Clarence White and The Country Boys in a movie - watch it!

 Clarence White and The Country Boys in a movie - watch it!

"The Farmer's Other Daughter" (1965)

 

 

 

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e72aKC8TzWc

Thanks to UG for the info

New Starbyrd CD coming soon - to be released mid-December 2025

 

 

Starbyrd, the Byrds-sounding band led by Horst-Peter Schmidt, announces the release of their new CD  in mid-December 2025.

It's titled BACK TO MORDOR and it has the following tracks:

1. Devil's Dream (4:14)
2. Shoot 'em (5:46)
3. Eve Of Destruction - Revisited (3:40)
4. Insanity Road (3:14)
5. Road To Nowhere (4:25)
6. When Lunatics Rule The World (5:59)
7. The Tyrant (3:59)
8. Lord Of The Rings (3:34)
9. Rescue Me (3:51)
10. Voice Of Reason (3:56)
11. Starship (4:18)

A proper look at today's world situation

You can pre-order it by writing to Horst-Peter at 

starbyrd@t-online.de

 

David Chirko's "Songs By Byrds Covered By Other Artists" updated - August 2025

Our regular correspondant David Chriko has copiously augmented his Byrds Covers Page.

SONGS BY BYRDS COVERED BY OTHER ARTISTS

All written / recorded (1964-1973) by Byrds, incl. some songs members wrote / performed before joining Byrds; excl.  bootlegs, MP3's, DVD's, promos (unless sold in retail outlets) & unreleased recordings. 

MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER.

Download it here:

https://workupload.com/file/qV5qQ48uBMJ.html

Compiled by David Chirko, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

chirkoart.ca

A Gram Parsons article by David Chirko

Our regular visitor and correspondent David Chriko has written an article about the Gram Parsons part in Johnny Rogan's book “Byrds Requiem For The Timeless Volume 2”.

You can download it here:

https://workupload.com/file/5TYCus5MYQ4

Thanks to David.

New double vinyl LP by The Desert Rose Band to be released on September 5, 2025

New double vinyl LP by The Desert Rose Band to be released on September 5, 2025: 

Live At The Country Music Hall Of Fame 10-2-22 (Ruby Red Vinyl / Limited Edition)

Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, John Jorgenson, Steve Duncan, JayDee Maness, Mark Fain

https://fridaymusic.com/collections/pre-order-1/products/desert-rose-band-live-at-the-country-music-hall-of-fame-10-2-22-ruby-red-vinyl-limited-edition-pre-order-9-5-25?srsltid=AfmBOoqtgy-f1D9Fj20Tsx5LISZnVfcxwY2rP1bxab_fDC4h9_eT1neH

LP 1

SIDE 1

1. Ashes Of Love

2. Love Reunited

3. One Step Forward

4. He's Back And I'm Blue

5. Time Between

6. Start All Over Again

SIDE 2

1. Summer Wind

2. I Still Believe In You

3. Missing You

4. Once More

5. Our Baby's Gone

LP 2

SIDE 3

1. She Don't Love Noboby

2. In Another Lifetime

3. Story Of Love

4. Hello Trouble

5. It Takes A Believer

6. No One Else

SIDE 4

1. Desert Rose

2. Together Again

3. Under Your Spell

4. Above And Beyond

5. Hard Times

6. Runnin’

7. The Price I Pay

 

Thanks to DE and JPM for the info

 

Chris Hillman on Paul Weller's new CD - UPDATE / CORRECTION - NOT THE SAME CHRIS HILLMAN

Chris Hillman is guesting on Paul Weller's new CD titled FIND EL DORADO, an album of acoustic covers, released on July 25, 2025.

Ordered but not received yet, but I guess Chris is at least on "White Line Fever".

Update / Correction

Having now received the CD, I noticed that it's not The Byrds' Chris Hillman but a namesake, a U.K. pedal steel guitar player who is featured on "White Line Fever".

