sings on a tribute CD called A Tribute To Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love on Rhino Records
Crosby, Stills and Nash perform live versions of In My Life and Southern Cross.
They sing with the rest of the artists on Lotta Love and You've Got A Friend
Track Listing:
Lotta Love* - Ensemble
Part Of The Plan - Fogelberg, Dan
Rocky Mountain Way - Walsh, Joe
Cold Cold Cold - Little Feat & Bonnie Raitt
Love Has No Pride - Raitt, Bonnie
Wonderful Life - Ruff, Michael
Up On The Roof - King, Carole
For A Dancer - Browne, Jackson
Running On Empty - Browne, Jackson
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues - Harris, Emmylou
Blue Bayou - Ronstadt, Linda
In My Life* - Crosby Stills & Nash
Southern Cross*- Crosby Stills & Nash
Margaritaville - Buffett, Jimmy
You've Got A Friend* - Ensemble
4/10/06
David Crosby sings background vocals on Nils Lofgren's latest CD called Sacred Weapon.
Available from http://www.cdbaby.com
4/7/06 UPDATE
Chris Hillman plays mandolin on a CD by a US band called I See Hawks In L.A.
Just released and available from the band's website at:
3/22/06
For Byrds Flyght visitors from the Land Of The Rising Sun:
JOHN YORK and his japanese wife SUMI make a rare trip to perform in Japan in April 2006
3/22/06
GENE CLARK has been inducted into the Kansas City Hall Of Fame on March 18th, 2006
Gene's son KAI CLARK performed a couple of songs at the event.
2/21/06
CHRIS HILLMAN and DAVID CROSBY appear on a newly released CD by various artists called
TALES FROM THE TAVERN VOL 1.
Actually, it features two live tracks by Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen (Wait A Minute and Turn Turn Turn),
with David Crosby harmonizing on the latter.
See details on the Chris Hillman and David Crosby Discography Pages.
2/17/06
DAVID CROSBY sings on the title track of David Gilmour's new album called ON AN ISLAND
See David Crosby Discography and Recent Releases for more details
2/9/06
ACE RECORDS from the UK releases a GARY PAXTON compilation CD with several tracks featuring Skip Battin.
The Gary Paxton Story: Hollywood Maverick
Gary Paxton was "Flip" in "Skip & Flip".
See tracks details on the Skip Battin Discography Page.
2/4/06
SUNDAZED RECORDS has re-released The BYRDS first recordings album PREFLYTE on CD
"In those heady days before they knocked AM radio (and the British Invasion) for a loop with their smash single “Mr. Tambourine Man” in the spring of ’65, the Byrds were busy honing their repertoire, cutting early versions of brilliant songs like “You Showed Me,” “She Has a Way” and “Boston.” Produced by Jim Dickson, and sporting the original Keith Olsen stereo mixes"
Check http://www.sundazed.com for details and orders
1/2/06
SUNDAZED RECORDS will re-release all 5 first BYRDS albums in MONO on 180 gram vinyl this month (january 2006)
Check http://www.sundazed.com for details and pre-orders
MR TAMBOURINE MAN
TURN TURN TURN
FIFTH DIMENSION
YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY
THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS
12/26/05
CHM records re-releases (with 4 bonus tracks) their 2000 CD tribute to Tom Petty called
Heartbreaker - Pickin' On Petty - A Bluegrass Tribute by Various Artists
Chris Hillman plays mandolin on this CD
12/24/05
New Byrds book to be published in January 2006
THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS (33 1/3)
by RIC MENCK (drummer with Velvet Crush)
12/15/05
John York sings harmony vocals on Michael Foley's new CD FEAR AND FORGIVENESS
John York's complete name is John York Foley. Michael Foley is John's brother.
Michael Foley's CD is available from CD BABY
UPDATED 11/27/05 (10/15/05)
Roger McGuinn's Folk Den Project 4 CDs Box Set now released:
"In November of 1995 I began a project for the preservation of the music I love, Folk Music. Each month I would record a song, print the lyrics and chords, add a personal note and put it on my web site, mcguinn.com. I wanted everyone to have the opportunity to learn the songs and to be able to sing them with their families and friends, so downloads were offered free of charge. The original recordings were 11 KHz 8-bit . monophonic WAV files, far below CD quality. I have re-recorded those songs in 24-bit 44.1 KHz Stereo. To commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the FOLK DEN, this compilation contains 100 of my favorite songs from the project with many of the original notes. Email preorder-fd@aprilfirstproductions.com to be notified of the availability of the Folk Den Project 4 CD Set"
10/15/05
Both sides of The Beefeaters single (Please Let Me Love You / Don't Be Long) will soon be released on a compilation CD
called "Great Lost Elektra Singles". The Beefeaters were Jim McGuinn, Gene Clark and David Crosby (1964 pre-Byrds) with
session musicians Earl Palmer and Ray Pohlman.
10/02/05
Gene Parsons appears on a new DVD called Live In Genova by Beppe Gambetta & Friends
9/26/05 UPDATE
Roger McGuinn appears on Dolly Parton's new CD, which is a CD of covers called "Those Were The Days".
Roger guests on Dolly's version of Turn Turn Turn.
Also appearing on this album, are Kris Kristofferson, Judy Collins, Cat Stevens & many more.
9/24/05 UPDATED
A DAVID CROSBY 3 CDs Box Set (a career retrospective) is planned for released in January 2006.
Some interesting rumours on www.4waysite.com (the CSN&Y web site): September 1 :
'Crosby box is nearly done' "The Crosby 3CD box is nearly done with 55 tracks to be released on January 6 or, if Neil Young gets involved, July 6. Graham Nash: "...quite a brilliant representation of David's musical path." "Also in the pipeline, two re-releases with bonus tacks: "Crosby Stills Nash" (1969's "Couch Album") and "Daylight Again""
Thanks to SPIN viewer Paul for confirming the above and adding the following from the Graham Nash site:
"Me and Joel and Stanley Johnston have just completed the re-mastering of the first CSN album (with 4 extra tracks....me and David's demo of 'Teach Your Children'... 'Do For The Others' with me and Stephen... 'Everybody's Talkin'..and a great take of 'Song With No Words'...Then we re-mastered and added 4 songs to the 'Daylight Again' album..'Tomorrow Is Another Day' by Stephen... 'Feel Your Love' by Stephen and I... A brilliant performance of 'Might As Well Have A Good Time' with Craig Doerge on piano and Crosby doing the vocals....and finally 'Raise A Voice'.. by Stephen and I... I believe they're coming out in January of '06"
Byrds-influenced CD by Silver Shoes
Details and links at http://users.skynet.be/byrdmaniax/recommended.htm
Roger McGuinn now has his own blog online. It's at http://rogermcguinn.blogspot.com/
In his first post (June 2, 2005), he announces the release of a 100 songs, 4 CD box of Folk Den songs in november 2005,
to celebrate the 10th anniversay of the Folk Den.
The songs will be in "in stunning 24-bit quality", which means some (many?) of them will be re-recorded.
The Long Ryders' TOM STEVENS shares his memories of Gene Clark:
http://www.tomstevens.org/moments/geneclark.htm
ROGER MCGUINN just revealed (in a 11/30/2004 interview) what his current and next recording projects are.
1) An instrumental album of Christmas songs played on the 12 string electric Rickenbacker guitar
2) A CD with most songs he co-wrote with Jacques Levy (recently deceased) for the Gene Trip play (with Roger narrating the story between songs)
3) A box set of newly re-recorded songs (at least 100) from the Folkden (to be recorded in high sound quality)
4) A new Byrds Box Set of 4 CDs and one DVD with unreleased live songs and alternate takes
9/19/05
Sundazed Records has just reissued the International Submarine Band’s ultra-rare 1966 Columbia Records release,
One Day Week / Sum Up Broke, Gram Parsons
"cut from the walloping original mono masters and in a gorgeous picture sleeve designed with previously unseen photos!"
9/16/05
New Cd out with Byrds connections
- Rancho Deluxe
See Details on the RECOMMENDED
CDs page
9/10/05
Attention Byrds
fans in the Washington DC area! Bill Kaffenberger
will be appearing at:
Stacy's Coffee Parlor
709 West Broad Street
Falls Church, VA
on Saturday the 8th of October 2005 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
Admission is FREE. Contact phone at the location to get directions is: 703-538-6266.
Bill will be playing
acoustic guitar and the Rickenbacker 370-12 Electric 12 string.
He will be singing selections from his new CD THIS WORLD IS BOUND TO FALL as well as a healthy dose of Byrds tunes.
Bill writes his own songs, plays a 12 string Rickenbacker, and his output is very Byrds-sounding.
Details and links at http://users.skynet.be/byrdmaniax/recommended.htm
9/8/05
A Gene Clark / Gram Parsons Tribute festival will be held soon:
Hi-Desert Playhouse, Joshua Tree, California
September 30th and October 1st
Performers list can be seen at http://gramfest.com/artists.htm
8/28/05
Roger McGuinn's 4 CD Box Set of Folk Den tracks is projected to be released on November 27, 2005.
THE FOLK DEN PROJECT will be presented at Chicago’s OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC during Roger's
planned performance.
Most of the early Folk Den songs were recorded in low-quality, so Roger has re-recorded them for this project using
modern technology.
The box will contain 4 CDs with 25 songs each. This release will coincide with the 10th anniversary of the
first song that was uploaded by Roger for free download in November 1995.
8/27/05
New music by JOHN YORK and Sumi can be heard on John Stevens' lastest DVD called
MISOGI: Purification of Mind and Body
This DVD (martial arts educational video) features music by John York and Sumi, taken from their (as yet unreleased)
new project "The Place Where I Am Dreaming"
7/26/05 updated 8/22/05
Sierra Records has just released a double set containing a reissue CD of The Kentucky Colonels "Appalachian
Swing" CD (with bonus tracks) and a DVD of the Clarence White Guitar Workshop.
This wonderful set is housed in a special metal box, and contains an 8 page unfolding booklet. A MUST!
TRACKS:
1) CD: APPALACHIAN SWING by The Kentucky Colonels
CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP / NINE POUND HAMMER / LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD / WILD BILL JONES / BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND / LEE HIGHWAY BLUES / I AM A PILGRIM / THE PRISONER'S SONG / SALLY GOODIN / FADED LOVE / JOHN HENRY / FLAT FORK / Bonus Tracks: PICKIN' FLAT / A FOOL SUCH AS I / BLACK RIDGE RAMBLE
2) DVD: CLARENCE WHITE GUITAR WORKSHOP
WILDWOOD FLOWER / LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD / THE CRAWDAD SONG / I AM A PILGRIM / SOLDIER'S JOY / SALLY GOODIN
You can order it from here:
http://sierrarecordsbookshomevideo.goemerchant7.com/
8/22/05
Byrds percussionist and long time roadie JIMMI SEITER writes to BYRDS FLYGHT for all Byrds and
Byrds & Burrito
Bros. Fans:
As a true Byrds / FBB
Fan, you might already know who I am. I was that other guy that you might have
seen filling in on TV shows or playing percussion on stage or making sure that
all was ready on stage before a show. Possibly even in an interview or whatever.
My name is Jimmi Seiter
and I was the Road manager, Manager, Equipment manager, Baby Sitter,
Percussionist, Tour manager, Peace Maker pretty much all of the above and
everything else to the Byrds for most of their live performance career. I joined
the band just as they were beginning to play concerts and left for a brief time
to join the Flying Burrito Brothers at Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman and Michael
Clarke's request as Manager and all of the above, then back to the Byrds until
very near the end of their touring days.
I have many photos from
those days that have never been seen and some that have been used without my
permission in many books etc. The photos are from the many Byrds groups as well
as the original FBB band and Gram Parsons. Many of these photos are available
from my Ebay Store Dukiewoods.
If you have any
interest in purchasing any of this Rock & Roll memorabilia or whatever, feel
free to respond. If not still continue to enjoy the music as I was a part of
most of it and there was a lot of love put into those tracks.
Thanks for your time,
Jimmi Seiter
Respond to jduke46684@aol.com
See
the Dukiewoods
store Http://Stores.ebay.com/Dukiewoods
on
ebay for additional items offered that might be of interest to you.
Also
quite by accident, my son Ashley has a site www.seischo.com
where he has some really nice T-Shirts that he sells. He has access to all of my
photos to use for his shirts so please feel free to check out his site. We do
custom orders for shirts as well.
8/9/05
Alan Rockman writes:
If you missed McCabes, you
missed a truly wonderful show. The "boys" were top-notch as usual and
joining them was their long-time associate, Larry Park. Larry played lead guitar
on "Bakersfield Bound", "Way Out West" and "The Other
Side" and it was fascinating to see how he mastered the licks Clarence
White originally played on "Time Between" and Gene Clark's "Tried
So Hard" as well as the Byrds, Burritos, DRB, Manassas tunes.
The next major California concert date for Chris and Herb:
I am pleased to let you know
that Chris and Herb, and Jackson Browne will be headlining the Avila Beach Music
Festival in Avila Beach, California on Saturday, October 29, 2005. The concert
will benefit S.M.I.L.E.\Options, an organization that many of you might know is
very close to both Chris and Herb's hearts.
Details of the shows and ticket information can be found on the festival
website: www.avilabeachmusicfestival.org
You can also e-mail the festival promoter, Dan Kitchen or call (805) 878-2691
for additional information.
It will be an day of great music in a beautiful setting - if anyone is familiar
with the Central California coast you will know exactly what I mean, and will
benefit a truly wonderful cause.
Best,
Alan
8/4/05
The next issue of Mojo Magazine will feature a "Bob Dylan 100 best songs" list as chosen by major artists.
Free with the issue, comes a CD of Bob Dylan covers, including a newly recorded acoustic version of Up to Me
by Roger McGuinn and the Flying Burrito Brothers' version of To Ramona from their third album.
7/26/05
From the August
Issue of ICE:
In line for deluxe audio treatment is The
Byrds' debut, Mr.
Tambourine Man. On September 6, Mobile Fidelity
Sound Lab issues the 1965 set as an Ultradisc SACD, working from the mono masters of the
original LP. As a bonus, the new edition uses Bob Irwin and Vic Anesini's stereo
remixes of the alternates and outtakes featured on Sundazed's earlier reissue of
the album ("All I Really Want to Do", "I'll Feel a Whole Lot
Better", "It's No Use", "She Has a Way", "You and
Me" and "You Won't Have to Cry")
Look out for a movie called "Head in the Clouds". It takes place in Paris in the 30's and the jazz "Quintet of the Hot Club
of France" is featured in one of the scenes.
Playing the part of guitar legend Django Reinhardt is no other than the Desert Rose Band's JOHN JORGENSEN.
