''The Byrds'' is a four- CD

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by the American

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the Byrds The Byrds () were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole cons ...

. It features music that had previously been released between the mid-1960s and early 1970s, along with a number of previously unreleased tracks and some new recordings from 1990. The box set was issued on October 19, 1990 by

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and reached number 151 on the ''Billboard'' albums chart.

Contents and history

''The Byrds'' comprises 90 tracks and covers the band's career from 1965 to 1971 (a period when they were signed to

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) in roughly chronological order, but excludes material from their 1973 reunion album ''

Byrds The Byrds () were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole cons ...

'', which was released on

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. The Byrds'

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ist,

Roger McGuinn James Roger McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III; July 13, 1942) is an American musician. He is best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds. As a ...

, served as "musical consultant" during preparation of the set and also had a hand in deciding the final track listing. At the time of its release, ''The Byrds'' was the first box set by a defunct rock act to be issued by Columbia Records. The compilation includes a number of rare and previously unreleased songs, many of which were later included as bonus tracks on the remastered editions of the band's individual albums. Of special interest to fans of both the Byrds and

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pioneer

Gram Parsons Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973) who was known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist who recorded as a solo artist and with the International Submarine Band, ...

, was the inclusion of six previously unreleased tracks from the

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of the Byrds' 1968 album, ''

Sweetheart of the Rodeo ''Sweetheart of the Rodeo'' is the sixth album by American rock band the Byrds and was released in August 1968 on Columbia Records. Recorded with the addition of country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, it became the first album widely recognized as c ...

''. Of these unreleased tracks, the versions of "The Christian Life", "

You Don't Miss Your Water "You Don't Miss Your Water" is a soul song and the debut single written and recorded by American singer William Bell. It was released by Stax Records in 1961. It is Bell's signature song and best known recording. Overview The song was written ...

", and "One Hundred Years from Now" featured their original Parsons'

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, which had been removed and replaced by McGuinn and Hillman prior to the release of the album. Author

Johnny Rogan John Rogan (14 February 1953 – 21 January 2021) was a British author of Irish descent best known for his books about music and popular culture. He wrote influential biographies of the Byrds, Neil Young, the Smiths, Van Morrison and Ray Davies. ...

has remarked that in the years since ''Sweetheart of the Rodeo'' was issued, these "lost" Parsons' vocals had become near-legendary among fans of the band and their inclusion on ''The Byrds'' provided a major selling point for the box set. The set also includes six songs performed by a reunited line-up of the Byrds, featuring McGuinn and other original members

David Crosby David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They got ...

and

Chris Hillman Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician. He was the original bassist of and one of the original members of the Byrds, which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby and Michael Clarke. With frequent ...

. Of these six songs, two were recorded live at the Roy Orbison Tribute Concert on February 24, 1990, and four are new studio recordings dating from August 1990. The two other original members of the Byrds, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke, who were both still living in 1990, did not participate in the reunion.

Release and reception

While ''The Byrds'' does provide a detailed overview of the band's music, there has been some criticism from fans and critics concerning the absence of songs written by Clark, who was the band's principal songwriter in its early years. In particular, the exclusion of popular and highly regarded Clark-penned songs such as "

Set You Free This Time "Set You Free This Time" is a song by the American folk rock group the Byrds, written by band member Gene Clark. It was first released in December 1965 on the group's ''Turn! Turn! Turn!'' album, and later issued as a single in January 1966. Com ...

" and "Here Without You" was interpreted by many fans as an attempt on McGuinn's part to downplay Clark's importance in the group. The additional failure of McGuinn to mention Clark in the box set's booklet, while at the same time praising Crosby and Hillman, served to reinforce the notion that Clark was being intentionally slighted. Upon release, the box set reached number 151 on the ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums chart in the U.S., during a chart stay of four weeks, but failed to reach the

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. A single disc selection from the box set, titled ''20 Essential Tracks from the Boxed Set: 1965–1990'', was also released in January 1992. The first 16 tracks on this single disc collection date from the Byrds' 1965 to 1971 period, while the final 4 tracks are from the 1990 reunion. ''The Byrds'' is currently out of print, but a later revised box set, titled ''

There Is a Season ''There Is a Season'' is a four- CD and one DVD box set by the American rock band the Byrds that was released on September 26, 2006 by Columbia/Legacy. It comprises 99 tracks and includes material from every one of the band's twelve studio albums, ...

