The Byrds ESSENTIAL BYRDS, THE
The Byrds include: Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Gram Parsons, Clarence White (vocals, guitar); Chris Hillman (vocals, bass); Gene Clark (vocals); Michael Clarke, Gene Parsons (drums).Producers include: Terry Melcher, Allen Stanton, Gary Usher, Bob Johnston, Jim Dickson.Compilation producer: Bob Irwin.Recorded between 1965 & 1971. Includes liner notes by Alan Bisbort.Adapter: Pat Seeger.Recording information: 01/20/1965-07/25/1971.Photographers: Guy Webster; Don Hunstein.Unknown Contributor Roles: Chris Hillman; Clarence White; Kevin Kelley ; David Crosby; Gene Clark; Gram Parsons; John York; Michael Clarke ; Roger McGuinn; Skip Battin.Arranger: C.C. White.While the all-killer no-filler single-disc The Byrds' Greatest Hits remains the best distillation of their classic songs, The Essential Byrds is a smartly assembled double dose, including all 14 of the 1965-1967 tracks on Greatest Hits, but expanding its reach into their entire Columbia output, going as far as the early '70s. Inev