![]() ![]() Printed in Italy on 200gsm premium art paper, all versions feature quality thread-sewn binding and a luxurious quarter-bound casing. ![]() Each is an oversized 10.5 x 13 inch large-format presentation with more than 500 photographs across 400 pages. The Byrds: 1964-1967 is available in four editions. Accompanied by a running commentary featuring McGuinn, Hillman, and Crosby’s memories of the group, the era, and their late compatriots Gene Clark and Michael Clarke, this carefully crafted volume is a truly unique collector’s item for Byrds fans and any collector of photography books featuring the pop culture of the 1960s. Featuring more than 500 images from legendary photographers such as Henry Diltz, Barry Feinstein, Curt Gunther, Jim Marshall, Linda McCartney, Tom Gundelfinger O’Neal, and Guy Webster, the book also includes restored images from the Columbia Records archives and the personal archives of the band’s original manager. Now the band’s three surviving founding members have come together to present The Byrds: 1964-1967, a large format tabletop book that offers a unique visual history of the group’s defining era. They had those great clothes and hairdos.” “And not to be too shallow,” Tom Petty once wrote, “but they also were just the best-dressed band around. They incorporated folk, country, and jazz influences into a fresh blend that helped define an era. With their unmistakable harmonies and McGuinn’s innovative guitar work, the Byrds never stopped experimenting. Tambourine Man’ in 1965, they introduced Bob Dylan’s songs to a new audience and launched a career that would see them grow to become one of the most influential rock bands of all time and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers. It was a very special detour, and one I will always hold close to my heart.” McGuinn added, “Being in The Byrds was a detour to my dream of being a folk singer. I think we all shared a private belief and a strong faith that this was going to work. And as crazy as we all were at times, when we were on our game, we soared, we flew high and mighty. Hillman said, “I loved being in The Byrds. The book released on September 20 to great praise. Gene Clark died later that year from natural causes, accelerated by his long term substance abuse problems.BMG has released the definitive visual history of The Byrds: 1964-1967, a new large-format collectible art book curated by the band’s three surviving founding members Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, and David Crosby. The Byrds figured prominently in Clarks last years – the band feuded over the use of the band name by competing groups before reuniting for their induction into the Rock and Roll hall of Fame in 1991. This led to the short-lived McGuinn, Clark and Hillman group.Īfter staying out of music for a few years, Gene Clark returned with an album in 1986 and his popularity rose, driven by the new jangle rock sound from bands like REM – which traced their sound back in part to the Byrds. On the same bill with Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman, the trio added a short set of Byrds songs to their shows. After releasing a solo record in 77, Clark put aside his fear of flying to perform in an international tour. Gene Clark continued an on again, off again relationship with the Byrds and its’ various members through the early 80s. ![]() His following release, the start of a collaboration with Doug Dillard was also a critical success but a commercial failure. A combination of a fear of flying, his limited guitar skills and disputes over income distribution led to his departure from the group in 1966.Ĭlark went on to record a pioneering country rock album as his first solo record which commercially was overshadowed by a simultaneous release from the Byrds. The pair began forming the band that would eventually become the Byrds and Clark would become their primary songwriter. After a brief stint in the New Christy Minstrels Clark left for LA where he met Roger McGuinn. At 13 he cut his first record with a rock combo but soon changed his focus to folk rock after hearing the Everly Brothers. Best remembered for his short stint as the lead vocalist of the Byrds, the late Gene Clark had a varied career in music ranging from early psychedelic pop singles to a pioneering role in the creation of country rock.īorn in Missouri, Clark picked up his interest in music from his father, an amateur musician. ![]()
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