THE OPTICAL SOUND: EPISODE 1

 

TRACKLIST:
01 THE CRYAN' SHAMES  "SUGAR AND SPICE" (JUN '66 A-SIDE SINGLE)
02 THE CRYAN' SHAMES  "BEN FRANKLIN'S ALMANAC" (JUN '66 B-SIDE SINGLE)
03 SAGITTARIUS "VIRGO" (AUG '67 B-SIDE SINGLE)
04 SAGITTARIUS "HOTEL INDISCREET" (AUG '67 A-SIDE SINGLE)
05 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE "RUNNIN' ROUND THIS WORLD" (FEB '66 B-SIDE SINGLE)
06 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE "IT'S NO SECRET" (FEB '66 A-SIDE SINGLE)
07 SAN FRANSISCO EARTHQUAKE "SOPHIA" (JAN '69 A-SIDE SINGLE)
08 SAN FRANSISCO EARTHQUAKE "HOLD THE NIGHT" (JAN '69 B-SIDE SINGLE)
09 NEIGHB'RHOOD CHILDR'N "I WANT ACTION" (JUL '68 B-SIDE SINGLE)
10 NEIGHB'RHOOD CHILDR'N "BEHOLD THE LILIES" (JUL '68 A-SIDE SINGLE)
11 GENE CLARK "I THINK I'M GONNA FEEL BETTER" (JAN '67 MONO LP) 
12 THE APPLETREE THEATRE "HIGHTOWER SQUARE" (NOV '67 A-SIDE SINGLE)
13 THE APPLETREE THEATRE "WHO DO I THINK I AM" (NOV '67 B-SIDE SINGLE)

THE BYRDS - TURN! TURN! TURN! / SHE DON'T CARE ABOUT TIME, OCTOBER 1965

This post is dedicated to the Gene Clark b-side 'She Don't Care About Time', but first I'd like to pay respect to the hit single.  Since it's release (nearly 50 years ago) 'Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)' has proven to be a poster child of the 1960's scene getting all sorts of coverage from the mainstream media.  It's also likely to be the song most 'squares' identify the Byrds with.  Due to these facts I'm sure a lot of folks label the song as 'overrated' and such, but I'm here to stand behind the jangle and glowing harmonies and give it all the credit it deserves.  As far as cover songs and adaptations go there is no finer than present here.  'Turn' was the Byrds second (and last) number one single in the US, topping the charts for three weeks in late 1965... 

'She Don't Care About Time', originally exclusive to this 45 RPM release is a should've been hit earning this record classic double sider status.  Roger McGuinn's guitar leads (modeled after Bach's 'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring') provide a luminous backdrop to Gene Clarks brilliant lyrics concerning triumphant love and adoration.  Backed by the majestic harmonies of the original lineup this piece earns it's status as a timeless and essential piece of the Byrds' illustrious catologue.

GENE CLARK