RARE MONO 1969 Orig THE BYRDS - DR BYRDS & MR HYDE HEAVY HARD Rural DYLAN Psych

$

70

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                        MINTY CLEAN VINYL!

    RARE BRITISH 1969 first pressing IN GLORIOUS MONO!!

                  HEAVY & RURAL MIX + 12-STRING GUITAR GEMS !

                            THE BYRDS

      DR BYRDS AND MR HYDE

                          UK - (orange) CBS - M-36545 - MONO

VERY RARE...

Original 1969 BRITISH first pressing with laminated cover in super rare MONO of a timelessly great Byrds album that features some of their heaviest momemts intertwined with McGuinn 12 string guitar all over the place ...

The RARE MONO release was not issued as such in the USA and contains different song mixes as well as a bold vibrant punch - different from the stereo issue...

Contains the scarce double sided CBS Records inner sleeve with photos of other '69 albums on the label...

DR BYRDS....

& Mr. Hyde was the perfect title for the album as the Byrds would produce music that spanned their career. Their rural roots would lead to a number of tracks but Roger McGuinn would also reach back into the group’s past for some good old psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll. It sure made things interesting on this Lp.

As the last remaining original member there was little doubt that by this time Roger McGuinn was in charge. He wrote or co-wrote six of the ten songs and arranged a seventh. He also sang lead on all the tracks contained on the original release.

The first four tracks show perfectly the schizophrenic nature of the album. “This Wheel’s On Fire,” written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko, is given an almost perfect cover. It quickly establishes that White’s guitar picking style would combine well with McGuinn’s 12 string. The song is transferred into an epic cosmic heavy-rock rendition. Two groovy sound rural rockers quickly follow. “Old Blue” is an old traditional song arranged quite nicely by McGuinn and “Your Gentle Way Of Loving Me,” is treated to a rural-rock sound with a hell of a melody plus some brilliant playing by White. “Child Of The Universe,” which was written for the movie Candy, is dark rock ‘n’ roll.

“Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man” was a brilliant song written by Roger McGuinn and the departed Gram Parsons. It was a pithy and sarcastic response to the group’s reception at the Grand Ol’ Opry.

Other songs of note were “King Apathy III” which criticized the hypocrisy of some members of the hippie movement and the rocking “Bad Night At The Whiskey.”

Dr.Byrds and Mr. Hyde may not be the best Byrds album but it was better than 95% of what was being released at the time and is very recommended Byrds listening -- an album that provides a lot of surprises and certainly will keep your attention.

• "This Wheel's on Fire"
• "Old Blue"
• "Your Gentle Way of Loving Me"
• "Child of the Universe"
• "Nashville West"
• "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man"
• "King Apathy III"
• "Candy"
• "Bad Night at the Whiskey"
• "Medley: My Back Pages/B.J. Blues/Baby What You Want Me to Do"

CONDITION: The cover: is very stiff all over, VG++ only as the lamination has some light waving, this is normal for many UK laminated pressings, with cause of lamination process over the 43+ years and otherwise is clean ...the dark cover is near impossible to find totally clean after 40 years...this one, of the *best* found in ages = collection keeper. With no problems, all seams etc are solid.

The vinyl: is all glossy & shiny M-  the record played really nice ... enjoyable, no audio issues ...clean MONO CBS labels 

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record