The Byrds’ fourth album, “Younger Than Yesterday” was recorded as a quartet and as its predecessor hit #24 on the charts. “Fifth Dimension” is filled with incredible documents of The Byrds at their psychedelic best, and the performances and production are absolutely incredible, verging on flawless. Spaceman” b/w Crosby’s “What’s Happening” peaked at #36 and is The Byrds at their light hearted best, mixing humor with musical prowess. Clark was an integral part of The Byrds sound, both as a vocalist and songwriter. “5D” by McGuinn b/w “Captain Soul” credited to the entire band except Gene Clark made #44, while the album from which the singles came, “Fifth Dimension” now considered a psychedelic rock classic reached only #24 on the charts, due in large part to Gene Clark leaving the band just prior to the release of “Eight Miles High” with most of the album being recorded without him. Phase two of The Byrds saga began with the Marelease of the psychedelic classic, “Eight Miles High”a joint effort of Clark, Crosby and McGuinn which reached #14 backed by the McGuinn/Crosby penned, introspective “Why.” The a-side contains one of rock music’s most recognizable guitar riffs with its swirling intro influenced by Ravi Shankar. In addition, the production is flawless throughout. Folk rock does not get any better, as the band’s standards were high and they never failed to live up to them.
The singles from phase one of The Byrds career are universally filled with beautiful vocal harmonies, McGuinn’s familiar jangling Rickenbacker guitar and gorgeous arrangements. Tambourine Man” hitting #1, due in no small part to the gorgeous vocal harmonies of the band, and was backed by yet another Gene Clark track “She Don’t Care About Time.” The albums’ other singles were not nearly as successful, none of them cracking the Hot 100, but they are included in the set.
The albums’ first single, its title track, penned by folk singer Pete Seeger matched “Mr. The band released three singles from their DecemLP “Turn! Turn! Turn!” which attained #17 on the album charts. The follow up single from the same album paired another Dylan tune “All I Really Want To Do” with another Gene Clark tune “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better” but the sophomore release was not nearly as successful, topping out at #40 on the charts. Tambourine Man” with the Gene Clark composition “I Know I’d Want You.” The single, which would become The Byrds signature song with its familiar jangling 12-string Rickenbacker guitar by McGuinn reached #1 on the Billboard charts, the first of two to do so, and certainly played a large part in their debut album, bearing the single’s title, reaching #5 on the Billboard album charts when released on June 21, 1965. Apsaw The Byrds release their debut single, pairing the Bob Dylan penned “Mr.
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