Record Store Day 2018: Gene Clark - Back Street Mirror 6-song E.P.

I feel the same way! It's such a rare glimpse into what Gene was doing in that period. I think the sound quality is excellent considering the condition the original tapes and acetate were in.

 

This:
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RECORD STORE DAY SALE

GENE CLARK: THE LOST STUDIO SESSIONS - 2 VINYL LP AUDIOPHILE SET

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Item Number: SHF 1002
Price: $19.98
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Description:

Manufactured with exclusive Ultra High Definition (UHD) Sierra High Fidelity technology. Mastered at the Abbey Road Studios on Direct Metal Master (DMM).


Vinyl 2LP Set includes:

180-gram SIERRA HIGH FIDELITY Vinyl 2LP set (Unnumbered);

Digital Download Card (DDC) that provides secure one-time access to MP3 files of all 24 songs on the album plus 6 additional songs from the previous available bonus CDs.

A full color 12 page, booklet containing rare photos by Henry Diltz, Jim McCrary and others, with in-depth annotations by renowned biographers Johnny Rogan (The Byrds), John Einarson (Gene Clark) and Domenic Priore (Beach Boys).

Counts as 2 items for shipping and handling.


Here are the never-before-released tracks you'll find in this collection:

LP-Side One

Track 1 The Way I Am
Track 2 I'd Feel Better
Track 3 That Girl
Track 4 A Worried Heart
Track 5 If There's No Love

Recorded Spring 1964, World Pacific Studios, Produced by Jim Dickson; Original source: Scotch 201, 1/2" 3-track analog master, 15 ips; solo with 12-string guitar.

Track 6 Back Street Mirror
Track 7 Don't Let It Fall Through

Recorded January 26, 1967, Sound Recorders, Produced by Jim Dickson; Arranger, Leon Russell; Horn Section, Hugh Masekela; Mixer, Armin Steiner; Recorder, Cal Frisk; Original Source: Scotch 203, 8-track, 1" 8-track analog master, 15 ips; Full Band.
LP-Side Two Title
Track 1 Back To The Earth Again
Track 2 The Lighthouse
Track 3 The Awakening Within
Track 4 Sweet Adrienne
Track 5 Walking Through This Lifetime
Track 6 The Sparrow
Track 7 Only Yesterday's Gone

Recorded 1968-1970, Liberty/UA Recording Studios, Produced by Jim Dickson; Original Source: Scotch 150, 1/4" full track mono, analog master, 15 ips; solo with acoustic guitar.

LP-Side Three Title
Track 1 She Darked the Sun

Recorded Spring 1970, Sound Factory, Produced by Jim Dickson: Original source: Scotch 206, 1/4" 2-track analog master, 15 ips; with the "The Burrito Deluxe - Flying Burrito Bros".

Track 2 Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
Track 3 She Don't Care About Time
Track 4 Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky
Track 5 Bars Have Made a Prisoner Out Of Me

Recorded July - September 1972, Wally Heider Studio 4, Produced by Chris Hinshaw and Terry Melcher: Original source: Ampex 631, 1/4" 2-track analog master, 15 ips; with Clarence White, Eric White Sr., Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Spooner Oldham, Byron Berline, Michael Clarke, Claudia Lennear and friends.

LP-Side Four Title

NYTEFLYTE - Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Al Perkins, Michael Clarke

Track 1 One Hundred Years From Now
Track 2 (The) Letter LISTEN
Track 3 Still Feeling Blue
Track 4 No Memories Hangin' Round
Track 5 I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better

Recorded July 10, 1982, Criterion Recorders, Produced by Jim Dickson: Engineer, Captain Echo; Original source: Agfa PEM 408, 2" 16-track analog master, 15 ips.

 

And this:



EARLY L.A. 180 GRAM VINYL LP-Byrds, David Crosby, Dillards, Gosdin Bros.,etc.
Item Number: SLP 1004
Price: $15.98
Description:

Pressing limited to 2000, less than 700 copies left, numbered Audiophile 180gram vinyl pressing, based on the 1969 Together Records album of the same name, the tracks were produced by the legendary L.A. producer, Jim Dickson with additional bonus tracks that have never been on vinyl before, utilizing Sierra Records 1984 original half-speed mastered, processed by the late Richard "Slim" Doss at the legendary Sheffield Lab Matrix

Originally scheduled for release in 1984 but never released on vinyl until now with an outside sticker highlighting the album's features for Black Friday Record Store Day 2017 release.

Less than 700 numbered editions available.

