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There Is A Season

 
There Is A Season
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There Is A Season  (Audio CD) 
by Byrds

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In this 4 CD collection, spanning the years 1964 to 1990, one encounters every hit and many key album cuts, as rendered by the various incarnations under the Byrds' legendary name. There are previously unreleased tracks, in-concert performances and, of course, the studio classics that made the Byrds one of the most important rock bands of the past four decades. Plus a bonus DVD that contains 10 previously unreleased TV appearances from 1965-1967.

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99 Tracks on 4 CDs


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Bonus DVD


Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date: January 16, 2007
Studio: Legacy
Number Of Discs: 4
Format: Box set
Average Customer Rating: based on 32 reviews
Track Listing:
Disc: 1
1. The Only Girl I Adore
2. Please Let Me Love You
3. Don't Be Long
4. The Airport Song
5. You Movin'
6. You Showed Me
7. Mr. Tambourine Man
8. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
9. You Won't Have To Cry
10. Here Without You
11. The Bells Of Rhymney
12. All I Really Want To Do
13. I Knew I'd Want You
14. CHimes Of Freedom
15. She Has A Way
16. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
17. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
18. It Won't Be Wrong
19. SZet You Free This Time
20. The World Turns All Around Her
21. The Day Walk
22. IF You're Gone
23. The Times They Are A-Changin'
24. She Don't Care About Time
25. Stranger In A Strange Land
Disc: 2
1. Eight Miles High
2. Why
3. 5D (Fifth Dimension)
4. Wild Mountain Thyme
5. Mr. Spaceman
6. I See You
7. What's Happening ?!?!
8. I Know My Rider
9. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
10. Have You Seen Her Face
11. Renaissance Fair
12. Time Between
13. Everybody's Been Burned
14. My Back Pages
15. It Happens Each Day
16. He Was A Friend Of Mine
17. Lady Friend
18. Old John Roberston
19. Goin' Back
20. Draft Morning
21. Wasn't Born To Follow
22. Tribal Gathering
23. Dolphin's Smile
24. Triad
25. Universal Mind Decoder
Disc: 3
1. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
2. I Am A Pilgrim
3. The Christian Life
4. You Don't Miss Your Water
5. Hickory Wind
6. One Hundred Years From Now
7. Lazy Days
8. Pretty Polly
9. This Wheel's On Fire
10. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
11. Candy
12. Child Of The Universe
13. Pretty Boy Floyd
14. Buckaroo
15. King Apathy III
16. Sing Me Back Home
17. Lay Lady Lay
18. Oil In My Lamp
19. Tulsa County
20. Jesus Is Just Alright
21. Chestnut Mare
22. Just A Season
23. Kathleen's Song
24. All The Things
Disc: 4
1. Lover Of The Bayou
2. Positively 4th Street
3. Old Blue
4. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
5. Ballad Of Easy Rider
6. You All Look Alike
7. Nashville West
8. Willin'
9. Black Mountain Rag
10. Baby What You Want Me To Do
11. I Trust
12. Take A Whiff (On Me)
13. Glory, Glory
14. Byrdgrass
15. Pale Blue
16. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician
17. Nothin' To It
18. Tiffany Queen
19. Farther Along
20. Bugler
21. Mr. Tambourine Man
22. Roll Over Beethoven
23. Full Circle
24. Changing Heart
25. Paths Of Victory
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62 of 62 found the following review helpful:

5Second Box Set Is IndispensableJan 21, 2007
By Steve Vrana
During the Byrds' all too brief career (less than 10 years in all it's various incarnations through their 1973 reunion), they didn't enjoy the kind of commercial success of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, or even the Kinks or the Who for that matter. (Even Chad & Jeremy had as many Top 40 singles as the Byrds!) But history has rightly bestowed the status of legends on one of America's most influential bands. Does this justify a second box set? The answer is an unqualified, yes. While the 1990 BYRDS box set is an equally essential collection, THERE IS A SEASON includes 37 songs not on the first box set and an additional 15 songs presented in different versions (alternate takes, mono, or live). So nearly half the tracks here are new to this box set. And the bonus DVD (although brief at under 30 minutes) is a treasure trove of full song performances--all lip-synched--from a variety of TV sources.

