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In the Beginning is a compilation album by the American folk rock band the Byrds and was released in August 1988 by Rhino Records. It features demo recordings made during 1964, before the band became famous.
- Jim Dickson
- August 1988
- Mid-1964 – November 1964
The Byrds ( / bɜːrdz /) were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. [1] The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member. [2] Although their time as one of the most popular groups in the world ...
- The Jet Set, the Beefeaters
- 1964–1973, 1989–1991, 2000
In the Beginning by The Byrds released in 1988. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Stephen Holden. The Byrds, American band of the 1960s who popularized folk rock, particularly the songs of Bob Dylan, and whose changes in personnel created an extensive family tree of major country rock bands and pop supergroups. Learn more about the Byrds in this article.
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By 1972, the Byrds' guitarist and leader, Roger McGuinn, had grown dissatisfied with the current version of the group. As the only member to have remained consistent since the band's inception in 1964, McGuinn had steered the Byrds through an array of lineup changes during the late 1960s. The band's membership had finally stabilized in 1970, but by...
Recording sessions for the reunion album began on October 16, 1972 in room #4 of Wally Heider's Studio 3 recording facility in Los Angeles and continued until at least November 15, 1972. During these sessions, the band recorded all eleven of the songs that would appear on the finished album and at least two outtakes: the McGuinn and Jacques Levy pe...
The opening track on the album, Clark's "Full Circle", had initially given the album its working title, but Clark was concerned that the public might mistakenly assume that the song had been written specifically for the Byrds' reunion. As the band's biographer Johnny Rogan has remarked, the song's wheel of fortune motif certainly seemed applicable,...
Byrds was released on March 7, 1973 in the United States (catalogue item SD 5058) and March 24, 1973 in the United Kingdom (catalogue item SYLA 8754). Although the album was issued in stereo commercially, there are mono promo copies of the LP known to exist. The album's sleeve was adorned with photographs taken by Henry Diltz, which fittingly pictu...
The largely unenthusiastic press reaction to the album caused the individual members of the band to lose faith in the concept of an ongoing, periodic series of band reunions and ultimately, all five members returned to their own careers following the album's release. In the following years, the band themselves would echo many of the sentiments expr...
"Full Circle" b/w "Long Live the King" (Asylum 11016) April 11, 1973 (US #109)"Things Will Be Better" b/w "For Free" (AYM 516) April 24, 1973"Cowgirl in the Sand" b/w "Long Live the King" (Asylum 11019) June 1973"Full Circle" b/w "Things Will Be Better" (AYM 545) August 8, 1975Adapted from the books So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day, The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisitedand the album liner notes. The Byrds 1. Roger McGuinn – guitar, banjo, Moog synthesizer, vocals 2. Gene Clark – guitar, harmonica, tambourine, vocals 3. David Crosby– guitar, vocals 4. Chris Hillman – electric bass, guitar, mando...
Rogan, Johnny, The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited, Rogan House, 1998, ISBN 0-9529540-1-XHjort, Christopher, So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965–1973), Jawbone Press, 2008, ISBN 1-906002-15-0.Einarson, John, Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds' Gene Clark, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-793-5.- October 16 – November 15, 1972
- David Crosby
- March 7, 1973
In the Beginning, an Album by The Byrds. Released in August 1988 on Rhino (catalog no. R2 70244; CD). Genres: Folk Rock. Featured peformers: Bill Inglot (producer, mastering engineer), Ken Perry (mastering engineer).
Neil Young. Released. 1973 — US. Vinyl —. LP, Album. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for ...In The Beginning (The First Sessions - 1964) by The Byrds. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
