THE BYRDS - (Untitled) & (Unissued)

The two-CD set Untitled/Unissued contains the Byrds' 1970 Untitled album (originally a double LP) on disc one, and 14 previously unissued alternate versions, studio recordings, and live performances on disc two. This was not the Byrds' most exciting era, but a lot of extra material existed, and Untitled was going to be reissued either way. Untitled itself was one of the Byrds' better late efforts, with an album of live material (built around updates of their most famous tunes) sharing space with uneven new studio recordings in the expected country/folk-rock mode, highlighted by "Chestnut Mare" and "Just a Season." Listeners will be most interested in this expanded reissue for the disc of previously unreleased stuff, which is not remarkable, but is okay for those who enjoyed Untitled. There are alternate studio versions of two songs from Untitled's studio portion ("Yesterday's Train" and a more jangly "All the Things"); a studio alternate of "Kathleen's Song," without the orchestration that would be added when it was redone for Byrdmaniax; a studio version of "Lover of the Bayou" (done live on Untitled); the instrumental "White's Lightning, Pt. 2"; and Lowell George's "Willin'" (different from the version that appears on the Byrds' box set). Then you get eight previously unavailable 1970 live recordings, much in the style of what's heard on the live part of Untitled, and including such favorites as "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)," "Ballad of Easy Rider," "My Back Pages," and "Jesus Is Just Alright." An unindexed bonus track, an a cappella studio rendition of "Amazing Grace," ends the set. - allmusic.com

DISC 1:
01. Lover of the Bayou
02. Positively 4th Street
03. Nashville West
04. So You Want to Be a Rock’n'Roll Star
05. Mr.Tambourine Man
06. Mr. Spaceman
07. Eight Miles High
08. Chestnut Mare
09. Truck Stop Girl
10. All Things
11. Yesterday’s Train
12. Hungry Planet
13. Just a Season
14. Take a Whiff
15. You All Look Alike
16. Well Come Back Home

DISC 2:
01. All the Things
02. Yesterday’s Train
03. Lover of the Bayou
04. Kathleen’s Song
05. White Lightning Pt.2
06. Willin’
07. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
08. Old Blue
09. It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
10. Ballad of Easy Rider
11. My Back Pages
12. Take a Whiff (on Me)
13. Jesus is Just Alright
14. Wheel’s on Fire                                                                                                                              http://www.fileserve.com/file/YNQ6g2h