'', was released on September 26, 2006 by Columbia/Legacy. While this second box set is meant to replace ''The Byrds'', each set contains some tracks that the other does not.

Track listing

NOTES: * Tracks marked ‡ are previously unreleased. * Tracks marked ø are previously unreleased alternate versions of songs that appeared on the band's albums. * Tracks marked # are previously unreleased

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es. * Tracks marked † are outtakes, remixes or alternate versions that had previously only appeared on the '' Never Before'' compilation.

Disc one

Mr. Tambourine Man "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album '' Bringing It All Back Home''. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and it has been includ ...

" (

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) – 2:29 † #"

I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" is a song by the Los Angeles folk rock band the Byrds, first released in June 1965 on the B-side of the band's second single, " All I Really Want to Do". Despite initially being released as a B-side, the song managed ...

" ( Gene Clark) – 2:31 #" Chimes of Freedom" (Bob Dylan) – 3:50 #"She Has a Way" (Gene Clark) – 2:30 † #"

All I Really Want to Do "All I Really Want to Do" is a song written by Bob Dylan and featured on his Tom Wilson- produced 1964 album, ''Another Side of Bob Dylan''. It is arguably one of the most popular songs that Dylan wrote in the period immediately after he abandon ...

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(Bob Dylan) – 2:03 #" Spanish Harlem Incident" (Bob Dylan) – 1:57 #"

The Bells of Rhymney "The Bells of Rhymney" is a song first recorded by folk singer Pete Seeger, which consists of Seeger's own music accompanying words written by Welsh poet Idris Davies. Composition The lyrics to the song were drawn from part of Davies' poetic wor ...

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Idris Davies Idris Davies (6 January 1905 – 6 April 1953) was a Welsh poet. Born in Rhymney, near Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, he became a poet, originally writing in Welsh, but later writing exclusively in English. He was the only poet to cover signific ...

Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...

) – 3:31 #"

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and featured on his ''Bringing It All Back Home'' album, released on March 22, 1965, by Columbia Records. The song was recorded on January 15, 1965, with Dylan's acoustic ...

" (Bob Dylan) – 2:56 † #"

She Don't Care About Time "She Don't Care About Time" is a song by American folk rock band the Byrds. It was released on a non-album single in October1965, as the B-side to "Turn! Turn! Turn!". The song was written by Gene Clark, the Byrds' main songwriter between 1964 and ...

" (Gene Clark) – 2:31 ø #"

Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season) "Turn! Turn! Turn!", or "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)", is a song written by Pete Seeger in the late 1950s and first recorded in 1959. The lyrics – except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the fin ...

" ( Book of Ecclesiastes/Pete Seeger) – 3:54 # #"

It Won't Be Wrong "It Won't Be Wrong" is a song by the American folk rock Musical ensemble, band the Byrds, which appeared as the second track on their 1965 album, ''Turn! Turn! Turn! (album), Turn! Turn! Turn!'' It was also coupled with the song "Set You Free This ...

" (

, Harvey Gerst) – 1:57 # #"Lay Down Your Weary Tune" (Bob Dylan) – 3:30 # #"

He Was a Friend of Mine "He Was a Friend of Mine" is a traditional folk song in which the singer laments the death of a friend. Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax was the first to collect the song, in 1939, describing it as a "blues" that was "a dirge for a dead comrade." T ...

" (

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, new words and arrangement Roger McGuinn) – 2:10 #"The World Turns All Around Her" (Gene Clark) – 2:14 # #"The Day Walk (Never Before)" (Gene Clark) – 3:00 † #" The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – 2:18 # #"

5D (Fifth Dimension) "5D (Fifth Dimension)" is a song by the American rock music, rock Musical ensemble, band the Byrds, written by band member Roger McGuinn, Jim McGuinn. It was released as a Single (music), single in June 1966, and also included as the title track o ...

" (Roger McGuinn) – 2:34 # #" I Know My Rider" (traditional, arranged Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark,

) – 2:44 † #"

Eight Miles High "Eight Miles High" is a song by the American Rock music, rock Musical ensemble, band the Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, Jim McGuinn (a.k.a. Roger McGuinn), and David Crosby. It was first released as a Single (music), single on Ma ...

