The Byrds (Box Set)
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The Byrds (Box Set) is ranked 16th best out of 26 albums by The Byrds on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Byrds is The Notorious Byrd Brothers which is ranked number 726 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,379.
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The Byrds (Box Set) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Byrds (Box Set) rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Moondance | Dylan covers 4ab:US (Major Artists continued) | 57/95 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | CSN & a little Y | 10/54 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | California | 27/100 | - |
| 2015 | hahol | Top 30 Music Albums of 1990 | 30/30 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 11/25/2025 10:29 | Johnnyo | 9,760 | 77/100 | |
| 06/16/2024 01:06 | Moondance | 20,213 | 72/100 | |
| 04/17/2024 18:32 | LosWochos | 46,877 | 75/100 | |
| 04/20/2023 17:17 |  RevolverCB72 | 1,808 | 76/100 | |
| 12/26/2021 23:33 | sealskin0 | 192 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 85.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.9.
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In 1990, when this box-set was originally released, it was really a goldmine of rarities, great out-takes and new recordings - obviously alongside of the hits and the majority of the best tracks of their 11 Columbia studio albums.
Now with the re-release of all the Byrds originals ( remastered and all with great bonus-tracks ) the box will be less attractive for collectors who just love Byrds music and who do not necessarily want everything released by the Band. Still for completists and people who want to own the very best of band, flavoured with rarities and lesser known tracks, this is still a very good buy.
I'll comment a little on the songs not included on the re-issue series. The four "new" 1990 recordings with 3 original members ( Crosby, Hillman and McGuinn ) all sound appealing and inspired - two of them are really great. The re-recording of "Here Was a Friend of Mine" is vocally outstanding and at least just as strong as the original. Their version of "From a Distance", with Hilmann vocally up front, is terrific. Often this fine song has been ruined by overdone arrangements and sentimental vocals. The Byrds gives a pure version with their well-known instrumentation ( most important their fine harmonies and McGuinns 12 string Rickenbacker ) - for me one of the greatest surprises. The other two new songs are good though no more.
Another song that deserves to be brought out is the live-version of "Lover of the Bayou" ( not the Untitled track ) - to my knowledge this the only place this recording can be found. From the same live-appearance Clarence White's guitar-performance on "Black Mountain Rag" is simply breat-taking.
"Mr Tambourine Man" with Bob Dylan from the Roy Orbison tribute concert is another highlight.
From "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" ( my least favourite Byrds-album ) there is a re-found Gram Parsons vocal on "One Hundred Years From Now".
Some songs are in slightly different mixes, which may be detected by the trained ear.
It may be worth noting that the rarities and outtakes sound as clear and clean as the original songs ( only exception is the 1967 live version of "Roll Over Beethoven" )
Otherwise there are hours of fine music by one of the greatest and most influental bands in American rock-music.
Moreover there is a fine biography ( by David Fricke ), rare photos, family tree, detailed information about the songs, notes from Crosby, McGuinn and Hillman - and more.
https://www.angelfire.com/nv/Badfinger/BANDbyrds.html
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