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tracks 4-1 to 4-17.1 acoustic guitar Vern Gosdin
art direction, design Edward ODowd
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 banjo Roger McGuinn
tracks 8-1 to 9-18.1, 13-1 to 13-14 banjo [5-string] Gene Parsons
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 bass Roy Huskey
tracks 1-1 to 3-17.1, 4-1 to 4-17.1, 5-1 to 5-17.1, 6-1 to 7-20 bass, vocals Chris Hillman
tracks 8-1 to 9-18.1 bass, vocals John York
tracks 10-1 to 13-14 bass, vocals Skip Battin
tracks 12-1 to 12-14.2 co-producer Chris Hinshaw
tracks 12-1 to 12-14.2 co-producer Terry Melcher
compilation producer [box set produced by] Bruce Dickinson
compilation producer [box set produced by] Doug Wygal
coordinator [project direction] John Jackson
design [original album design cd8] The Institute For Better Vision
design [original design cd13] Virginia Team
tracks 8-1 to 9-18.1, 10-1 to 13-14 drums Gene Parsons
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 drums Jon Corneal
tracks 1-1 to 3-17.1, 4-1 to 4-17.1, 5-1 to 5-17.1 drums Michael Clarke
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 drums, vocals Kevin Kelley
tracks 4-1 to 4-17.1 electric guitar Clarence White
tracks 8-1 to 8-15 engineer David Diller
tracks 5-1 to 5-17.1 engineer Don Thompson
tracks 8-1 to 8-15 engineer Neil Wilburn
tracks 5-1 to 5-17.1 engineer Roy Halee
tracks 8-1 to 8-15 engineer Tom May
tracks 12-1 to 12-14.2 fiddle Byron Berline
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 fiddle, banjo, guitar John Hartford
tracks 6-1 to 8-15, 10-1 to 11-14.2, 13-1 to 13-14 guitar Clarence White
tracks 9-1 to 9-18.1 guitar Gene Parsons
tracks 6-1 to 9-18.1, 10-1 to 11-14.2, 13-1 to 13-14 guitar Roger McGuinn
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 guitar, mandolin Chris Hillman
tracks 5-1 to 5-17.1 guitar, synthesizer Jim McGuinn
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 guitar, vocals Gram Parsons
tracks 3-1 to 3-17.1 harmonica Gene Clark
tracks 8-1 to 8-15, 10-1 to 11-14.2, 13-1 to 13-14 harmonica Gene Parsons
tracks 4-1 to 4-17.1 horns Hugh Masekela
tracks 3-1 to 3-17.1 keyboards Van Dyke Parks
tracks 9-1 to 9-18.1, 12-1 to 12.14.2 lead guitar Clarence White
tracks 12-1 to 12-14.2 lead guitar Roger McGuinn
tracks 1-1 to 3-17.1, 4-1 to 4-17.1 leader, twelve-string guitar Jim McGuinn
liner notes Johnny Rogan
management [package manager] Bryan Koniarz
tracks 13-1 to 13-14 mandolin Clarence White
tracks 10-1 to 11-14.2, 13-1 to 13-14 mastered by Darcy Proper
tracks 1-1 to 9-18.3, 12-1 to 12-14.2 mastered by Vic Anesini
photography by Sony Music Archives
photography by [original cover photo cd3] Horn/Griner
photography by [original cover photo cd4] Frank Bez
photography by [original photo cd1] Barry Feinstein
photography by [original photo cd2, cd5] Guy Webster
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 piano Earl Ball
tracks 13-1 to 13-14 piano Skip Battin
tracks 12-1 to 12-14.2 piano, organ Larry Knechtel
tracks 9-1 to 9-18.1 producer [associate], engineer Jerry Hochman
tracks 3-1 to 3-14, 3-17-1 producer [original recordings produced by] Allen Stanton
tracks 8-1 to 8-15 producer [original recordings produced by] Bob Johnston
tracks 4-1 to 4-17.1, 5-1 to 5-17.1, 6-1 to 6-18 producer [original recordings produced by] Gary Usher
tracks 3-15, 3-16, 10-1 to 10-16 producer [original recordings produced by] Jim Dickson
tracks 1-1 to 2-18, 9-1 to 9-18.1, 10-1 to 11-6 producer [original recordings produced by] Terry Melcher
tracks 11-7 to 11-14.2, 13-1 to 13-11 producer [original recordings produced by] The Byrds
reissue producer [produced for compact disc by] Bob Irwin
tracks 11-1 to 11-14.2 reissue producer [produced for compact disc by] Roger McGuinn
tracks 13-1 to 13-14 rhythm guitar, steel guitar Gene Parsons
tracks 1-1 to 3-17.1, 4-1 to 4-17.1, 5-1 to 5-17.1 rhythm guitar, vocals David Crosby
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 steel guitar Jay Dee Maness
tracks 6-1 to 7-20 steel guitar Lloyd Green
tracks 12-1 to 12-14.2 steel guitar Sneaky Pete Kleinow
tracks 12-1 to 12-14.2 strings, horns, reeds Paul Polena
tracks 8-1 to 9-18.1, 10-1 to 11-14.2 synthesizer Roger McGuinn
tracks 12-1 to 12-14.2 tambourine, percussion, management [road manager] Jim Seiter
tracks 1-1 to 3-17.1 tambourine, vocals Gene Clark
tracks 8-1 to 9-18.1, 10-1 to 13-14 vocals Clarence White
tracks 8-1 to 9-18.1, 10-1 to 11-14, 13-1 to 13-14 vocals Gene Parsons
tracks 1-1 to 3-17.1, 4-1 to 4-17.1, 5-1 to 5-17.1 vocals Jim McGuinn
tracks 6-1 to 9-18.1, 10-1 to 13-14 vocals Roger McGuinn
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By Sony Music Entertainment
Produced For Lee Hazlewood Productions
Recorded At Felt Forum
Recorded At Fillmore East
Mastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Glass Mastered At Arvato Digital Services
Boxset with the legacy editions (originally 1996-2003) of The Byrds albums.

