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''The Byrds Play Dylan'' is the name of two different
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s by the American
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, one released in 1979 and the other issued in 2002. As their titles suggest, each compilation consists of interpretations of
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
penned songs, which the Byrds recorded at different stages of their career. Neither version of the album reached the charts in the United States or the United Kingdom.


1979 album

The original version of ''The Byrds Play Dylan'' was released by
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in the U.S. in November 1979, and included all thirteen Bob Dylan covers that the band had officially released on singles or albums between 1965 and 1970. The track listing of the original American release did not present the songs in chronological order. For the album's UK and European release in February 1980, the album was reconfigured to present the tracks in chronological order by release date at the request of the Byrds' biographer
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. This version begins with "
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 ...
" (the Byrds' debut single) and concludes with a live rendition of "
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 ...
", taken from the band's 1970 album '' (Untitled)''. The chronological running order used for the European release was retained for all subsequent CD re-issues of the album. In 2008, the original thirteen track version of the album was re-released, with its chronological running order intact, under the augmented title of ''Collections: The Byrds Play Dylan''.


2002 album

In June 2002, a second compilation bearing the title ''The Byrds Play Dylan'' was released, which expanded considerably on the scope of the original album and included a number of alternate versions and live recordings that had not been released while the Byrds were still together. It also included the Byrds' cover of "Paths of Victory", which had been recorded in 1990 by a reunited line-up of the band featuring original members
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 ...
,
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 ...
. All of the material on the 2002 edition of ''The Byrds Play Dylan'' had been previously released, either on the Byrds' regular
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s on their remastered CDs, or on ''
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Other compilations

The original 1979 release of ''The Byrds Play Dylan'' was not, in fact, the first compilation of the Byrds' Dylan covers to have been issued; an earlier, eleven track compilation had appeared in Japan in 1970 under the title ''The Byrds Sing Dylan''. Yet another compilation of the Byrds' interpretations of Dylan's material was released in the UK and Europe as ''The Byrds Play the Songs of Bob Dylan'' in 2001.


Track listing

All songs composed by
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
, except where noted.


Original release

*NOTE: The following track listing is the original running order as released in the U.S.


Side 1

#" The Times They Are a-Changin'" – 2:18 #"
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 ...
" – 2:21 #"
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 ...
" – 2:04 #" Chimes of Freedom" – 3:51 #" Spanish Harlem Incident" – 1:57 #"
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 ...
" – 3:08 #"
Lay Down Your Weary Tune "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1963. Dylan originally recorded it for his album '' The Times They Are a-Changin, but his version of the song was not officially released until 1985 on the '' Biograph'' box set. In t ...
" – 3:30


Side 2

#"
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 ...
" – 4:53 #"
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 ...
" – 2:33 #"
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 ...
) – 4:44 #" Nothing Was Delivered" – 3:24 #"
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 ...
ingle Version – 3:18 #"
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 ...
" ivenbsp;– 3:08


Re-release

*NOTE:The following track listing is for the revised, chronological running order that was used on European versions of the original album and all subsequent re-releases of it on CD.


Side 1

#"Mr. Tambourine Man" – 2:21 #"All I Really Want to Do" – 2:04 #"Chimes of Freedom" – 3:51 #"Spanish Harlem Incident" – 1:57 #"The Times They Are a-Changin'" – 2:18 #"Lay Down Your Weary Tune" – 3:30 #"My Back Pages" – 3:08


Side 2

#"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" – 2:33 #"Nothing Was Delivered" – 3:24 #"This Wheel's on Fire" – 4:44 #"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" – 4:53 #"Lay Lady Lay" ingle Versionnbsp;– 3:18 #"Positively 4th Street" ivenbsp;– 3:08


2002 edition track listing

#"All I Really Want to Do" – 2:04 #"Chimes of Freedom" – 3:51 #"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" 965 Versionnbsp;– 3:04 #"Lay Down Your Weary Tune" – 3:31 #"Lay Lady Lay" ingle Versionnbsp;– 3:17 #"Mr. Tambourine Man" – 2:31 #"My Back Pages" – 3:08 #"Nothing Was Delivered" – 3:24 #"Positively 4th Street" ivenbsp;– 3:10 #"Spanish Harlem Incident" – 1:57 #"The Times They Are a-Changin'" – 2:18 #"This Wheel's on Fire" (Bob Dylan, Rick Danko)  – 4:44 #"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" – 2:33 #"
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and first released on his 1965 album ''Bringing It All Back Home''. It was written in the summer of 1964, first performed live on October 10, 1964, and recorded on ...
" ivenbsp;– 3:03 #"
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 ...
" – 3:55 #"Lay Lady Lay" lternate Versionnbsp;– 3:18 #"The Times They Are a-Changin'" arly Versionnbsp;– 1:54 #"Mr. Tambourine Man" ivenbsp;– 2:30 #"Chimes of Freedom" ivenbsp;– 3:24 #" Paths of Victory" – 3:09


References

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