I imagine there are certain songs in every band's career that really makes them realize they have found their own sound and style, "Have You Seen Her Face" definitely must have been one of those songs for The Byrds, Chris Hillman really struck gold here. Beautiful song that still sounds amazing today. I love The Byrds. Very underrated and underappreciated band 🎸
İ think what the above comment is trying to say is post Gene Clark. Nobody can deny that Gene Clark played a pivotal role in helping the Byrds discover their sound and for the first two albums he was the official co-lead vocalist, alongside Mcguinn, and he wrote most of their original songs up until that point. Even Crosby didn't sing any lead parts or make any noteworthy contributions until after Gene Clark left. With that being said the band took a huge blow after Gene left, which forced Hillman and Crosby to take more active roles in the songwriting process. So, one can say that they most certainly did need to rediscover themselves @@LSUOdyssey
Younger than Yesterday album was Hillmans greatest moment as a songwriter. Four songs by him including co-writing 'So you wanna be a rock and roll star?" 'Have you seen her face?" is a great rocker by Hillman.
Wow ! A Holy Grail photage with the Byrds together with master producer GARY USHER in the studio. Gary in his leather jacket smiling and chewing his gum. Even David Crosby seems to enjoy everything. Thanks for posting this !!
Croz seems to denigrate every producer he works with, from Terry Melcher to Rick Rubin, but he didn't seem to have much of a problem with them in the '60s.
@@ptownscribe1254 They WERE his producers in the 60's but your comment is a perfect example of his brilliant creative side, (Byrds era only), forever at war with his dumb nihilistic side
@@davidmurray2539 I'm not sure of your meaning in stipulating "Byrds era only", following "brilliant creative side". He did some very good work in CSN/Y when he wasn't stoned out of his gourd. But there is some true genius in much of his solo work, especially on the _Croz_ and subsequent albums. To my ears, nothing had the exquisite majesty of The Byrds through _Notorious,_ but that doesn't diminish the brilliance in much of his solo work. Regarding his nihilistic side, your "forever at war" comment mostly rings true. I do think he mellowed quite a bit in his later years, and his lyrics (if they represented his actual beliefs) showed an uncanny savvy of the excesses of power...a perception that he usually obliterated the instant he opened his mouth to spew political entropy. Ultimately, his rhetoric about rights, freedom, and "The People" had no anchor whatsoever in any real solutions. You can't preach peace out of one side of your mouth, and then turn around and advocate using the power of the state to force people to do things your way, and have any credibility whatsoever. It's no use railing against one brand of tyranny, only to endorse another brand, and the clowns he championed proved his utter inability to identify the most fundamental problems, let alone have any clue as to what would constitute actual solutions.
I’ve always loved this song. The cool thing about The Byrds is that they have so many song gems on their albums that never get (or got) airplay. Chris Hillman turned out to be a good songwriter! Can’t think of many bands (cept The Beatles) where nearly every member wrote great songs.
I love the story about them freaking out about this song, saying, ''you won't believe what Chris has written, it's great!'' A moment of supportive brotherhood in The Byrds. McGuinn's solo is so cool too.
@@gorantannfelt457 Yeah they are really cool. I've just come across an interview with Gary Usher that was posted a few months ago I think. It's been added to my Byrds and Beach Boys playlists.
@@richardfinlayson1524 When I was young and growing up, Chris Hillman was surfing in San Diego's North County. This was pre-Byrds. Sometimes he'd go out at the Shores. We were at Law St. We're lucky the sharks didn't get him - but a tragic earlier family life. Maybe that's why he hardly ever smiled. What a talent. Love him ! Love the Byrds, Thank You !
Sad how a few museums and a few companies hoard up everything kool. By the time it gets released everybody who's interested in it will be dead. Or worse, it will all burn up like the universal fire, and nobody will get to see it ever again.
@@thesurfhotrodscene4060 White offered superb guitar playing, nothing more. As "The Byrds" were built on lyrics, superb lead vocals and harmonies, and really fine playing, White could offer nothing in the first two departments, and somewhat surprisingly, neither could McGuinn after Notorious. The latter day flock flew way below the standards set by the original group. And aside from being salvaged by those few and far between Dylan songs in the too slow to end twilight years, I'd say the latter day Byrds clock in at "abysmal."
@davidmurray2539 I don't think they were all that bad, they had a few dud albums but in general they were actually at their peak as a live band. Not to say that them at Ciro's in 1965 wouldn't have been happening, but they were known to be inconsistent, though that reputation may have have been earned from the english press trying to bury them on their tour over there.
Have You Seen Her Face showcases David Crosby's incredible ability to harmonize and sound like HE'S the one singing lead while still doing everything to serve the song and not HIM. Obviously this is Chris's song and so he's the one singing lead, and this song is of course great before Crosby ever gets his voice on it. Crosby has the same effect on many other songs, such as the chorus of Tambourine Man where it "sounds" like he takes lead but of course he is just harmonizing. A lesser band/harmonizer would have sang parallel thirds above or below the lead singer and called it a day, but that wasn't enough for David. He had to jump around, make bigger leaps, and sometimes be contrapuntal, and all in service of the music. He didn't just hit thirds and sixths, but fourths and fifths, which led to the unique vocal sound of The Byrds. No one ever did two part harmony like The Byrds did, and it was all Crosby. No one sang OR sounded like him. RIP.
Thanks for sharing this. Although the footage is kind of crude and the editing rough, it's great to see the three main members of The Byrds in a recording session during one of their most creative periods in the fairly short lifespan of the group that remains one of the best in rock history. They're actually smiling, having fun, thoroughly enjoying the process in this documentation. Unlike The Beatles, for whom we have quite a lot of documentation on them in the studio, there's very little that I've seen of The Byrds in sessions like this.