© 2001 Sony Music Entertainment / Compilation ℗ Sony Music Entertainment

Recording Dates:
January 1965: 20th (1-1, 1-8)
March 1965: 8th (1-7, 1-14, 1-15, 1-17, 1-18)
April 1965: 14th (1-2 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-9, 1-12, 1-16), 22nd (1-5, 1-10, 1-11)
June 1965: 28th (2-14 to 2-16)
August 1965: 23rd (2-6, 2-13, 2-17)
September 1965: 1st (2-9), 10th (2-1), 14th (2-12), 16th (2-3), 17th (2-7), 18th (2-2, 2-18)
October 1965: 1st (2-10), 4th (2-11), 20th (2-8), 22nd (2-4)
November 1965: 1st (2-5)
December 1965: 22nd (3-15, 3-16)
January 1966: 24th (3-12), 25th (3-7)
February 1966: unknown day (7-3), 21st (4-11)
April 1966: 29th (3-3,3-5)
May 1966: 3rd (3-11), 4th (3-17.1), 16th (3-6), 17th (3-8), 18th (3-9), 19th (3-4), 25th (3-1, 3-2, 3-10)
July 1966: 28th (3-13, 3-14)
September 1966: 14th (7-2)
October 1966: 10th (7-1)
November 1966: 28th (4-1), 29th (4-2), 30th (4-5, 4-8, 4-15)
December 1966: 1st (4-3), 5th (4-9, 4-14), 6th (4-4, 4-7), 7th (4-6), 8th (4-10, 4-12)
April 1967: 26th (4-13, 4-16)
June 1967: 14th (4-16), 21st (4-17.1, 5-8)
July 1967: 31st (5-17.1)
August 1967: 2nd (5-4, 5-16), 16th (5-9, 5-10), 17th (5-14), 30th (5-7)
September 1967: 5th (5-15)
October 1967: 9th (5-2), 23rd (5-11)
November 1967: 1st (5-12, 5-13), 13th (5-6), 29th (5-3), 30th (5-5)
December 1967: unknown day (7-4 to 7-6), 6th (5-1)
March 1968: 8th (6-1), 9th (6-7, 7-9), 11th (6-15, 7-7), 12th (6-6), 13th (6-2, 6-14, 7-8), 14th (6-13), 15th (6-11, 6-17)
April 1968: 4th (6-10, 7-12, 7-13), 15th (6-4), 17th (6-5, 7-16, 7-17), 24th (6-3, 6-9, 6-16, 7-10, 7-11, 7-20)
May 1968: 1st (6-12, 7-18, 7-19), 27th (6-8, 6-18, 7-14, 7-15)
October 1968: 7th (8-2, 8-7), 8th (8-6), 14th (8-3), 15th (8-5, 8-9), 16th (8-11), 21st (8-15)
December 1968: 4th (8-1, 8-4, 8-8, 8-10, 8-13, 8-14)
April 1969: 18th (8-12)
June 1969: 17th (9-6), 18th (9-1, 9-17), 19th (9-10, 9-14), 23rd (9-12, 9-18.1), 24th (9-16)
July 1969: 1st (9-3, 9-5), 2nd (9-8), 22nd (9-7), 23rd (9-4, 9-15), 24th (9-9), 28th (9-13)
August 1969: 5th (9-2), 26th (9-11)
May 1970: 26th (11-1 to 11-3), 31st (11-6)
June 1970: 2nd (11-5, 12-10), 9th (11-4)
October 1970: 6th (12-2, 12-14.1)
January 1971: 9th (12-9), 11th (12-3, 12-4, 12-6), 17th (12-5, 12-11, 12-12), 22nd (12-1, 12-13), 24th (12-7)
March 1971: 18th (12-10)
July 1971: 22nd (13-5, 13-7, 13-10), 25th (13-1, 13-3, 13-4), 27th (13-6, 13-11), 28th (13-2, 13-8, 13-9)
January 1972: 12th (13-12)
April 1972: 18th (13-13)
July 1972: unknown day (13-14)

