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During the Byrds' all too brief career (less than 10 years in all it's various incarnations through their 1973 reunion), they didn't enjoy the kind of commercial success of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, or even the Kinks or the Who for that matter. (Even Chad & Jeremy had as many Top 40 singles as the Byrds!) But history has rightly bestowed the status of legends on one of America's most influential bands. Does this justify a second box set? The answer is an unqualified, yes. While the 1990 BYRDS box set is an equally essential collection, THERE IS A SEASON includes 37 songs not on the first box set and an additional 15 songs presented in different versions (alternate takes, mono, or live). So nearly half the tracks here are new to this box set. And the bonus DVD (although brief at under 30 minutes) is a treasure trove of full song performances--all lip-synched--from a variety of TV sources.

Here's the complete rundown on what's new to the THERE IS A SEASON box set:

Disc One (64:51) - Where THE BYRDS box set began with "Mr. Tambourine Man," this set begins with six tracks from 1964. The first track is the folky "The Only Girl I know," written by McGuinn and Clark and recorded as The Jet Set. The next two tracks, "Please Let Me Love You" and "Don't Be Long," were recorded as The Beefeaters. The next three tracks, "The Airport Song," "You Movin'" and "You Showed Me," still showed the Byrds still looking for their own distinct voice, experimenting with blending folk, pop and rock. In addition, the compilers have put more emphasis on Gene Clark's songwriting this time. "You Won't Have to Cry" (co-written with McGuinn), "Here Without You," "I Knew I'd Want You," "She Has a Way," "Set You Free This Time," "The Day Walk" and "If You're Gone" are all Clark tunes. Also added are Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom" and Crosby's instrumental "Stranger in a Strange Land" (taken from the expanded edition of TURN! TURN! TURN!). In addition there are the mono single versions of both Clark's "She Don't Care about Time" and Dylan's "All I Really Want to Do." Also, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" is the mono "withdrawn version" taken from the expanded edition of TURN! TURN! TURN!

Disc Two (66:20) - This disc adds tracks to focus on David Crosby's songwriting talents. Several tracks from FIFTH DIMENSION are new to this set: "Wild Mountain Thyme," "I See You" and "What's Happening?!?!" along with the single mono version of "Why." The last three were all written or co-written by Crosby. Then there is the Crosby-Hillmen "Tribal Gatherings" from THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS. Also included is a 1967 live radio broadcast version of "He Was a Friend of Mine" (previously unreleased) and a bonus track from the expanded edition of THE NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS, "Universal Mind Decoder," which is a fascinating instrumental demo which later became "Change Is Now."

Disc Three (78:45) - There are alternate versions of "Lazy Days" and "Pretty Polly" from the Legacy Edition of SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO; "This Wheel's on Fire" from the expanded edition of DR. BYRDS & MR. HYDE; "Pretty Boy Floyd," "Buckaroo," "King Apathy III" and the Merle Haggard classic "Sing Me Back Home" all from LIVE AT THE FILLMORE; and "All the Things" from the expanded edition of (UNTITLED)/(UNISSUED). Also new to this set is "Candy" from DR. BYRDS AND MR. HYDE and "Child of the Universe" from the motion picture soundtrack CANDY.

Disc Four (71:24) - There are four previously unreleased live recordings from 1970: "You All Look Alike," "Nashville West," "Baby What You Want Me to Do" and "I Trust." There are two live tracks from the movie soundtrack BANJOMAN: "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Roll Over Beethoven" (both recorded in 1973). Also new to this box set are "Take a Whiff (On Me)," "Glory, Glory," "Byrdgrass," "Pale Blue" and "Nothin' To It," the latter from EARL SCRUGGS: HIS FAMILY & FRIENDS. And finally there are perhaps the two finest songs from the 1973 BYRDS reunion album: the countrified "Full Circle" and the melancholy "Changing Heart," both written and sung by Gene Clark.

