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The Byrds - Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971 (Sundazed) (1971)

Track listing:
  1. Lover Of The Bayou 3:35
  2. You Ain't Going Nowhere 2:47
  3. Truck Stop Girl 3:21
  4. My Back Pages 2:22
  5. Baby, What You Want Me To Do 3:38
  6. Jamaica, Say You Will 3:33
  7. Black Mountain Rag,soldier's Joy 2:02
  8. Mr. Tambourine Man 3:38
  9. Pretty Boy Floyd 2:34
  10. Take A Whiff (On Me) 2:39
  11. Chestnut Mare 5:24
  12. Jesus Is Just Alright 3:03
  13. Eight Miles High 18:38
  14. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star 3:07
  15. Mr. Spaceman 2:57
  16. I Trust 5:31
  17. Nashville West 2:43
  18. Roll Over Beethoven 2:59
  19. Amazing Grace 2:31

Notes

The Byrds - Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971 (Sundazed, 2008)

"Rescued from a tape that had sat forgotten in McGuinn’s climatized garage for decades, this stellar 1971 set, featuring live versions of the current band’s studio faves (“Lover of the Bayou,” “Chestnut Mare”) as well as adventurous reworkings of Byrds classics (“Mr. Tambourine Man,” “My Back Pages,” “Eight Miles High,”“So You Want to Be a Rock‘n’Roll Star”) might be the most accurate and stirring live performance yet of the legendary Los Angeles combo."

What the sleevenotes fail to acknowledge is the presence on several tracks of distortion on Roger McGuinn's vocals. While this is almost certainly present on the master tape, it's unlike Sundazed to not highlight this, even if just with the traditional disclaimer about "limitations of the source tape". Anyhow, it's a great set but audiophiles will find it frustrating at times.