Songs:

SIDE ONE

DINO VALENTI
1. Get Together (Dino Valenti) 3:54
2. Life is Like That (Dino Valenti) 2:30
Leon Russell: Harpsichord; Larry Knechtel, Bass; Hal Blaine, Drums
DAVID CROSBY
3. Willie Jean ( Hoyt Axton) 2:04
4. Come Back Baby (Ray Charles) 2:20
David Crosby: Vocal, Rhythm Guitar; Tommy Tedesco: Lead Guitar;
Ray Puhlman: Bass; Earl Palmer: Drums
BUD SHANK
5. Charisma (Shank/Crosby) 3:15
Bud Shank: Flute; Joe Pass: Lead Guitar; David Crosby: Rhythm Guitar
L.A.WRECKING CREW
6. Saturday Night (Sparks) 2:01
Leon Russell: Harpsichord; Glen Campbell: 12 string Guitar
Hal Blaine: Drums; Bill Cunningham: Mandolin; Charlie Byrd,Guitar

SIDE TWO

THE BYRDS-PREFYTE (McGuinn, Crosby, Clark)
1. The Only Girl I Adore 2:24
2. Mr Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan) 2:19
THE DILLARDS
3. Each Season Changes You (Ruth Talley) 3:24
4. Don't You Cry (R. Dillard/ B. Martin) 2:04
Chris Hillman, Bass; Michael Clarke, Drums
GOSDIN BROTHERS
5. To Ramona (Bob Dylan) 3:36
Ray Triscar, Trumpet; Emil Richards, Marimba
HAMILTON CAMP & THE BYRDS
6.. The Times They Are a Changin' (Bob Dylan) 2:27
Roger (James) McGuinn: Electric Guitar; David Crosby, Guitar;
Gene Clark, Guitar; Chris Hillman: Bass; Michael Clarke: Drums
DILLARD & CLARK EXPEDTION
7. With Care From Someone (Dillard/Clark/Leadon) 6:29
Doug Dillard, banjo; Gene Clark, Harmonica; Bernie Leadon, Guitar;
Don Beck, Dobro; John Hartford, Fiddle; Red Mitchell, Bass; Milt Holland, Percussion

 

From Entre/Sierra

The RSD Gene Clark vinyl will be the rest of the limited numbered edition RSD release, available from Entre/Siierra.com. After that it sounds like it will only be available as a download.

 

Also this note from Entre/Sierra!

Record Store Day
Saturday April 21, 2018 is RECORD STORE DAY.

Just a friendly reminder, that our three vinyl only titles (see below) on our new Entrée Records will be available at selected stores.
We are aware of people on ebay, pre-selling these titles for as much as $100! Don't be taken in by these offers, please support your local vinyl record store or wait a few weeks when we will be offering these titles for less than $20.00 each plus offering all three titles together for an even lower special sales price.
However, these are all limited edition, numbered copies, once sold out they won't be available until much later this year but only as digital downloads.


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There will be more surprises coming this year from Sierra/Entree. Yes, there will be a a a few new compact discs releases but vinyl releases, digital download/streaming will be the new focus of the label.
Again, please consider our RECORD STORE DAY SALE at our current website including the almost sold out "Early L.A." vinyl LP which features early recordings of Gene Clark (Preflyte Byrds) and a rare Dillard & Clark Expedition track. Just click on the link below:
http://sierrarecords.goestores.com/storename/sierrarecords/ViewDept-277950.aspx

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Watch for the next email in the coming weeks when the remaining copies of the RECORD STORE DAY 2018 titles will be available directly from Sierra/Entrée Records.

John Delgatto, Founder/President

 

It was just hard card, Ingrid. No padding, the disc was fixed in place and the package was pretty much the exact size of the record. Relatively light too, considering.

 

I'll see if I can get an estimate price on shipping a record overseas when I mail a few things out this week.

 

Dear GC fans, while it is exciting to talk about the release, how it is available, prices, and the packaging, I am completely astounded that nobody has said anything yet about the music!!! I stood in line for 90 minutes on Saturday morning and when it was my time to look for the release, it was all sold out (just minutes before apparently). Can somebody please describe the four new tracks, especially the Douglas tape? I am very familiar with the Byrds Parts version of "If I Hand Around," but not without Chip on it. Please, please, please talk some about the music! Isn't that the bottom line? Thanks!