" (Gene Clark, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn) – 3:34 #"

Why Why may refer to: * Causality, a consequential relationship between two events * Reason (argument), a premise in support of an argument, for what reason or purpose * Grounding (metaphysics), a topic in metaphysics regarding how things exist in v ...

" (David Crosby, Roger McGuinn) – 2:58 † #"Psychodrama City" (David Crosby) – 3:24 † #"I See You" (David Crosby, Roger McGuinn) – 2:37 # #"

Hey Joe "Hey Joe" is an American song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and has been performed in many musical styles by hundreds of different artists. The lyrics tell of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico after shooting ...

" ( Billy Roberts) – 2:25 #

Disc two

Mr. Spaceman "Mr. Spaceman" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds and was the third track on their 1966 album, '' Fifth Dimension''. It was released as the third single from the album in September 1966, reaching number 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 1 ...

" (Roger McGuinn) – 2:10 # #" John Riley" (

Bob Gibson Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ( ...

, Ricky Neff) – 2:59 # #"

Roll Over Beethoven "Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 hit song written by Chuck Berry, originally released on Chess Records single, with "Drifting Heart" as the B-side. The lyrics of the song mention rock and roll and the desire for rhythm and blues to replace clas ...

" ive(

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

) – 2:11 ‡ #"

So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Jim McGuinn and Chris Hillman and included on the band's 1967 album, '' Younger Than Yesterday''. The song was inspired by the manufactured natur ...

" (

, Roger McGuinn) – 2:05 #"

Have You Seen Her Face "Have You Seen Her Face" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by the group's bass player Chris Hillman and included on their 1967 album '' Younger Than Yesterday''. Composition "Have You Seen Her Face" was written following a r ...

" (Chris Hillman) – 2:43 # #"

My Back Pages "My Back Pages" is a song written by Bob Dylan and included on his 1964 album ''Another Side of Bob Dylan''. It is stylistically similar to his earlier folk protest songs and features Dylan's voice with an acoustic guitar accompaniment. Howeve ...

" (Bob Dylan) – 3:08 #"Time Between" (Chris Hillman) – 1:54 # #"It Happens Each Day" (David Crosby) – 2:44 † #"Renaissance Fair" (David Crosby, Roger McGuinn) – 1:51 # #"Everybody's Been Burned" (David Crosby) – 3:06 # #"The Girl With No Name" (Chris Hillman) – 1:49 # #" Triad" (David Crosby) – 3:29 † #" Lady Friend" (David Crosby) – 2:35 # #" Old John Robertson" ingle version(Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn) – 1:49 #"

Goin' Back "Goin' Back" (also recorded and released as "Going Back") is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King in 1966. It describes the loss of innocence that comes with adulthood, along with an attempt, on the part of the singer, to recapture th ...

(

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the List of Billboard number-one ...

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one ...

) – 3:27 #"Draft Morning" (David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn) – 2:38 #"

Wasn't Born to Follow "Wasn't Born to Follow", also known as "I Wasn't Born to Follow", is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Goffin wrote the lyrics and King provided the music. The song was first recorded by the Byrds on their 1968 album, ''The Notor ...

" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:02 #"Dolphin's Smile" (David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn) – 1:59 #"Reputation" (

Tim Hardin James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk and blues musician and composer. As well as releasing his own material, several of his songs, including " If I Were a Carpenter" and "Reason to Believe", becam ...

) – 3:08 ‡ #"

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" is a song written by American musician Bob Dylan in 1967 in Woodstock, New York, during the self-imposed exile from public appearances that followed his July 29, 1966 motorcycle accident. A recording of Dylan performin ...

" (Bob Dylan) – 2:33 #"The Christian Life" ( Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin) – 2:28 ø #"I Am a Pilgrim" (traditional, arranged Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman) – 3:37 #"

Pretty Boy Floyd Charles Arthur Floyd (February 3, 1904 – October 22, 1934), nicknamed Pretty Boy Floyd, was an American bank robber. He operated in the West and Central states, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. He was s ...

