The Byrds - The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (2011)

During their original 1965-1971 lifespan, the Byrds were one of rock’s most consistently inventive and influential bands, embodying the ’60s ideals of restless experimentation and creative risk-taking. Through a lengthy series of artistic evolutions and personnel shifts, the Byrds maintained their place on rock’s cutting edge, with founding visionary Roger McGuinn joined over the years by such legendary figures as Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons and Clarence White. The musicians’ diverse talents combined to produce one of rock’s richest and most rewarding album catalogs.
The Byrds’ first two albums, Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! Turn!, gave birth to the folk-rock movement by applying soaring vocal harmonies and jangly 12-string guitars to Bob Dylan songs, traditional folk material and memorable originals. The band’s subsequent releases Fifth Dimension, Younger Than Yesterday and The Notorious Byrd Brothers helped to usher in the psychedelic era. With 1968’s Sweetheart of the Rodeo, featuring new member Gram Parsons, the Byrds became the first major rock act to explore the traditions of country music. After that album, McGuinn reinvented the Byrds once again, with a new lineup featuring the brilliant guitarist Clarence White, for a series of eclectic psychedelic-country-soul albums, including Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde, Ballad of Easy Rider.

Tracks:


1965 Mr. Tambourine Man

01. Mr. Tambourine Man
02. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
03. Spanish Harlem Incident
04. You Won't Have To Cry
05. Here Without You
06. The Bells Of Rhymney
07. All I Really Want To Do
08. I Knew I'd Want You
09. It's No Use
10. Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe
11. Chimes Of Freedom
12. We'll Meet Again
Bonus Tracks
13. She Has A Way (Vocal Overdub / Take 2)
14. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (Alternate Vocal Take)
15. It's No Use (Alternate Lead Guitar Overdub)
16. You Won't Have To Cry (Alternate Version)
17. All I Really Want To Do (Single Version)
18. You And Me (Instrumental)



1965 Turn! Turn! Turn!

01. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
02. It Won't Be Wrong
03. Set Your Free This Time
04. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
05. He Was A Friend Of Mine
06. The World Turns All Around Her
07. Satisfied Mind
08. If You're Gone
09. The Times They Are A-Changin'
10. Wait And See
11. Oh! Susannah
Bonus Tracks
12. The Day Walk (Never Before)
13. She Don't Care About Time (Single Version)
14. The Times They Are A-Changin' (First Version)
15. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Version One)
16. She Don't Care About Time (Version One)
17. The World Turns All Around Her (Alternate Mix)
18. Stranger In A Strange Land (Instrumental)



1966 Fifth Dimension

01. 5D (Fifth Dimension)
02. Wild Mountain Thyme
03. Mr. Spaceman
04. I See You
05. What's Happening?!?!
06. I Come And Stand At Every Door
07. Eight Miles High
08. Hey Joe (Where You Gonna Go)
09. Captain Soul
10. John Riley
11. 2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)
Bonus Tracks
12. Why (Single Version)
13. I Know My Rider (I Know You Rider)
14. Psychodrama City (Alternate Mix)
15. Eight Miles High (Alternate / RCA Studios Version)
16. Why (Alternate / RCA Studios Version)
17. John Riley (Instrumental Version 1)



1967 Younger Than Yesterday

01. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
02. Have Seen Her Face
03. C.T.A. - 102
04. Renaissance Fair
05. Time Between
06. Everybody's Been Burned
07. Thoughts And Words
08. Mind Gardens
09. My Back Pages
10. The Girl With No Name
11. Why
Bonus Tracks
12. It Happens Each Day
13. Don't Make Waves
14. My Back Pages (Alternate Version)
15. Mind Gardens (Alternate Version)
16. Lady Friend
17. Old John Robertson (Single Version)



1968 The Notorious Byrd Brothers

01. Artificial Energy
02. Goin' Back
03. Natural Harmony
04. Draft Morning
05. Wasn't Born To Follow
06. Get To You
07. Change Is Now
08. Old John Robertson
09. Tribal Gathering
10. Dolphin's Smile
11. Space Odyssey
Bonus Tracks
12. Moog Raga (Instrumental)
13. Bound To Fall (Instrumental)
14. Triad
15. Goin' Back (Version One)
16. Draft Morning (Alternate End)
17. Universal Mind Decoder (Instrumental)



1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo / 2CD Set

CD1
Original LP
01. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
02. I Am A Pilgrim
03. The Christian Life
04. You Don't Miss Your Water
05. You're Still On My Mind
06. Pretty Boy Floyd
07. Hickory Wind
08. One Hundred Years From Now
09. Blue Canadian Rockies
10. Life In Prison
11. Nothing Was Delivered
Additional Master Takes
12. I Have Are Memories (Kevin Kelley Vocal)
13. Reputation
14. Pretty Polly
15. Lazy Days
16. The Christian Life (Gram Parsons Vocal)
17. You Don't Miss Your Water (Gram Parsons Vocal)
18. One Hundred Years From Now (Gram Parsons Vocal)
19. Radio Spot: Sweetheart Of The Rodeo Album

