The Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo NM 1st press in shrink CS 9670.
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Description
Original U.S. stereo pressing of The Byrds – Sweetheart of the Rodeo, released by Columbia Records in 1968, catalog number CS 9670.
A particularly attractive example with most of the original shrink wrap still intact and the classic red Columbia “360 Sound” STEREO labels.
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 2): XSM136654-1C
Sweetheart of the Rodeo is one of The Byrds' most important and influential albums, marking their dramatic move into country music and featuring Gram Parsons alongside Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman. Produced by Gary Usher, the album became a cornerstone of the emerging country-rock movement and a major influence on generations of musicians.
The striking Western-themed cover artwork is by Jo Mora, based on his celebrated 1933 cowboy illustration.
Track Listing
Side One
- You Ain't Going Nowhere
- I Am a Pilgrim
- The Christian Life
- You Don't Miss Your Water
- You're Still on My Mind
- Pretty Boy Floyd
Side Two
- Hickory Wind
- One Hundred Years from Now
- Blue Canadian Rockies
- Life in Prison
- Nothing Was Delivered
Includes songs associated with Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, Merle Haggard, Woody Guthrie and the Louvin Brothers. Sweetheart of the Rodeo is widely regarded as a landmark country-rock album, documenting the brief but enormously influential period when Gram Parsons joined The Byrds. Its combination of country, folk and rock helped establish a musical direction subsequently developed by Parsons with the Flying Burrito Brothers and by numerous artists who followed.
Condition: NM in shrink/ NM. A gorgeous first stereo pressing of this seminal lp.
My grading system:
STILL SEALED : Jacket imperfections, if any, will be described. Vinyl guaranteed to be in unplayed condition.
M : I don't use this grade, on the assumption that no record or jacket is truly flawless.
M- : Vinyl appears unplayed, jacket bears no signs of wear. I rarely, if ever, use this grade.
NM : Like M-, with possible scintilla/whiff of an imperfection
VG++ : May have a couple very minor imperfections. (superficial marks that have little or no bearing on sound.) Jacket may have a couple very minor flaws.
VG+ : Like VG++, but with a few more light imperfections
VG : Several light imperfections, and possibly one or two more serious ones, such as small feelable scratches. Still plays well.
VG- : Will display numerous minor imperfections and/or feelable scratches that affect playback quality. Between you and me, you could do better.
GOOD : What I consider pretty poor... numerous major imperfections. I generally don't sell items in this range unless they are of major significance.
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