" (

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

) – 2:34 #"

" ( William Bell) – 3:49 ø

Disc three

Hickory Wind "Hickory Wind" is a song written by country rock artist Gram Parsons and former International Submarine Band member Bob Buchanan. The song was written on a train ride the pair took from Florida to Los Angeles in early 1968, and first appeared on Th ...

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, Bob Buchanan) – 3:29 #"Nothing Was Delivered" (Bob Dylan) – 3:22 #"One Hundred Years from Now" (Gram Parsons) – 2:56 ø #"

Pretty Polly Pretty Polly may refer to: * "Pretty Polly" (ballad) * ''Pretty Polly'' (film) * ''Pretty Polly'' (opera) * Pretty Polly (horse) Pretty Polly (March 1901 – 17 August 1931) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and bro ...

" (traditional, arranged Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn) – 2:53 ‡ #"Lazy Days" (Gram Parsons) – 3:27 ‡ #"

This Wheel's on Fire "This Wheel's on Fire" is a song written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko. It was originally recorded by Dylan and the Band during their 1967 sessions, portions of which (including this song) comprised the 1975 album, '' The Basement Tapes''. The B ...

" (Bob Dylan,

Rick Danko Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. During ...

) – 4:40 # #"Nashville West" (

Gene Parsons Gene Victor Parsons (born September 4, 1944, in Morongo Valley, California) is an American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and engineer, best known for his work with the Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Parsons has also released so ...

Clarence White Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973) was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrd ...

) – 2:28 #" Old Blue" (traditional, arranged Roger McGuinn) – 3:21 #"Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man" (Roger McGuinn, Gram Parsons) – 3:53 #"Bad Night at the Whiskey" (Roger McGuinn, Joseph Richards) – 3:20 #"

Lay Lady Lay "Lay Lady Lay", sometimes rendered "Lay, Lady, Lay", is a song written by Bob Dylan and originally released in 1969 on his ''Nashville Skyline'' album. Like many of the tracks on the album, Dylan sings the song in a low croon, rather than in the ...

" (Bob Dylan) – 3:16 ø #"Mae Jean Goes to Hollywood" (

Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...

) – 2:43 ‡ #"

Ballad of Easy Rider "Ballad of Easy Rider" is a song written by Roger McGuinn, with input from Bob Dylan (although Dylan is not credited as a co-writer), for the 1969 film, ''Easy Rider''. The song was initially released in August 1969 on the ''Easy Rider'' soundt ...

" (Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan) – 2:02 #*NOTE: Bob Dylan is not officially credited as a songwriter on "Ballad of Easy Rider". #"

Oil in My Lamp "Oil in My Lamp", also known as "Give Me Oil in My Lamp" and "Sing Hosanna", is a traditional Christian hymn based on the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The song has been recorded many times and was a hit in Jamaica in 1964 for Eric "Monty" Morris, ...

" (traditional, arranged Gene Parsons, Clarence White) – 2:02 ø #" Jesus Is Just Alright" (Arthur Reynolds) – 2:08 #"Way Beyond the Sun" (traditional, arranged Roger McGuinn) – 2:56 ‡ #"Tulsa County" ka "Tulsa County Blue"(

Pamela Polland Pamela Anna Polland (born August 15, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter who made three albums for Epic and Columbia Records in the 1960s and 1970s and whose songs have been recorded by a number of popular artists. In the 1980s, she re-eme ...

) – 2:46 #"

Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" is a protest song with lyrics by Woody Guthrie and music by Martin Hoffman detailing the January 28, 1948 crash of a plane near Los Gatos Canyon, west of Coalinga in Fresno County, California, United Stat ...

" (Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman) – 3:50 #"Lover of the Bayou" ive(Roger McGuinn,

Jacques Levy Jacques Levy (July 29, 1935 – September 30, 2004) was an American songwriter, theatre director and clinical psychologist. Early life and education Levy was born in New York City in 1935 and graduated from the City College of New York in 1956. ...

) – 4:24 ø #"Willin'" ive(

Lowell George Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who was the primary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founder/leader for the rock band Little Feat. Ear ...

) – 3:13 ‡ #"Black Mountain Rag" ive(

Byron Berline Byron Douglas Berline (July 6, 1944 – July 10, 2021) was an American fiddle player who played many American music styles, including old time, ragtime, bluegrass, Cajun, country, and rock. Life and career Berline was born in Caldwell, Kansas ...

