(Untitled) is a double album by American band The Byrds, released in 1970. It marks the last change to the band's line-up, with John York being asked to leave in September 1969, just preceding the release of Ballad of Easy Rider, so that Skip Battin could take his place.

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  • (Untitled) is a double album by American band The Byrds, released in 1970. It marks the last change to the band's line-up, with John York being asked to leave in September 1969, just preceding the release of Ballad of Easy Rider, so that Skip Battin could take his place. The first LP includes concert material (the first official release of any live Byrds recordings), beginning with a new McGuinn original, Lover Of The Bayou, a new Dylan cover, 1965's Positively Fourth Street, and a medley of hits - So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star, Mr. Spaceman, Mr. Tambourine Man, culminating in a sixteen-minute rendition of 1966's "Eight Miles High" that was popular on progressive rock radio. McGuinn and White trade lengthy guitar solos before Battin and Parsons roll into a long bass-n-drums jam and though the band shows solid improvising skills, this probably isn't the best version of the song. After jamming for over 12 minutes, the band finally sings the first verse of the song and concludes the performance with a brief cover of the instrumental Hold It!. The second disc is a new studio effort, consisting mostly of new original songs by McGuinn and Battin, produced by Terry Melcher. Also featured were songs by Lead Belly ("Take a Whiff on Me") and Lowell George of Little Feat ("Truck Stop Girl", featuring a vocal by Clarence White). The album was a success, reaching number 40 in the United States during a chart stay of twenty-one weeks and number 11 in the United Kingdom, where it was bolstered by the surprise Top 20 hit "Chestnut Mare". Although contemporary reviews were not enthusiastic, Untitled is generally considered today to be The Byrds' best latter-day recording. It is also the only double-LP released by the Byrds during the band's active lifespan, and thus is the group's longest album by far; in fact, the studio LP on its own (at thirty-eight minutes) is longer than any other Byrds album - despite containing fewer tracks (nine) than any other Byrds album. The album's title actually came about by accident. The group's original intention was to call the release something more grandiose, referencing their commercial and artistic "rebirth": Phoenix, or The Byrds' First Album. They had yet to make up their minds when the label pressed them for a title; producer Terry Melcher carelessly filled out a form requesting the album's title with the placeholder "(untitled)", and jackets were promptly pressed with that on them, including the parentheses. (en)
  • (Untitled) ist das neunte Album der US-amerikanischen Folk-Rock-Band The Byrds, das zehnte, wenn man ihr Greatest Hits-Album mitzählt. Es erschien am 16. September 1970 auf dem Label Columbia Records. In den Vereinigten Staaten erreichte das Album Nr. 40 der Pop-Charts, in Großbritannien Nr. 11. Bei (Untitled) handelt es sich um ein Doppelalbum, dessen erste Hälfte aus Live-Aufnahmen von verschiedenen Konzerten besteht, die zweite Hälfte enthält Studioaufnahmen. (Untitled) gilt als bestes der späteren Byrds-Alben, auch war es das letzte Album mit einer neuen Besetzung: Nachdem John York im September 1969 von der Band gefeuert worden war, nahm Skip Battin nun den Platz am Bass ein. Am 23. Oktober erschien die einzige Single des Albums. Chestnut Mare schaffte es in den Staaten nicht in die Charts, stieg in Großbritannien aber überraschend bis Nr. 19. B-Seite war Just a Season. Die 16-minütige Live-Version des Byrd-Klassikers Eight Miles High war außerdem beliebt beim sogenannten „Progressive Rock Radio“, einem Radioformat, das neben Singles auch reine Albentracks spielte. (de)
  • (Untitled) è un album doppio del gruppo folk rock statunitense The Byrds, pubblicato nel 1970. (it)
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  • ''Byrdmaniax''
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  • Live disc: February–March 1970
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  • (Untitled) is a double album by American band The Byrds, released in 1970. It marks the last change to the band's line-up, with John York being asked to leave in September 1969, just preceding the release of Ballad of Easy Rider, so that Skip Battin could take his place. (en)
  • (Untitled) ist das neunte Album der US-amerikanischen Folk-Rock-Band The Byrds, das zehnte, wenn man ihr Greatest Hits-Album mitzählt. Es erschien am 16. September 1970 auf dem Label Columbia Records. In den Vereinigten Staaten erreichte das Album Nr. 40 der Pop-Charts, in Großbritannien Nr. 11. Bei (Untitled) handelt es sich um ein Doppelalbum, dessen erste Hälfte aus Live-Aufnahmen von verschiedenen Konzerten besteht, die zweite Hälfte enthält Studioaufnahmen. (de)
  • (Untitled) è un album doppio del gruppo folk rock statunitense The Byrds, pubblicato nel 1970. (it)
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