Chris Hillman's song MISSING YOU from his latest CD "The Other Side" appears on a Various Artists compilation CD
called SONGS FOR SOPHIE: A COLLING COLLECTIVE.
It is a special recording project whereby some of the most talented musicians in acoustic music have volunteered
their time and talent to help a girl who has a rare disease.
More details at: http://www.anm.com/sophie/
CD available at:
http://flatpickingmercantile.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=fs31&Product_Code=2269
BYRDS and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/documentaries/byrds.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/documentaries/csny.shtmlInteresting music & interviews programs.
ROGER McGUINN's THUNDERBYRD album has been re-released on CD by the REPERTOIRE label from Germany.
It is in digipack format, and has no bonus tracks.
CHRIS HILLMAN's new CD called THE OTHER SIDE is now available
http://www.sovereignartists.com/pages/newmusic.html
Besides new Chris Hillman - Steve Hill compositions, it features new recordings of "Eight Miles High",
"It Doesn’t Matter", and two Desert Rose Band songs: "Missing You" and "True Love".
Full track listing:
Eight Miles High
True Love
Drifting
The Other Side
Heaven Is My Home
Touch Me
The Wheel
True He's Gone
Heavenly Grace
It Doesn't matter
Missing You
The Water Is Wide
I Know I Need You
Our Saviour's Hand
Lifted from the Gene Clark Internet Forums (posted by Saul Davis):
"Carla Olson sings harmony on Chris Hillman's upcoming album. I'll leave the topic of the song for Chris to reveal..."
Those interested in latter days Flying Burrito Brothers will be happy to learn that an unofficial DVD with a one hour
(14 tracks) concert in Spain from 1990 has just surfaced.
No Byrds on this one, but an interesting lineup of Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Gib Guilbeau, John Beland, Rick Lanow
and Larry Patton.
New Clarence White CD + DVD available from Sierra Records
http://sierrarecordsbookshomevideo.goemerchant7.com/
TRACKS:
1) CD: APPALACHIAN SWING by The Kentucky Colonels
CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP / NINE POUND HAMMER / LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD / WILD BILL JONES / BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND / LEE HIGHWAY BLUES / I AM A PILGRIM / THE PRISONER'S SONG / SALLY GOODIN / FADED LOVE / JOHN HENRY / FLAT FORK / Bonus Tracks: PICKIN' FLAT / A FOOL SUCH AS I / BLACK RIDGE RAMBLE
2) DVD: CLARENCE WHITE GUITAR WORKSHOP
WILDWOOD FLOWER / LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD / THE CRAWDAD SONG / I AM A PILGRIM / SOLDIER'S JOY / SALLY GOODIN
New GENE CLARK recording to be released in March 2005
From Thomas Aubrunner's Gib Guilbeau Pages:
"Musicians Anonymous" are working on a new CD!
On the CD, that will be coming out in about 5 month (Feb./March 2005), the musicians are Gib Guilbeau, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Chris Ethridge, Bobby Cochran, Bob Warford (all ex-Flying Burrito Brothers), Shannon O'Neill, Spooner Oldham, John Molo, Hyland Church, Ronnie Guilbeau and probably a few others. On the CD there will be a song sung by Gene Clark and all of the band playing on it!"
Byrds Flyght has learned that the song will be ALL I WANT (the first available version was on "This Byrd Has Flown").
It will be another version with a different Gene Clark vocal, added to a newly recorded backing track by the above mentioned musicians.
BUT...
Gene Clark's estate vetoes the release of this song....
lifted from the Gene Clark Internet Forums:
"An open letter: Simply
because someone owns a piece of tape with someone's voice on it does not give
the person the legal let alone ethical right to make it commercially available.
There
are obviously a few reasons for this including that a creative person should be
in control of his or her work. So important is this that the law, both Common
Law and by statute, gives heirs the power to control the estates of those who
have so willed such be the case or of those who die without a will.
Further,
the estate should benefit from monies generated not people who do not have
contractual rights. Not people who only have physical possesion.
In
other words, no, there will not be a song with Gene's voice turning up legally
in March of 05 unless those who purport to "own" this recording make a
deal with Gene's estate ie Kelly & Kai Clark.
However, fear not, there will indeed be more Gene music. An album is in the planning. A quality album of concert recordings.
Saul Davis"
Byrds percussionist and long time roadie JIMMI SEITER writes to BYRDS FLYGHT for all Byrds and
Flying Burrito Brothers fans
Byrds & Burrito Bros. Fans:
As a true Byrds / FBB Fan you might already know who I am. I was that other guy that you might have seen filling in on TV shows or playing percussion on stage or making sure that all was ready on stage before a show. Possibly even in an interview or whatever.
My name is Jimmi Seiter and I was the Road manager, Manager, Equipment manager, Baby Sitter, Percussionist, Tour manager, Peace Maker pretty much all of the above and everything else to the Byrd’s for most of their live performance career. I joined the band just as they were beginning to play concerts and left for a brief time to join the Flying Burrito Brothers at Gram, Chris and Michael’s request as Manager and all of the above, then back to the Byrd’s until very near the end of their touring days.
I have many photos from those days that have never been seen and some that have been used without my permission in many books etc. The photos are from the many Byrds groups as well as the original FBB band and Gram Parsons.
If you have any interest in purchasing any of this Rock & Roll memorabilia or whatever feel free to respond. If not still continue to enjoy the music as I was a part of most of it and there was a lot of love put into those tracks.
Thanks for your time,
Jimmi Seiter
Respond to jduke46684@aol.com
SUNDAZED records has released a 2 x 10" vinyl record set of recordings from The Byrds' FIFTH DIMENSION
sessions called ANOTHER DIMENSION.
"Limited Edition: Deluxe Gatefold Double 10" vinyl 331/3 rpm release
Unheard recordings & alternate versions of recordings from the legendary 5D sessions.
This special release also contains photos from & the transcription of the Byrds press conference, circa 1966, featuring Roger McGuinn, David Crosby and Byrds publicist Derek Taylor.
From Sundazed: "A creative zenith in the Byrds' career, these fascinating sessions deserve closer scrutiny than they've previously been afforded. Alternate instrumental takes and extended experimental workouts give essential insight here into the songs' final versions. Also included are early versions of songs before the addition of any studio "sweetening", strings, percussion or sound effects. To top things off, we've included a small handful of unique finds that give a "fly-on-the-wall" glimpse into the creation of one of the most important records of our time"
TRACKS:
Eight Miles High
Why
Ryder (I Know My Rider)
John Riley I
2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)
Psychodrama City
John Riley II
Wild Mountain Thyme
Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)
I See You
Whats Happening?!?!
Captain Soul
(30 Minute Break)
Crosby, Stills & Nash GREATEST HITS CD out!
TRACKS:
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Shadow
Captain
Helplessly
Hoping
Long
Time Gone
Our
House
Southern
Cross
Marrakesh
Express
Guinnevere
See
the Changes
Teach
Your Children
Wooden
Ships
Just
A Song Before I Go
Delta
49
Bye-Byes
Wasted
on the Way
Carry
On/Questions
In
My Dreams
Cathedral
Daylight Again
KEVIN KELLEY sings and plays drums on Judee Sill's recently released CD DREAMS COME TRUE
UPDATE : now with an image
The Gram Parsons tribute concert from last July 9th in Santa Barbara (Return to Sin City) will be released on
DVD on March 22.
Taking part of the event were John Doe (formerly of the X), Steve Earle, Kathleen Edwards, Jay Farrar (ex-Uncle Tupelo
and Son Volt), The House of Blues Gospel Choir, Jim James, Norah Jones, Jim Lauderdale, Raul Malo, Susan Marshall,
Keith Richards, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Al Perkins and James Burton.
CHRIS HILLMAN sings and co-wrote one song on THE WOODYS' new CD called TELLURIDE TO TENNESSEE
on the DYNAMIKE label.
Tracks:
Greener Pastures
My Train Of Thought
Hillbilly At Heart
Sin City (with Chris Hillman on vocals)
Kick Up The Dust
Telluride To Tennessee
Long Time Gone
Fork In The Road
He's Back and I'm Blue(grass) (written by Michael Woody and Chris Hillman)
I Couldn't Love You Anymore
Lonesome City, Pop 1
Bop Shebang
That's The Way Love Goes
REV-OLA in the U.K. has released another CD by ETERNITY'S CHILDREN called
FROM US UNTO YOU: THE ORIGINAL SINGLES
Some of these recording feature Clarence White
CHRIS HILLMAN plays mandolin on Richie Furay's new CD called I AM SURE on the Friday Music label.
Track listing:
With My Whole Heart / Jesus, Eternal King / Shout To The Ruler / Overflow / Most High / Wonderfully Praised /
So Far To Go / Father Of Glory (Give The Glory To You) / City Of God / Precious Blood / I Am Sure / Come And Praise Him
Deep Within My Heart
Also appearing on the CD are Sam Bush, Paul Cotton, Rusty Young, Jim Messina (Poco), Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna,
Bob Carpenter (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band).
STEEL TRAIN's next CD called TWILIGHT TALES FROM THE PRAIRIES OF THE SUN will feature GENE PARSONS
From SPIN CDs' website:
STEEL TRAIN's debut album, produced by legendary producer Stephen Barncard, and featuring special guests
such as Gene Parsons and David Grisman.
Tracks:
1) Better Love 2) Road Song 3) Dig 4) The Lee Baby Simms Show Episode 1 5) Wake Your Eyes 6) Two O Clock 7) Crace 8) Catch You On the Other Side 9) Gypsy Waves 10) Tickle Your Toes 11) The Lee Baby Simms Show Episode 2 12) Blue 13) Cellaphane and Glass 14) 14 w 95 Street High 15) I will Stay Here.
Released 18 April on Drive-Thru Records
Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen appear on one song on The Bellamy Brothers' new CD (Curb label) called
"Angels & Outlaws Volume 1". The song is called "Crazy from the Heart"
Tracks:
01. You Ain't Just Whistlin'
Dixie
02. Old Hippie
03. Let Your Love Flow
04. Guardian Angel
05. If I said You Have A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me)
06. Redneck Girl
07. Dancin' Cowboys
08. Sugar Daddy
09. Crazy From The Heat
10. Reggae Cowboy
11. Kids Of The Baby Boom
12. Alligator Alley
JOHN JORGENSON (from the Desert Rose Band) will be playing dates in Europe in April, May and June 2005.
He will perform with his current band in Scotland, Germany, Italy and France.
See details at http://johnjorgenson.com/html/frame/FSgigs1.html
ROGER MCGUINN items will be auctioned at Cooper Owen’s next ROCK LEGENDS live auction at the
Hard Rock Café, Old Park Lane, London on Wednesday 13th April at 7pm.
Lot
12: Byrds
Roger McGuinn Regal 12-String guitar
The spruce-top acoustic guitar confirmed as Byrd's lead singer Roger McGuinn's first 12-string. McGuinn has mentioned the instrument in several articles, mistaking it for a Stella but the vendor has established that the guitar is in fact a Regal, authenticated by vintage guitar expert George Grunn and bluesman Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart, which was obtained by McGuinn circa 1957. This historic guitar was given to the vendor by musician and song writer Hoyt Axton who Mcguinn had opened for early in his career, and rented a room from whilst a struggling performer. According to Axton Mcguinn left him the guitar in lieu of rent. Axton then gave the guitar to the vendor, a promising 13 year old guitarist, telling her of its connection with the then relatively unknown McGuinn. Around 1977 the vendor saw McGuinn perform at the Starwood Club, West Hollywood and afterwards went backstage where she re-met McGuinn and told him about the guitar (she had previously met him whilst performing with Axton). Apparently McGuinn smiled at the recollection of his time with Axton and told her he was happy it was in such good hands. This rare and important instrument is sold together with Hoyt Axton's original German hard shell guitar case. Price on application.
For further information and details of condition please contact ted@cooperowen.com
In
1964 Jim McGuinn (later changing his name to Roger) formed the Byrds and
invented the folk-rock movement, with songs such as 'Mr Tambourine Man' and
'Turn,Turn, Turn', lending the perfect sound track to the seventies. 'The
jangling, 12-string guitar sound of Roger McGuinn's Rickenbacker was permanently
absorbed into the vocabulary of rock', inspiring the likes of The Beatles, Led
Zeppelin, REM and innumerable others. This electronic Rickenbacker sound which
formed the backbone to the Byrds innovative sound developed directly from
McGuinn's early acoustic folk efforts on this guitar.
The
lot is accompanied by:
-An
image of the young Jim (later Roger) Mc Guinn playing the guitar, the pick
guard visible in the picture had been replaced prior to Hoyt Axton giving it
to the vendor, the existing pickguard was professionally installed in late
1964.-A letter of authenticity from Hoyt Axton.-A letter from Bill Elkins who
was with the vendor when she met Roger McGuinn in 1977.
To pre-register and attend the auction contact auctions@cooperowen.com.
Rare JOHN YORK appearance in concert:
Lost Grove Records, a division of Lost Grove Arts, is proud to present in Concert...Guitar Sensation TOULOUSE ENGELHARDT with "Special Guest" JOHN YORK formerly of the "BYRDS",in a night of Acoustic Music and Celebration!
TOULOUSE ENGELHARDT is without a doubt one of the World's premier fingerstyle guitarists. He was the final member of a very select club of brillant innovators of the acoustic guitar and beyond that recorded for Takoma Records from (1964-1975). The "Takoma 7" consisted of guitar greats the late John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Toulouse Engelhardt and four others. If you are a fan of acoustic guitar, you have got to experience the fantastic fingerwork of this guitar virtuoso!
"Guitar genius Toulouse Engelhardt is on the loose again!"...www.latimes.com "The New Guitar God!"...L.A. Weekly "One of my alltime favorite guitarists...David Lindley
Joining Toulouse Engelhardt will be "Special Guest" Singer, Songwriter and Multi-talented Instrumentalist, former member of the "BYRDS"... JOHN YORK!
He sings in a rich emotional voice and favors the twelve string guitar, but he is also a master of many ethnic instruments from around the World!
"...the Byrds amount to merely a footnote in the career of John York. He's rarely looked back and of all the original Byrds he has forged the most unique musical path"...Byrdmaniax
In Concert: Friday May 13th 8PM
The Coach House -
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Tix: $20.00 @ the Door/or all Ticketmaster Outlets
FYI: (949) 496-8930
www.lostgrovearts.com
ROGER McGUINN takes part in a "folk reunion" concert.
Roger McGuinn, Odetta, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Eric Andersen and John Stewart will come together for one historic evening
on May 6 at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.
The event, hosted by author and Fugs founder Ed Sanders, is a gathering of the most influential figures from the
1960s Greenwich Village folk scene.