Bonus DVD (26:00 approx.) None of these TV performances are live recordings and only "All I Really Want to Do" gives a broadcast date (1965). It's obvious that producers didn't know how to film rock musicians. For example, there's way too much attention paid to the dancers during Clark's terrific "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better." Some of the songs have abruptly truncated fades (to eliminate announcer voice-overs?)--it's especially irritating on "Set You Free This Time." The first seven songs feature the original 5-man lineup. Tracks 8 and 9 are after Clark had exited the group. Track 10 is the only color video (from a Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour broadcast) and has the group performing "Mr. Spaceman," and though Crosby is now gone from the group Clark is back on board (although his return lasts less than two months). [This lineup dates the "Mr. Spaceman" clip to October or November of 1967.] While you are only hearing the recorded versions of these songs, it was great fun to see videos of the band at their peak. [Wasn't there any concert footage available to augment this bonus disc? As such, there are no additional features on this DVD.]

Overall this is an amazing box set. Not only are there 99 songs on this box set (compared to 90 on the previous box), the booklet is 100 pages with essays by Tom Petty, Gary Louris (of the Jayhawks) and Roger McGuinn himself, along with liner notes by David Fricke that include new interviews with surviving members McGuinn, Hillman and Crosby, and dozens of photos--the most poignant is the 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame picture. (It would be the last time they shared a stage together; two years later Gene Clark and Michael Clarke would both be dead.) This box stands as a testament to their greatness as singers, songwriters and musicians. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

When the Byrds first box set was released in 1990, it boasted an unbelievable collection of material from the band's career from 1965 through 1971. Over the years, that box set has earned a reputation as the definitive career overview for arguably the most important American rock 'n' roll band in history.

Fast-forward to 2006, we have seen all of the Byrds' eleven studio albums re-released in expanded editions with bonus tracks, and the original box set is long out of print. Recognizing that a lot more material has surfaced in the vaults since 1990, Columbia Records decided to compile a new box set, There Is a Season, instead of simply doing another print run of the 1990 box.

Most die-hard fans - the people who are most likely to be interested in There Is a Season - probably have all eleven of the expanded edition re-issues and the 1990 box set and will be questioning why they should drop more money for material they already have. For starters, there are five new live tracks that are previously unreleased in any form. There are also many tracks that are making their debut on CD. For those who own the eleven album re-issues and the 1990 box set, there are ten key reasons why you need the new box set.

1. Both sides of the Elektra Records single put out by Roger McGuinn, David Crosby and Gene Clark as The Beefeaters, "Please Let Me Love You" b/w "Don't Be Long", are making their official debuts on CD. You can finally throw away that crackly vinyl rip that you got from a friend of a friend.

2. The original mono single version of "Why?" is making its CD debut here. The single version of "Why?" first appeared on the 1990 box, but in a modern-day stereo remix. And before you say "The mono version appeared on Original Singles 1965-1967!", know that the CD version of that album contains the mono album version from Younger Than Yesterday, not the single version which is a completely different take.

3. A live, previously unreleased, version of "He Was a Friend of Mine" recorded in 1967 is included. This recording features Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, David Crosby and Michael Clarke.

4. The original mono single version of "Lady Friend" is making its CD debut here. The single version of "Lady Friend" first appeared on the 1990 box, but in a modern-day stereo remix.

5. The version of "Child of the Universe" from Candy: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack makes its CD debut. This is a radically different mix from what appeared on Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, complete with orchestral overdubs courtesy of Dave Grusin.

6. A beautiful, previously unreleased, live version of "You All Look Alike" is included. What's really interesting about it is that this features Skip Battin on vocals, whereas the studio version on (Untitled) has Roger McGuinn handling vocals.

7. A live, previously unreleased, version of "I Trust" which provides all the proof one will ever need that the biggest problem with Byrdmaniax was the production and not the material. This is currently the only official live release of a song from Byrdmaniax.

8. A track that the Byrds recorded with Earl Scruggs for his early 1970s LP Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends called "Nothin' To It" is included. This is the track's CD debut.

9. The live versions of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Roll Over Beethoven" from Banjoman: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack make their CD debuts here. What makes these tracks interesting is that they were recorded in very early 1973 and are the only officially released recordings that feature the last touring lineup of The Byrds with John Guerin on drums, replacing Gene Parsons.

10. The bonus DVD, while purely icing on the cake, does contain interesting footage. None of the TV appearances feature live music and they're all mimed, with one exception. During a television appearance on Hullabaloo, Gene Clark sings "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" live over a studio backing track.

