BYRDS - S/T SELF-TITLED GENE CLARK, CHRIS HILLMAN, DAVID CROSBY, ROGER MCGUINN, MICHAEL CLARKE 12" Vinyl LP Album

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Byrds is the twelfth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. It was recorded as the centerpiece of a reunion between the five original members of The Byrds: Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke. The last time that all five members had worked together as The Byrds was in 1966, prior to Gene Clark's departure from the band. During the reunion, the current, latter-day line-up of the band continued to make live appearances until February 1973, with McGuinn being the only member common to both versions of the group.

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 The album: "BYRDS - S/T Self-Titled Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Michael Clarke" was produced by: David Crosby

Sound/Recording Engineer(s): Doc Storch (as played by Sandy Fisher), Raghu

This album was recorded at: Walter Heider Recording Studio, mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders.

Album cover design/photography: Gary Burden, Alexa Smith, Henry Diltz

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Personnel/Band Members and Musicians on: BYRDS - S/T Self-Titled Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Michael Clarke

Band-members, Musicians and Performers
• Roger McGuinn - guitar, banjo, Moog synthesizer, vocals
• Gene Clark - guitar, harmonica, tambourine, vocals
• David Crosby - guitar, vocals

  David Crosby was a singer-songwriter and musician from California. He was born on 14 August 1941, in Los Angeles, California. Crosby began his career in the 1960s as a member of the folk-rock group The Byrds , where he played guitar and sang. He appeared on their first five albums and co-wrote some of their biggest hits, including "Eight Miles High" and "Why."

  Forming CSN and CSNY

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  In 1968, he formed the band Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. CSN released their debut album in 1969, which included hit songs such as "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" and "Marrakesh Express." They were later joined by Neil Young, forming Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY). The band released several more albums and had several hit songs, including "Teach Your Children" and "Woodstock."

  Crosby released his first solo album, "If I Could Only Remember My Name," in 1971. He went on to release several more solo albums throughout his career, including "Oh Yes I Can" in 1989 and "Croz" in 2014. He also collaborated with other musicians, including Phil Collins and Michael McDonald.

  Crosby has had a tumultuous personal life and struggled with drug addiction. He was arrested several times and served time in prison. However, he has been sober since the mid-1980s and continues to make music and tour. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Byrds in 1991 and again as a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1997.

• Chris Hillman - electric bass, guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Michael Clarke - drums, congas, percussion

Complete Track-listing of the album "BYRDS - S/T Self-Titled Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Michael Clarke"

The detailed tracklist of this record "BYRDS - S/T Self-Titled Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Michael Clarke" is:

Side One:
1. Full Circle (Gene Clark) - 2:43
2. Sweet Mary (Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy) - 2:55
3. Changing Heart (Gene Clark) - 2:42
4. For Free (Joni Mitchell) - 3:50
5. Born to Rock 'n' Roll (Roger McGuinn) - 3:12

Side Two:
1. Things Will Be Better (Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor) - 2:13
2. Cowgirl in the Sand (Neil Young) - 3:24
3. Long Live the King (David Crosby) - 2:17
4. Borrowing Time (Chris Hillman, Joe Lala) - 2:00
5. Laughing (David Crosby) - 5:38
6. (See the Sky) About to Rain (Neil Young) - 3:49