Jim Dickson in 1967 during the recording sessions for the David Hemmings Happens LP.
Famous record producer and early Byrds manager JIM DICKSON passed away on April 19, 2011 in Costa Mesa , Ca.
He produced recordings by The Byrds, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Clarence White, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons...and many other artists outside the Byrds circle.
The best 14 tracks from Kaffenberger And Antonacci's early 1980s Christian Folk-Rock LPs SOMEONE GREATER and PILGRIM, plus one bonus track, have finally been digitized, remixed and remastered with some tasteful Rickenbacker Electric 12-String guitar (à la The Byrds) added to seven of the tracks.
All the music is in the style of Neil Young - Byrds - Buffalo Springfield.
These 15 total songs are available through CD Baby at this link (digital download only):
There are 30-second previews available as well as detailed track information. For those folks interested only in tracks with the Rickenbacker, those are clearly marked in the online notes.
New Byrds live
CD + DVD release planned for May 2011:
The Byrds – The Lost Broadcasts
Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Skip Battin, Jimmi Seiter
Release Date: 9 May 2011 - Label: Gonzo
The
Lost Broadcasts are a series of Audio and Visual CD/DVD
sets featuring performances that have rarely been seen since the original
transmission on german television, in some cases more than forty years ago.
The Byrds first
session from the 19th of May 1971 featured newer material including Chestnut
Mare from the band’s critically well received album Untitled
alongside the classic songs So You Want To Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star, Mr
Tambourine Man and Eight Miles
High. The second session comes from October 1972 and they perform three
versions of Black Mountain Rag and
two versions of So You Want To Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star.
1.Black
Mountain Rag (Oct 72)
2.Chestnut
Mare (May 71)
3.So
You Want to Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star (Oct 72)
4.Eight
Miles High (May 71)
5.Black
Mountain Rag (Oct 72)
6.Black
Mountain Rag & Soldier's Joy (Oct 72)
7.Soldier's Joy (May 71)
8.So You Want To Be A Rock
'N' Roll Star (Oct 72)
9.Chestnut Mare
(May 71)
10.Mr
Tambourine Man (May 71)
11.Eight
Miles High (May 71)
NOTE: this description is based on a text we found on a major retailer website.
There are some errors that we will correct as soon as possible. For instance, The Byrds did not record nor appear live on German TV in October 1972. B
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Gene Clark's 1977 album Two Sides To Every Story to be re-released on CD at last in June
2011.
Received from Gene Clark's son Kai Clark:
Hello everyone!!!
High Moon Records will be re-releasing my father's album "Two Sides
To Every Story" with the release date set to be sometime in June.
This is great news as "Two Sides To Every Story" is one of
the rarest Gene Clark albums to find on CD, or at all for that matter.
This will be the first time it has been released on CD in almost 20
years!!!
There will be a launch party on April 29th at the Roxy theatre in
Los Angeles where I will be performing the album in its entirety with
my band and also other Gene Clark gems. There will be some very special guests
(some of who will be joining me on stage) at this event. Also
performing will be remaining members of Love, performing their never released
album "Black Beauty" album. Please go to my site to find more
information and links.
NOTE : Considering problems that arose with Gene Clark releases in the past, we have some doubts about this being a legit release.
New
Gene Clark,
Michael Clarke,
John York
and
Skip Battin
release planned for May 2011:
Gene Clark & Friends - Tribute
To The Byrds (2CD)
Release Date: 3 May 2011
Label: Floating World
GENE CLARK, MICHAEL CLARKE, JOHN YORK, SKIP BATTIN, SNEAKY PETE
KLEINOW, RICK ROBERTS, GREG HARRIS, JIM GOODALL, BLONDIE CHAPLIN and RICK DANKO got together in
1985 to celebrate the THE BYRDS 20th Anniversary with a series of
concerts.
Featuring original BYRDS Gene Clark and Michael Clarke, and joined by
various ex-BYRDS such as John York and Skip Battin, several ex-FLYING
BURRITO BROTHERS such as Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Rick Roberts, Greg Harris and Jim Goodall, and friends such as RICK DANKO from The Band and BLONDIE CHAPLIN from The Beach Boys.
This 2 cd set includes versions of such BYRDS classics as Mr Tambourine
Man, Eight Miles High and My Back Pages and was recorded at the
University Of Arizona, April 1985.
This is the first in a series of three of live recordings paying tribute
to one of the most iconic bands ever to come out of the USA, and also is
a chance to hear the late great GENE CLARK performing Byrds songs.
Disc 1
1. You Just Love Cocaine
2. Don't Go Down The Drain
3. Can't Find My Way Home
4. Why Are You Cryin'
5. Just Remember I Love You
6. Mystery Train
7. It Makes No Difference
8. Silver Raven
9. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
10. Chimes Of Freedom
11. Full Circle Song
Disc 2
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. Set You Free This Time
3. Introductions
4. My Back Pages
5. You Ain't Going Nowhere
6. So You Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
7. Eight Miles High
8. Backstage Pass
9. Turn, Turn, Turn - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
The Flying Burrito Brothers concert at The Fillmore East, NY (November
7, 1970) has now been officially released on CD.
The complete title on the CD is :
PERFORMANCE
CLASSICS
The Flying
Burrito Brothers
Authorized
Bootleg
Fillmore East,
New York, N.Y.
Late Show
November 7,
1970
Lineup: Chris
Hillman, Michael Clarke,
Bernie Leadon, Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Rick Roberts
Tracks: Lazy Days / One
Hundred Years From Now / My Uncle / Cody, Cody / Christine's Tune (aka Devil In
Disguise) / I Am A Pilgrim / Dixie Breakdown / Willie And The Hand Jive / Wild
Horses / Feel Good Music / Hot Burrito #2 / Six Days On The Road
Country singer Charlie Louvin passed away yesterday
(January 26) at the age of 83.
A big influence on the country-era Byrds, he co-wrote "The
Christian Life" with his brother Ira, a song The Byrds covered on their "Sweetheart
Of The Rodeo" LP from 1968.
Gram Parsons (who brought the song to The Byrds) also
covered the Louvins' "Cash On The Barrelhead" on his "Grievous Angel" LP.
Byrds
fan
Christian Bryan
has assembled a terrific collection of all
Byrds-related
articles, pics and blurbs that were ever published in the
KRLA BEAT
magazine.
Christian
also maintains a You Tube channel that is dedicated to all
Byrds video clips that are available.
It's here :
http://www.youtube.com/user/mcd220