Track 1-13: Previously unissued version with vocal overdub/take 2.
Track 1-14: Previously unissued version with alternate vocal track/take 2.
Track 1-15: Previously unissued version with alternate lead guitar overdub.
Track 1-16: Previously unissued version with alternate vocal track/take 2.
Track 1-17: Mono. Released as Columbia 45 4-43332.
Track 1-18: Previously unissued instrumental backing track/take 13.
Track 2-1: Mono. Words from the Book of Ecclesiastes.
Tracks 2-12, 3-13, 3-14, 4-12, 5-14, 6-13 to 6-18, 8-11, 8-12, 9-12 to 9-14: Previously released on The Byrds box set (C4K 46773)
Track 2-13: Mono. Released as Columbia 45 4-43424.
Track 2-14: Mono. Previously unissued/first version.
Track 2-15: Previously unissued/take 1.
Track 2-16: Previously unissued/take 2.
Track 2-17: Previously unissued alternate mix/bongo version.
Track 2-18: Previously unissued instrumental backing track/take 10.
Track 3-6: From a poem written by Nazim Hikmet. The melody is taken from the traditional ballad Great Selchie Of Shule Skerry, which had appeared on the second Judy Collins album, [m362347].
Track 3-12: Released as Columbia 45 4-43578.
Tracks 3-15, 3-16, 5-12: Previously released on Never Before Murray Hill A21143.
Track 3-17.2: Unlisted promotional radio interview. It starts at the 3:20 point of physical track 3-17 (which has a total length of 16:53).
Track 4-13: Released as Columbia 45 4-44157.
Tracks 4-14, 4-15, 5-13, 5-15, 5-16, 6-12, 7-7 to 7-20, 8-14, 8-15, 9-15 to 9-18.1, 11-1 to 11-14.2, 12-12 to 12-14.2, 13-12 to 13-14: Previously unissued.
Tracks 4-16, 4-17.1: Released as Columbia 45 4-44157.
Track 4-17.2: Unlisted instrumental guitar version of Mind Gardens. It starts at the 2:04 point of physical track 4-17 (which has a total length of 5:05).
Track 5-17.1: Early demo version of Change Is Now. Previously unissued.
Track 5-17.2: Radio advertisement. It starts at the 4:32 point of physical track 5.17 (which has a total length of 13:44).
Track 5-17.3: In studio argument for Dolphin's Smile. It starts at the 6:41 point of physical track 5.17 (which has a total length of 13:44).
Tracks 7-1 & 7-2: Mono. Original released as Columbia 45 4-43935.
Track 7-3: Mono. Original release on Ascot 45 AS-2218.
Tracks 7-4 to 7-6: Original release on Safe At Home LHS S-12,001. Tracks produced for Lee Hazlewood Productions.
Track 8-4: From the motion picture 'Candy'.
Track 9-1: From the Columbia motion picture 'Easy Rider'.
Tracks 9-18.2 (starting at the 3:34 point of physical track 9-18) & 9-18.3 (starting at the 4:37 point) are unlisted. It are two radio advertisement spots for the 'Ballad Of Easy Rider' album. Track 9-18 has a total length of 5:34.
Tracks 11-7 to 11-11, 11-14.1: Recorded Felt Forum, March 1, 1970.
Tracks 11-12 & 11-13: Recorded Fillmore East, September 23, 1970.
Track 11-14.2 is unlisted. It starts at the 5:17 point of physical track 11-14 (which is 6:16 long).
Track 12-14.2 is unlisted. It's an alternate version of Green Apple Quick Step. It starts at the 2:45 point of physical track 12-14 (which has a total length of 6:03).
Track 13-3: Also released as Columbia 45 4-45514.

Erratum:
The initials of the first names of the songwriters of track 1-12 have been switched.

Some copies of Disc 2 (Turn! Turn! Turn!) have some kind of copy protection embedded. Ripping may be impossible on some computer disc drives. Normal playback is not affected.
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