• 01 Handouts In Tthe Rain
• 02 Small Town Talk
• 03 El Dorado
• 04 White Line Fever
• 05 One Last Cold Kiss
• 06 When You Are A King
• 07 Pinball
• 08 Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
• 09 I Started A Joke
• 10 Never The Same
• 11 Lawdy Rolla
• 12 Nobody’s Fool
• 13 Journey
• 14 Daltry Street
• 15 Clive’s Song
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The Burrito Brothers have a new CD out (July 25, 2025)

The Burrito Brothers have a new CD out (July 25, 2025)

“The Magic Time Machine Of Love”

Chris P James (vocals/keys), Bob Hatter (guitars), Tony Paoletta (pedal steel), Peter Young (drums)

From Amazon:

--- 'The Magic Time Machine Of Love' finds Nashville's Burrito Brothers pushing Cosmic American Music into tomorrow with eleven tracks that mingle fresh songwriting with daring reinventions. Gram Parsons' voice, isolated via the same AI technology used on the Beatles' "Now and Then", soars alongside the band on "Pride Of Man" and "More And More", while Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" appears in a lush country-soul arrangement restoring Keith Reid's unused verses. Original Flying Burrito alumni Jon Corneal and Ian Dunlop swagger through "Used To Do", steel guitar legend Al Perkins adds shimmer to "More And More" and the James Brothers lend harmonies to a twang-kissed cover of the Beatles' "What Goes On".

From the progressive-country sweep of "Tales Of Desire" to the vintage Bakersfield snap of "Love Blast", this limited-edition CD bridges past and present, expanding the Burrito legacy while honoring the genre's richest traditions. ---

·  1 Intro - Gram Parsons 0:30

·  2 A Whiter Shade Of Pale 6:06

·  3 Captain Bobby Stout 5:49

·  4 Pride Of Man 3:41

·  5 Peace Song 3:09

·  6 Used To Do 2:44

·  7 Gram Praises 0:37

·  8 More And More 2:46

·  9 What Goes On 3:09

·  10 Time Machine 5:32

·  11 Whiskey Woman 4:08

·  12 Tales Of Desire 5:46

·  13 Number 19 2:31

·  14 Right Where We Belong 5:36

 

Missing / Wanted: Chris Hillman Track

I’m missing one track by Chris Hillman

If any good soul could post a link to get it, I would be eternally grateful.

The source and the link won’t be published.

Thanks in advance.

“Old Rockin’ Chair” (download only bonus track from Chris Hillman’s “The Other Side” CD - 2005)

 

Family Tree (John York and Skip Battin) live in Bolzano, Italy (1988) – watch the complete concert in video

Family Tree (John York and Skip Battin) live in Bolzano, Italy (1988) – watch the complete concert in video

Both Byrds ex-bass players' performance in Bolzano, Italy, in 1988, which was officially released in 2017 as part of the “Skip Battin’s Italian Dream“ CD, can be watched in video here:

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtO0pB7pnJ0

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSWHeoIght8

Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjvGK9HreJ8&t=1629s

 

New Gene Clark vinyl LP released (May 23, 2025)

New Gene Clark vinyl LP released (May 23, 2025) in the U.K.

Under The Silvery Moon – The Silvery Moon Studio Sessions

Iceni Label  ICLP1002

Colored Vinyl – Limited Edition

A selection of tracks first released on the “Under The Silvery Moon” double CD in 2001

On the back cover, John York is only credited for 12-string guitar and vocals on "Nothing But An Angel". Actually, he plays on most of the tracks, and sings lead vocals on "You Just Love Cocaine".

Track Listing :

 

A1 Mary Sue

A2 Carry On

A3 Don't You Know

A4 You Just Love Cocaine

A5 Dancing On the Moon

B1 Nothing But an Angel

B2 More Than That Now

B3 Liona

B4 Washington Square

B5 Sleep Will Return

Clarence White New vinyl LP and CD released April 2025:

Clarence White New Vinyl LP and CD released April 2025:

Melodies From A Byrd In Flyte 1963-1973

Actually, just an RSD re-release of the CD "The Lost Masters 1963-1973" from 2023 by the same label.

Liberation Hall ref  LIB 2128CD

“A mix of fourteen rare acoustic and electric tracks from the late country-rock pioneer and legendary member of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels. The set includes tracks recorded both at the beginning and at the peak of his career, showcasing his critically acclaimed flat-picking guitar style. Features guest players such as Eric Weissberg, the Byrds' Roger McGuinn, Gene Parsons, and Skip Battin, the Flying Burrito Brothers' Byron Berline, and a rare rehearsal performance with the Everly Brothers with Gram Parsons on rhythm guitar.”

The Middle Earth Club in London - Triple CD to be released on March 28th, 2025

 

On May 11th, 1968, The Byrds played in London at The Middle Earth.

A lineup of Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Kevin Kelley, Gram Parsons and Doug Dillard.

Their performance has been circulating on cassette tapes and CDRs for decades.

