Turn! Turn! Turn! (album)

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Turn! Turn! Turn!
Studio album by The Byrds
Released December 6, 1965
Recorded August 23 – November 1, 1965, Columbia Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Folk rock
Length 30:24
Label Columbia
Producer Terry Melcher
Professional reviews
The Byrds chronology
Mr. Tambourine Man
(1965)		 Turn! Turn! Turn!
(1965)		 Fifth Dimension
(1966)
Singles from Turn! Turn! Turn!
  1. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" / "She Don't Care About Time"
    Released: October 1, 1965 (Columbia 43424)
  2. "Set You Free This Time" / "It Won't Be Wrong"
    Released: January 10, 1966 (Columbia 43501)
  3. "It Won't Be Wrong" / "Set You Free This Time"
    Released: February 18, 1966 (CBS 202037)
Alternate UK Cover
Cover of the 1976 Embassy Records reissue

Turn! Turn! Turn! is the second album by the folk-rock band The Byrds, released in December 1965 (see 1965 in music) on Columbia Records, catalogue item CL 2454 in mono, CS 9254 in stereo. It peaked at #17 on the Billboard Albums chart,[1] and went to #11 in the United Kingdom.[2] The single of the same name preceded the album by two months, and topped the singles chart in the United States.[3] Another single taken from the LP, "Set You Free This Time" (b/w "It Won't Be Wrong"), peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Like its predecessor, Mr. Tambourine Man, Turn! Turn! Turn! epitomised the folk-rock genre, continuing the successful mix of vocal harmony and Jim McGuinn's jangly twelve-string Rickenbacker electric guitar. The lead single and title track, a Pete Seeger adaptation of text from the Book of Ecclesiastes, had been arranged earlier by McGuinn in a chamber-folk style, when he had worked with singer Judy Collins.[4] McGuinn's arrangement for the Byrds' version used the same strident folk-rock style as the band's previous hits. The band chose to include two Bob Dylan covers on the album, "The Times They Are a-Changin'" and a previously unreleased song, "Lay Down Your Weary Tune". The album marked an increase in McGuinn's songwriting output and David Crosby received his first writing credit on a Byrds' album. However, the prolific Gene Clark still contributed most of the Byrds' originals.

Chris Hillman suggested the cover of "Satisfied Mind", a country and western chart-topper for Porter Wagoner in 1955, the first sign of the band's interest in country music.[5] As with the band's previous album, Turn! Turn! Turn! ended in a tongue-in-cheek manner, with a whimsical send-up of Stephen Foster's 19th century classic, "Oh! Susannah", arranged by McGuinn.

This would be the last Byrds' album to feature the full participation of Gene Clark until the release of the original quintet's reunion album in 1973.

Turn! Turn! Turn! was remastered at 20-bit resolution and partially remixed as part of the Columbia/Legacy Byrds series.[6] It was reissued in an expanded form on April 30, 1996, with seven bonus tracks, including three alternate versions of songs included on the original album and the Clark B-side, "She Don't Care About Time".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side 1

  1. "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)" (Book of Ecclesiastes/Pete Seeger) – 3:49
  2. "It Won't Be Wrong" (Jim McGuinn, Harvey Gerst) – 1:58
  3. "Set You Free This Time" (Gene Clark) – 2:49
  4. "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" (Bob Dylan) – 3:30
  5. "He Was a Friend of Mine" (traditional, new words and arrangement Jim McGuinn) – 2:30

[edit] Side 2

  1. "The World Turns All Around Her" (Gene Clark) – 2:13
  2. "Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes) – 2:26
  3. "If You're Gone" (Gene Clark) – 2:45
  4. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – 2:18
  5. "Wait and See" (Jim McGuinn, David Crosby) – 2:19
  6. "Oh! Susannah" (Stephen Foster) – 3:03

[edit] 1996 CD reissue Bonus Tracks

  1. "The Day Walk (Never Before)" (Gene Clark) – 3:00
  2. "She Don’t Care About Time" [Single Version] (Gene Clark) – 2:29
  3. "The Times They Are A-Changin’" [First Version] (Bob Dylan) – 1:54
  4. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" [Version 1] (Bob Dylan) – 3:03
  5. "She Don't Care About Time" [Version 1] (Gene Clark) – 2:35
  6. "The World Turns All Around Her" [Alternate Mix] (Gene Clark) – 2:12
  7. "Stranger in a Strange Land" [Instrumental] (David Crosby) – 3:04

