Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers [Import]

Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers [Import]

ASIN: B0000011XE

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Product Description
U.K. reissue of 1967 album by the late percussion ist for the Byrds with the Gosdin Brothers. 11 tracks.

Tracks:

Echoes
Think I'm Gonna Feel Better
Tried So Hard
Is Yours Is Mine
Keep On Pushin'
I Found You
So You Say You Lost Your Baby
Elevator Operator
The Same One
Couldn't Believe Her
Needing Someone
Tried So Hard
Elevator Operator
Only Colombe
The French Girl
So You Say You Lost Your Baby
Is Yours Is Mine

Album Description

On the first solo album by an ex-Byrd, Gene Clark doesn't stray too far from the nest. Cut in 1966 upon Clark's departure from the iconic L.A. combo, with current Byrds Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke forming the rhythm section, and spotlighting brothers Vern and Rex Gosdin, a pair of former bluegrass pals of Hillman's who chime in with sweet harmony vocals, Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers stands as one of Clark's supreme achievements. Add session guitarists Glen Campbell and Jerry Cole and future Byrd Clarence White and beautiful orchestration by Leon Russell to Clark's melancholy melodies and weatherbeaten voice and the result is a classic country-rock primer that sounded like nothing else in '67 and continues to astound and inspire today. Five unheard bonus tracks from the sessions only sweeten the deal of this eye-opening work.

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Through a different prism.......2007-04-24

When in 1972 I paid 40 pence for a second hand copy of the original (and even then long deleted) album, I remember being a little disappointed. The music seemed dated by the standards of Gene's earlier work with The Byrds and certainly did not appear to bear any comparison with their contemporaneous masterpiece 'Younger Than Yesterday'. Since then it has been re-released in different guises, six times! During the early 70's it appeared in a re-recorded form as 'Early LA' - this version had one of the best songs 'Elevator Operator', inexplicably removed. Edsel/Demon gave the original album a UK release in 1988 and then followed this up some years later with an edition that was superior for its extensive information - including a rather touching letter from a female fan to a British pop music magazine. Whilst all this was going on Sony released 'Echoes' probably to compensate for the fact that (the by now late)Gene Clark had been under represented on The Byrds Box Set of 1990. Finally, just in case anyone thought that this music was still being neglected , Sony then released the original version of the album with a single bonus track. And now we have with this latest release on Sundazed, the best of all possible worlds. Bob Irwin's work on the original tapes yields stunning results. The packaging is certainly well up to the standards of the second Edsel release although Gene's poem which had featured so prominently on the back of the original cover has not been included. And as for the music - well to my ears now it sounds much fresher and more exciting than it did when I was an angst ridden student all those years ago - but then that's in the nature of musical appreciation.....isn't it?

Great to have this available again.......2007-03-30

It wasn't immediately apparent to me that it is a big sonic upgrade over the "Echoes" CD, but no matter. This is an excellent album from the ex-Byrd and is essential for fans of the group or of Gene's later solo masterpieces such as "White Light," "Roadmaster," and "No Other." The liner notes and booklet layout are also better and more informative than was "Echoes."

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Gene Clark's debut solo album after leaving the Byrds
What a record! delight after unpredictable delight in store
Great music, but this release is somewhat obselete.
another lost gem

Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers
Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000011XE
Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

Echoes
Think I'm Gonna Feel Better
Tried So Hard
Is Yours Is Mine
Keep On Pushin'
I Found You
So You Say You Lost Your Baby
Elevator Operator
The Same One
Couldn't Believe Her
Needing Someone

Album Description

U.K. reissue of 1967 album by the late percussion ist for the Byrds with the Gosdin Brothers. 11 tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Gene Clark's debut solo album after leaving the Byrds.......2003-09-27

Gene Clark is best remembered for being a vocalist with the Byrds and one of the songwriters who defined country rock, although his best known song would be " "Eight Miles High." "Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers" was his solo debut album in 1967 after he left the Bryds, which explains not only why it is his solo effort that most sounds like the Bryds and also the best album he put out after leaving the group. The other problem was that he was a bit ahead of the times in moving towards what would be known as progressive rock.

Clark's songwriting is noticeably better on this album, as you can hear with the first song "Echoes," with its simple melody and lyrical wordplay. "So You Say You Lost Your Baby" is just about as good as well, especially in terms of the lyrics. "I Think I'm Going to Feel Better," "Tried So Hard," and "Keep On Pushin'" layout the ground for country work, while "Is Yours Is Mine" explores the psychaedlic rock that pretty much everybody was experimenting with at that time. But there are also some tracks, such as "Elevator Operator," that help the album lose some momentum.

Clark's albums never enjoyed much success; only one of them ever charted and came nowhere close to the Top 100. But he was always able to bring in some pretty good musicians to back him up. On this one, in addition to the Gosdin Brothers, who did harmonies in the style of the Everly Brothers, there were a couple of current Byrds, Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke, and a future one in Clarence White. The results are close enough to make comparisons to the Byrds inevitable (especially since this album came out the same week as the Byrds' "Younger Than Yesterday"), and while the sound comes up short it is still better than a lot of what was making the Billboard Top 40 at that time.