John York and Sumi Foley appearances in Claremont, CA.
PEACE TOGETHER
A show about the need for peace in our human condition, featuring the ABANDONED FABRIC ART of Sumi Foley, and a concert performance
by John York.
JUNE 3-5, 2005
Gallery hours: 3rd (Fri.) 6-9pm, concert 8pm
4th (Sat.) 2-4pm & 6-9pm, concert 8pm
5th (Sun) 1-3pm & 5-8pm, concert 7pm
Concert $10 (gallery admission is free)
THE CLAREMONT FORUM, 111 S. College Ave., #1, Claremont, CA 91711
INFO: (909) 626-3066
Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen will be touring the U.K. again this year in May and June.
Wednesday 1st June
Aberdeen (Lemon Tree)
Thursday 2nd June Glasgow
(Arches)
Friday 3rd June Edinburgh
(Queens Hall)
Satuarday 4th June Bury
(The Met Arts Centre)
Monday 6th June Sheffield
(Montgomery Theatre)
Tuesday 7th June Chester (Telfords
Warehouse)
Wednesday 8th June Wolverhampton
(Robin 2)
Thursday 9th June Brighton
(Komedia)
Friday 10th June Ponty Pridd
(Muni Arts Centre)
Saturday 11th June London
(Bloomsbury Theatre)
Tuesday 14th June Newry
(Town Hall)
Wednesday 15th June Dublin
(Green Room at The Holiday Inn)
Thursday 16th June London
(Mojo Awards)
Saturday 18th June Athens -
Greece
Thanks to Jaap Hindriks.
Roger McGuinn will appear on PBS in March:
"THE 60's EXPERIENCE
Procol Harum with "A Whiter Shade Of Pale", The Moody Blues singing
"Nights In White Satin", John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater
Revival, do these names sound familiar? Just like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix,
they are all part of "the 60's experience", and for the first time
ever, classic full-length clips never-before-broadcast of these icons, and new
live performances from 60's seminal artists, Roger
McGuinn of the Byrds,
Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night, John Kay and Steppenwolf, Felix Cavalierie of
The Rascals, Eric Burdon of The Animals and more will gather for a special
"rock-u-concert" to attract the boomers this March. It's the latest
"My Music" special from TJL, called "My Generation - The 60's
Experience" and the program promises to take us back with songs and of
peace, love, and protest - the defining anthems of a generation."
Program Length: 02:29:59
Planned for release on January 22nd, is a compilation of early Flying Burrito Brothers tracks called THE COLLECTION.
(Spectrum label).
Tracks:
1 Break My Mind
2 Sing Me Back Home
3 Close Up Honky Tonks
4 Image Of Me
5 White Line Fever
6 Six Days On The Road
7 Dim Lights
8 Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
9 Sin City
10 Dark End Of The Street
11 Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
12 God's Own Singer
13 Green Green Grass Of Home
14 Crazy Arms
15 Together Again
16 Wake Up Little Susie
17 Here Tonight
18 Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven
DAVID CROSBY & GRAHAM NASH will be touring Europe in February & March 2005.
They will be visiting England, Scotland, Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
See details here: http://crosbycpr.com/
From the David Crosby website:
"This is the first tour for Crosby and Nash as a
duo since the notorious 1975-1976 Tours that took no prisoners. Performing
with the recording band and playing many of the songs on their current
Sanctuary double CD, they will be appearing in most of the Western European
world this winter. If you live in the EU, fly, walk, boat or bullet train to
the closest venue near you. If you live in the US, get to these shows if you
can. Some shows are already sold out, so you'd better act fast."
CHRIS HILLMAN will start working on a new album on January 3rd, 2005.
At the helm in the producer boot will be HERB PEDERSEN.
The album will be Fiddle,Mandolin,Acoustic Guitar, Dobro and Standup Bass and possibly some Accordion overdubs.
The album should be released on the SOVEREIGN label in June 2005.
Other artists on the Sovereign label include: Loudon Wainwright, Heart, The Crickets, Dave Grusin...
ROGER McGUINN's concert at XM Studios from 5/7/2004 is officially available for download from eMusic.
http://www.emusic.com/artist/11564/11564196.html
Tracks:
| 1 | My Back Pages | |||
| 2 | Gate Of Horn | |||
| 3 | He Was A Friend Of Mine | |||
| 4 | She Don't Care About Me | |||
| 5 | The Bells Of Rhymney | |||
| 6 | Mr. Spaceman | |||
| 7 | You Ain't Going Nowhere | |||
| 8 | Pretty Boy Floyd | |||
| 9 | I Want To Grow Up To Be A Politician | |||
| 10 | Lover Of The Bayou | |||
| 11 | Chestnut Mare | |||
| 12 | Going Back | |||
| 13 | Ballad Of Easy Rider | |||
| 14 | Wasn't Born To Follow | |||
| 15 | I Lost My Driving Wheel | |||
| 16 | Don't You Write Her Off | |||
| 17 | American Girl | |||
| 18 | King Of The Hill | |||
| 19 | Mr. Tambourine Man | |||
| 20 | Turn, Turn, Turn | |||
| 21 | Eight Miles High |
DAVID CROSBY' OH YES I CAN album has just been re-released on CD. All tracks have been newly remastered.
RICK ROBERTS (ex- Flying Burrito Brothers and Firefall) solo albums from 1972 and 1973 will be re-released on one CD
on the Gott Discs label (from the UK) on December 13th, 2004.
WINDMILLS features Chris Hillman and David Crosby.
SHE IS A SONG was produced by and features Chris hillman.
TERRY MELCHER, who produced The Byrds' MR TAMBOURINE MAN, TURN TURN TURN, BALLAD OF EASY RIDER, UNTITLED and BYRDMANIAX albums, has died
From AP...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Terry Melcher, a record producer and songwriter who
aided the careers of Ry Cooder, the Byrds and the Beach Boys, has died, his
publicist announced Saturday. He was 62. Melcher, the son of actress Doris Day,
died Friday night at his Beverly Hills home after a long battle with melanoma.
Melcher co-wrote the hit song "Kokomo" for the Beach Boys. The song
was used in the movie "Cocktail" and was nominated for a Golden Globe
in 1988 for best original song. He also performed on the Beach Boys album
"Pet Sounds."
In the early 1960s, Melcher began singing as a solo act and later paired with
future Beach Boy Bruce Johnston to form the group Bruce & Terry. The pair
had several hits, then went on to form the Rip Chords, which recorded the 1964
hit
"Hey, Little Cobra." In the mid-1960s, Melcher joined Columbia Records
as a producer. Working with
the Byrds, he produced their top-selling version of Bob Dylan's "Mr.
Tambourine Man" and other hits, including "Turn, Turn, Turn."
Melcher also produced hit songs for Paul Revere and the Raiders and worked with
Gram Parsons, the Mamas and the Papas, and Ry Cooder. He served as the executive
producer of his mother's CBS show, "The Doris Day Show," from 1968 to
1972 and co-produced her mid-1980s show, "Doris Day's Best Friends."
Melcher also helped run his mother's charitable activities, including the Doris
Day Animal Foundation.
In 1969, his name became linked with the grisly Charles Manson murders. Melcher
once rented the home where actress Sharon Tate and a group of her friends were
murdered by Manson followers. Rumors circulated that Melcher, who knew Manson,
was the real target because he had turned Manson down for a record contract. Los
Angeles police discounted the rumors. Melcher had since moved to Malibu, and
police established that Manson knew of his new address.
Available now on REV-OLA is a compilation CD called "OUT OF NOWHERE: The White Whale Story' Volume 2".
This compilation includes both sides of a rare single by Christmas Spirit:
CHRISTMAS IS MY TIME OF YEAR and WILL YOU BELIEVE IN ME.
Christmas Spirit includes members of the Turtles, Linda Ronstadt and others.
Clarence White, Gram Parsons and Gene Parsons play and sing on these tracks, which were until now only available
on the original single.
Complete Tracks Listing:
1
Little Girl Little Boy Odyssey
2 I'll Be In Answer
3 Blackmail Dalton & Montgomery
4 Superman 45 mix Clique
5 Fine And Dandy Everpresent Fullness
6 Why Do You Smile Answer
7 Goin' It Alone Bears
8 Work It Out That Way Bears
9 It'll All Wash Away With The Rain Brothers
10 Today Is Today Brothers
11 Out Of Nowhere Nino & April
12 Break Of Dawn JK & Co.
13 Little Children JK & Co.
14 Make Me Laugh Rainy Daze
15 Space Walker Rainy Daze
16 Just You Wait Scott, Walter
17 Honey You Can Take It Back Gray, Dobie
18 What A Way To Go Gray, Dobie
19 Beautiful People O'Dell, Kenny
20 Groovy Relationship O'Dell, Kenny
21 Cheyenne Horses
22 Two Of Us Shake
23 Christmas Is My Time Of
Year Christmas Spirit
24 Will You Still Believe In Me Christmas Spirit
25 Room New FBI Band
A Byrds CD with Gene Clark songs only is planned for release on January 24, 2005:
"SET YOU FREE - Gene Clark In The Byrds 1964-1973" on Raven Records.
Track listing:
1.
THE REASON WHY
2. PLEASE LET ME LOVE YOU
3. YOU SHOWED ME (Electric)
4. BOSTON
5. TOMORROW IS A LONG WAYS AWAY (Acoustic vers.)
6. FOR ME AGAIN
7. I KNEW I'D WANT YOU (Electric)
8. HERE WITHOUT YOU
9. SHE HAS A WAY
10. I'LL FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER
11. YOU WON'T HAVE TO CRY
12. SHE DON'T CARE ABOUT TIME
13. THE WORLD TURNS ALL AROUND HER
14. NEVER BEFORE (THE DAY WALK)
15. SET YOU FREE THIS TIME
16. IF YOU'RE GONE
17. EIGHT MILES HIGH
18. SHE'S THE KIND OF GIRL
19. ONE IN A HUNDRED
20. CHANGING HEART
21. COWGIRL IN THE SAND
22. FULL CIRCLE
Byrds percussionist and long time roadie JIMMI SEITER writes to Byrds Flyght's Guest Book
Jimmi Seiter ( jduke46684@aol.com)"I was so much a part of the Byrds that reading these comments makes me feel like we did a good thing for so many people. The band and the players that played in the band were all my friends and I miss those that have passed on. Those days were so special, the times, the music, and the people. I have so many fond memories of those days in my minds eye. I hope that you all keep up the dream that the Byrds took to the world. Thanks."
Jimmi Seiter currently sells exclusive pictures of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers on eBay.
His eBay ID
is dukiewoods
Roger McGuinn and Bob Dylan co-writer JACQUES LEVY dies
From Rolling Stone:
http://www.rollingstone.com/
Dylan Lyricist Levy Dies -
Broadway, rock & roll writer was sixty-nine
Jacques Levy, musical theater director and lyricist for songs recorded by Bob
Dylan and the Byrds, died of cancer last Thursday at Beth Israel Medical Center
in New York. He was 69 years old.
A New York native, Levy got his start practicing clinical psychology in Topeka,
Kansas, but switched to a career in musical theater in the Sixties. His biggest
success was as the director of 1969's Oh! Calcutta! and its revival in 1976.
Levy later went on to direct a Broadway musical version of the comic strip
Doonesbury in 1983 and pen the lyrics for last year's Broadway adaptation of
Fame.
To rock & roll fans, Levy is best known as Bob Dylan's collaborator on the
1975 album Desire. He co-wrote seven of the nine songs on the album, including
the famous "Hurricane" -- about the jailed boxer Reuben
"Hurricane" Carter -- as well as "Mozambique" and
"Isis."
Levy also co-wrote "Chestnut Mare" and "Just a Season" with
Byrds guitarist and vocalist Roger McGuinn. The songs appeared on the band's
1970 album Untitled. Levy's songs were also recorded by artists ranging from
Carly Simon to country star Crystal Gayle.
Levy is survived by his wife and two children.
Old footage by The FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS appears in a movie (DVD release planned on 11/2/2004)
"In 1970, a trainload of rock's elite (The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Band and others) rocked, rolled and jammed their way across Canada in an extended bacchanal. Never-before-seen footage immortalizes performances that capture the spirit of an unforgettable age."
The Flying Burrito Brothers (with Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke but minus Gram Parsons) are seen performing a live version of LAZY DAY
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TORONTO (AP) -- Jerry Garcia jamming
with bluesman Buddy Guy. Acid-laced whiskey pouring from bottle to mouth. Music
legends howling till all hours as their train roars across the Canadian
countryside. "I don't know where you've been all week,'' Janis Joplin tells
a Calgary crowd near the end of the documentary ``Festival Express,'' but we've
been at a party.''
The film that premiered at last week's Toronto International Film Festival
chronicles the last of the true '60s rock tribal gatherings, a 1970 train tour
of three Canadian cities by some of the era's greatest performers. Unique
footage from the train brings to life one of rock's lingering myths -- the
traveling party that no one wanted to end. ``I'll carry it the rest of my
life,'' Guy says in the film. ``The chance to be with Janis and Jerry -- things
like that only happen once in a lifetime.'' Or as Garcia sang in ``Might As
Well,'' his homage to the tour on his 1976 ``Reflections'' album: ``Never had
such a good time in my life before. .... I want to take that ride again.''
After years of litigation that tied up rights to more than 50 hours of film and
sound, ``Festival Express'' got a standing ovation at its premiere from some of
those who took part -- and others who wished they had. The film is about a tour
that promoters Ken Walker and Thor Eaton wanted to be the Canadian Woodstock, a
year after the real thing and six months after Altamont, the California festival
that descended into violence and was considered the death of the '60s ideal of
``peace, love and music.'' Lacking a venue for one big festival, Walker said
that he decided to stage four concerts in different cities -- Toronto, Winnipeg,
Calgary and Vancouver -- with the performers traveling on a private 17-car
train complete with diners, sleepers and
lounges full of music equipment. From a business standpoint, it was a disaster.