While you could probably do without some of this material, or just keep your old bootlegs, the sound quality for all this material is better than just about anything you'll find in trading circles, plus the book has great notes and photos. It's worth your cash for all this material, even if the rest of it is stuff you already have.

Forget what the other reviewers say about the new additional tracks being throwaways - these tracks have the great Clarence White playing guitar! Anything Clarence played on is important. And most of these unissued tracks are live - the recording and playing is supurb! Makes the listener proud to be a Byrds fan(atic). NOTE TO SONY/LEGACY/COLUMBIA: If there are more live tapes of the Clarence White era of the Byrds, PLEASE releae them. On disc #4 there are 12 live tracks, 4 previously unissued: You All Look Alike, Nashville West, I Trust, and a full bore rockin' Baby What You Want Me To Do.
Everybody really knocked the Byrdmaniax and Farther Along albums, but live tunes from those records are a completely exceptional experience. There are also live versions of It's Alright Ma and Ballad of Easy Rider which will knock you socks off.
The Byrds, America's most talented band. In my humble opinion. And we are lucky to have such well recorded testaments to their greatness. Critics also knock the Clarence White era too, but those guys could play! The two eras of the Byrds are two sides of the same coin - the Crosby/Clark era were fantastic in the studio, ok live - the C.W. era were ok in the studio, but a really cookin' road band. I'd give anything to have been along with them for a couple of shows back in their day. McGuinn should write a book. Show should Hillman.

I bought "There Is A Season" even though I already owned all of the Byrds CDs and the 1990 box set. Why? Because the group has meant a lot to me, and this new box set was clearly inspired by a record label wanting to set the record straight on the Byrds -- probably without any expectations of making much money on the set.

Any box set is going to be a compromise between creating an ideal listening experience and commercial considerations. For a group with as complex a history as the Byrds and as many personnel changes, personal politics will likely enter in as well.

The 1990 box set did a great job of presenting the Byrds, rightly highlighting Roger McGuinn's central role, David Crosby's innovative contributions, and Gram Parsons' lost vocals. But, it downplayed the wonderful contributions of Gene Clark, gave too much weight to the McGuinn-led Byrds following the departure of Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons, ignored anything pre-Mr. Tambourine Man, ignored the 1973 reunion album, ignored the 1971-72 solo tracks that included all five original Byrds, and ignored the McGuinn-Clark-Hillman albums. In short, it took a narrow view of the Byrds -- in contrast to some other box sets, such as the ones on the Beach Boys and Eric Clapton, as examples, that took a more inclusive view.

The McGuinn-led Byrds produced some great songs after Parsons and Hillman departed, but were they really the Byrds any more than McGuinn-Clark-Hillman?

Any Byrds fan can nitpick with the selections on the new box set. There are a few better Preflyte selections than "You Movin'", such as "Tomorrow Is a Long Ways Away" and "For Me Again"; "Hey Joe" should have been included; "She's the Kind of Girl", "One In a Hundred," and "My New Woman" would all have been welcome additions, as well as some of the Byrdsier-sounding MCH tracks.

This box set is not going to sell a bundle, but it's a great introduction to the Byrds for any new fans; the sound is fantastic; the booklet and packaging are great; and it redresses some imbalances in the earlier box set. It's a nice culmination to all the work that dedicated folks at Columbia have done to burnish the Byrd's legacy. As a long-time fan, that's worth my $40.

There is a Season is a fantastic historical overview of the most innovative, and among the very best, American rock bands ever.

Disc 1 documents the early development of the Byrds, and their creation and develpment of folk-rock. The folk-rock of the Byrds inspired Dylan to go electric, the Beatles to write more meaningful lyrics, Simon and Garfunkel to add electric guitars, Buffalo Springfield to form a folk-rock band, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, REM, etc., etc. Disc 1 is highlighted by incredible arrangements of Dylan songs and terrific Gene Clark originals.

Disc 2 documents the Byrds further development of folk-rock, along with ground-breaking contributions to psychedelic rock, with McGuinn, Crosby, and Hillman emerging as major songwriters.

Disc 3 begins by showing the Byrds contributions to the development of country-rock, which had a major impact on groups like Dillard & Clark, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Poco, the Eagles, and on outlaw country music and southern rock.

The rest of Disc 3 and most of Disc 4 are devoted to the Clarence White era Byrds. The guitar playing is phenomenal.

