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Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971

by The Byrds

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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.

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released May 27, 1998

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The Byrds Los Angeles, California

It was a simple idea: take the folk song structure, wed it to a Beatle beat and count it off. That was the concept Jim (later Roger) McGuinn and Gene Clark were pursuing in clubs on the Sunset Strip when they met David Crosby. Together, these three young veterans of the folk scene recruited Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke to form one of the most influential rock bands of the Twentieth Century. ... more

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