On Friday 28th, March 2025, U.K. label Cherry Red will release a triple CD with tracks by artists having performed at the club.

The Byrds are featured with “Artificial Energy”…a track that they didn’t play that day.

 

“Middle Earth - The Soundtrack of London's Legendary Psychedelic Club Halcyon Days 1967-1969”

DISC ONE

1  Family - A Good Friend Of Mine

2  Soft Machine - I Should Have Known

3  The In Crowd - Am I Glad To See You

4  Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - A Kind Of Love-in

5  Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Salisbury Plain

6  Fairport Convention - Time Will Show The Wiser

7  Paper Blitz Tissue - Grey Man

8  The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Devil's Grip

9  The Riot Squad ft David Bowie - I'm Waiting For My Man

10  The Flies - House Of Love

11  Keith Dangerfield & The Way Ahead - She's a Witch 12 Graham Bond - Strange Times, Sad Times

13  Tales of Justine - Monday Morning

14  Denny Laine - Too Much In Love

15  Picadilly Line - How Could You Say You're Leaving Me

16  Third Ear Band - Raga No. 1

17  Mabel Greer's Toyshop - Images of You and Me

18  The Action - Climbing Up The Wall (See Me)

19  Blossom Toes - Telegram Tuesday

20  Eyes of Blue - Prodigal Son

21  The Bonzo Doo Dah Dog Band - Canyons Of Your Mind

DISC TWO

1  The Incredible String Band - Way Back In The 1960s

2  Traffic - Feeling Alright?

3  Ten Years After - Portable People

4  The Knack - (The Man From The) Marriage Guidance And Advice Bureau

5  The Pretty Things - Balloon Burning

6  The Electric Prunes - Long Day's Flight

7  Dr. K's Blues Band - Pet Cream Man

8  Eclection - Mark Time

9  Dantalion's Chariot - Soma (Parts 1 & 2)

10  Blonde on Blonde - All Day, All Night

11  The Yardbirds - Drinking Muddy Water

12  The Deviants - Garbage

13  Captain Beefheart - Yellow Brick Road

14  Spooky Tooth - Sunshine Help Me

15  Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman

16  Tim Rose - Dim Light A Burning

17  Champion Jack Dupree - I Haven't Done No-One No Harm

18  Tim Buckley - Wings

19  Amalgam - Prayer For Peace

20  Chris McGregor Septet - Up to Earth

DISC THREE

1  The Byrds - Artificial Energy

2  The Mindbenders - Uncle Joe, The Ice Cream Man

3  Small Faces - Yesterday Today and Tomorrow

4  Free - I'm A Mover

5  Junior's Eyes - Black Snake

6  Edgar Broughton Band - Evil

7  Killing Floor - Forget It!

8  Jefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation

9  Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments - The Week Looked Good On Paper

10  Canned Heat - On The Road Again

11  Chicken Shack - Worried About My Woman

12  The Fugs - Crystal Liaison

13  The Who - Magic Bus

14  Liverpool Scene - Baby

15  John James - Maybelle Rag

16  Yes - Sweetness

17  Sleepy - Love's Immortal Fire

18  The Gun - Sunshine

19  Arcadium - Woman Of A Thousand Years

20  Barclay James Harvest - Poor Wages

21  Love Sculpture - Wang Dang Doodle

22  Steamhammer - Lost You Too

23  Vamp - Floatin'

"New" Flying Burrito Brothers vinyl LP released in December 2024

 

The Flying Burrito Brothers concert at the Post-Aula in Bremen, Germany, on October 4, 1976 has been circulating on CDr for many years, but it has now been released on vinyl by Mig Records (Germany) in December 2024.

Details:

Gib Guilbeau (Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals)

Joel Scott-Hill (Guitar, Vocals)

Sneaky Pete Kleinow (Pedal Steel Guitar, Vocals)

Skip Battin (Bass, Vocals)

Ed Ponder (Drums)

1. Shennandoah Valley Breakdown (1:34)
2. White Line Fever (3:24)
3. Hot Burrito #2 (4:28) (mistitled The Wild Side Of Life)
4. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) (2:29)
5. Diggi Liggi Lo (2:48)
6. The Fugitive (I’m A Lonesome Fugitive) (3:37)
7. Toe Tappin' Music (3:09)
8. Border Town (3:50)
9. Quiet Man (4:04) (mistitled Pride Man)
10. Waiting For Love To Begin (2:59)
11. Truck Drivin' Man (2:39)
12. Orange Blossom Special (4:45)