A group called the May 4 Movement -- named for the date of the Kent State
shootings six weeks earlier -- thinned attendance with violent protests against
the $15 ticket price. The tour went bankrupt, halting after the Calgary show,
and lost more than $1 million. The footage tells another story -- a bacchanalian
journey of pre-eminent talents given the freedom to just hang out together,
whether on the train or at the outdoor shows. Most of the film is from the
concerts -- Garcia crooning ``this darkness got to give'' as the closing refrain
of ``New Speedway Boogie,'' the Dead's take on the Altamont disaster; powerful
performances by the Band of ``Slippin' and Slidin''' and ``The Weight''; Guy
ripping through ``Money''; the Flying Burrito Brothers minus Gram Parsons
(who had been kicked out for his drug use) doing Parsons' ``Lazy Day'' with
future Eagle Bernie Leadon singing. ``I sort of remember the feeling of
being on stage without Gram,'' Leadon said in an interview the night before the
premiere. ``Like, oh no, it's just us. Step up there, remember those lyrics,
sing.'' Then there is Joplin, decked out in full ``Pearl'' regalia with a pink
feather boa in her hair, unleashing her raw power in ``Cry Baby'' and the final
concert song of the film, ``Tell Mama.'' The camera stays with her for the
entirety of both songs, capturing every nuance of her howling delivery. Joplin's
death from a heroin overdose three months later was one of several reasons the
Festival Express tour, and its footage, remained unknown for so long. Legal
wrangling over the bankruptcy included a battle between Walker and Willem
Poolman, producer of the filming of the tour, over rights to the footage. Gavin
Poolman, Willem's son and one of the film's producers, told how the working copy
of the footage spent years in his family's garage.
Because the issue remained unsettled in
court, the negatives ended up in the Canadian national archives and were
recovered in the 1990s. Bob Smeaton, a two-time Grammy-winning producer, signed
on as director and Eddie Kramer, who produced gems with Jimi Hendrix, Led
Zeppelin and countless others, handled the mix. Much of the dynamic footage was
shot by Peter Biziou, a cinematographer who later won an Academy Award for
``Mississippi Burning.''
According to Smeaton, ``Festival Express'' might well be the last great film
from the era, joining ``Woodstock,'' ``Gimme Shelter'' and a few others. ``There
isn't anything else in the vaults anywhere,'' he said. ``It doesn't exist. This
is like finding the Holy Grail.''
CHRIS HILLMAN receives an award.
An
excerpt from the article on Tennessean.com
A final lifetime achievement award went to Chris Hillman, whose work has placed
pins all over Americana's roots music roadmap. Hillman began his career in
bluegrass but wound up in rock band The Byrds. The group made the seminal
country-rock album "Sweetheart of the Rodeo". Hillman played in other
country-rock bands, then wound up as a mainstream country artist in the 1980s
with the Desert Rose Band.
Hillman
smiled at his award, said a few words, then walked mid-stage to sing Wheels, a
song he wrote with Gram Parsons and recorded as a member of the Flying Burrito
Brothers. He dedicated the song to Parsons' daughter, Polly, and to Grand Ole
Opry member Skeeter Davis, who died Sunday.
When the long-haired Byrds were treated roughly by an Opry audience in the
1960s, Hillman explained that Davis was the only Opry member to offer words of
support.
The Desert Rose Band's last CD LIFE GOES ON will be available in the USA in early november from SIERRA RECORDS.
Unavailable for more since the late '90s and never released in the United States, this 1993 release was the last album recorded by the Desert Rose Band. Sierra is pleased to announce that they are accepting advance orders for this November 2nd release which will not be available from any other retail, mail order or internet outlet. With its prophetic album title song 'Life Goes On', this may have been the Desert Rose Band's best album ever! With only a couple of the band's US releases barely in print but soon to be deleted, this is a great opportunity to hear once again what a real country band sounds like! Most of the songs were co-written by Chris Hillman, which were and are some of his best ever. He was joined by original members Herb Pedersen on beautiful harmony vocals and Bill Bryson on bass with then new members, Tom Brumley (legendary steel player with Buck Owens and Rick Nelson), Jeff Ross on lead guitar and Tim Grogan, drums. Returning to their original producers, they were joined by special guests Sam Bush, Tony Rice, Al Perkins and original band member John Jorgenson. Even after ten years, what a way to say "Adios!"
Songs: WHAT ABOUT LOVE / NIGHT AFTER NIGHT / WALK ON BY / LOVE'S REFUGEES / LIFE GOES ON / THAT'S NOT THE WAY / TILL IT'S OVER / HOLD ON / A LITTLE RAIN / THROW ME A LIFELINE.
SUNDAZED RECORDS will re-release Gram Parsons & The International Submarine Band's CD SAFE AT HOME in november 2004 with one bonus track.
Details from Sundazed:
"Just before Gram Parsons cut a wide swath through American music with Sweetheart Of The Rodeo-era Byrds and the Flying Burrito Bros., he forged a new musical genre with the seminal 1967 country-rock sides he cut with his legendary International Submarine Band. Sundazed Music, in conjunction with Shiloh Records, is proud to present a compact disc release of the ISB's highly collectible Safe At Home album, taken for the first time from the pristine, two-track stereo LHI-label masters, now sporting accurate original artwork, rare photos and a revealing new essay by noted author Sid Griffin. We've added the last piece to the jigsaw puzzle by remarrying the originally un-issued track "Knee Deep In The Blues" (recorded during the Safe At Home sessions) to this resoundingly important musical statement. It's a young, confident Gram Parsons here, showing the world he's ready for business and firing the first volley in an amazing (if too brief) career that would soon stand the rock 'n' roll world on its ear".
TRACKS:
Blue Eyes / I Must Be Somebody Else
You've Known / A Satisfied Mind /
Folsom Prison Blues And: That's All Right / Miller's Cave / I Still
Miss Someone / Luxury Liner / Strong Boy / Do You Know How It Feels To
Be Lonesome? / BONUS TRACK: Knee Deep In The Blues
Released on September 21 by Sundazed Records is a Boxset titled 'Cancelled Flytes' which contains
5 x 7" vinyl singles by The Byrds.
These singles never really existed. It comprises of mono mixes prepared for release and then shelved by Columbia.
Each 45 rpm single features mono mixes, period accurate picture sleeves, original Columbia labels, rare archival photos and the session details for each recording.
You can see images of the various singles on the
Byrds Singles page
1) Chimes Of Freedom / Bells Of Rhymney
2) It's All Over Now Baby Blue / She Don't Care About Time
3) The Times They Are A'Changin' / She Has A Way
4) I Know You Rider / Pyschodrama City PREVIOUSLY
UNAVAILABLE MONO MIXES
5) My Back Pages / It Happens Each Day
The next ROGER MCGUINN CD will be an instrumental album of Christmas Songs (hopefully out for Christmas 2004).
More news when available.
ROGER MCGUINN appears with one song on the STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER Tribute CD.
Stephen Collins Foster (considered by many as the father of folk singers-songwriters) died approximately 140 years ago.
Here's the complete tracks listing:
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER: THE SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER
1. Raul Malo - "Beautiful Dreamer"
2. Alison Krauss with Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor - "Slumber My
Darling"
3. BR-549 - "Don't Bet Money On The Shanghai"
4. Alvin Youngblood-Hart - "Nelly Was A Lady"
5. Judith Edelman - "No One To Love"
6. The Duhks - "Camptown Races"
7. John Prine - "My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight"
8. Henry Kaiser - "Autumn Waltz"
9. Beth Nielson Chapman - "In The Eye Abides The Heart"
10. David Ball - "Old Folks At Home" (Swanee River)
11. Michelle Shocked & Pete Anderson - "Oh! Susanna"
12. Grey De Lisle - "Willie We Have Missed You"
13. Mavis Staples - "Hard Times Come Again No More"
14. Ollabelle - "Gentle Annie"
15. Roger McGuinn
- "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair"
16. Suzy Bogguss - "Ah, May The Red Rose Live
Always"
17. Will Barrow - "Holiday Schottisch"
18. Ron Sexsmith - "Comrades Fill No Glass For Me"
More info at www.americanrootspublishing.org and www.stephencollinsfoster.com
BYRDS
related band 
have released their first CD
called ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MAD.
It is filled with Byrds-sounding songs. Actually, it sounds more "Byrds" than any solo album recorded by ex-Byrds
members (except maybe for Roger McGuinn's Back From Rio).
1: I Want You To Know (Gat)
2: I Wanna Fly Away (Schmidt)
3: It's Still Me (Schmidt/Gat)
4: Starbyrd (Schmidt)
5: Sick And Tired Of You (Gat)
6: Equal Minds (Schmidt/Gat)
7: Handle With Care (Lynne/Petty/Dylan/Harrison/Orbison)
8: Chasin' Down The Sun (Lewis/Schmidt/Gat)
9: The Crown Prince and the King (Schmidt/Gat)
10: Back To The Roots (Schmidt)
11: Down By The River (Gat)
12: Just A Little Closer (Schmidt/Gat)
13: (Still) Chasin' Down The Sun (Lewis/Schmidt/Gat)
14: Psychedelic Bridges (Schmidt/Gat)
15: The Tears (C. McGuinn / R. McGuinn) (C) 1983 McGuinn Music (BMI) / April First Music (ASCAP)
16: Mauritius Moon (Schmidt)
17: Road Of Dreams (Schmidt)
BYRDSFLYGHT STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THIS ALBUM
It contains an excellent version of a hitherto unreleased Roger McGuinn / Camilla McGuinn song called THE TEARS
(which Roger performed live in the mid-80s).
Roger helped the band with suggestions for the recording, and Camilla wrote part of the booklet liner notes.
You can order it from this page: http://www.starbyrd.net
A new DAVID CROSBY / GRAHAM NASH double CD is out with 18 new songs
Details at http://crosbynash.com/
Also scheduled:
- CSN - CD of their demos
- CSN - single of CSN rarities
- CSN - remasters of the other classic CSN albums
- CSN DVD - "Daylight Again", available now (only region 1!)
- CSN DVD - "Long Time Comin'" available now (only region 1!)
- CSN DVD - "Acoustic Concert" available now (only region 1!)
- CSNY DVD
- David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name - 5.1 edition with
possible bonus track(s)
- David Crosby - three cd Boxed Set
CLAN MOTHER SONGS, a hitherto tape-only release by Jamie Sams and John York, has now been released on CD
It is out on the RAIN label.
Kim Fowley's new autobiographical movie, now being edited, features music and cameo appearances by John York.
Stay tuned for more info when available.
According to some web sites, Byrds fans can expect a new version of the Box Set (planned released date: 8/3/2004).
From Music Tap:
"Byrds fans should get ready for the next release, New Box Set.
There will also be a separately available New Box Set in DVD video form.
That arrives on August 3"
This is not the first time this new box set is announced...let's cross fingers this time.
According to the SPIN CDs website, Gene Parsons' THE KINDLING COLLECTION will be re-released soon at the end of
May 2004 as a limited edition.
TERRY JONES ROGERS (who was a member of Michael Clarke's Byrds and who later led the
Byrds Celebration with Skip Battin and Gene Parsons), has an interesting new website with pictures,
stories, biography, discography, concert appearances, and much more (past, present and future)...
Byrds
1989: Jerry Sorn, Terry Jones Rogers,
Skip Battin, Michael
Clarke
You can visit it at http://www.terryjonesrogers.com and e-mail Terry at terryjonesrogers@juno.com
You can also read a review (with an interview by Byrds Flyght) ) of the 1996 Byrds Celebration
performance in Brussels, Belgium here:
http://www.geocities.com/byrdsflyght/celebration.htm
Rock / Talk radio pioneer PETER RODMAN will release his CD IMAGINARY LINE in early 2004.
A bonus track (recorded in 1983) will feature the drumming of MICHAEL CLARKE.
See more info on Peter Rodman's website at http://members.aol.com/Peterodman/index.html
PETER
RODMAN (far left), MICHAEL
CLARKE (center) & friends
Picture taken from Peter Rodman's website.
See lots of original, previousy unseen pics of Peter Rodman & musical friends (including Roger McGuinn and
Chris Hillman) on his website.
Sundazed Records plan to release 2 Roger McGuinn solo albums on CD with bonus tracks on October 19, 2004.
The albums are Roger McGuinn & Band and Cardiff Rose. They will contain bonus material and the Columbia master
tapes have been used. The liner notes are from a recent interview with Roger.
The bonus tracks are:
Cardiff Rose: Soul Love (demo) and Dreamland (live)
Roger McGuinn & Band: Wasn't Born To Follow (live) and Chestnut Mare (live)
Released in September by Wounded Bird records is a CD reissue of the Byrds "reunion" album from 1973.
It is a straight re-release of the original CD, with no bonus tracks.
Roger McGuinn will tour the midwest of the USA in october 2004 (26 to 30) as a special guest of The Rock Bottom Remainders, a band including Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Stephen King, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, James McBride, Mitch Albom, Roy Blount, Jr., Matt Groening, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Greg Iles, Josh Kelly, Erasmo Paolo and Sam Barrya.
Visit the band's website for details at http://www.rockbottomremainders.com/
Roger McGuinn pictured in 2003 with Dave Barry, Steve Martin and Ridley Pearson.
Picture taken from Ridley Pearson's website at http://ridleypearson.com/
"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow (founding member of The Flying Burrito Brothers) and his band Burrito Deluxe are kicking off a tour of the British Isles starting on July 11th. The band will visit Ireland, England, Scotland and Northern England.
Another
ex-member of the latter-day Flying Burrito Brothers,
Rick Lonow, is also a
member of the band, as is
Garth
Hudson, of The Band.
The band's website is www.burritodeluxe.com
and there's a link with a complete listing of all tour dates
Their new CD THE WHOLE ENCHILADA will be released in August 2004.
DAVID HEMMINGS HAPPENS album from 1967 will be released on CD at long last on July 5th, 2004.
It will come out on the REV-OLA label from the UK.
Next to vocal and instrumental contributions by Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman, this album also features
David Hemmings' version of an otherwise unreleased song by Gene Clark called BACK STREET MIRROR.
This track was produced by Leon Russell, who used the instrumental backing track already recorded for the
Gene Clark version (planned to appear on his second Columbia LP, that never came out).
You can order your copy directly from Rev-Ola at http://www.revola.co.uk
Chris Hillman is credited with backing vocals on Johnny Rivers' new version of Gene Clark's "I'll Feel A Whole Lot
Better". This song appears on Johnny Rivers' new CD titled REINVENTION HIGHWAY
In a recent (5/20/2004) interview, ROGER MCGUINN said what follows about who played on The Byrds 1990
"Reunion Tracks" recorded for the 4 CDs Box Set:
"When
the Byrds box set came out back in '91, Sony Music said "Well, would you
guys be willing to do some new tracks?", so we went to Nashville and Crosby
and Hillman were there, and we did a couple of songs together; then it was time
to do my song, that Stan Lynch and I had written together called "Love That
Never Dies" right? So Crosby and Hillman bug out. They said "Well you
guys can handle it." [laughter] So Stan Lynch,
They really fooled us, didn't they?
A new Internet Radio Station is on air, that should interest all Byrds fans. CALIFORNIA ONE RADIO is hosted by Gib Guilbeau (ex-Flying Burrito Brothers), Darrell Cotton, Miles G Stowe and others. They're playing great Country, Country Rock, Bluegrass, Folk Rock, Blues, etc...(Flying Burrito Brothers, Gene Parsons, Wayne Moore, Albert Lee, Gib Guilbeau, Bill Hearne, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Michael Hearne, Michael Dart, Mike Stinson, Bill Magee, Cliff Wagner and many, many more...)
