SEALED THE BYRDS - DR BYRDS & MR HYDE HEAVY HARD 1969 Rural DYLAN Psych EPIC LP
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HARD ROCK & RURAL MIXES ; 12-STRING GUITAR GEMS !
STILL FACTORY SEALED
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= the BYRDS =
Dr. Byrds & Mr Hyde
..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. USA -Columbia Records - CS 9755
NO BAR CODE.... STILL FACTORY SEALED........
Potentially a FINAL COLLECTION WORTHY COPY... Unfortunately we can't determine the year of pressing meaning to confirm, or not, a 1969 pressing. There is NO bar code which dates the item in the approx 40 years range at least. The great news is there is NO cover wear being sealed...impossible to find this cover immaculate with 4 sharp corners. A great one at that, meaning the music is highly engaging when listened to a few times, each spin gets better (a 'grower'! )
This '69 timelessly great Byrds album features some of their heaviest moments shaped by Jim McGuinn's famous 12 string guitar all over the place ...
Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde was the perfect title for the album as the Byrds would produce music that spanned their career. Their rural roots would lead to a number of tracks but Roger McGuinn would also reach back into the group’s past for some good old psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll. It sure made things interesting on this Lp.
As the last remaining original member there was little doubt that by this time Roger McGuinn was in charge. He wrote or co-wrote six of the ten songs and arranged a seventh. He also sang lead on all the tracks contained on the original release.
The first four tracks show perfectly the schizophrenic nature of the album. “This Wheel’s On Fire,” written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko, is given an almost perfect cover. It quickly establishes that White’s guitar picking style would combine well with McGuinn’s 12 string. The song is transferred into an epic cosmic heavy-rock rendition. Two groovy sound rural rockers quickly follow. “Old Blue” is an old traditional song arranged quite nicely by McGuinn and “Your Gentle Way Of Loving Me,” is treated to a rural-rock sound with a hell of a melody plus some brilliant playing by White. “Child Of The Universe,” which was written for the movie Candy, is dark rock ‘n’ roll.
“Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man” was a brilliant song written by Roger McGuinn and the departed Gram Parsons. It was a pithy and sarcastic response to the group’s reception at the Grand Ol’ Opry.
Other songs of note were “King Apathy III” which criticized the hypocrisy of some members of the hippie movement and the rocking “Bad Night At The Whiskey.”
Dr.Byrds and Mr. Hyde is better than 95% of what was being released at the time and is very recommended Byrds listening -- an album that provides a lot of surprises and certainly will keep your attention.
- "This Wheel's on Fire"
- "Old Blue"
- "Your Gentle Way of Loving Me"
- "Child of the Universe"
- "Nashville West"
- "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man"
- "King Apathy III"
- "Candy"
- "Bad Night at the Whiskey"
- "Medley: My Back Pages/B.J. Blues/Baby What You Want Me to Do"
Original store price sticker hints at the year of pressing $4.98 list price ($2.98 sale) was a long time ago and no bar code....
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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