Here's the complete rundown on what's new to the THERE IS A SEASON box set:

Disc One (64:51) - Where THE BYRDS box set began with "Mr. Tambourine Man," this set begins with six tracks from 1964. The first track is the folky "The Only Girl I know," written by McGuinn and Clark and recorded as The Jet Set. The next two tracks, "Please Let Me Love You" and "Don't Be Long," were recorded as The Beefeaters. The next three tracks, "The Airport Song," "You Movin'" and "You Showed Me," still showed the Byrds still looking for their own distinct voice, experimenting with blending folk, pop and rock. In addition, the compilers have put more emphasis on Gene Clark's songwriting this time. "You Won't Have to Cry" (co-written with McGuinn), "Here Without You," "I Knew I'd Want You," "She Has a Way," "Set You Free This Time," "The Day Walk" and "If You're Gone" are all Clark tunes. Also added are Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom" and Crosby's instrumental "Stranger in a Strange Land" (taken from the expanded edition of TURN! TURN! TURN!). In addition there are the mono single versions of both Clark's "She Don't Care about Time" and Dylan's "All I Really Want to Do." Also, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" is the mono "withdrawn version" taken from the expanded edition of TURN! TURN! TURN!

Disc Two (66:20) - This disc adds tracks to focus on David Crosby's songwriting talents. Several tracks from FIFTH DIMENSION are new to this set: "Wild Mountain Thyme," "I See You" and "What's Happening?!?!" along with the single mono version of "Why." The last three were all written or co-written by Crosby. Then there is the Crosby-Hillmen "Tribal Gatherings" from THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS. Also included is a 1967 live radio broadcast version of "He Was a Friend of Mine" (previously unreleased) and a bonus track from the expanded edition of THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS, "Universal Mind Decoder," which is a fascinating instrumental demo which later became "Change Is Now."

Disc Three (78:45) - There are alternate versions of "Lazy Days" and "Pretty Polly" from the Legacy Edition of SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO; "This Wheel's on Fire" from the expanded edition of DR. BYRDS & MR. HYDE; "Pretty Boy Floyd," "Buckaroo," "King Apathy III" and the Merle Haggard classic "Sing Me Back Home" all from LIVE AT THE FILLMORE; and "All the Things" from the expanded edition of (UNTITLED)/(UNISSUED). Also new to this set is "Candy" from DR. BYRDS AND MR. HYDE and "Child of the Universe" from the motion picture soundtrack CANDY.

Disc Four (71:24) - There are four previously unreleased live recordings from 1970: "You All Look Alike," "Nashville West," "Baby What You Want Me to Do" and "I Trust." There are two live tracks from the movie soundtrack BANJOMAN: "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Roll Over Beethoven" (both recorded in 1973). Also new to this box set are "Take a Whiff (On Me)," "Glory, Glory," "Byrdgrass," "Pale Blue" and "Nothin' To It," the latter from EARL SCRUGGS: HIS FAMILY & FRIENDS. And finally there are perhaps the two finest songs from the 1973 BYRDS reunion album: the countrified "Full Circle" and the melancholy "Changing Heart," both written and sung by Gene Clark.

Bonus DVD (26:00 approx.) None of these TV performances are live recordings and only "All I Really Want to Do" gives a broadcast date (1965). It's obvious that producers didn't know how to film rock musicians. For example, there's way too much attention paid to the dancers during Clark's terrific "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better." Some of the songs have abruptly truncated fades (to eliminate announcer voice-overs?)--it's especially irritating on "Set You Free This Time." The first seven songs feature the original 5-man lineup. Tracks 8 and 9 are after Clark had exited the group. Track 10 is the only color video (from a Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour broadcast) and has the group performing "Mr. Spaceman," and though Crosby is now gone from the group Clark is back on board (although his return lasts less than two months). [This lineup dates the "Mr. Spaceman" clip to October or November of 1967.] While you are only hearing the recorded versions of these songs, it was great fun to see videos of the band at their peak. [Wasn't there any concert footage available to augment this bonus disc? As such, there are no additional features on this DVD.]

