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| 1. Mr. Tambourine Man |
| 2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better |
| 3. Spanish Harlem Incident |
| 4. You Won't Have To Cry |
| 5. Here Without You |
| 6. The Bells Of Rhymney |
| 7. All I Really Want To Do |
| 8. I Knew I'd Want You |
| 9. It's No Use |
| 10. "Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe" |
| 11. Chimes Of Freedom |
| 12. We'll Meet Again |
| 13. She Has A Way |
| 14. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better |
| 15. It's No Use |
| 16. You Won't Have To Cry |
| 17. All I Really Want To Do |
| 18. You And Me |
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It's not overstating the case to contend that the Byrds' debut is the font from which all folk-rock spouts. The Bob Dylan-penned title track hit No. 1 two months before the album arrived, in the process heralding a new sound that braided involved lyrics with a driving beat, chiming guitars, and vaguely trippy harmonies. The album (and, indeed, it is an album, rather than a haphazard collection of songs, as was the standard of the day) followed through on the promise of the single. Four of the dozen songs on the original pressing were Dylan compositions, but the originals from Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn nearly matched their appeal, particularly "I Feel a Whole Lot Better", perhaps the quintessential Byrds tune. This 1996 reissue includes a half-dozen previously unreleased tracks. --Steven Stolder
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful music, bargain price - Timeless Flight!,
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This review is from: Mr. Tambourine Man/Turn Turn Turn/Fifth Dimension (Audio CD)
This box is a bargain: the three first Byrds albums, all remastered with extra tracks, detailed liner notes and photographs. Here is some of the most joyous and uplifting music ever produced - particularly the songs of Gene Clark which grace the first two collections. Also listen to the singing: Clark's especially. Soulful as well as beautifully harmonious. Here is where the sixties really took off. Enjoy the Timeless Flight!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ground-breaking debut,
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This review is from: Mr. Tambourine Man (Audio CD)
This gets 5 stars because it is one of the greatest debut albums in rock history, a true groundbreaker which redefined how rock & pop could sound thereafter. The Byrds were the band who wanted to be America's version of the Beatles & it has to be said that no band before or since possessed a better creative understanding of what their mentors were up to. This band realised from the start that the Beatles offered a musical template that they first tried to imitate & in doing so discovered that it was open to what they thought to introduce into the mix. The sound is by turns fresh, exuberant, magical, exciting & at times positively joyful- but always intelligent & in Jim (or Roger as he is now known) McGuinn they had a genius arranger who had previously worked with Bobby Darin & Judy Collins in that capacity, among others. I could write a short book about this brilliant record, but not here. Suffice to say that this album has to be a prominent feature on heaven's jukebox.
I must admit to one particular disappointment with the remastered version & that concerns the stereo mix of the title track, in which McGuinn's legendary opening guitar motif is restricted to just the one stereo channel- a poor decision in that it diminishes its impact. Perhaps Sony/Columbia might like to consider remastering the mono singles (previously assembled on 2 albums issued in the early 1980s) in order that we might all appreciate just how remarkable 'Mr. Tambourine Man' sounded back in 1965 when the full force of that guitar figure came over the radio. I wish . . .
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Whats This Jingle Jangle Sound ?,
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This review is from: Mr. Tambourine Man (Audio CD)
Earlier Byrds music has been released, but this is where it really starts.
The odvious influences were The Beatles & Bob Dylan, but I always felt The Searchers should have received more credit for their melodic recordings from 1963 onwards. There are Bob Dylan songs such as the title track, there's All I Really Want To Do and Chimes Of Freedom. Gene Clark provides some top songs too and it equals one of the best debut albums ever recorded. Mr Tambourine Man fired The Byrds to world attention and they went on to influence, well The Beatles, Bob Dylan and everyone else. The Jingle Jangle sound will always be the Byrds signiture tune and history tells us there was much more than this outstanding folk rock debut to follow.
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