Limited Edition Clear Vinyl Double LP!
From their earliest days as 12-string-wielding folk-rockers, to the thrilling psychedelic excursions of their raga-rock period to their 1968 birthing of country-rock, the Byrds were always accorded a hero's welcome in England. What better place to record founding Byrds member/guitarist/singer Roger McGuinn's new version of the band—featuring fretboard ace Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene Parsons—than London's Royal Albert Hall!
Rescued from a tape that had sat forgotten in McGuinn's climatized garage for decades, this stellar 1971 set, featuring live versions of the current band's studio faves ("Lover of the Bayou," "Chestnut Mare") as well as adventurous reworkings of Byrds classics ("Mr. Tambourine Man," "My Back Pages," "Eight Miles High," "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star") might be the most accurate and stirring live performance yet of the legendary Los Angeles combo. By 1971, the guitar interplay of McGuinn and White had become a jaw-dropping highlight of their live performances, as had their stripped down, acoustic mini-set and peerless four-part vocal harmonies.
"This set, taken from a May 13, 1971 concert at Royal Albert Hall, captures that sound and this version of the Byrds at a peak, and it is perhaps the finest live recording of this particular unit to surface yet...Although McGuinn is solid as a guitar player throughout this set, it is White who really amazes. He sounds like absolutely no one else before or since on guitar, and his playing is so fast, fluid, and ever shifting that one can't help but listen in astonishment. Everything here has a constant spark of energy...this show does a very good job of spotlighting the finest live configuration this historic band ever had." -Steve Leggett, allmusic.com
Features:
• Limited Edition Clear Vinyl
• Double LP
• Gatefold jacket
Selections:
Side 1:
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
Side 2:
1. Black Mountain Rag / Soldier's Joy
2. Mr. Tambourine Man
3. Pretty Boy Floyd
4. Take a Whiff (On Me)
5. Chestnut Mare
6. Jesus Is Just Alright
Side 3:
1. Eight Miles High
Side 4:
1. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
2. Mr. Spaceman
3. I Trust
4. Nashville West
5. Roll Over Beethoven
6. Amazing Grace
From their earliest days as 12-string-wielding folk-rockers, to the thrilling psychedelic excursions of their raga-rock period to their 1968 birthing of country-rock, the Byrds were always accorded a hero's welcome in England. What better place to record founding Byrds member/guitarist/singer Roger McGuinn's new version of the band—featuring fretboard ace Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene Parsons—than London's Royal Albert Hall!
Rescued from a tape that had sat forgotten in McGuinn's climatized garage for decades, this stellar 1971 set, featuring live versions of the current band's studio faves ("Lover of the Bayou," "Chestnut Mare") as well as adventurous reworkings of Byrds classics ("Mr. Tambourine Man," "My Back Pages," "Eight Miles High," "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star") might be the most accurate and stirring live performance yet of the legendary Los Angeles combo. By 1971, the guitar interplay of McGuinn and White had become a jaw-dropping highlight of their live performances, as had their stripped down, acoustic mini-set and peerless four-part vocal harmonies.
"This set, taken from a May 13, 1971 concert at Royal Albert Hall, captures that sound and this version of the Byrds at a peak, and it is perhaps the finest live recording of this particular unit to surface yet...Although McGuinn is solid as a guitar player throughout this set, it is White who really amazes. He sounds like absolutely no one else before or since on guitar, and his playing is so fast, fluid, and ever shifting that one can't help but listen in astonishment. Everything here has a constant spark of energy...this show does a very good job of spotlighting the finest live configuration this historic band ever had." -Steve Leggett, allmusic.com
Features:
• Limited Edition Clear Vinyl
• Double LP
• Gatefold jacket
Selections:
Side 1:
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
Side 2:
1. Black Mountain Rag / Soldier's Joy
2. Mr. Tambourine Man
3. Pretty Boy Floyd
4. Take a Whiff (On Me)
5. Chestnut Mare
6. Jesus Is Just Alright
Side 3:
1. Eight Miles High
Side 4:
1. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
2. Mr. Spaceman
3. I Trust
4. Nashville West
5. Roll Over Beethoven
6. Amazing Grace