All 99 songs are very good, and many are essential.

The 100 page booklet is very good - great pics and good biography. The DVD is primarily of interest to fans.

A lot has happened to the Byrds' body of work since 1990's Byrds Boxset, a collection which has long been unavailable and which There Is A Season sets out to replace. Starting in 1996, as befits a band of such stature, the entire Byrds Columbia/CBS catalogue has been digitally remastered and each album re-issued complete and expanded with a feast of bonus tracks - singles, outtakes, alternate takes and mixes, live performances - and a new album, Live At The Fillmore - February 1969, was dusted off from the archives and released in 2000.

These extra tracks and the copious booklet notes gave a fresh extra insight into the history of the band, which had probably more changes of line-up and musical direction than any other major band, and gave the compilers of this 4CD spin-off vast scope to draw from in telling the musical story of the band. This it does from its pre-Columbia inception in 1964 to its disbandment nearly a decade later, and, as a coda, one of four pieces the band reformed to record for the 1990 box set. As a fulsome introduction to the band it would be hard to better in value for the clarity of the recordings and the illustrative overview it provides. If a particular year or album should particularly chime, rest assured there is plenty more left to discover to warrant a separate purchase covering that section of the band's life.

Disc 1 includes the earliest known recordings by the fledgling band in 1964, from when they were known as the Jet Set and the Beefeaters onwards, and 18 of their ground-breaking 1965 folk-rock tracks, their most prolific and arguably most successful year. Disc 2 covers their psychedelic explosion in 1966 and the subsequent come-down in 1967, the last contemporary recordings of the original classic line-up.

Disc 3 launches the re-invented band featuring Gram Parsons on the seminal Sweethearts Of The Rodeo album in 1968, including some with Gram's lead vocals that weren't used after he left the band; and the following period up to 1970 with master guitarist Clarence White. These include Dr Byrds And Mr Hyde, Ballad Of Easy Rider and (Untitled). Disc 4 continues the same period with a dozen live 1970 New York performances, then fragments with various recordings from the Byrdmaniax/Farther Along era (1971), all with the same line-up of McGuinn, White, Skip Battin and Gene Parsons. Two live recordings from January 1973 (with John Guerin on drums) for the film Banjomen; a reunion of the original line-up a month later featuring two Gene Clark songs; and finally, a 1990 reunion recording by McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman complete the 99-track smorgasbord.

If you should already own the expanded re-issues there is far less to tempt you to part with your money. The first disc does include a rare Jet Set recording, both sides of the Beefeaters' Elektra single and some of the readily available so-called Pre-Flyte sessions. The rest are from the 1996 re-issues (Turn! Turn! Turn! turns up in mono again, peculiarly, as it was on the expanded album). The second disc includes the authentic mono mixes of Why? (single version), Lady Friend and Old John Robertson, and a mono Swedish radio session version of He Was A Friend Of Mine.

On disc three Candy is the remixed soundtrack version, but Lay Lady Lay is again not the official version as released as a single. Contrary to the booklet information, Kathleen's Song is the standard Byrdmaniax version. Disc four fares better with 4 1970 live recordings previously unreleased and 2 only from the 1990 box set. It also has their instrumental contribution to a 1971 Earl Scruggs album; the two Banjomen soundtrack live recordings; and the 1990 box set recording. Fittingly, since their career kick-started with Mr Tambourine Man, this final track is Dylan's Paths Of Victory.

Perhaps the juiciest carrot is the fifth disc: a truly evocative DVD with 10 1960s TV appearances showing the band miming to their hit singles as go-go dancers in cages gyrate the way only sixties dancers could.

