Untitled/Unissued

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Arguably the last truly great album from the Byrds, this was a double vinyl set on its original release in 1970 and, as was the vogue, the 16 minute "Eight Miles High" took up an entire side--allowing for plenty of free-flowing guitar, bass and drum solos. One album was live, opening with a gritty "Lover Of The Bayou" and an inspired take on Bob Dylan's "Positively 4th Street". The second studio album contained the Byrds' biggest latter-day hit, "Chestnut Mare", as well as Roger McGuinn's haunting "Just A Season". Here, Untitled is supplemented byUnissued: a whole bonus disc of rare and unreleased material. There are storming concert versions of Dylan's "You Ain't Going Nowhere", "My Back Pages" and "This Wheel's On Fire", and studio highlights include "Lover Of The Bayou" and an undubbed "Kathleen's Song". Complete with detailed sleeve notes, recording details and bonus tracks, Untitled/Unissued is a perfect illustration of how to repackage archive recordings. --Patrick Humphries

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Customer reviews

review by: davethorn13 date: 2007-06-17 rating:
Unreal
I had long assumed that The Byrds had used up all their ammo once Clark, Crosby and then Hillman had left. This 1970 set proves otherwise. Jim McGuinn built a great new band around him, with Clarence White's fabulous, incendiary playing on the live half of the original album a highlight. Gene Parsons and Skip Battin, meanwhile, provide a restless and inspired rhythm section, which is as important to keeping the 16-minute version of 'Eight Miles High' on fire as the guitar interplay. In addition, McGuinn had several great songs left over from an aborted musical he'd collaborated on. The best of these are the live 'Lover On The Bayou' which opens the album and the studio cut, 'Chestnut Mare' which features more wonderful work from White.
The song quality isn't consistent but the playing is. What makes this album such fantastic value, however, is the addition of the bonus disc, 'Unissued'. This is also a mix of live and studio recordings, four of which are alternative versions of tracks on the first disc. There are fine versions of Dylan's 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere' and 'This Wheel's On Fire', while 'Kathleen's Song' and 'White's Lightning' are also particularly impressive.
However uneven this collection is, it lacks nothing in enthusiasm and dexterity, and represents great value.

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review by: JohnM date: 2006-12-08 rating:
Just wonderful.
This was always a very good album indeed, and the remastered re-issue with the extra CD at a bargain price, makes it a truly great one. I still don't understand how Clarence White could play like that! Just wonderful, so perhaps you ought to just buy it.

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review by: date: 2004-06-16 rating:
Like the Curate's egg....
Some sublime, some not so...
Listen to All The Things and Yesterdays Train - excellent. Balance with the not so good perennial fillers, Rock N Roll Star, Mr Spaceman. The rest falls between; interesting (shortened versions)of Dylan classics Positively 4th Street and Its Alright Ma, marathon Eight Miles High (not sure!). Some studio/live duplication between the two CD's. It's really make up your own mind time. Maybe take a chance if the price is right.


review by: date: 2000-12-08 rating:
Almost called "Pheonix", the Byrds rise from their own ashes
Almost called "Phoenix", this is the album where the Byrds rose from the ashes, and effortlessly soared once again. By 1970, the Byrds were a hard gigging band, popular on the US college circuit. Sensibly the first side of (Untitled) as issued on double vinyl album format, featured eight blistering live tracks, now doubled to sixteen on the re-issued (Untitled)/(Unissued) CD. As a lover of the origional album, I was amazed and delighted to hear the previously unissued material making up the second "bonus" CD. Great versions of "Willin'",and "You ain't goin'nowhere" join with classics like "Chestnut Mare" and "Mr Tambourine Man". The last great Byrds album now sounds better than ever.

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