The Byrds
1971-05-03
Colston Hall
Bristol, UK
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. Lover Of The Bayou
02. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
03. Truck Stop Girl
04. My Back Pages
05. Baby What You Want Me To Do
06. Jamaica Say You Will
07. Black Mountain Rag (Soldier's Joy)
08. Mr. Tambourine Man
09. Pretty Boy Floyd
10. Take A Whiff On Me
11. Chestnut Mare
12. Jesus Is Just Alright
13. Eight Miles High
14. Outro Jam
15. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
16. Mr. Spaceman
17. Roll Over Beethoven
18. Outro Jam
19. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding
20. Ballad Of Easy Rider
21. I Trust
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, 55 years ago today.