[edit] Singles

  1. ""Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" b/w "She Don't Care About Time" (Columbia 43424) 1 October 1965 (US #1, UK #26)
  2. "Set You Free This Time" b/w "It Won't Be Wrong" (Columbia 43501) 10 January 1966 (US #63)
  3. "It Won't Be Wrong" b/w "Set You Free This Time" (CBS 202037) 18 February 1966


[edit] Personnel

NOTE: Sources for this section are as follows: [7][8][9]

The Byrds
Additional personnel

[edit] Release history

Date Label Format Country Catalog Notes
December 6, 1965 Columbia LP US CL 2454 Original mono release.
CS 9254 Original stereo release.*
March 22, 1966 CBS LP UK BPG 62652 Original mono release.
SBPG 62652 Original stereo release.*
1975 CBS LP UK S 33645 Double album stereo reissue with Mr. Tambourine Man.*
1976 Embassy LP UK CBS 31526 Stereo reissue with alternate cover.*
1987 Columbia CD US CK 9254 Original CD release.
1993 Columbia CD UK COL 468180
April 30, 1996 Columbia/Legacy CD US CK 64846 Reissue containing seven bonus tracks and a partially remixed version of the stereo album.*
May 6, 1996 UK COL 4837062
1999 Simply Vinyl LP UK SVLP 037 Reissue of the partially remixed stereo album.*
2003 Sony CD Japan MHCP-67 Reissue containing seven bonus tracks and the partially remixed stereo album in a replica LP sleeve.*
2006 Sundazed LP US LP 5198 Reissue of the original mono release.
* The album's title track and "He Was a Friend of Mine" were never mixed into stereo and appear in mono on all stereo releases of the album.


[edit] Remix information

Turn! Turn! Turn! was one of four Byrds albums that were partially remixed as part of their re-release on Columbia/Legacy.[6] The reason for the remix was explained by Bob Irwin (who produced these re-issues for compact disc) during an interview:

“ The first four Byrds albums had sold so well, and the master tapes used so much that they were at least two, if not three generations down from the original. In most cases, a first-generation master no longer existed. They were basically played to death; they were worn out, there was nothing left of them.[10] ”

He further states:

“ Each album is taken from the original multi-tracks, where they exist, which is in 95% of the cases. We remixed them exactly as they were, without taking any liberties, except for the occasional song appearing in stereo for the first time.[10] ”

Irwin's assertions that no liberties were taken have been proven false in a couple of instances. For one, the vocals on most of the album's songs are mixed noticeably higher than they were on the original mixes.[citation needed] The fades are different on almost every song as well.[citation needed]

Many fans enjoy the remixed album because it is very close to the original mix in most cases and offers noticeably better sound quality.[6] However, there are also a lot of fans who dismiss the remix as revisionist history and prefer to listen to the original mix on vinyl or the original 1987 CD release.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Pop Albums 1955-2001. ISBN 0-89820-147-0
  2. ^ Brown, Tony (2000). The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press.
  3. ^ a b "The Byrds chart data". Ultimate Music Database. http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Search=Byrds&Where=Bands. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 
  4. ^ Fricke, David (1996). Turn! Turn! Turn! (1996 CD liner notes)
  5. ^ www.allmusic.com[1]
  6. ^ a b c "The Byrds Remastered Albums 1996 - 2000". Byrds Flyght. http://users.skynet.be/byrdsfollower/remasters1996-2000.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-21. 
  7. ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1996). Turn! Turn! Turn! (1996 CD liner notes). 
  8. ^ Hjort, Christopher. (2008). So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965-1973). Jawbone Press. ISBN 1-90600-215-0. 
  9. ^ Rogan, Johnny (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited. Rogan House. ISBN 0-95295-401-X
  10. ^ a b Irwin, Bob (1996). ICE Magazine #108 (March, 1996)
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