Drei Singles aus dem Byrds-Umfeld erscheinen in diesen Tagen auf Sundazed.
GENE CLARK – Only Colombe/The French Girl
SundazedGene Clark became the first member of a major U.S. rock band to go solo when he left the Byrds and released his stirring 1966 debut LP Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers. Clark then cut a pair of sparkling, Gary Usher-produced/Curt Boettcher-arranged tracks —“The French Girl” and “Only Colombe”—as his final single for Columbia, a release that was unfathomably canceled at the 11th hour by the label, thus robbing the world of this glistening, baroque-pop gem. Sundazed is overjoyed to restore these tracks, taken from the original mono Columbia masters, to their proper place in the universe: as the two-sided single that should have made Gene Clark a huge star in his own right!
THE BYRDS – Live In Holland 1971
SundazedWhen the Byrds cut the two songs featured on Live In Holland 1971 they may have been nearing the end of the trail, but this totally revamped Byrds lineup had plenty of firepower left in their mighty arsenal. Byrds founding member/vocalist/12-string legend Roger McGuinn—along with guitar whiz Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene Parsons—sound better than ever sailing through muscular renditions of new Byrds fave (and Dr. John tribute) “Lover Of The Bayou” and Dylan country-rock staple “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere.” McGuinn admits he kept the name of the legendary Los Angeles combo intact for the sake of his old pal (and new fretboard foil). “Clarence White always wanted to be in the Byrds … and now he had his chance.” says McGuinn.
THE INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE BAND – Featuring Gram Parsons
SundazedGram Parsons, onboard with the Byrds only for their 1968 LP Sweetheart of the Rodeo, would find fame a year later with the Flying Burrito Bros. Equally fascinating today, is Parsons‘ original combo, the International Submarine Band, whose country-rock synthesis laid the groundwork for the down-home stylings by the Byrds and Burritos. The ISB cut a pair of ultra-rare singles for Lee Hazlewood’s LHI imprint—“Blue Eyes” / “Luxury Liner” and “Miller’s Cave” / “I Must Be Somebody Else You’ve Known”—and Sundazed takes great pride in releasing the original mono masters as a stunning, four-song EP to document the band that first delivered Gram Parsons‘ vision to the world.