The Byrds Play Dylan
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March 9, 1968 – March 14, 1968; April 18, 1969, Columbia Studios, Nashville, TN
March 1, 1970, Felt Forum, New York City, NY
| The Byrds Play Dylan | ||||
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| Released | November 1979 | |||
| Recorded | January 20, 1965 – December 8, 1966; December 4, 1968 – July 22, 1969, Columbia Studios, Hollywood, CA March 9, 1968 – March 14, 1968; April 18, 1969, Columbia Studios, Nashville, TN March 1, 1970, Felt Forum, New York City, NY | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk rock, country rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 41:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Terry Melcher, Gary Usher, Bob Johnston, Jim Dickson | |||
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 Cover of the 2002 edition | ||||
The Byrds Play Dylan is the name of two different compilation albums by the American rock band the Byrds, one released in 1979 and the other issued in 2002.[1][2] As their titles suggest, each compilation consists of interpretations of Bob Dylan penned songs, which the Byrds recorded at different stages of their career.[1][3]
Neither version of the album reached the charts in the United States or the United Kingdom.[4][5]
The original version of The Byrds Play Dylan was released by Columbia Records in the U.S. in November 1979, and included all thirteen Bob Dylan covers that the band had officially released on singles or albums between 1965 and 1970.[1][6] The track listing of the original American release did not present the songs in chronological order.[1][6] For the album's UK and European release in February 1980, the album was reconfigured to present the tracks in chronological order by release date at the request of the Byrds' biographer Johnny Rogan.[1] This version begins with "Mr. Tambourine Man" (the Byrds' debut single) and concludes with a live rendition of "Positively 4th Street", taken from the band's 1970 album (Untitled).[1] The chronological running order used for the European release was retained for all subsequent CD re-issues of the album.
In 2008, the original thirteen track version of the album was re-released, with its chronological running order intact, under the augmented title of Collections: The Byrds Play Dylan.[7]
2002 album
In June 2002, a second compilation bearing the title The Byrds Play Dylan was released, which expanded considerably on the scope of the original album and included a number of alternate versions and live recordings that had not been released while the Byrds were still together.[2][8] It also included the Byrds' cover of "Paths of Victory",[2] which had been recorded in 1990 by a reunited line-up of the band featuring original members Roger McGuinn, David Crosby and Chris Hillman.[9] All of the material on the 2002 edition of The Byrds Play Dylan had been previously released, either on the Byrds' regular albums, on their singles, as bonus tracks on their remastered CDs, or on The Byrds box set.[8]