However, if you are interested in Clark's music in general and this album in particular, you would do better to pick up "Echoes," which includes this complete album plus a half-dozen songs he wrote for the Byrds and a trio of unreleased tracks. One of the nice things about reissued albums from the Sixties is that they usually find some decent bonus tracks in the vault.

What a record! delight after unpredictable delight in store.......2003-01-02

...for those uninitiated.

From the opening cut (masterfully orchestrated and lengthened by Leon Russell) through the catchy as hell TRIED SO HARD and the tasty interplay of warm '60s country-rock guitar licks galore, capped off by Gene --the Man's!-- poetically-captured romantic blues ups & downs, you'll be royally positively distracted for countless heavenly half hours by this CD and the greatest underrated American singer-songwriter (since John Stewart): Gene Clark... RIP!

Great music, but this release is somewhat obselete........2001-04-17

The album is great, the songs are great...let's get that out of the way, eh?;) Thing is, though, unless you desperately want either the original mono mix of the album or the track "Tried So Hard" in remixed form, this is completely superfluous; "Echoes" sounds better on the Gosdins cuts (it's remixed), and also offers more tracks, while simultaneously being much cheaper.

another lost gem.......2000-08-26

This is a true lost gem; lost back in 1966 when cbs released the birds album 'Younger than Yesterday' on the same day. But what a lovely little record this is. Enduring songs, nice tunes. This material is also available on Echoes.

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With the Gosdin Brothers
Gene Clark
Manufacturer: Sony Music Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002Y28
Release Date: 1990-12-28

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True Lost Classic from the 60s

Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers
Manufacturer: Col. Spec. Prod
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DV49
Release Date: 1995-05-04

Tracks:

Echoes
Think I'm Gonna Feel Better
Tried So Hard
Is Yours Is Mine
Keep on Pushin'
I Found You
So You Say You Lost Your Baby
Elevator Operator
Same One
Couldn't Believe Her
Needing Someone
Tried So Hard

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True Lost Classic from the 60s.......2005-10-07

A great album by the melancholy songster responsible for the great original tunes on the first two Byrds albums. He brought the Byrds rhythm section along to make this album, plus future Byrd Clarence White and country singers the Gosdin Brothers for harmonies. Though some of the backing tracks may be slicker than his other work, this is totally solid and a must hear for fans of 60s pop.

This CD contains the original mono mix that is far superior to the muddy stereo mix on the Echoes CD, which is otherwise a great value.

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Decent stuff, but it's in mono (explore other options)
Gene Clark's first solo album after leaving the Byrds

Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
Gene Clark With the Gosdin Brothers
Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TK8N
Release Date: 1995-02-01

Tracks:

Echoes
Think I'm Gonna Feel Better
Tried So Hard
Is Yours Is Mine
Keep on Pushin'
I Found You
So You Say You Lost Your Baby
Elevator Operator
Same One
Couldn't Believe Her
Needing Someone
Tried So Hard

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Decent stuff, but it's in mono (explore other options).......2007-02-26

Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers was Clark's first solo album after leaving the Byrds (which, in my opinion, despite the lack of success he achieved later on, was the best artistic decision of his life). Unsurprisingly, it also sounds the most like the Byrds of all his solo albums, not to mention it's the album on which Gene's singing voice sounds the most like Bob Dylan's (rather than the achingly true voice he'd develop for himself on his later records). Nevertheless, it's a pretty good record with some strong songs and performances. However, the entire album is only 28 minutes long with 1 bonus track, and it's all in mono, which (to me) sounds like it's coming out of an AM radio, not a CD. It also tends to be quite expensive, although a new issue is due out in early March of 2007. If you're interested in this album, I recommend that you buy Echoes, which has the entire album as well as several bonus tracks of Gene's Byrds and solo outtakes, in stereo. I prefer the stereo mix (in the end it's all up to your preference), but Echoes is a lot cheaper, in print, and includes more music.

Clark's first solo album has some great songs--the opener, "Echoes" is classic 60's experimentation with some strings and a delightfully impenetrable but beautiful lyric. A lot of these songs are short, concise pop folk rockers, like the second track, which is actually pretty catchy. The Gosdin bros. lend Gene some good guitar skills, and some energetic background vocals. Personally, I like it better when Gene's voice is out there by itself (I think it's a wonderful instrument in and of itself), or combined with more subtle harmonizing, like with Doug Dillard. They do sound good at what they're doing though. "So You Say You Lost Your Baby" is a dark change of pace, and "Keep On Pushin'" sounds like a pretty direct precursor of some of Clark's groundbreaking country rock work (and the work of his contemporaries).

A lot of the album, though, sounds pretty familiar--like the Byrds, like the Everly Brothers, and like the standard late-60's rock that was padding the radio in the day. A few of the songs are a bit dull, like "Couldn't Believe Her," and "Elevator Operator," and sometimes the record would benefit from more diverse subject matter (i.e. less love songs). All in all, though, it's not a bad record--just overshadowed by Gene's A+ work with Dillard, and his later solo outings, White Light and No Other.

If you're interested in Clark but haven't heard his later stuff, I don't think I'd recommend starting with this album, but if you're already into his music it's definitely worthwhile--but I'd still recommend Echoes over this one for its price, quality, and value. Enjoy!

Gene Clark's first solo album after leaving the Byrds.......2004-01-18

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