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THE BYRDS : LIVE AT LORD ALBERT HALL 1971 featuring Clarence White
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Item Number: CD 438 Price: $19.98 Qty:
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Description:
Available for the first, this never before released album (in any format,) features the 1971 BYRDS lineup of Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons and Skip Battin. THIS IS A MUST HAVE ALBUM FOR ANY CLARENCE WHITE FAN! INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE, MAYBE THE BEST, OF ANY OF HIS ELETRIC GUITAR RECORDINGS TO DATE! 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 bandfeaturing the legendary Clarence White, in all his stringbender glory, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene Parsons, than London's Royal Albert Hall! Rescued from a tape that had sat forgotten in McGuinn's climate controlled 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 reworking 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. For fans of Clarence White, his performances on "Truck Stop Girl," "Jamaica, Say You Will," "Take A Whiff On Me" and the seminal "Nashville West" on this most have album, said it all! SONGS: 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 19. Amazing Grace
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