Flying Burrito Brothers japanese CD reissues

Universal International in Japan will reissue 5 FBB albums on 26 August. These reissues will be in those nice limited edition papersleeves and will also be SHM-CDs (Super High-quality Material) which are playable on ordinary CD players.

The reissues are as follows:

The Gilded Palace of Sin (with 1 extra track)
Burrito Deluxe (with 2 extra tracks)
The Flying Burrito Brothers (with 8 extra tracks)
The Last of the Red Hot Burritos (with 4 extra tracks)
Sleepless Nights (with 6 extra tracks)

Bonus Tracks are as follow:

THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN

The Train Song [Out Of The Blue]

BURRITO DELUXE

Sing Me Back Home [OOTB, Honky Tonk Heaven]
I Shall Be Released [OOTB]

LAST OF THE RED HOT BURRITOS

Wake Up Little Suzie (Live 1971) [OOTB]
One Hundred Years From Now (Live 1971) [OOTB]
Money Honey (Live 1971) [OOTB]
Roll Over Beethoven (Live 1971) [Close Up The Honky Tonks)

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS

Tried So Hard (Single version) [OOTB]
Here Tonight [HTH]
Payday [HTH]
In My Own Small Way [HTH]
Feel Good Music [HTH]
Beat The Heat [HTH]
Did You See [HTH]
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down [HTH]

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

Six Days On The Road HTH]
Just Because [HTH]
Lodi [HTH]
Bony Moronie [HTH]
To Love Somebody [HTH]
Break My Mind [HTH]

(between brackets, albums on which these tracks already appear - not exhaustive)

which means that there is ABSOLUTELY NO NEW, UNRELEASED TRACK ON THESE CDs.

Thanks to Simon Robinson for helping.

Gram Parsons Forums

Members and readers of the GRAM PARSONS FORUMS who wonder where the forums have gone, should click on the following link:

http://gramfans.com/bboard/

The official site is being reworked into another kind of site and the forums have been moved.

R.I.P. John Dawson

John Dawson, a founder member of The New Riders Of The Purple Sage in 1969, has died on July 21, 2009, aged 64.

Skip Battin played with John Dawson during his stint with the New Riders in 1974-1975.

Roger McGuinn in Belgium - July 19, 2009

Roger McGuinn played the Peer Rhythm And Blues Festival in Belgium yesterday (July 19, 2009).

The artists were (in no particular appearing order): Jeff Beck, Dereck Trucks, John Mayall, South Side Johnny, Roger McCuinn, Steve Winwood, Joe Bonamassa, Rod Piazza, Liz Haley & The Zydekatsflyers, Lightnin' Guy & the Mighty Gators, Boo Boo Davis...

We couldn't make it, but here's what a visitor from the Netherlands has to say:

Roger McGuinn was to me the highlight of the festival. This very sympathetic man brought us back to the 60s, with his typical jangling 12-string guitar sound and his soft high-pitched voice. The Byrds, but also a brilliant solo carreer. Turn Turn Turn, Mr Tambourine Man, You Ain't Going Nowhere, Pretty Boyd Floyd, Chesnut Mare and all those other fantastic songs. Seeing and hearing this man only was worth the trip to Peer.

Watch it here

Thanks to Arthur for the picture and the review

John York Discography

John York kindly checked his Discography Page on Byrds Flyght and sent us some details, corrections and deletions.

Thanks to him.

View it here : http://users.skynet.be/fa388247/discoyork2.htm

John York and Barry McGuire will be back in Europe in late september / early october for another leg of their "Trippin' The 60s" series of concerts (Switzerland, Germany and The Netherlands)

Byrds Flyght Will Soon Sell Its Byrds Collection

Byrds Flyght will soon start parting with its huge collection of Byrds and Byrds-related items (records, reel-to-reel tapes, cassette tapes, CDs, CDRs, DVD, DVDrs, VHS video tapes, posters, books, magazines, etc…).

As far as records and CDs are concerned, we have a near-complete collection of every Byrds album release (official and unofficial) as well as every solo or group album release by the 11 ex-members and every participation by the 11 ex-members in other artists’ albums (except for recordings by and with David Crosby – we only have a few by him). We also have many 7’’ singles and E.P.s. Most of what we have can be viewed on Byrds Flyght’s pages.

So now is the time to get this rare item that you’ve been searching for for decades. Send an e-mail to Byrds Flyght at

byrdsflyght@skynet.be

with details of what you’re looking for, as well as the maximum price (including shipping) you’re willing to pay to get it. No funny low prices please. Serious offers only.

We will answer every e-mail, but of course we often have one copy only of each item. So don’t be disappointed if the answer is negative. If so, it’s either because the item has already been sold or because your offer doesn’t reach our own estimated value price. In the latter case, we will tell you so and give you a second chance to make a higher offer.

New John York (& Barry McGuire) live CD just released

Barry McGuire and John York have just released a live CD, recorded in December 2008 at one of their "Trippin' The Sixties" concerts.

Trippin' The 60s - The Show Songs Live

Green Green

The Times They Are A-Changin / Blowin' In The Wind

Mr Tambourine Man / Turn Turn Turn

Eve of Destruction

California Dreamin' / Monday, Monday / Creeque Alley

San Francisco

Dolphins

Everybody's Talkin'

Daydream

Hair

Do You Believe In Magic

Green Back Dollar

Joy To The World

Reason To Believe

If I Were A Carpenter

City of New Orleans

Woodstock / Dancin' In The Street

In My Life