The Byrds Play Dylan

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The Byrds Play Dylan
Compilation album by The Byrds
Released	1980 (original release) June 11, 2002 (re-issue)
Recorded	20 January 1965 - 8 August 1990
Genre	Folk rock
Length	41:18 (original release) 61:00 (2002 re-issue)
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Terry Melcher, Gary Usher, Bob Johnston, The Byrds, and Don DeVito
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Byrds chronology
Byrds (1973) The Byrds Play Dylan (1980) The Original Singles: 1965-1967, Volume 1 (1980)
Alternate cover
Cover of the 2002 re-issue

The Byrds Play Dylan is a compilation album by American rock band The Byrds, and was first released in 1980 by Columbia Records. The album features thirteen interpretations of Bob Dylan songs from their entire career, regardless of line-up. The recordings contained within range from 1965 with "Mr. Tambourine Man" to 1970's "Positively 4th Street". The Byrds Play Dylan never charted in either the U.S. or the UK.

In 2002, the album was remastered and expanded to twenty tracks. All of the material on both releases of The Byrds Play Dylan was previously released, either on The Byrds' regular albums, as bonus tracks on their remastered CDs, or on The Byrds, the 1990 boxed set.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Original 1980 release 1.2 2002 reissue 1.3 Sources

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

[edit] Original 1980 release

1. "Mr. Tambourine Man" – 2:21
2. "All I Really Want to Do" – 2:05
3. "Chimes of Freedom" – 3:51
4. "Spanish Harlem Incident" – 1:59
5. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" – 2:20
6. "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" – 3:32
7. "My Back Pages" – 3:10
8. "You Ain't Going Nowhere" – 2:36
9. "Nothing Was Delivered" – 3:20
10. "This Wheel's on Fire" (Bob Dylan/Rick Danko) – 4:48
11. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" – 4:56
    • From Ballad of Easy Rider.
12. "Lay Lady Lay" – 3:17
    • Original mono single mix with backing choir.
13. "Positively 4th Street" – 3:03

[edit] 2002 reissue

1. "All I Really Want to Do" – 2:04
2. "Chimes of Freedom" – 3:51
3. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" – 3:04
   • Recorded by the original lineup in 1965.
4. "Lay down Your Weary Tune" – 3:31
5. "Lay Lady Lay" – 3:17
   • Modern day stereo remix of the single version with backing choir.
6. "Mr. Tambourine Man" – 2:31
7. "My Back Pages" – 3:09
8. "Nothing Was Delivered" – 3:24
9. "Positively 4th Street" – 3:10
10. "Spanish Harlem Incident" – 1:59
11. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" – 2:18
12. "This Wheel's on Fire" (Bob Dylan/Rick Danko) – 4:45
13. "You Ain't Going Nowhere" – 3:08
14. "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" – 3:03
15. "Just Like a Woman" – 3:55
16. "Lay Lady Lay" (alternative version) – 3:18
17. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (early version) – 1:54
18. "Mr. Tambourine Man (Live)" – 2:30
19. "Chimes of Freedom (Live)" – 3:24
20. "Paths of Victory" – 3:09

[edit] Sources

• The Byrds Play Dylan CD booklet essay, David Fricke, c.2002.
• AllMusicGuide.com

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