/arranged Clarence White, Roger McGuinn) – 1:12 ‡ #"

Positively 4th Street "Positively 4th Street" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, first recorded in New York City on July 29, 1965. It was released as a single by Columbia Records on September 7, 1965, reaching on Canada's '' RPM'' chart, on the U.S. ''B ...

" ive(Bob Dylan) – 3:04

Disc four

Chestnut Mare "Chestnut Mare" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Roger McGuinn and Jacques Levy during 1969 for a planned country rock musical named ''Gene Tryp''. The musical was never staged and the song was instead released in September ...

" (Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy) – 5:07 #"Just a Season" (Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy) – 3:49 # #"Kathleen's Song" (Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy) – 2:35 ø #"Truck Stop Girl" (Lowell George, Bill Payne) – 3:20 #"

Just Like a Woman "Just Like a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan first released on his seventh studio album, ''Blonde on Blonde'' on June 20, 1966. It was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. A shorter edit was released as a sin ...

" (Bob Dylan) – 3:58 ‡ #"Stanley's Song" (Roger McGuinn, Robert J. Hippard) – 3:11 ‡ #" Glory, Glory" (Arthur Reynolds) – 4:00 #"I Trust" (Roger McGuinn) – 3:17 #"I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician" (Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy) – 2:01 #"Green Apple Quick Step" (Gene Parsons, Clarence White) – 1:47 #"Tiffany Queen" (Roger McGuinn) – 2:41 #"Bugler" (Larry Murray) – 3:05 #"Lazy Waters" (Bob Rafkin) – 3:32 #" Farther Along" (traditional, arranged Clarence White) – 2:57 #"White's Lightning" (Roger McGuinn, Clarence White) – 2:36 ‡ #"Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)" ive(Book of Ecclesiastes/Pete Seeger) – 3:51 ø #* Recorded live at the Roy Orbison Tribute Concert on February 24, 1990. #"Mr. Tambourine Man" ive(Bob Dylan) – 5:26 ø #* Recorded live at the Roy Orbison Tribute Concert on February 24, 1990. #"He Was a Friend of Mine" (traditional, new words and arrangement Roger McGuinn) – 2:26 ø #"Paths of Victory" (Bob Dylan) – 3:09 ‡ #"

From a Distance "From a Distance" is a song written in 1985 by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold. Gold was working as a secretary at the time for HBO and writing songs in her free time. Gold's friend, Christine Lavin, introduced the song to Nanci Griffith, ...

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Julie Gold Julie Gold (born February 3, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her musical composition "From a Distance," which became a hit for Bette Midler and won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1991. "From a Distance" ha ...

) – 3:14 ‡ #"Love That Never Dies" (Roger McGuinn,

Stan Lynch Stanley Joseph "Stan" Lynch (born May 21, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 1994. Early years Lynch was born in ...

) – 3:54 ‡ #* The above four tracks were recorded by a reunited line-up of the Byrds at Treasure Isle Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee, between August 6 and August 8, 1990.

''20 Essential Tracks from the Boxed Set: 1965-1990'' track listing

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) – 2:29 #*NOTE: New wide stereo remix from the 8-track session tape. The box set used the Never Before remix. #"

" ( Gene Clark) – 2:32 #"

" (Bob Dylan) – 2:04 #"

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) – 3:49 #"

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) – 2:33 #"

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) – 3:34 #"

" (Roger McGuinn) – 2:09 #"

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" (Chris Hillman) – 2:42 #" Lady Friend" (David Crosby) – 2:35 #"

" (Bob Dylan) – 3:08 #"

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) – 3:26 #"

" (Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan) – 2:02 #*NOTE: Bob Dylan is not officially credited as a songwriter on "Ballad of Easy Rider". #" Jesus Is Just Alright" (Arthur Reynolds) – 2:09 #"

" (Roger McGuinn,

) – 5:06 #"I Wanna Grow up to Be a Politician" (Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy) – 2:02 #"

" (

, new words and arrangement Roger McGuinn) – 2:26 #"Paths of Victory" (Bob Dylan) – 3:10 #"

" (

) – 3:14 #"Love That Never Dies" (Roger McGuinn,

) – 3:55

References

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