Go to: http://www.californiaoneradio.com
GRAM PARSONS' daughter POLLY has launched a new website dedicated to her father.
Visit it at http://gramparsonstribute.com/home.html
A new CD called RARE PERFORMANCE by Roger Bush, Billy Ray Lathum and Clarence White has been released .
There are bonus tracks by The Kentucky Colonels (with Clarence White).
BYRDS
related band
has made 3 tracks available for download.
These tracks are from their forthcoming CD called ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MAD.
The downloads are free, and you can also pre-order their CD from this page: http://www.starbyrd.net
To be released on May 18th, is a CD called DYLAN COUNTRY on the Shout! Factory label.
The title speaks for itself. It contains YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE by The Byrds and 15 other tracks.
A new CD called BAKERSFIELD REBELS is soon to be released, which will feature both CLARENCE WHITE and
GENE PARSONS with the Nashville West Band
Read details at http://members.chello.at/thomas.aubrunner/rebel.htm
France's leading rock monthly magazine ROCK & FOLK features an 8 page BYRDS article
Roger McGuinn's albums ROGER MCGUINN & PEACE ON YOU have been re-released as a "2 on 1"
CD by the BGO (Beat Goes On) label from the U.K.
It comes with a 20 pages booklet with liner notes by John Tobler and lyrics to all songs.
Gene Parsons and Meridian Green's STRINGBENDER RECORDS is closing its doors.
For a short time, between now (early april 2004) and the end of May, they are offering CDs at special prices.
CDs are by Gene Parsons, Meridian Green, Parsons-Green and The Byrds.
Mike Headrick has a new CD out titled STEELS ON WHEELS.
All songs were written or performed by Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons.
Tracks:
1. Devil In Disguise
2. Hickory Wind
3. One Step Forward
4. Juanita
5. Summer Wind
6. Hot Burrito #1
7. Desert Rose
8. Sin City
9. One Hundred Years from Now
10. Wheels
11. I Still Believe In You Now
12. Glass Hearts
13. Brass Buttons
14. Hot Burrito #2
15. Start All Over Again
You can purchase Mike Headrick's CD from his web site: http://countrydiscovery.com/store.php
Here's a review by TOM ISENHOUR (lifted from the Clarence White Forum webpage):
I got it today. Listened to all 15 songs by Byrds/FBB/DRB/GP and this guy is right on the money with capturing the right sound on these songs we all like to hear. It's like a sing alone karaoke CD. You can't help but sing along with this one. He is real dedicated to getting the correct sound and tone the originals put out. In fact he's using the right instruments for it to sound original. You can't get the Sneaky sound unless you got that Fender steel. You need a long pull bender to get the CW sound just right and he's on the money. Almost so perfect in fact I would swear Sneaky, JD, Chris Hillman, CW came into the studio to help him on this project of love and devotion to the roots of countryrock. This guy is so good if Chris wanted to put another DRB on the road this guy could fill in for Jorgeson or JD. I remember Jorgeson would change guitars for just about each song and this guy does too in order to capture the right mood and tone of these songs. I like Steels and this CD is full of steels doing the songs I like best.
Bruce Kula's CD ARS GRATIA WHATEVER (released in 2003) features Roger McGuinn playing and singing on one track.
You can get Bruce Kula's CD from CD BABY at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/brucekula
March 2, 2004 THE BYRDMANIAX / BYRDS FLYGHT DISCOGRAPHY PAGES HAVE MOVED.
HERE ARE THE NEW LINKS:
| The Byrds | |||||
New ROGER MCGUINN CD scheduled for release soon
The CD is called LIMITED EDITION. It is an "electric" CD with a rock feeling. The tracks listing is as follows:
IF I NEEDED SOMEONE (George Harrison song)
PARADE OF LOST DREAMS
SHADY GROOVE
JAMES ALLEY BLUES
ON AND ON
SOUTHBOUND 95
CASTANET DANCE
SHENANDOAH
WHEN THE SAINTS
SAINT JAMES INFIRMARY
MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU
ECHOES LIVE
MADE IN CHINA
You can hear 30 seconds exerpts of each song by visiting Roger' Pages at:
http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/CD_Preview/cd_preview.html
A GENE CLARK / BYRDS TRIBUTE DVD was released in january 2004 in Germany, Europe.
Titled NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN, it is credited to "The Byrds" and shows a picture of the original 5 piece lineup on the front cover.
The lineup is GENE CLARK, JOHN YORK, RICK ROBERTS, BILLY DARNELL (all 4 on them on Guitar & Vocals),
NICKY HOPKINS (piano), CARLOS BERNAL (bass) and GREG THOMAS (drums).
The concert was recorded at Doc Soverinsens Music Showplace, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on January 24th, 1986.
The video and audio quality is excellent. Total length = 63:48 minutes
Apart from the live concert, the DVD also features clips from TV appearances by the Byrds.
The tracks listing is:
Introduction / It´s All Over Now, Baby blue / Mexico / Set You Free This Time / Christine / Mary Sue / So You Want To Be A Rock´n`Roll Star / Eight Miles High / Turn! Turn! Turn!
Bonus Tracks Original Videos (from TV appearances)
So You Want To Be A Rock´n`Roll Star / All I Really Want To Do / Mr. Tambourine Man / Chestnut Mare / The Times They Are A-Changin' / Turn! Turn! Turn!
There also is a written biography of the Byrds.
This DVD seems to be an official release, but Byrds Flyght cannot be 100% sure about it.
A new Internet Radio Station is on air, that should interest all Byrds fans. CALIFORNIA ONE RADIO is hosted by Gib Guilbeau (ex-Flying Burrito Brothers), Darrell Cotton, Miles G Stowe and others. They're playing great Country, Country Rock, Bluegrass, Folk Rock, Blues, etc...(Flying Burrito Brothers, Gene Parsons, Wayne Moore, Albert Lee, Gib Guilbeau, Bill Hearne, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Michael Hearne, Michael Dart, Mike Stinson, Bill Magee, Cliff Wagner and many, many more...)
Go to: http://www.californiaoneradio.com
A previously unreleased album by L.A. duo TWIN ENGINE has just been issued by U.K. label REVOLA.
Among the players on the album are CHRIS HILLMAN, MICHAEL CLARKE and CLARENCE WHITE.
This CD is available from major onlilne mail order websites.
Lifted from the REVOLA website at http://www.revola.co.uk/:
Twin Engine
Twin Engine
CRREV 57
A discovery and a half! This
short-lived L.A. duo that included ex-Poor member/Ballroom songwriter Randy
Naylor along with Constantine Gusias was well respected by their peers just
check out the list of players on the album!
This never-before released album was to be the second production by Joey Stec
and Ralph Scala for their UA deal, changes at the company meant they said
"no thanks" - their loss!
With a cast of players including not one but three Byrds (Chris Hillman, Clarence White, and Michael Clarke) plus the cream of the emergent Hollywood session young guns (Chuck Blackwell, Dywayne Bryant) and even Randy Fuller of the Bobby Fuller 4, this is a west coast post psych treat! In an odd place where softpop met psych and Americana is where Twin engine are at, with Chris Hillman revisiting his days as a jazz bassist *and* a demon mandolin player and Clarence White SMOKIN' with some of his best recorded work, this is a hell of a find!!
A must for fans of The Byrds, Americana, and west coast rock in general, Twin Engine are the missing link to be sure, but one whose eclecticism stands up today better then ever! Great songs, great singing, great playing, exclusive interviews and pictures... what more can you want!
Give My Love A Chance / My Life Gets Better Everyday / Secrets / Mistress Of The Morning / No Time Is Better Then Now / Darlin / Flowered Wall / Can't Keep My Mind Off Of You / Gold Mine / When Will I Be Loved / Song Is Now / Same Train
Spring European Tour planned by GENE PARSONS
Currently known schedule is (lifted from Gene Parsons' STRINGBENDER pages):
March:21 Portsmouth
22 David Hall Arts Centre, South Petherton, Somerset
23 TBA
24 Musician, Leicester
25 New Roscoe, Leeds
26 Bein Inn, Glenfarg, Perth
27 Bein Inn, Glenfarg, Perth
28 Glasgow (with John Hinshelwood)
April:
1 Portalen, Greve (South of Copenhagen)
2 Folkclub, Copenhagen
3 Halkær Kro, Nibe
4 Bruunske Pakhus, Fredericia
5-11 Germany & Switzerland
(we have some offers from Biberach Stadthalle, some others venues in Southern Germany, Bern, Zurich...still TBC)
13-14 Rehearsals and TV in Genova
15-16 Genova, Teatro della Corte:
Viale E.F. Duca d'Aosta, info: +39 010 5342 200 info@teatro-di-genova.it - www.teatro-di-genova.it
ACOUSTIC
NIGHT 4 featuring: Beppe Gambetta, Gene Parsons, Patty Larkin
17
Teatro comunale, Chiasso (Switzerland)
20 TBA
21 TBA
22 TBA
23 TBA
24 TBA
25 TBA
26 TBA
European & UK Booking:
ReStrung Management
Robert Griffith
5 Strettea Lane
Higham
Derbyshire, DE55 6BQ
ENGLAND, U.K.
Tel: 01773 520895 - Mobile: 0779 372 4932 - contact by email!
Rock / Talk radio pioneer PETER RODMAN will release his CD IMAGINARY LINE in early 2004.
A bonus track (recorded in 1983) will feature the drumming of MICHAEL CLARKE.
See more info on Peter Rodman's website at http://members.aol.com/Peterodman/index.html
PETER
RODMAN (far left), MICHAEL
CLARKE (center) & friends
Picture taken from Peter Rodman's website.
See lots of original, previousy unseen pics of Peter Rodman & musical friends (including Roger McGuinn and
Chris Hillman) on his website.
DAVID CROSBY ARRESTED
David Crosby was arrested early Saturday on marijuana and gun possession charges. David Crosby was arrested at the Double Tree Suites Hotel on Broadway with an undisclosed amount of marijuana, a .45-caliber handgun and two knives in his possession.
The arrest didn't last long though, as David appeared with his band CPR in Glenside, PA, on Saturday night.
The new GRAM PARSONS documentary video will be screened by BBC 4 TV on march 5th, 2004.
Here are 2 British press cuttings announcing the broadcast
Iit will be followed by a DVD release (packed with extras) in the spring.
The 1971 eponymous LP by L.A. GETAWAY is set to be released very soon on CD.
L.A. GETAWAY was Joel Scott-Hill (Canned Heat, Flying Burrito Brothers), Chris Ethridge (Flying Burrito Brothers),
Johnny Barbata (Turtles), with Sneaky pete Kleinow, Leon Russell, Dr John, John Sebastian, Spoonder Oldham and Booker T. Jones.
Clarence White also plays on this album (on the title track, written by Chris Ethridge)
BRUCE OAKES has a new CD out called PICKIN' WITH FRIENDS
Appearing on this CD are Gib Guilbeau, Wayne Moore, J.D. Maness, Ray Tapia etc ... .
Bonus tracks on this CD are Bruce Oakes' two singles recorded 1967 and 1968 with Clarence White, Gene Parsons,
Gib Guilbeau, Wayne Moore and the Gosdin Brothers.
You can order this CD direct from the Bruce Oakes web-page: http://www.bruceoakes.com/
The EASY RIDER original soundtrack will be re-released soon as a 2 CDs set with 19 bonus tracks, 2 of
them being YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE by The Byrds and MY UNCLE by The Flying Burrito Brothers.
It will come out on March 23rd, 2004 on the Hip-O label.
LATEST NEWS (Feb 6th): In an e-mail to Byrds Flyght, Chris Hillman confirmed that there would be three concerts only: London, Utrecht and Barcelona. Chris also confirmed that himself and Herb Pedersen will be joined by Bill Bryson and Al Perkins.
CHRIS HILLMAN is scheduled to appear at the 2004 edition (5th edition) of the BLUE HIGHWAYS FESTIVAL in Utrecht,
Holland, on April 17th, 2004.
The artists performing at the festival are:
Chris Hillman
with Herb Pedersen,
Al Perkins
& Bill Bryson,
with 14 other acts
are also on the bill, among others: Rodney
Crowell,
Allison Moorer, Ben Atkins, Fred Eaglesmith, Caitlin Cary as well as a project with 3 solo artists performing together: Phil Lee,
Duane Jarvis (who plays on Gene Clark & Carla Olson's SILHOUETTED IN LIGHT CD) en Joy Lynn White (with Al Perkins).
Thanks to JAAP HINDRIKS who organizes the event. The Blue Highways webpage is at:
http://www2.utrecht.nl/smartsite.dws?id=16508
Chris Hillman is also scheduled to appear in BARCELONA, SPAIN on April 16th and in LONDON, ENGLAND (at the Borderline) (yet unknown date)
Chris Hillman's writing partner Steve Hill will be appearing at the Coffee Gallery in Altadena, California this coming Friday evening, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. Opening for him will be Matt Cartsonis, a great singer in his one right who has played with Warren Zevon, Bryndle (with Kenny Edwards - Linda Ronstadt's band- and Wendy Waldman among others), and John McEuen.
Not sure if Chris
(Hillman) will be joining Steve
Hill this time around, but we are keeping our
fingers crossed.
For more details and reservations go to:
CLARENCE WHITE's daughter Michelle has launched the OFFICIAL CLARENCE WHITE WEBSITE.
It's at http://www.clarence-white.com/
GRAM PARSONS' album G.P. has been re-released in Japan as a CD in a cardboard sleeve with OBI
Sundazed Records has released two ROGER MCGUINN CDs with bonus tracks.
ROGER McGUINN (eponymous)
TRACKS:I'm So Restless / My New Woman / Driving Wheel / Draggin' / Time Cube / Bag Full Of Money / Hanoi Hannah / Stone / Heave Away / MLinda / The Water Is Wide
BONUS TRACKS:
Jamaica Say You Will (previously unissued - with DAVID CROSBY on harmony vocals) / John, John (previously unissued)
PEACE ON YOU
TRACKS:Peace On You / Without You / Going To The Country / (Please Not) One More Time / Same Old Sound / Do What You Want To / Together / Better Change / Gate Of Horn / The Lady
BONUS TRACK:
Rock & Roll Time (previously unissued)
Former BYRDS drummer JOHN GUERIN died unexpectedly on January 5th, 2004.
JOHN GUERIN, a well-known session drummer who played on hundreds of albums, replaced Gene Parsons as the Byrds drummer in September 1972, and remained with them until February 1973.
