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1967-COLUMBIA
Produced By TERRY MELCHER, ALLEN STANTON & GARY USHER
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
3. The Bells Of Rhymney
4. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
5. All I Really Want To Do
6. Chimes Of Freedom
7. Eight Miles High
8. Mr. Spaceman
9. 5D (Fifth Dimension)
10. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
11. My Back Pages
Bonus Tracks
12. It Won't Be Wrong
13. Set You Free This Time
14. Have You Seen Her Face
In 1967, after just four albums, The Byrds Greatest Hits was released. And it really is one of the better sets from that time. A nice repackaging with 3 bonus tracks makes it all the better. 4 of the tracks were written by Dylan, which shows that, yes, they really were into Dylan, but also that they wrote songs of their own that stood up just fine.
This package is almost perfect...up there with the Eagles as far as greatest hits albums goes. The original notes from 1967 are included, as well as new ones from 30 years later. This is a great introduction to the band, although you'll want those first four albums more than you will this. [First added to this chart: 02/07/2025]
Produced By TERRY MELCHER, ALLEN STANTON & GARY USHER
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
3. The Bells Of Rhymney
4. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
5. All I Really Want To Do
6. Chimes Of Freedom
7. Eight Miles High
8. Mr. Spaceman
9. 5D (Fifth Dimension)
10. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
11. My Back Pages
Bonus Tracks
12. It Won't Be Wrong
13. Set You Free This Time
14. Have You Seen Her Face
In 1967, after just four albums, The Byrds Greatest Hits was released. And it really is one of the better sets from that time. A nice repackaging with 3 bonus tracks makes it all the better. 4 of the tracks were written by Dylan, which shows that, yes, they really were into Dylan, but also that they wrote songs of their own that stood up just fine.
This package is almost perfect...up there with the Eagles as far as greatest hits albums goes. The original notes from 1967 are included, as well as new ones from 30 years later. This is a great introduction to the band, although you'll want those first four albums more than you will this. [First added to this chart: 02/07/2025]
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1972-COLUMBIA
Produced By TERRY MELCHER, GARY USHER, BOB JOHNSTON & THE BYRDS
1. Ballad Of Easy Rider
2. Wasn’t Born To Follow
3. Jesus Is Just Alright
4. He Was A Friend Of Mine
5. Chestnut Mare
6. Tiffany Queen
7. Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man
8. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
9. Citizen Kane
10. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician
11. America’s Great National Pastime
So, really…what happened to The Byrds? They were on top of the world from 1965 until 1968…and then it all fell apart pretty quickly. The answer is simple: the original lineup, with the exception of Roger McGuinn, was long gone by the end of 1968. When you lose the likes of Gene Clark, David Crosby, Michael Clarke and Chris Hillman as quickly as The Byrds did. It’s hard to recover. Bringing in Gram Parsons for 1968’s Sweetheart Of The Rodeo only ignited a complete change in musical direction…and the ink was barely dry before Parsons was gone as well.
This 1972 compilation sounds closer to what Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show started as than what The Byrds had once been. A couple of great tracks (“He Was A Friend Of Mine” and “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere”) and a couple of pretty good ones (“Ballad Of Easy Rider” and “Jesus Is Just Alright”) don’t explain the rest, which is just plain weirdness. “Chestnut Mare” is an uncomfortable and strangely sexual song about a horse; “Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man” is a strange pick from the Parsons period. The last three tracks sound like bizarre circus music, and are pretty much nothing more than novelty songs. Shortly after this came out, the original members reunited for one terrible album and mercifully called it quits. [First added to this chart: 08/09/2024]
Produced By TERRY MELCHER, GARY USHER, BOB JOHNSTON & THE BYRDS
1. Ballad Of Easy Rider
2. Wasn’t Born To Follow
3. Jesus Is Just Alright
4. He Was A Friend Of Mine
5. Chestnut Mare
6. Tiffany Queen
7. Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man
8. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
9. Citizen Kane
10. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician
11. America’s Great National Pastime
So, really…what happened to The Byrds? They were on top of the world from 1965 until 1968…and then it all fell apart pretty quickly. The answer is simple: the original lineup, with the exception of Roger McGuinn, was long gone by the end of 1968. When you lose the likes of Gene Clark, David Crosby, Michael Clarke and Chris Hillman as quickly as The Byrds did. It’s hard to recover. Bringing in Gram Parsons for 1968’s Sweetheart Of The Rodeo only ignited a complete change in musical direction…and the ink was barely dry before Parsons was gone as well.
This 1972 compilation sounds closer to what Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show started as than what The Byrds had once been. A couple of great tracks (“He Was A Friend Of Mine” and “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere”) and a couple of pretty good ones (“Ballad Of Easy Rider” and “Jesus Is Just Alright”) don’t explain the rest, which is just plain weirdness. “Chestnut Mare” is an uncomfortable and strangely sexual song about a horse; “Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man” is a strange pick from the Parsons period. The last three tracks sound like bizarre circus music, and are pretty much nothing more than novelty songs. Shortly after this came out, the original members reunited for one terrible album and mercifully called it quits. [First added to this chart: 08/09/2024]
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 8 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 19 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 16 | 16% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| The Byrds | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Tame Impala | 2 | 2% | |
| El Tri | 1 | 1% | |
| Spacemen 3 | 1 | 1% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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