Overall this is an amazing box set. Not only are there 99 songs on this box set (compared to 90 on the previous box), the booklet is 100 pages with essays by Tom Petty, Gary Louris (of the Jayhawks) and Roger McGuinn himself, along with liner notes by David Fricke that include new interviews with surviving members McGuinn, Hillman and Crosby, and dozens of photos--the most poignant is the 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame picture. (It would be the last time they shared a stage together; two years later Gene Clark and Michael Clarke would both be dead.) This box stands as a testament to their greatness as singers, songwriters and musicians. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

52 of 54 found the following review helpful:

4Byrds fans listen up! Here are ten reasons why you NEED this!Dec 12, 2006
By Suspicion
When the Byrds first box set was released in 1990, it boasted an unbelievable collection of material from the band's career from 1965 through 1971. Over the years, that box set has earned a reputation as the definitive career overview for arguably the most important American rock 'n' roll band in history.

Fast-forward to 2006, we have seen all of the Byrds' eleven studio albums re-released in expanded editions with bonus tracks, and the original box set is long out of print. Recognizing that a lot more material has surfaced in the vaults since 1990, Columbia Records decided to compile a new box set, There Is a Season, instead of simply doing another print run of the 1990 box.

Most die-hard fans - the people who are most likely to be interested in There Is a Season - probably have all eleven of the expanded edition re-issues and the 1990 box set and will be questioning why they should drop more money for material they already have. For starters, there are five new live tracks that are previously unreleased in any form. There are also many tracks that are making their debut on CD. For those who own the eleven album re-issues and the 1990 box set, there are ten key reasons why you need the new box set.

1. Both sides of the Elektra Records single put out by Roger McGuinn, David Crosby and Gene Clark as The Beefeaters, "Please Let Me Love You" b/w "Don't Be Long", are making their official debuts on CD. You can finally throw away that crackly vinyl rip that you got from a friend of a friend.

2. The original mono single version of "Why?" is making its CD debut here. The single version of "Why?" first appeared on the 1990 box, but in a modern-day stereo remix. And before you say "The mono version appeared on Original Singles 1965-1967!", know that the CD version of that album contains the mono album version from Younger Than Yesterday, not the single version which is a completely different take.

3. A live, previously unreleased, version of "He Was a Friend of Mine" recorded in 1967 is included. This recording features Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, David Crosby and Michael Clarke.

4. The original mono single version of "Lady Friend" is making its CD debut here. The single version of "Lady Friend" first appeared on the 1990 box, but in a modern-day stereo remix.

5. The version of "Child of the Universe" from Candy: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack makes its CD debut. This is a radically different mix from what appeared on Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, complete with orchestral overdubs courtesy of Dave Grusin.

6. A beautiful, previously unreleased, live version of "You All Look Alike" is included. What's really interesting about it is that this features Skip Battin on vocals, whereas the studio version on (Untitled) has Roger McGuinn handling vocals.

7. A live, previously unreleased, version of "I Trust" which provides all the proof one will ever need that the biggest problem with Byrdmaniax was the production and not the material. This is currently the only official live release of a song from Byrdmaniax.

8. A track that the Byrds recorded with Earl Scruggs for his early 1970s LP Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends called "Nothin' To It" is included. This is the track's CD debut.

9. The live versions of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Roll Over Beethoven" from Banjoman: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack make their CD debuts here. What makes these tracks interesting is that they were recorded in very early 1973 and are the only officially released recordings that feature the last touring lineup of The Byrds with John Guerin on drums, replacing Gene Parsons.

10. The bonus DVD, while purely icing on the cake, does contain interesting footage. None of the TV appearances feature live music and they're all mimed, with one exception. During a television appearance on Hullabaloo, Gene Clark sings "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" live over a studio backing track.

While you could probably do without some of this material, or just keep your old bootlegs, the sound quality for all this material is better than just about anything you'll find in trading circles, plus the book has great notes and photos. It's worth your cash for all this material, even if the rest of it is stuff you already have.

46 of 50 found the following review helpful:

5AMERICA'S MOST TALENTED BAND - HANDS DOWN!!!!!!Oct 06, 2006
By Joseph A. Kengor
Forget what the other reviewers say about the new additional tracks being throwaways - these tracks have the great Clarence White playing guitar! Anything Clarence played on is important. And most of these unissued tracks are live - the recording and playing is supurb! Makes the listener proud to be a Byrds fan(atic). NOTE TO SONY/LEGACY/COLUMBIA: If there are more live tapes of the Clarence White era of the Byrds, PLEASE releae them. On disc #4 there are 12 live tracks, 4 previously unissued: You All Look Alike, Nashville West, I Trust, and a full bore rockin' Baby What You Want Me To Do.