A much in-demand session drummer, he performed with the Byrds only when his studio scheduled permitted, often being replaced by other musicians at performances.
His only official appearance on a Byrds record is on the BANJOMAN original soundtrack LP.
He might also be playing on some of the bonus tracks on the remastered FARTHER ALONG cd.
He also appeared with the band on several TV performances.
He
played drums for Roger McGuinn, Gram Parsons, Skip Battin, Herb Pedersen, J.D.
Souther, Eric Andersen, Joni Mitchell, Cass Elliot, Frank Zappa, Todd Rundgren,
David Blue, Severin Browne, Rick Cunha, Ned Doheny, Randy Edelman, Everly
Brothers, Art Garfunkel, George Harrison, Association, Joan Baez, Waylon
Jennings, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstadt, Buffy
Sainte-Marie, Monkees, Aaron Neville, Harry Nilsson, Danny O'Keefe, Tom Pacheco,
Shawn Phillips, Bonnie Raitt, Kenny Rankin, Seals & Crofts, Lou Rawls, Emitt
Rhodes, Terence Boylan, Bobby Caldwell, Bread, Jimmie Spheeris, Libby Titus,
Stephen Bishop, Carnie and Wendy Wilson, Allan Taylor, Thelonious Monk, Gerry
Mulligan, Chet Baker, Ray Brown, Larry Carlton, John Pizzarelli, Jean-Luc Ponty,
Roger Kellaway, Milt Jackson, Gene Ammons, Howard Roberts, Ben Sidran,
Singers Unlimited, Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae, Liza Minnelli, Diane Schuur, and
many more...
Please note that DAVE GLEASON's WASTED DAYS new CD MIDNIGHT, CALIFORNIA
will be released worldwide on March 9th, 2004 on the Well-Worn records label.
Guests
include JOE GOLDMARK (pedal steel), MICHAEL MONTALTO (red meat), BART DAVEPORT,
THOM MOORE, GREG LOIACONO (mother hips), DAVID IMMERGLUCK (counting crows) and DAN
EISENBERG (ryan adams band)
Dave Gleason's web pages are at http://www.dave-gleason.com
New CD out:
TUT AND CLARENCE FLATPICKING by TUT TAYLOR and CLARENCE WHITE ( CD on Tut Taylor's TUTLEE label)
You can order it directly from Tut Taylor's webpage at
http://webpages.charter.net/tutbro/tutclarence.html
Imagine how thrilled Byrds Flyght's webmaster was when he found this double CD in Germany:
Unfortunately, his disappointment was bigger than his expectations, as the song is actually Johnny Cash's version!
Purchase your own numbered CD with TWO EXCLUSIVE GENE CLARK RECORDINGS!
New shipping costs and payment details added 10/22/2003
Click HERE for details
DON'T MISS THIS UNIQUE OPORTUNITY!
The Tribute CDr of Gene Clark songs performed by members of the Gene Clark Yahoo! Mailing List is now out. It is called HERE WITHOUT YOU.
You can subscribe by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GeneClarkList
Another GRAM PARSONS tribute event called SLEEPLESS NIGHTS / GRAM PARSONS TRIBUTE will be taking place in San Francisco on JANUARY 17th, 2004.
Featured
artists are Eric
Shea
/
Bart
Davenport
/
Dave
Gleason /
Sin
City
All-Stars
/
Northern
Lights ...and
more.
Rare live appearance by GENE PARSONS
An all-acoustic night will take place in UKIAH, CA. on January 16th, 2004, featuring:
Dave
Gleason
The
Gentlekin
Bart
Davenport
Jan
Norberg
Adam
Josef
plus
special guest Gene Parsons
David Hemmings' connection with the Byrds is his DAVID HEMMINGS HAPPENS LP, which features an exclusive Gene Clark song (BACK STREET MIRROR). Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman also appear on the album as players and songwriters.
Firefall's UNDERTOW and CLOUDS ACROSS THE SUN LPs have been released on 1 CD on the WOUNDED BIRD label
Michael Clarke appears on UNDERTOW only
A second set of 7 CDs in cardboard sleeves by THE BYRDS has just been released in Japan.
DR BYRDS & MR HYDE
BALLAD OF EASY RIDER
UNTITLED/UNISSUED (double)
BYRDMANIAX
FARTHER ALONG
GREATEST HITS
BLUEGRASS FAVORITES by THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUIRREL BARKERS (with Chris Hillman) has been re-released on CD on the ACE label from the U.K.
Details can be found at the ACE website at http://www.acerecords.co.uk/gotrt/nov03/cdwikk237.html
The GRAM PARSONS TRIBUTE CONCERT that was held in London, England on November 15th, 2003, was recorded by the BBC. You can now listen to the perfomance by clicking here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/out/festivals2003/wbnashville/index.shtml
GRAM PARSONS Tribute Concert to be held in London, UK
EVAN
DANDO, ED
HARCOURT and
JIM LAUDERDALE
are to headline 'STANDING IN THE SHADOW OF
THE GRIEVOUS ANGEL' on November 15 in a
tribute concert to country-rock legend GRAM
PARSONS.
Taking
place at London's Islington Union Chapel as part of the Barbican's 'Way Beyond
Nashville' season, the intimate gig will mark the 30th anniversary of Gram
Parsons’ death - aged just 26 - which
fell on September 19. The line-up will also include Grand
Drive, The Coal Porters, Adam
Masterson and Gram
Parsons' only child Polly
Parsons.
The
Sin City All Stars,
featuring BJ Cole,
will be the house band for the event.
Gram
Parsons found fame through The
International Submarine Band,
The
Byrds, The
Flying Burrito Brothers as well as through
his solo work, though tragically died on September 19, 1973 when he overdosed on
morphine and tequila at The Joshua Tree Inn in the Californian desert.
His
death also took a bizarre twist when road manager Phil
Kaufman stole Gram
Parsons' body, took it back to the desert,
doused it in petrol and burned it.
California country band DAVE GLEASON'S WASTED DAYS recorded a unreleased/unheard GRAM PARSONS song on their self titled debut cd on Well Worn records in 2002. The song was pulled from a bootleg cassette, and it is called "FUNKY STRING QUARTET".
Details at http://www.dave-gleason.com
GENE CLARK and CARLA OLSON's So Rebellious A Lover CD will be re-released soon with bonus tracks.
BONUS TRACKS NOW KNOWN!
Posted by Saul Davis:
Lifted from the Gene Clark Internet Forums:
"The So Rebellious A Lover added tracks are: Changes (from True Voices), Day For Night (from The Textones album Through The Canyon), Jokers Are Wild (from The Textones album Back In Time), Winning Hand (previously unreleased but from the same 1985 Gene Clark/Textones sessions as Day For Night, Jokers Are Wild and the next track), Lover's Turnaround (from the UK edition of So Rebellious A Lover) and Broken Hearts & Broken Dreams (from Carla Olson's European-only self-titled solo album from 1988)."
|
BYRDS FLYGHT COMMENT: It leaves us with one previously officially unreleased track only. WINNING HAND was until now only available on unofficial CDs and tapes |
Lifted from Carla Olson's website at http://www.carlaolson.com:
NEWS:
The long awaited re-release of the Gene Clark & Carla Olson album So Rebellious A Lover is due October 28th on Fuel2000 Records (MCA Universal). It features 6 rare bonus tracks -some never before issued in the U.S.
Now confirmed by Saul Davis:
Lifted from the Gene Clark Internet Forums:
"It's official at long last! So Rebellious A Lover by Gene & Carla will be reissued on November 4th by Fuel2000 Records via MCA Universal with added tracks and photos. (This edition is dedicated to photographer & pal Gary Nichamin who passed away recently)."
JOHN YORK writes to Byrds Flyght about his newly released CD
John York and Yukiko Matsuyama have just released their first CD together entitled "Koto".
Here's what John writes to Byrds Flyght (reprinted with permission):
Hi
Raoul,
The CD is called "KOTO." Yukiko Matsuyama is a brilliant koto player from Osaka, Japan. We have been playing concerts together for a couple of years. Some of the cuts were recorded live at those concerts and some were recorded at my studio. Except for the Beatle tune "Tomorrow Never Knows," all the music is original, composed by Yukiko, myself and artist Sumi Nakano in various combinations. Some cuts are instrumental and some have vocals. I sing in Japanese and English. I play 12 string, slide and gu zheng (a Chinese table harp). Yukiko plays koto (Japanese zither) and gu zheng as well.
The image of this CD is the artwork on the cover entitled "Koto". It has a poem in Japanese stitched into it. I learned the poem and set it to music. So I had to sing it in Japanese. Another poem by Sumi Nakano I sing in English and Japanese. It is very new musical territory. A new musical bridge. You know I consider this my musical mission in life. (Remember "Sacred Path Songs"?) Any way, I hope your website visitors will find this CD inviting. And thanks again for all your inspiration and assistance.
Best wishes, John York
The CD is only available through John York at the moment. The price is $20.00 US which also covers postage inside US and handling. Checks should be made out to John York and sent to John York, P.O Box 261, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
JOHN YORK in a video webcast
You can now see pictures and read a short review of this event by clicking HERE
Message from singer/songwriter
Robb Strandlund (ex
Flying Burrito Brothers):
"Just a little heads up that this Thursday, the 9th of October, I will be
doing a 'Robb Strandlund and Friends' night at Kulaks Woodshed http://www.kulakswoodshed.com/
This will be a live three hour webcast beginning at 8 PM Pacific time. My guests will be John York and Pat Brayer."
Forthcoming JOHN YORK concert
On Saturday October
18 at 8 pm, John York
and John Charlillo
will perform at the
Claremont Forum 111. S. College Ave in Claremont CA. (Info: 909-626-3066)
Roger McGuinn-less Byrds concert in 1967? Yes, it happened!
In october 1967, Gene Clark briefly rejoined The Byrds after David Crosby had been fired. Before the end of october, he left again. Then, in november 1967, it was Michael Clarke's turn to leave. He was replaced by Kevin Kelley, and the lineup (as from the end of november 1967) was Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and Kevin Kelley. The band was booked to appear at the Winterland, San Francisco in december 1967. Roger McGuinn came down with the flu, and was unable to perform. Gene Clark was called to fill in, and the lineup for this particular performance was Gene Clark(playing a Gretsch), Chris Hillman and Kevin Kelley.
Anyone owning a recording of this performance, please step forward!
Here's a picture of the complete poster from which the SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO cover was
taken from
MULESKINNER (with Clarence White) album A POT POURRI OF BLUEGRASS JAM has been released
on CD in june 2003 (DBK Records reference 503)
Sony France has released The Byrds' Younger Than Yesterday album and Gene Clark's Echoes in digipack
CD format in August 2003. Roger McGuinn's Cardiff Rose was released in that format six months ago.
Here's a nice pic of this FOLD OUT DIGIPACK release of Gene Clark's ECHOES
And here's a pic of THE BYRDS's YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY
Here's an image of Gene Clark's controversial CD UNDER THE SILVERY MOON
(released september 2003)
New BYRDS compilation released in the U.K. :
MOJO presents...an Introduction to THE BYRDS
(24 classic tracks - all previously released)
The 2 CDs reissue of SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO by The BYRDS and The INTERNATIONAL
SUBMARINE BAND is out! - read a review (thanks to Bob Wall)
The
reissue of Sweetheart Of The Rodeo is out in the U.S.. - I picked up a copy
last night. (I believe that the new Byrds Box Set is the item that has
been postponed until 2004). In brief, the packaging for the Legacy edition is
very nice - the CDs come in what can be described as a gatefold digipack
(after you remove the vinyl slip cover with titles and promo blurbs). The
first fold out contains a silhouette-type band on stage picture (only Mcguinn's
features appear out of shadow) against a yellowish backdrop with the
band's name appearing twice and the same yellow flowers that appear in the
shape of a heart serving as a border. In turn, these open up to reveal
color photos of Chris, Gram and Roger on the left and the full band on the
right (again with the yellow flower borders). The discs sit in the middle
panels above photos of the session tape box cover notes. The left panel
contains a pocket in which the booklet sits. David Fricke's essay is
informative and acknowledges Mcguinn, Hillman, Lloyd Green, Jon Corneal, Rick
Clark and Steve Fishell for "their insights and contributions". Biggest
omissions: actual session credits and discussion of the newly presented
outtakes and rehearsals (for example, why these takes were chosen).
Byrds
Flyght's observations as to the inclusion of the ISB tracks are well
warranted. I feel they are somewhat akin to the early Crosby tracks that
were grafted onto the Preflyte sessions. Nice to have (for those who didn't
have them already), but not of a piece with the main dish. It would have made
as much sense to include earlier forays by the Byrds into country. For
that matter, it would have been a major coup if they had unearthed the rumored
sessions featuring Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, Clarence White, Gib Guilbeau
& Gene Parsons (the "prototype Burritos"). But I digress - those
aren't really part of the Sweetheart story. I assume that the Grand Ole Opry
performance isn't available or of sufficient quality to release but they
would've been more appropriate. Similarly, live recordings from the Parsons-Byrds
era might have been interesting but again the quality of the performance
and/or recording might have prevented this. I need to spend more time with the
outtakes but the first run through sounded interesting. This release atones
somewhat for the bizarre decision to omit the Gram Parsons lead vocals from
the original album reissue. Oh, I almost forgot: "All I Have Are Memories"
is a nice treat (and writing credit goes to Kevin Kelley, not White/Green as
per Lloyd Green's interview.)
Bob
Wall
Another Gram Parsons documentary movie in the make
Gram Parsons Film Nearing Completion News
on a new project nearing completion: "Thirty years after his untimely
death, a thoroughly researched and internationally produced documentary film
about the musical legend Gram Parsons is in the works and expected to be
finished still this year. His exciting biography, the bizarre circumstances of
his early death and his important role in the development of popular music are
major themes of the documentary "Fallen Angel Gram Parsons" which is a
co-production of the Berlin- and Düsseldorf-based Spothouse production company
and the BBC. The film director and musician Gandulf Hennig is working to
complete this project in the Fall of this year on location exactly where the
events took place. This fusion of interviews with Gram Parsons' contemporaries
and those who followed in his footsteps combined with rare footage of his
performances is overseen by the American music journalist and GP-biographer Sid
Griffin. In this film, friends and colleagues of Gram Parsons as well as today's
music stars have their chance to speak.
