The Byrds - 1977-12-08 - San Francisco (Early Show) (SBD)

The Byrds

Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark & David Crosby

1977-12-08

Early Show

The Boarding House

San Francisco, CA

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Release Me Girl (Gene Clark)

02. Silver Raven (Gene Clark)

03. Train Leaves Here This Morning (Gene Clark)

04. Ballad of Easy Rider (Roger McGuinn)

05. Wasn’t Born to Follow (Roger McGuinn)

06. Jolly Roger (Roger McGuinn)

07. Chestnut Mare (McGuinn & Clark)

08. Crazy Ladies (McGuinn & Clark)

09. Mr. Tambourine Man (McGuinn, Clark, & Crosby)

10. He Was a Friend of Mine (McGuinn, Clark, & Crosby)

11. She Don’t Care About Time (McGuinn, Clark, & Crosby)

12. You Ain't Going Nowhere (McGuinn, Clark & Crosby)

13. Wild Mountain Thyme (McGuinn, Clark & Crosby)

14. Chimes of Freedom (McGuinn, Clark & Crosby)

15. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (McGuinn, Clark & Crosby)

16. I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better (McGuinn, Clark & Crosby)

17. So You Want to Be a Rock’n’Roll Star (McGuinn, Clark & Crosby)

18. Eight Miles High (McGuinn, Clark & Crosby)

The Byrds - 1977-12-08 - San Francisco (Early Show) (SBD)

In 1977, Roger McGuinn and Gene Clark, 2 of the original members of the Byrds, toured together as an acoustic duo, generating hopes among fans that the full band would reunite. Alas, such a reunion would not take place until 1991 at the band’s induction into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, mere months before Clark’s untimely death. In 1977, however, other members of the Byrds did join McGuinn and Clark on various occasions throughout their tour, though never all at the same time. Chris Hillman made several appearance, and would join permanently the following year to perform and record as McGuinn, Clark & Hillman. David Crosby also joined his former band mates at a few concerts during their tour, including on December 8, 1977, 34 years ago today, for 2 shows at the Boarding House in San Francisco. This post features a soundboard recording of the early show from that date, while later on today, we’ll have a soundboard of the late show. The early show opens with an acoustic set from McGuinn and Clark, after which Crosby strolls out to join them on for The Byrds classic, Mr. Tambourine Man. It’s an electric moment, that’s followed by a host of additional tunes from their days together in The Byrds, making this (as well as the show we’ll have later) a must have for your collection.