The Byrds - 1971-05-07 - Newcastle, UK (SBD)

The Byrds

1971-05-07

Newcastle City Hall,

Newcastle, U.K.

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Lover Of The Bayou

02. You Ain't Going Nowhere

03. Truckstop Girl

04. My Back Pages

05. B.J. Blues

06. Baby What You Want Me To Do

07. Jamaica Say You Will

08. Soldier's Joy - Black Mountain Rag

09. Mr Tambourine Man

10. Pretty Boy Floyd

11. Take A Whiff (On Me)

12. Chestnut Mare

13. Jesus Is Just Alright

14. Eight Miles High (Jam Fragment)

15. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star

16. Mr Spaceman

17. Hold It

18. Mary Don't You Weep

The Byrds - 1971-05-07 - Newcastle, UK (SBD)

The Byrds 1971 - #1: On June 21, 1965, The Byrds released their debut album, Mr. Tambourine Man. The disc would go to #6 on The Billboard charts, which would be the best commercial performance by any album released by the band. The title track would climb all the way to #1 on the singles charts. The band would have another #1 a few months later with the title track from their 2nd album, Turn, Turn Turn, and then incredibly, never score another top 10 single. As discussed in other posts, however, while The Byrds studio work peaked early on in their career, their live apex occurred much later, long after all the original members had left with the exception of Roger McGuinn. The line up of McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, and Skip Battin, which came together in late 1969 and lasted until 1972, was group’s longest tenured configuration and the one which established the band’s reputation as dynamic live performers. This soundboard recording captures the band during their European tour in Spring 1971, on May 7, 1971, 46 years ago today. Download this one now, then come back om May 15 and 16 for 2 more from this Same Tour, Different show set.