"We've been working on getting this film together for five years, and it
took some real convincing to get some of the interviewees on board," says
Hennig. "Sid Griffin and I traveled through the USA, visited places where
Gram Parsons lived and spoke with many of his personal and musical
contemporaries. "Due to Gram's continually growing legend now, thirty years
after his tragic death, it is high time to reevaluate the person Gram Parsons
and his effect on the music world. The film is produced by Gandulf Hennig and
Alfred Holighaus. The Executive Producer is Mark Cooper, Creative Head of BBC
Music Entertainment. German television stations have also agreed to support the
film, including the Bavarian broadcaster Bayrische Rundfunk. Worldwide
distribution of the film, which is mainly shot on location in the USA, is being
handled by the Munich-based firm Telepool. Production preparation was backed by
the Film Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia, Filmstifung NRW. The film is
expected to be aired on the BBC early next year and play in European theaters
next Spring."
http://www.americana-uk.com/html/news.html
Rejected Artwork for Byrds CD
The April 30th, 1977 reunion of Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark and Chris Hillman at the
Hammersmith Odeon in London was recorded by the BBC, and released a few years ago.
The European release was a double CD called THREE BYRDS LAND IN LONDON
The US release was a shorter, single CD called THREE BYRDS IN LONDON
Here are images of two rejected artwork projects for this release.
Thanks to Barry Ballard
Lifted From BYRDS FLYGHT'sGuestbook:
Forthcoming
on Ace/Big Beat Records:
THE GOSDIN BROTHERS “SOUNDS OF GOODBYE”
Reissue Producer: Alec Palao
Available: October 2003
Big Beat announces the latest and most eagerly anticipated volume of its
acclaimed vintage country-rock reissue programme, past instalments of which have
anthologised Guilbeau & Parsons and Clarence White. We now take great pride
in presenting the first-ever retrospective devoted to The Gosdin Brothers, a duo
best known as the launch pad for future country superstar Vern Gosdin, but in
hindsight one of the finest and unwittingly cutting edge acts of the late 1960s
Bakersfield country rock renaissance.
The Gosdin Brothers 1968 album “Sounds Of Goodbye” is nowadays regarded as
one of the most satisfying blends of country, pop and folk-rock that the era
produced, yet because at the time it was aimed at the country market rather than
the hip scene, the record, and indeed the acts importance, has been overshadowed
by the frankly more copy-worthy Byrds and Burritos. As charter members of the
country rock brotherhood that included Clarence White, Gib Guilbeau and Gene
Parsons – all of whom provided the sparkling musical support for the duos
studio recordings – Vern and Rex Gosdin brought a knowing savvy to the music
that was tempered by the innocent freshwater sensibilites of their stunning
harmonies, and the unsurpassed warmth of Verns lead vocal. With its array of
fine songs, and sympathetic production by maverick Gary Paxton, “Sounds Of
Goodbye” is a true jewel of early country rock.
Paxton had steered the Gosdins to success in the country field with the 1967 hit
“Hangin’ On”, but the popularity of this plaintive country ballad obscured
the fact that Vern and Rex had shared management and toured with the Byrds for
two years prior, most famously contributing to Gene Clarks eponymous solo LP,
but also recording superb folk-rock of their own, on obscure singles and
unissued sessions.
This compilation collects together the contents of the “Sounds Of Goodbye”
album and its attendant non-LP Bakersfield International sides, along with
unreleased material and esoteric singles, including the Gosdins legendary Edict
45. Produced by Chris Hillman, this record was cut in December 1966, features
accompaniment from Hillman, Michael Clarke and Clarence White, and is thereby
tantamount to an outtake from Genes LP or even “Younger Than Yesterday”.
Additionally, we are most proud to include a previously unknown outtake from the
session, “Tell Me”, the jaw-dropping final thirty seconds of which are
concrete proof that technically and melodically, Clarence was already in a class
of his own on electric guitar. Yep, it’s that good.
As with the previous volumes, the package comes with lengthy liner notes
detailing the career of the Gosdins in the mid-1960s, with contributions from
those involved, and plenty of visuals too.
TRACKLISTING
1. SOUNDS OF GOODBYE
2. TELL ME* (Byrds fans take note- features Hillman, Clarke, White)
3. THERE MUST BE A SOMEONE (Byrds fans take note – original version of tune
from Ballad Of Easy Rider)
4. WOMAN’S DISGRACE
5. MULTIPLE HEARTACHES
6. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
7. THE VICTIM
8. UNCOMMITTED MAN*
9. CATCH THE WIND
10. SHE’S GONE
11. NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO (Byrds fans take note- features Hillman, Clarke,
White)
12. HANGIN’ ON
13. WISHIN’*
14. LOUISIANA MAN
15. I’LL LIVE TODAY*
16. FOR US TO FIND
17. ONE HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW (Byrds fans take note- features Hillman, Clarke,
White)
18. BOWLING GREEN
19. I’LL LIVE WITH GOD*
20. THE FIRST TIME
21. LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE
22. SHE STILL WISHES I WERE YOU
23. HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS
24. LET IT BE ME*
* previously unissued. All tracks recorded 1966-68
Who plays steel guitar on SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO ?
Llyod Green tells it all :
Lifted
from the Steel Guitar Forum:
"Unfortunately,
the steel players, J. D. Maness and myself, were never identified by song on the
previous two "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" releases. Yet a third one will
shortly be out on Sony in a double CD, with all the additional takes on each
song, some as many as 15 or more!
I
recently did an interview with David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine, who is
overseeing the historical info of this project. During the interview, I
furnished him with many corrections that were/are historically wrong. He has
promised to correct the record. I won't explain them here, except to once and
for all, tell you folks who played steel on each song in that seminal album.
Here goes.
You
Ain't Going Nowhere - Lloyd Green
I Am A Pilgrim -(no steel)
The Christian Life -J.D. Maness
You Don't Miss Your Water - J.D. Maness
You're Still On My Mind - J.D. Maness
Pretty Boy Floyd - (no steel)
Hickory Wind - Lloyd Green
One Hundred Years From Now - Lloyd Green
Blue Canadian Rockies - (no steel)
Life In Prison - J.D. Maness
Nothing Was Delivered -Lloyd Green
You've Got A Reputation - Lloyd Green (on dobro)
Lazy Days - (no steel)
Pretty Polly - (no steel)
All I Have Are Memories -Lloyd Green & Clarence White on guitar.
We
both wrote this song, although 3 different writers are given credit erroneously
on different albums.
For
the full corrections, read the Rolling Stone story when it is published or buy
the newest version of the CD on Sony due out this Fall.
Thank you,
Lloyd Green"
Byrds Flyght comment :
Thanks
Lloyd, this was a question often asked by Byrds
fans. But Kevin Kelley also
claimed to have written "All I Have
Are Memories" - now he loses the only
writer credit he had on Byrds
albums
Forthcoming STEVE HILL concert with CHRIS HILLMAN
Steve Hill (with Chris
Hillman sitting in) will be performing at the Coffee
Gallery in Altadena, CA. this coming Friday
evening, October 10th. Steve Hill
is the gifted singer-songwriter who co-penned with Chris
Hillman most of the wonderful Desert
Rose Band songs.
Opening for Steve Hill
and Chris Hillman
will be Matt Cartsonis.
While not exactly a name in Byrds-related
circles, Matt Cartsonis
is a regular player in John McEuen's
entourage outside of the Dirt Band,
and was previously a member of the late Warren
Zevon's band and a member of Bryndle
- Andrew Gold's old
group. A funny yet strong singer - and banjo-guitar-mandolin virtuoso.
For further info: www.coffeegallery.com
JOHN YORK & YUKIKO MATSUYAMA IN CONCERT
The Coffee Gallery Backstage 2029 N. Lake Ave, Altadena, CA
Friday night, September 5th at 8 pm - Tickets $12.50
John York, an ex-Byrd, plays guitars, Japanese shakuhachi flute, Chinese gu zheng table harp, and sings in a rich emotional voice.
Yukiko Matsuyama plays koto, blending her Japanese musical roots with the music of the western world.
John and Yukiko have just released their first CD together entitled "Koto."
Opening the show will be Brian Webb. For directions and reservations, call (626) 398-7917
Listen to Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen live on the Internet!
BBC Radio 2 will be broadcasting an interview by Chris and Herb on
September 3rd, 2003 (recorded during their March tour of Europe.)
You will be able to listen to it live on the Internet by going to the BBC website at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/ and click on the LISTEN LIVE link
Sony France will be releasing The Byrds' Younger Than Yesterday album and Gene Clark's Echoes in digipack
CD format at the end of August 2003. Roger McGuinn's Cardiff Rose was released in that format six months ago.
A 6 CDs box set (containing all 6 first Byrds album in cardboard repros of the original sleeves)
will be released in Japan on August 20, 2003. See image hereunder.
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo double CD re-release : bonus tracks now known
According to some unconfirmed rumor, this release has now been postponed until 2004
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DISC 1:
1. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere |
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2. I Am A Pilgrim |
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3. Christian Life, The |
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4. You Don't Miss Your Water |
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5. You're Still On My Mind |
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6. Pretty Boy Floyd |
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7. Hickory Wind |
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8. One Hundred Years From Now |
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9. Blue Canadian Rockies |
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10. Life In Prison |
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11. Nothing Was Delivered |
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12. All I Have Are Memories - (previously
unreleased, Kevin Kelley vocal) |
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13. Reputation |
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14. Pretty Polly |
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15. Lazy Days |
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16. Christian Life, The - (Gram Parsons vocal) |
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17. You Don't Miss Your Water - (Gram Parsons) |
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18. One Hundred Years From Now - (Gram Parsons
vocal) |
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DISC
2:
1. Sum Up Broke - The
International Submarine Band
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| 2. One Day Week - The
International Submarine Band |
| 3. Truck Drivin' Man - The
International Submarine Band |
| 4. Blue Eyes - The
International Submarine Band |
| 5. Luxury Liner - The
International Submarine Band |
| 6. Strong Boy - The
International Submarine Band |
| 7. Lazy Days - (previously
unreleased, alternate take) |
| 8. Pretty Polly -
(previously unreleased, alternate take) |
| 9. Christian Life, The -
(previously unreleased, Gram Parsons vocal) |
| 10. Life In Prison -
(previously unreleased, Gram Parsons vocal) |
| 11. One Hundred Years From
Now - (previously unreleased, Gram Parsons vocal) |
| 12. One Hundred Years From
Now - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Gram Parsons vocal) |
| 13. You're Still On My
Mind - (Gram Parsons vocal) |
| 14. All I Have Are
Memories - (previously unreleased, instrumental) |
| 15. All I Have Are
Memories - (previously unreleased, alternate take, instrumental) |
| 16. Blue Canadian Rockies
- (previously unreleased, alternate take) |
NEW DETAILS - aug 12, 2003
BYRDS FLYGHT is proud to be first to announce that GENE CLARK's controversial CD UNDER THE SILVERY MOON will be officially released on September 15, 2003 on the
DELTA MUSIC label
As announced earlier, it will be a single CD (not a double as originally planned).
The track listing will be as follows:
1.
Mary Sue
2. Carry On
3. Don't You Know
4. Nothin' But An Angel
5. More Than That Now
6. Sleep Will Return
7. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
8. Immigrant Girl
9. Rest Of Your Life
10. My Marie
11. Fair And Tender Ladies
12. Can't Say No
13. Dangerous Games
14. You Just Love Cocaine
Cat
#: 4723839
Barcode:
4006408472384
Delta no longer has online sales, but the album is distributed by BMG and will
be available from Virgin online, HMV online, Amazon UK and the usual suspects.
Price should be around £9.99 - £10.99.
All are previously officially unreleased versions.
Artwork remains largely unchanged, compared with the earlier planned 2 CDs version
Fresh
news (27 july 2003) :
No Other
- remastered with extra tracks
Gene Clark's NO OTHER (considered by many as his masterpiece) re-re-release with
BONUS TRACKS has been postponed to September 2003.
(some websites still give it an August release date).
This album was originally meant to be released as a double LP, but came out as a single LP for budgetary reasons,
although enough tracks were written and recorded to make it a double.
Unfortunately, all bonus tracks on the CD (except for a demo - by Gene - of Dillard and Clark's TRAIN LEAVES HERE THIS MORNING) will be demo versions of the known LP tracks. |
HERE ARE THE BONUS TRACKS :
Silver
(demo)
From
A
Silver Phial
(demo)
Some
Misunderstanding
(demo)
Life's
Greatest
Fool
(demo)
No
Other
(demo)
Lady
Of The North
(demo)
SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO by THE BYRDS is planned for re-release again on september 2, 2003, as a double CD.
Details (as published by ICE Magazine):
CD
1:
- 11 songs that comprised the original version
-
6 Gram Parsons vocals
included on the 1997 remastered release & on the Box Set
-
Kevin
Kelley vocal version of "All
I Have Is Memories"
-
radio spot advertisement
CD
2:
- A & B sides of The International Submarine Band (ISB) single released on Columbia (mono version)
"Sum
Up Broke"
& "One Day Week"
- two more ISB singles (b-side "Truck Drivin' Man") and an a-side that was an instrumental tie-in for the movie
"The
Russians Are
Coming"
(mono)
- three stereo tracks originally released on The ISB lp "Safe At Home":
"Blue eyes" "Luxury
liner"
"Strong
Boy" (all from stereo two-track masters)
(All
of the preceding were included to give an idea of Gram
Parsons' output
prior to joining
The Byrds)
-
14 previously unheard rehearsal sessions and alternate takes from the
Sweetheart
Of
The Rodeo sessions
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BYRDS FLYGHT comment: although many people might not agree with us, we think that International Submarine Band tracks do no belong to a Byrds CD. This is has turned into a Gram Parsons CD, not a Byrds CD. A much better idea would be to re-release the International Submarine Band CD SAFE AT HOME, with all other ISB single tracks added. |
SAD NEWS HAS REACHED US THAT SKIP BATTIN PASSED AWAY ON JULY 6TH, 2003 SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Clyde 'Skip' Battin passed away Sunday evening, California time, of complications from Alzheimer's disease. His final hours were filled with love from his friends and family - his long-time girlfriend and caregiver, Peggy Taylor, was with him at the end, and his son, Brent, had spoken with him over the phone late in the afternoon. He will be cremated. The family thanks all of Skip's fans for their love and condolences.
Half of the ex-Byrds appearing on records are now gone Now playing in heaven is a new Byrds lineup: Gene Clark (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica) Gram Parsons (vocals, guitar, keyboards) Clarence White (guitar, vocals) Skip Battin (bass, vocals) Michael Clarke and Kevin Kelley (drums)
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The August 2003 issue of British monthly UNCUT features The Byrds on its cover, and includes a long article (with pictures) with a recent interview by Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and David Crosby.