I know some people who believe that Roger McGuinn sounds like Tom Petty, rather than the other way around. This set is for them. But it is also for the long-term Byrd fans like me who loved the Byrds but who haven't been able to keep up with all the individual re-releases of their albums. The first disk has some GREAT tunes from the original five Byrds. David Crosby never sounded better with his warm, fuzzy, harmonies, and Gene Clark and Roger (formerly Jim) McGuinn provided some great lead singing. Especially on the demos and the songs from Mr. Tambourine Man, the Byrds not only sounded inspired, but driven -- they wanted to succeed. The second disk covers the band's material from 5D to The Notorious Byrd Brothers. It is amazing that their commercial popularity slipped during this period as, frankly, they created some wonderful and enduring music. Crosby emerged as a very fine lead singer in the absence of Clark, and Chris Hillman's bass playing sparkled (for example, on "Everybody's been burned"). Michael Clarke's drumming did not match the technical proficiency of some other rock drummers (e.g., Spencer Dryden), but he still added a distinct and sometimes compelling sound (as on "Eight Miles High"). One wonders how high the Byrds might have soared if Gene Clark's songwriting and playing had not vanished at the start of the 5D session, but history is full of lost opportunities. The third disk captures the highlights of the latter-day Byrds, with Gram Parsons' amazing revitalization of the group on "Sweetheart of the Rodeo," and the fine early albums done by the Clarence White-Gene Parsons-John York Byrds led by McGuinn. White's playing was especially effective in creating a new sound for the Byrds, replacing both McGuinn's 12 string and Sweetheart's steel guitars as the lead instrument. Perhaps the only error in selections were the omission of Gene Parson's "Gunga Din" and York's "Fido," which were great tunes from the old "Easy Rider" LP. The final musical disc contains some never before released live tunes, plus songs from their later albums. There are also a couple of fine Gene Clark songs from the 1973 reunion LP (again, another lost opportunity: one wonders what it would have sounded like with Gary Usher as producer instead of Crosby), and a song recorded in 1990 by McGuinn, Hillman, and Crosby (another lost opportunity, with Clark still alive at the time). The last song begs the question of whether those three Byrds will ever record together again as a unit? What keeps them apart now? I hope that while their voices and health permit, these three surviving Byrds decide to get together to create some new music. Of course it won't sound like 1965, or 1973, or 1990, but it is likely to be worthwhile.

The final disc is actually a DVD with musical performances, which are nice to view at least once. However, it is the music here on the four discs that I will keep return to again and again.

I got this box set for my birthday (an early gift), and I greedily opened it. Just based on the packaging, this is well worth the money. As for everyone who says that why bother when most Byrds fans have the 1990 box set - I don't! I'm 27 and I was 10 when the set came out, so that's a not a great argument.
If you don't have the 1990 box set or you want a complete overview of the band, this is a fantastic set. The music drops in quality on disc four, as others noted because McGuinn just wasn't the writer Gene Clark or David Crosby was (or Gram Parsons), but some of the songs and at least the music hold up well. It also has two fine Gene Clark tunes from the ill-fated 1973 reunion album, which Clark took seriously, but the others didn't.
The Byrds remain underappreciated to this day possibly because they branched out so much and didn't stick to one style. It's also possible because after "Eight Miles High" their commercial sales dried up, so classic rock radio isn't as apt to play them as, say, the Doors, who always kept strong sales even when they didn't have hit singles.
It doesn't matter if they are underappreciated in the end. Although this is disheartening, at least enough people know that The Byrds are one of the best rock band America ever produced. Enough know because Columbia produced this beautifully designed set and they probably won't make a bundle from it. The bonus DVD is great too because it's the original five Byrds singing some of their best songs. The sound is excellant on this set, and Gene Clark does get a stronger representation on this box set, which he deserves because he was their best songwriter.
In all, a great box and, along with the DVD, it's essential for Byrds fans if you want better sound than the 1990 box or just want a fuller overview.

This new set is lovely and lavish, easily worth 5 stars, but a more accurate title might be "The Johnny Rogan Box." Rogan, in his fine Byrds biography "Timeless Flight Revisited" (2001), came down pretty hard on the first (1990) boxed set. Compilers McGuinn & Irwin, apparently chastised, seem to have assembled this new collection with his remarks as guide.

Rogan was especially upset that the first box offered a mere 6 Gene Clark songs, so this one near overdoses with 17. He suggested McGuinn had been stingy on Clark to make room for the later albums, so "Easy Rider," "Byrdmaniax" and "Farther Along" are trimmed to footnotes. He felt Crosby "would definitely" have preferred `What's Happening' over `Hey Joe,' so that switch is made here (tho Crosby opted for `Hey Joe' at Montery Pop '67). Rogan questioned the inclusion of all Dylan covers, so four are cut: the stellar `Spanish Harlem Incident,' plus "Nothing Was Delivered,' `Just Like A Woman,' and `Lay Down Your Weary Tune'. He preferred the single over album take of `All I Really Want To Do," and even that is here.