 

I've been waiting for people to talk about the music myself. I love pretty much everything Gene did, but this is by far my favorite period of his career. "Yesterday, Am I Right" with the full orchestral treatment is very interesting. I had read in both Einarson's and Rogan's books about it being a bit bizarre-o, but I think it's quite good! Gene was really experimenting during this time and really coming into his own identity (or at least trying to) so I don't find that particular track bizarre at all. It's actually very consistent with "Back Street Mirror" and "Don't Let it Fall Through" and along the same vein and "Only Colombe" and "The French Girl". Too bad it didn't go any further. The second side is acoustic demos. The solo "If I Hang Around" sounds excellent. I've always said that with Gene less is more, and just his voice and his guitar give the song a certain mood and sound that is unique to only him. "She Told Me" sounds like it could have fit in with something off of Sings For You. The song has a similar tempo and vibe as some of the songs from that acetate and I like it quite a bit, but my favorite has to be "That's What You Want". Not much is said about Gene's harmonica playing, but I think he's really excellent at it and this song shows that. Unlike Dylan, he doesn't "skree" through the song with the harmonica, it's a nice accent to a really lovely song with a bit of melancholia. What strikes me about these songs was how old he was when he wrote them. Gene was about 22 years old when he recorded these (his birthday is in mid-November) and it's astonishing to me how his songwriting has always been "mature". By that I mean that the point of view, the song structure and the delivery sound like they are from a very seasoned performer. If anything these songs show how gifted he was. The sound quality of the songs is excellent. Being involved with this project I had heard the raw tapes before they were cleaned up and only heard the finished tracks yesterday. It is astounding how much they were improved. "That's What You Want" still has some detectable glitches but it's pretty amazing it sounds as good as does considering the tape was sitting in a drawer in Hawaii for 50+ years. "Yesterday, Am I Right" was sourced from an acetate (a very scratchy one at that) which is why it was not included in the "The Lost Studio Sessions". Considering the awful condition of that acetate, it is amazing that they were able to get it to sound so good and clean. The EP turned out very nicely and if you're a fan of this period of Gene's career as I am, you should really try and add it to your collection.

 

The EP now going for big prices.

 

It is unfortunate that people are selling it for inflated prices. Rough Trade has it for $20.00 online and Sierra/Entree will soon have it available for that price directly from their website. Information was sent out today to subscribers of the Gene-Clark.com website:

Did you miss out on the GENE CLARK - BACK STREET MIRROR Record Store Day EP? Read on!

 

Rough Trade is out, but nice to see that Sierra/Entree will be issuing more of them.

 

Rough Trade sold out some point last night but I got my shipping notice earlier today though!

 

they will not be issuing more, just selling the stock that was not ordered for RSD. After that is gone it will be sold as a digital download apparently.

 

Ok. Just happy to have a shot at a copy for a reasonable price. They went fast.

 

I second your request. Missed it here too!

 

At least a friend is going to rip the vintl to CD-r for me. I'll give a review it no one beats me to it.

 

Oh my gosh, it was late...! What a mess of typos! I would like to try again....

"At least a friend is going to rip the vinyl to CD-R for me. I WILL give a review if no one else beats me to it!"

...from an ol' fan of the Zen-master.

 

It's my favourite period too. He was fearless in his experimentation with sounds and directions, a quality for which he is seldom given due credit.

 

I'll have to wait for the "reissue" or Download, I missed it

 

A friend of mine sent me an email titled SCORE! with the attached photo:

I'm glad that I asked him to put it on his RSD list. I won't hear it until my daughter comes for a visit in mid-July, but I'll be really happy to have it.

My buddy Charles must have beat you to it at Vintage Vinyl!

 

Fearless. Perfect description!

 

See above. Sierra/Entree will be issuing remaining RSD stock that they have soon.

 

Interesting but this might just be a coincidence as songwriters often use the same phrases in different songs. Like 'Here Without You' at the end of 'Back Street Mirror'. Rogan suggests 'Maybe You Think' was from the Preflyte days and has a contract in which it's included with those songs. Funny how the song still hasn't appeared on tape anywhere.

 

A bit odd inasmuch as you're suggesting that Einarson and Rogan in their books supposedly consider the song bizarre. What's the source? Einarson (p. 120) says the horns, flutes and harpsichord are "an odd combination" but that's hardly pejorative. Rogan (Requiem 2, p. 81) notes the "distinctive horn arrangement" adding " the production is strong". He also says the song is "exceptionally good" (p. 82). I can't see any indication that either writer considers the song 'bizarre', especially Rogan, who has nothing but praise for the composition. I suspect they'd probably both share your view!