MINT ORIG '68 BYRDS GRAM PARSONS = SW?EETHEART R?ODEO

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Apr 17, 2010 Sold Date

Apr 12, 2010 Start Date

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1968 CLEAN ORIGINAL 360 Sound Columbia Records

STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER and MINT!

The Byrds

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

\ USA - 360 Sound COLUMBIA RECORDS - CS 9670

MINTY CLEAN... 1968 killer rated ORIGINAL vinyl on the highly sought after 360 Sound label of the sixties ... The Byrds album that joins up with GRAM PARSONS...

IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP and MINT...

Fans of the Byrds’ psychedelic brand of folk-rock were left baffled by the band’s sudden about face in the direction on Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Many wondered how the same band that recorded the ’60s drug anthem “Eight Miles High” could suddenly end up singing “I Love The Christian Life” without any hint of sarcasm. Ahead of its time, Sweetheart of the Rodeo was a groundbreaking act of rebellion away from the classic rock sound of its day, entirely different from anything the Byrds (or anyone else) had recorded before.

The catalyst in the birth of the new Byrds sound was the addition of Southern-born singer-songwriter Gram Parsons, who replaced David Crosby on vocals and guitar. Responding to the influence of Parsons, Bryds front man Roger McGuinn packed up his trademark 12-string guitar, picked up the banjo, and took the band into the recording studio in Nashville. What resulted was an album filled with solid rural graces–syrupy slide and twangy rhythm guitars, though gorgeous harmonies were the main ingredient still remaining from the Byrds earlier musical incarnations.

In a slight nod towards tradition, the album opens up strongly with a Dylan cover, a spectacular Nashville-infused reworking of “You Ain’t Going Nowhere.” The Bob Dylan songbook is pillaged once more on the album’s climactic closing cut, a rural-rocking version of “Nothing Was Delivered,” replete with crashing drum cymbals and steel guitars. While the two Dylan cuts clearly take top honors, the pair of Parsons-penned originals are just as great. Parsons’ classic rendition of “Hickory Wind” is as arresting as a good swig of Southern Comfort. Due to ridiculous contractual troubles, Columbia Records had Parsons’ lead vocals removed from several of the record’s cuts, bringing McGuinn back into the studio to overdub new voice tracks. Comparing the Parsons and McGuinn versions of “I Like the Christian Life,” it’s obvious that McGuinn was affecting a Southern drawl in order to overdub his best Parsons impersonation.

Despite its winning brilliance, sales of Sweetheart of the Rodeo were lackluster compared to earlier Byrds records. Over 40 years later, we can step back and realize that Sweetheart of the Rodeo was a deliberate act of musical defiance exemplifying the true spirit of Rock and Roll.

Roger McGuinn - acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals
Chris Hillman - electric bass, mandolin, acoustic guitar, vocals
Gram Parsons - acoustic guitar, piano, organ, vocals
Kevin Kelley - drums

You Ain’t Going Nowhere (Dylan) - 2:33

I Am a Pilgrim - 3:39

Christian Life - 2:30

You Don’t Miss Your Water - 3:48

You’re Still on My Mind - 2:25

Pretty Boy Floyd - 2:34

Hickory Wind - 3:31

One Hundred Years from Now - 2:40

Blue Canadian Rockies - 2:02

Life in Prison - 2:46

Nothing Was Delivered (Dylan) - 3:24

CONDITION: The cover, which usually shows shelf wear due to the dark cover is in GREAT shape, "MINT" in original factory shrink wrapper...all solid and strong with no seam splits, no bends and no writing

The vinyl is all glossy clean M- plays TOPS! > > From our personal collection! > Beautiful!!

A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG-

M Completely clean, no marks

M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks

EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean

VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean

VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse

VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops

this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed"

VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps

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