The magazine comes with a free CD including:
So
You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star - The Byrds
Crash Pad Number - Marc Carroll
Eight Miles High - Roger McGuinn and Crowded House
Sixteen Blue - The Replacements
Turn! Turn! Turn! - Diesel Park West
Consolation Prize - Orange juice
I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better - Flamin' Groovies
For a Smile - Cosmic Rough Riders
When You Walk In The Room - Searchers
Change is Now - Giant Sand
Looking for Love - Captain Soul
Mr Spaceman - Miracle Legion
Don't Talk to Strangers - Sons of Champlin
Everybody's Been Burned - Sebadoh
The Little Black Egg - The Nightcrawlers
Triad/Chestnut Mare - The Icicle Works
Think it Over - The Thorns
I am a Pigrim - The Coal Porters
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
You can see more details at http://uncut.net/
SKIP BATTIN's 1972 solo LP "SKIP"released on CD at last!
This album includes participations by Roger McGuinn, Clarence White and John Guerin.
You can read further details and order the CD from the Collector's Choice label website at
http://www.ccmusic.com/item.cfm?itemid=CCM03872
SAUL DAVIS ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING GENE CLARK RELEASES
Lifted from the Gene Clark Internet Forums:
"An expanded edition of No Other will be released in Europe either this year or next. An expanded edition of So Rebellious A Lover will be released this September featuring 6 bonus tracks from various sources & additional photos. The CRY recordings mess has been resolved and a cut-down version approved by Kelly & Kai Clark, Gene's sons, will be released soon. Further Gene albums are tentatively planned including an album, if Kelly &Kay Clark OK it, of Gene & Carla rehearsals.
More/when"
WAIT AND SEE!
News from Musicbox Online: Music News:
A brand-new 4-CD box
set from The Byrds
will be released this September 2003. POSTPONED TO
2004
The details are still being ironed out, but one disc will feature previously
unreleased live performances.
Watch
this space for further details when available
A Tribute CDr of Gene Clark songs performed by members of the Gene Clark Yahoo! Mailing List
is planned.
If you are a subscriber to the list, and you can contribute to the CDr, you already know what
you have to do.
If you are not yet a member of the list, but you think you can contribute, you can subscribe
by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GeneClarkList
Release from the UK REV-OLA label (specialized in reissues)
PLANNED :
THE HILLMEN's eponymous CD with Chris Hillman (cat # CRREV 2
4)The tracks listing mentioned at the Rev-Ola website indicates that this is a re-release of the
SUGAR HILL CD from 1995 (which had a tracks listing that was different from the original
TOGETHER vinyl LP and from its Holland reissue on NEGRAM - a third vinyl reissue on
SUGAR HILL has yet another tracks listing).
ALSO PLANNED :
THE BANJO ALBUM by Doug Dillard with Gene Clark (cat # CRREV 2
5)The tracks listing mentioned at the Rev-Ola website indicates that this is a re-release of the
SIERRA CD from 1992 (no bonus tracks)
Visit http://www.revola.co.uk for details
Due
for august release in Japan are the first 6 Byrds
albums (complete with bonus tracks) being
reissued in paper sleeves in as close to the original sleeve designs as
possible.
Another "CHRIS HILLMAN REUNION WITH OLD BAND MATES" is announced.
Here's what Rusty Young (Poco, Buffalo springfield...) writes :
"Well,
I've got some really good news for the Poconuts! I've talked to Richie
(Furay) and we're going to record a live CD here in
Nashville April 11th. The plan is to record as much as possible with new songs,
as well as the favorites. It'll give us a project we can work into road shows in
the
future. And speaking of that, we're going to do three shows this summer with Richie
and Chris Hillman.
They are 7/18 at The Orange Co. Fair, 7/19 at Agora Hills Canyon Club and the
29th at Humphries in San Diego, Ca. That should be a blast! Chris
will open, Richie will
do a set and then we'll do our set with with Richie
joining us, maybe Chris
too. Anyhow, that's the latest from here in Nashville. Hope we see you out there
this summer!"
Byrds Flyght comment : What Next ?
Hitherto unknown SKIP BATTIN studio sessions participations unearthed and released
REV-OLA records in the U.K. have just released Richard and Thomas Frost's previously unreleased album "VISUALIZE". Skip Battin plays on several tracks.
"For these fantastic 1969 recordings, the duo was backed by Kim Fowley's usual Imperial session gang — including Skip Battin (ex-Skip & Flip, the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage) and Steppenwolf guitarist Mars Bonfire — along with the cream of the crop of L.A.'s "Wrecking Crew" session players, including Barney Kessel, Larry Knechtel, and legendary drummer Hal Blaine (Allen Breneman also contributes drums)"
You can read details and order the CD by visiting:
http://www.cherryred.co.uk/other/revola_main/artists/thomasrichardfrostcrrev4.htm
Due
for august release in Japan are the first 6 Byrds
albums (complete with bonus tracks) being
reissued in paper sleeves in as close to the original sleeve designs as
possible.
Dan Fogelberg's new album is titled Full Circle, after the Gene Clark song.
The CD includes Dan's version of the song.
Lifted from the Gene Clark Internet Forums (sent by Saul Davis) :
So Rebellious A Lover by Gene Clark & Carla Olson will be reissued by Fuel2000 Records (MCA Universal) in September 2003 with a number of "orphan" bonus tracks including the officially unreleased Gene Clark song Winning Hand as well as and Broken Hearts & Broken Dreams, Day For Night, Jokers Are Wild, Lover's Turnaround, and Changes.
BYRDS FLYGHT comments:
Except for WINNING HAND (which widely circulates on unofficial CDs), all the bonus tracks have already been officially released. Except for Broken Heart a Broken Dreams (from Carla's first solo album), they're all tracks recorded with the Textones. Another such song, called WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME TODAY, still remains officially unreleased. Unfortunately, it seems that the main concern of those holding the rights to these songs, is to make us buy the same things again and again, instead of making other unreleased songs available to the people most likely to buy them: us, the fans!
Where are the promised MOUNTAIN STAGE and UNDER THE SILVERY MOON CDs ?
For those reading French, there's a new website dedicated to GRAM PARSONS.
The URL is http://gramparsons.free.fr
COUNTING CROWS cover GRAM PARSONS
The new release by the Counting Crows (due on Monday June 9th) is a 2 CD release containing previously
unreleased live & studio bonus tracks.
One of these tracks is a studio cover of Gram Parsons' Return Of the Grievous Angel.
Gene Clark's "Feeling Higher" is covered by OSEEO on their newly released CD "Perilous Rescue"
The CD features "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow on steel guitar. Pete certainly shines on the track "You've Got That Look In Your Eyes" which was co-written by Forrest Rosaire and Lonnie DeAraujo, who recorded with Jim Dickson and Chris Hillman back in the mid 1980's.
The band's website is at www.oseeomusic.com
. You can order the CD from there, and there are some nice recent pictures of Pete
in the studio with the band, MP3's of some of the tunes and some background
information on the musicians who worked on the project.
A Tribute CDr of Gene Clark songs performed by members of the Gene Clark Yahoo! Mailing List is planned.
If you are a subscriber to the list, and you can contribute to the CDr, you already know what you have to do.
If you are not yet a member of the list, but you think you can contribute, you can subscribe by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GeneClarkList
May 26, 2003 : Richard Russell's Byrdmaniax Discography Pages are available again
as part of Byrds Flyght.There are no images yet; these will be added progressively (time permitting).
Recent releases will be added soon, so that the discographies will be as comprehensive as possible.
There are links on each page, so that visitors can send their additions / corrections.
Click HERE to go to the main discography page.
You can access all other discography pages from there.
Thanks Richard for all the work you did in the past and for allowing Byrds Flyght to make these pages available again.
There's a new Byrds related book out, called EIGHT MILES HIGH.
It is the 2nd volume of Richie Unterberger's history of folk-rock.
It is subtitled FOLK ROCK'S FLIGHT FROM HAIGHT-ASHBURY TO WOODSTOCK
The first volume, called TURN TURN TURN came out in 2002
You can buy it on line from various mail order companies
According to ICE MAGAZINE (a generally reliable source of information), the COLLECTORS CHOICE
label plans to release SKIP BATTIN's eponymous solo album from 1972 on CD for the first time
on July 1st, 2003.
Just a reminder, also appearing on this album are then-current Byrds Roger McGuinn, Clarence White
and John Guerin, as well as Spanky McFarlane and Billy Mundi.
RAVEN RECORDS from Australia, the company who brought us BYRDS PARTS years ago, has released
VOLUME 2 in these series.
Just like the previous volume, this second one brings us lots of rare or unreleased tracks by ex-members
of THE BYRDS or by Other Artists with Byrds Connections.
YOU CAN LISTEN TO 30 SECONDS SOUND EXERPTS OF ALL 28 TRACKS BY GOING HERE :
The
Barnes & Noble Music page
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?userid=2XY41L0FR3&ean=612657016527
Here's the tracks listing. Although some of the tracks are marked as UNRELEASED by the label, some of them
have been released before. Byrds Flyght comments are written in RED.
Among the unreleased tracks are two previously unknown (to Byrds Flyght) songs performed by Gene Clark.
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You Movin' - The Jet Set (aka The Byrds) MANY
VERSIONS ALREADY AVAILABLE ON VARIOUS SINGLES, LPs AND CDs - PROBABLY ONE
OF THEM |
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Brisbane Ladies - Hoyt Axton/Jim McGuinn (previously unreleased) PREVIOUSLY
RELEASED ON HOYT AXTON'S THE
BALLADEER VINYL LP AND CD |
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Baiion - Les Baxter's Balladeers (previously unreleased) |
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Jack Of Diamonds - David Crosby RECENTLY
RELEASED ON THE PREFLYTE SESSIONS
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Get Together - David Crosby |
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Brotherhood Of The Blues - David Crosby (previously unreleased) NEVER
HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE |
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Beach Ball - The City Surfers CO-WRITTEN
AND PERFORMED BY ROGER MCGUINN
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Sun Tan Baby - The City Surfers ROGER
McGUINN'S PARTICIPATION IS UNSURE |
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Turn, Turn, Turn - Judy Collins FROM
JUDY'S THREE ALBUM
- WITH ROGER MCGUINN PLAYING AND ARRANGING |
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Why Can't I Have Her Back Again - Gene Clark (previously unreleased) NOW
THIS IS WHAT BYRDS FLYGHT
CALLS A TRUE FIND |
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If I Hang Around - Gene Clark/Chip Douglas (previously unreleased) |
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Till Today - The Rose Garden (previously unreleased) |
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Long Time - The Rose Garden (previously unreleased) PREVIOUSLY
RELEASED ON
THE ROSE GARDEN VINYL
LP AND CD |
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November Nights - Peter Fonda SONG
WRITTEN BY GRAM PARSONS |
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Apple Tree - Johnny Rivers |
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Tuff & Stringy - Clarence White (previously unreleased) |
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I'm On My Way Home Again - The Everly Brothers PERSONNEL
IS DON and PHIL EVERLY WITH CLARENCE WHITE AND GENE PARSONS |
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Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood - Johnny Darrell AVAILABLE
ON JOHNNY DARRELL'S CALIFORNIA
STOP-OVER ALBUM |
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Willin' - Johnny Darrell AVAILABLE ON JOHNNY DARRELL'S CALIFORNIA STOP-OVER ALBUM (spelled WILLING on the LP) |
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You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Earl Scruggs Family & Friends/The Byrds |
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Nothin' To It - Earl Scruggs Family & Friends/The Byrds |
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Rock Of Ages - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends THIS
IS A TRADITIONAL, NOT THE SONG THAT WAS RELEASED BY CARLA OLSON AND CO-WRITTEN
BY GENE CLARK |
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Tried So Hard - Flying Burrito Brothers/The Byrds WAS THERE EVER A VERSION OF THIS SONG BY THE BYRDS? THIS THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS' ALTERNATE DUTCH SINGLE VERSION, WITH A DIFFERENT BACKING TRACK AND SUPPOSEDLY BACKING BASS VOCALS BY GENE CLARK. ALREADY AVAILABLE ON THE FBBs HOT BURRITO (not HOT BURRITOS) CD.
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Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Roger McGuinn/Gene Clark (previously unreleased) LIVE VERSION FROM THE McGUINN / CLARK CONCERTS OF 1977 |
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Shoot 'Em - Roger McGuinn (previously unreleased) SONG PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BY THUNDERBYRD IN A LIVE VERSION ON THE THREE BYRDS LAND IN LONDON DOUBLE CD IT
MIGHT BE AN UNRELEASED STUDIO VERSION BY THUNDERBYRD,
OR THE VERSION (with Patrick Ferell) HEARD ON THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE
MOVIE RANSOM
(already available on the unofficial ROGER
MCGUINN ANTHOLOGY 10 CDs SET) |
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Making Movies - McGuinn & Hillman RARE
SINGLE B-SIDE - ALREADY RELEASED ON
RETURN FLIGHT VOLUME 2
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Jokers Are Wild - The Textones THIS IS BY THE TEXTONES WITH GENE CLARK (widely available) |
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Lover's Turnaround - Gene Clark/Carla Olson BONUS
TRACK FROM THE EUROPEAN RELEASE OF SO
REBELLIOUS A LOVER |
Another
BYRDS 2 CDs
compilation released on April 22,
2003 by Columbia /
Legacy
NOW
SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE :
<< THE BYRDS - "The Essential Byrds" (Columbia/Legacy)
* 2-CD overview from this vastly-influential rock/country/pop/folk/psychedelic group >>
TRACKS LISTING :
DISC 1:
Mr. Tambourine Man / I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better / All I Really Want To Do / Chimes Of Freedom / Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) / She Don't Care About Time - (single version) / It Won't Be Wrong / Set You Free This Time / He Was A Friend Of Mine / Eight Miles High / 5D (Fifth Dimemsion) / Mr. Spaceman / So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star / Have You Seen Her Face / Renaissance Fair / My Back Pages
DISC
2 :
Lady Friend / Old John Robertson - (single version) / Goin' Back / Natural Harmony / Wasn't Born To Follow / You Ain't Going Nowhere / Hickory Wind / Wheel's On Fire / Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man / Ballad Of Easy Rider / Jesus Is Just Alright / Lover Of The Bayou - (live) / Chestnut Mare / Glory, Glory / I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician / Tiffany Queen / Farther Along
Here's a picture of a cassette tape labelled TOPANGA SKYLINE / SKIP BATTIN by Skip himself.
TOPANGA SKYLINE is Skip' s solo album from 1973, that remains unreleased.
It also is his most achieved solo work.
This album was recorded with members of Country Gazette, The Flying Burrito Brothers and some other musicians with a Byrds connection.
Let's hope it will soon be officially released, as steps are actually taken.
It could be a remastered version with added tracks (that were not originally planned to appear on the (unreleased) original vinyl LP).
CURRENT NEWS (after june 1st, 2004), CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEWS 2 PAGE