Rogan thought the 1990 black box too "somber", so this one is fire engine red. The imaginative artwork sequence of the 4 jewel case covers he declared "tacky," so this set has none (the CDs attach to the inside box covers). He complained the 1990 book had "a dearth of colour photos", so the new book is awash with them - at the expense of hard information like discography, personnel, and track comments.

But Rogan aside, there are other differences... "Seasons" casts a wider net than the 1990 box by including the "Preflyte" sessions, "Fillmore`69" (SF) album, 1973 "Byrds" reunion album, and others.

Among the new things: Disk 4's `Tambourine Man' and `Roll Over Beethoven' are from the 1973 soundtrack for "Banjoman". `He Was A Friend of Mine' is live on Swedish radio, 1967. `Nothin' To It' is from "Earl Scruggs: His Family & Friends". `Byrdgrass' is the hidden track on expanded "Byrdmaniax" minus (unfortunately) some classic studio talk (Eric White asks McGuinn to "stick your foot out" to indicate the harmonica part). `Baby What You Want Me To Do' and `I Trust' are live from Fillmore East (NY), 1970. `You All Look Alike' and `Nashville West' are live at Queens College (as are `Willin'/'Black Mountain Rag', taken from the first box). `Lazy Days' is a new (but inferior) alternate take. `Pretty Polly' is the great alternate take on 2-disk "Legacy Sweetheart". `Child of the Universe' is the overdub from the "Candy" soundtrack, a nice surprise with horns that make it sound like something from the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" album.

ERRORS: 'Kathleen's Song' is actually the "Byrdmaniax" track, not the "Expanded (Untitled)" alternate take as stated in the book. But since "Byrdmaniax" is now apparently dropped from the Legacy catalogue, it is good to have the original 'Kathleen' here. Another curious (apparent) mistake is the slamming door after 'Wasn't Born To Follow'; the "Notorious" booklet says this is actually the start of that album's next track, 'Get To You' (where it represents rejection of the 1965 Byrds in England) .

Six tracks are monaural singles : All I really Want To Do; Turn!Turn!Turn!/ She Don't Care About Time; Why; Lady Friend/ Old John Robertson.

Disks 1 & 2 are a serious tour of the first 5 albums through "Notorious". Disks 3 & 4 spot check the remaining albums, with some generous (and welcome) stretches of the later Byrds in concert.

The DVD has ten TV appearances by the 1965-67 Byrds (Performing: Mr. Tambourine Man, Feel A Whole Lot Better, All I Really Want To Do, Turn! Turn! Turn!, It Won't Be Wrong, Set You Free This Time, -- and with 4 Byrds -- So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star, Mr. Tambourine Man, Eight Miles High, Mr. Spaceman.) Most or all are lip-synced (a common practice at the time), but good quality 16mm film images give us 30 minutes of the Byrds in their prime. The last set is in color and especially intriguing; it's the 4 Byrds all right, but Crosby is replaced by Gene Clark. Apparently this was right after Crosby left and Clark briefly returned.

While the booklet is fun to explore visually, its real gem is a stunning new essay by David Fricke -- a concise history of the Byrds from first to last, which also serves as a program guide to selections on the 4 CDs.

Bottom line: this new box is a feast for Byrds fans.

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Fans of this set should know that the 1990 box still has a few treasures. It's the only place you can find Bob Dylan joining the Byrds on stage for `Mr. Tambourine Man'; stereo versions of 1965's `Turn! Turn! Turn!' and `He Was A Friend of Mine'; a remixed `Hey Joe' with countdown and cold ending; `Roll Over Beethoven' live on Swedish radio, 1967; a very nice Queens College take of `Lover of the Bayou'; and new remixes from the original separated tracks of a number of album classics.

I enjoyed this box set very much.I am a big fan of The Byrds,but because of where we live we were unable to get a lot of this material when it was originally released.We didn't have access to a lot of records that weren't in the top 10 at the time.There were a lot of songs that I discovered in this set that I didn't realize they performed.It was nice to see their live performances on the dvd also.I have listened to the set several times & will continue to do so.