The Byrds
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo – 50Th Anniversary 4Lp Legacy Edition (RSD Black Friday 2018)

Available in store only 23rd November, online from 24th November

[4LP] (download, first time on vinyl, 28 bonus tracks including demos, outtakes & rehearsal versions, limited to 2000, indie-retail exclusive)

By the time Sweetheart Of The Rodeo was released in 1968, The Byrds had already changed the sound of rock music twice; from jangling folk-rock to experimental acid-rock, they constantly sought to push the boundaries of what rock music could be. The 1967 departure of David Crosby left a creative void filled quickly by country music-loving Gram Parsons, whose addition led Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and company to record an album comprised mostly of authentic country material in Nashville, with the aid of local session aces (including future Byrd Clarence White). For the first time on vinyl – and on the heels of a 50th anniversary tour of the album by original members McGuinn and Hillman – this Legacy Edition of Sweetheart Of The Rodeo showcases this country-rock masterpiece alongside 28 bonus tracks, including demos, outtakes, rehearsal versions and tracks by Parsons’ pre-Byrds outfit, The International Submarine Band.

The Byrds
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Disc 1
A You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
A I Am a Pilgrim
A The Christian Life
A You Don’t Miss Your Water
A You’re Still On My Mind
A Pretty Boy Floyd
B Hickory Wind
B One Hundred Years from Now
B Blue Canadian Rockies
B Life in Prison
B Nothing Was Delivered

Disc 2

A All I Have Are Memories
A Reputation
A Pretty Polly
A Lazy Days
B The Christian Life
B You Don’t Miss Your Water
B One Hundred Years from Now
B Radio Spot: ”Sweethearts of the Rodeo”

Disc 3
A Sum Up Broke
A One Day Week
A Truck Drivin’ Man
A Blue Eyes
A Luxury Liner
A Strong Boy
B Lazy Days
B Pretty Polly
B Hickory Wind
B The Christian Life
B The Christian Life

Disc 4
A Life in Prison
A Life in Prison
A One Hundred Years from Now
A One Hundred Years from Now
B You’re Still On My Mind
B You’re Still On My Mind
B All I Have Are Memories
B All I Have Are Memories
B Blue Canadian Rockies