The Byrds Fifth Dimension

The 1996 reissue of FIFTH DIMENSION includes six bonus tracks: "Why" (the B-side of the "Eight Miles High" single), "I Know My Rider (I Know You Rider)," "Psychodrama City," and alternate takes of "Eight Miles High," "Why" and "John Riley."The Byrds: David Crosby (vocals, guitar); Jim McGuinn (vocals, 12-string guitar); Chris Hillman (vocals, bass); Michael Clarke (drums).Additional personnel: Van Dyke Parks (keyboards); Gene Clark (tambourine, harmonica, vocals).Producers: Allen Stanton, Jim Dickson.Reissue producer: Bob Irwin.Recorded between December 22, 1965 and July 28, 1966.Includes liner notes by David Fricke and Johnny Rogan.All songs have been digitally remastered using a 20-Bit Super Mapping system.This is the album on which The Byrds truly exploded. They had already introduced the mainstream to a young folk singer named Bob Dylan by taking an electrified "Mr. Tambourine Man" to #1. They introduced California folk-rock to the masses, breaking ground for the likes of the Mamas