Everybody really knocked the Byrdmaniax and Farther Along albums, but live tunes from those records are a completely exceptional experience. There are also live versions of It's Alright Ma and Ballad of Easy Rider which will knock you socks off.

The Byrds, America's most talented band. In my humble opinion. And we are lucky to have such well recorded testaments to their greatness. Critics also knock the Clarence White era too, but those guys could play! The two eras of the Byrds are two sides of the same coin - the Crosby/Clark era were fantastic in the studio, ok live - the C.W. era were ok in the studio, but a really cookin' road band. I'd give anything to have been along with them for a couple of shows back in their day. McGuinn should write a book. Show should Hillman.

24 of 26 found the following review helpful:

5Labor of LoveSep 30, 2006
By Dale Avery
I bought "There Is A Season" even though I already owned all of the Byrds CDs and the 1990 box set. Why? Because the group has meant a lot to me, and this new box set was clearly inspired by a record label wanting to set the record straight on the Byrds -- probably without any expectations of making much money on the set.

Any box set is going to be a compromise between creating an ideal listening experience and commercial considerations. For a group with as complex a history as the Byrds and as many personnel changes, personal politics will likely enter in as well.

The 1990 box set did a great job of presenting the Byrds, rightly highlighting Roger McGuinn's central role, David Crosby's innovative contributions, and Gram Parsons' lost vocals. But, it downplayed the wonderful contributions of Gene Clark, gave too much weight to the McGuinn-led Byrds following the departure of Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons, ignored anything pre-Mr. Tambourine Man, ignored the 1973 reunion album, ignored the 1971-72 solo tracks that included all five original Byrds, and ignored the McGuinn-Clark-Hillman albums. In short, it took a narrow view of the Byrds -- in contrast to some other box sets, such as the ones on the Beach Boys and Eric Clapton, as examples, that took a more inclusive view.

The McGuinn-led Byrds produced some great songs after Parsons and Hillman departed, but were they really the Byrds any more than McGuinn-Clark-Hillman?

Any Byrds fan can nitpick with the selections on the new box set. There are a few better Preflyte selections than "You Movin'", such as "Tomorrow Is a Long Ways Away" and "For Me Again"; "Hey Joe" should have been included; "She's the Kind of Girl", "One In a Hundred," and "My New Woman" would all have been welcome additions, as well as some of the Byrdsier-sounding MCH tracks.

This box set is not going to sell a bundle, but it's a great introduction to the Byrds for any new fans; the sound is fantastic; the booklet and packaging are great; and it redresses some imbalances in the earlier box set. It's a nice culmination to all the work that dedicated folks at Columbia have done to burnish the Byrd's legacy. As a long-time fan, that's worth my $40.

44 of 51 found the following review helpful:

5Fantastic Historical OverviewSep 29, 2006
By Statman
There is a Season is a fantastic historical overview of the most innovative, and among the very best, American rock bands ever.

Disc 1 documents the early development of the Byrds, and their creation and develpment of folk-rock. The folk-rock of the Byrds inspired Dylan to go electric, the Beatles to write more meaningful lyrics, Simon and Garfunkel to add electric guitars, Buffalo Springfield to form a folk-rock band, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, REM, etc., etc. Disc 1 is highlighted by incredible arrangements of Dylan songs and terrific Gene Clark originals.

Disc 2 documents the Byrds further development of folk-rock, along with ground-breaking contributions to psychedelic rock, with McGuinn, Crosby, and Hillman emerging as major songwriters.

Disc 3 begins by showing the Byrds contributions to the development of country-rock, which had a major impact on groups like Dillard & Clark, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Poco, the Eagles, and on outlaw country music and southern rock.

The rest of Disc 3 and most of Disc 4 are devoted to the Clarence White era Byrds. The guitar playing is phenomenal.

All 99 songs are very good, and many are essential.

The 100 page booklet is very good - great pics and good biography. The DVD is primarily of interest to fans.

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