CD2
The International Submarine Band
01. Sum Up Broke
02. One Day Week
03. Truck Drivin' Man
04. Blue Eyes
05. Luxury Liner
06. Strong Boy
Working Demos, Outtakes, & Rehearsal Versions
07. Lazy Days (Alternate Version)
08. Pretty Polly (Alternate Version)
09. Hickory Wind (Alternate Nashville Version / Take 8)
10. The Christian Life (Rehearsal Version Take 7 / Gram Parsons Vocal)
11. The Christian Life (Rehearsal Version Take 8 / Gram Parsons Vocal)
12. Life In Prison (Rehearsal Version Take 1 & 2 / Gram Parsons Vocal)
13. Life In Prison (Rehearsal Version Take 3 & 4 / Gram Parsons Vocal)
14. One Hundred Years From Now (Rehearsal Version Take 12 & 13 / Gram Parsons Vocal)
15. One Hundred Years From Now (Rehearsal Version Take 14 & 15 / Gram Parsons Vocal)
16. You're Still On My Mind (Rehearsal Version Take 13 / Gram Parsons Vocal)
17. You're Still On My Mind (Rehearsal Version Take 48 / Gram Parsons Vocal)
18. All I Have Are Memories (Alternate Instrumental Take 17)
19. All I Have Are Memories (Alternate Instrumental Take 21)
20. Blue Canadian Rockies (Rehearsal Version Take 14)



1969 Dr. Byrds And Mr. Hyde

01. This Wheels On Fire
02. Old Blue
03. Your Gentle Way Of Loving Me
04. Child Of The Universe
05. Nashville West
06. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
07. King Apathy III
08. Candy
09. Bad Night At The Whiskey
10. Medley: My Back Pages / B.J. Blues / Baby What You Want Me To Do
Bonus Tracks
11. Stanley's Song
12. Lay Lady Lay (Alternate Version)
13. This Wheel's On Fire (Version One)
14. Medley: My Back Pages / B.J. Blues / Baby What You Want Me To Do (Alternate Version / Take 1)
15. Nashville West (Alternate Version / Nashville Recording)



1969 Ballad Of Easy Rider

01. Ballad Of Easy Rider
02. Fido
03. Oil In My Lamp
04. Tulsa County
05. Jack Tarr The Sailor
06. Jesus Is Just Alright
07. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
08. There Must Be Someone (I Can Turn To)
09. Gunga Din
10. Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)
11. Armstrong, Aldrin And Collins
Bonus Tracks
12. Way Beyond The Sun
13. Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood
14. Oil In My Lamp (Alternate Version)
15. Tulsa County (Alternate Version)
16. Fiddler A Dram (Moog Experiment)
17. Ballad Of Easy Rider (Long Version)
18. Build It Up (Instrumental)



1970 (Untitled) / (Unissued) / 2CD Set

CD1
01. Lover Of The Bayou
02. Positively 4th Street
03. Nashville West
04. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
05. Mr. Tambourine Man
06. Mr. Spaceman
07. Eight Miles High
08. Chestnut Mare
09. Truck Stop Girl
10. All The Things
11. Yesterday's Train
12. Hungry Planet
13. Just A Season
14. Take A Whiff On Me
15. You All Look Alike
16. Welcome Back Home

CD2
01. All The Things (Alternate Version)
02. Yesterday's Train (Alternate Version)
03. Lover Of The Bayou (Studio Recording)
04. Kathleen's Song (Alternate Version)
05. White's Lightning, Pt. 2 (Studio Recording)
06. Willin' (Studio Recording)
07. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
08. Old Blue
09. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
10. Ballad Of Easy Rider
11. My Back Pages
12. Take A Whiff On Me
13. Jesus Is Just Alright
14. This Wheel's On Fire



1971 Byrdmaniax

01. Glory, Glory
02. Pale Blue
03. I Trust
04. Tunnel Of Love
05. Citizen Kane
06. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician
07. Absolute Happiness
08. Green Apple Quick Step
09. My Destiny
10. Kathleen's Song
11. Jamaica Say You Will
Bonus Tracks
12. Just Like A Woman
13. Pale Blue (Alternate Version)
14. Think I'm Gonna Feel Better



1971 Farther Along

01. Tiffany Queen
02. Get Down Your Line
03. Farther Along
04. B.B. Class Road
05. Bugler
06. America's Great National Pastime
07. Antique Sandy
08. Precious Kate
09. So Fine
10. Lazy Waters
11. Bristol Steam Convention Blues
Bonus Tracks / Previously Unissued
12. Lost My Drivin' Wheel
13. Born To Rock And Roll
14. Bag Full Of Money