Name: Notorious Byrd Brothers
Brand: The Byrds

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

4A723835

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2014-06-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Sony

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

886972383521

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Byrds

Genre US

60s & 70s

Label US

Legacy

Influential American folk, psychedelic, and country rock band founded in Los Angeles in 1964. They recorded 12 studio albums before disbanding in 1973. During this period the band underwent several line-up changes with frontman and guitarist Roger McGuinn remaining the only constant member.
In 1991 The Byrds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the original five members performing together for the last time after their induction.
Similar Artists: Buffalo Springfield, The Lovin' Spoonful, Gene Clark, Donovan, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Youngbloods, The Yardbirds, Gram Parsons, The Pretty Things, Stephen Stills, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe &amp; The Fish,
Love,
Strawberry Alarm Clock,
Traffic,
Tim Hardin,
The International Submarine Band,
The Troggs,
Graham Nash,
Small Faces

It captures <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/the-byrds">The Byrds</a> between the seminal folk-rock glories of their better-known mid-1960s triumphs and the equally influential country-rock that would soon follow.

With one time <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/the-beach-boys">Beach Boy</a> associate Gary Usher producing and Roy Halee engineering, the band weaves its signature vocal harmonies and chiming guitars through a lusher, more impressionistic art-pop tapestry that stops just short of post Sgt Pepper's cliche, employing phased vocals, sound effects, Moog synthesiser, and horns. Thematically, the project pits utopian innocence (Tribal Gathering, Dolphins Smile) against a new wariness (Artificial Energy, a cautionary look at amphetamines, and the Vietnam vignette of Draft Morning). In a field of well-paced, inventive songs, the zenith is the silken, wistful Goin' Back, <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/carole-king">Carole King's</a> poignant meditation on childhood and innocence.

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Notorious Byrd Brothers

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