That magical complementary set of voices owned by Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn & David Crosby …. Very diverse vocal qualities that meshed beautifully….. unbeatable. All three knew how to sing in an ensemble comkng out of folky backgrounds. 💖
Sort of...Mike Nesmith had "Papa Gene's Blues" and "Sweet Young Thing" on the first Monkees album, released about five months prior. OTOH one could say "Mr. Spaceman" preceded the first Monkees album.
@@spiritof6663 Thats tough to say with regards to the Monkees. Mr Spaceman sounds much more like a country rock song when you look under the hood whereas those two Monkees tracks really just have James Burton and the fiddle as "country" elements.
You know…. Somehow I never hear Mt Spaceman as a “ country rock” song. Regardless of popularity or presence in concert playliss, it always comes off ( to my ears) as a kind of novelty song. Spsce rock? Because the song theme is of UFOs & “ men from Mars” (1960’s was a great era for texts on UFOs)…..nah…. You need more than one song to kick off a proper sub genre IMHO. 🤔
Damn, it's so good to see everyone together - healthy & happy. Such a great song, from the incredible musicians who influenced so many others over the years. I miss those days. Sure got today's beat by 'miles and miles and miles and miles and miles'.
Yes, on both main points you make. It's heartening to see the three key members of the band at that time obviously pleased with the recording session and with each other's company from what we can tell. And yes, this is an example of music for which there aren't many current competitors in terms of songwriting, originality harmonies, creative instrumental work and general feeling.
Younger than Yesterday is one of their greatest albums, I have friends who say that it is their best. I love it myself, Chris Hillman is a great writer and he proved himself to be the equal of anyone else in the band. Really cool to see the great Gary Usher as well.
This song is just one reason why their Younger Than Yesterday album is still such a gem! A shame drummer Michael Clarke is nowhere to be seen in this footage.
Yeah, that and fifth dimension are both just fantastic, I got so into the Byrd's when I was about nineteen , in the early eighties, I even had the hair,lol, and the boots .
King Apathy III is the anthem for Our Time now -- Roger McGuinn and company saw the tattered ship setting sail and steered the helm of stowaways toward the greater horizon of a cognizant wariness... i thank God David Crosby wasn't there to call the Black Dot of Mutiny, ffs... thanks for this! The Byrds have been one of my favorite, unique sounds of the 1960s, and i came to find them post-Beatles, Stones and Kinks (big asterisk on the first and last here) when i was a 14yo in the mid 1980s. cheers! and long live the patriarchy! the ruling matriarchy has too much compassion expressed in cutthroat fashion. time to rejoin forces, get your houses in order, and stand up to the revelling outsiders who intend to free ride all the way to the grave! ♡
I made a documentary film in the UK on singer songwriter Clifford T Ward which came out on dvd in January.. we went and interviewed most of the major stars who recorded his songs like Justin Heywood and Colin Blunstone and Bob Harris from The old grey whistle test..we made it with Clifford's family and involved people from the industry too..they all gave their time for no fee so as to get it made..including a few of the publishers..we then had the biggest almighty standoff with companies who owned images..tv and other..no names here..and they tried to charge the most extraordinary sums for using the footage..sums we would never hope to get back through sales..eventually we haggled and got a result of sorts..but my point is this..this is exactly what is preventing a film maker from doing a substantial documentary on The Byrds..a documentary that I would love to see given that they are my all time favourite band..I would even love to get involved myself in helping to make a properly researched and thorough film on them..but the logistics just prevent from doing this..sad but true..I just hope somebody with talent finds a way to get around these hurdles and makes one...I'd be interested too in hearing from anyone who , like me, would like to try and make this happen
I agree that it would be great to have a well-produced documentary on The Byrds, and that unfortunately it's a challenge for a number of reasons. But let's be honest about one of the issues: there is not as much enthusiasm from the potential audience, since The Byrds are in the distant past or virtually unknown for many younger people now, which is a shame. There's so much mediocre, derivative or downright awful "music" being made that still attracts a huge audience of undiscerning fans. And further, rock as it was is a musical style that is in decline compared with hip hop, rap, lame pop, and even country.
@@surfwriter8461 agreed...but then that's the beauty of sky arts channel in the uk..there must be a similar one in the states (I'm assuming you are from the States) ?...as most other channels pander to the masses with all its bland pap that purports to be meaningful music...The Byrds have gathered about of a cult following again now it seems especially with artists singing the praises of tracks like Everybodys been burned ...not before time
@@keithrh7599 please do..its called "oh and by the way...the Clifford T Ward story" available on Amazon..would love to know what you make of it. Thanks for your interest and it was a labour of love as Clifford was a great friend.
This is a moment in time when the Byrds were in top form--they were never better. And David Crosby certainly looks so young in this footage. But then, 1966 was a long time ago, wasn't it? It was a very good time to be alive.
There is a great Uncut Byrd's, ultimate music guide, it's a very thick magazine, about 146 pages, tons of articles, photos, heaps of detail, I picked it up today, and it's bloody good. Worth checking out if you see it in your newsagent, it was about twenty bucks Australian, but it's more like a book, every era is covered too, I dunno, just thought I'd mention that. Take it easy everyone.☯️☮️
Totally agree. Gene Clark was great but really didn’t fit in with this tight unit trying out new psychedelic space & country sounds together with Gary Usher - the greatest producer of them all !!! Classic stuff.
You must have been reading my mind..this is the greatest lineup of the Byrds and Gary Usher was bringing out the very best in them and pushing boundaries..I wish they had done that 'one more jazz/psychedelic album' after Notorious, that they so nearly did..before they went all out country with Sweatheart..just personally would have loved to see what they would have done
@@cliveedwards2958 Chris Hillman has said he regrets leaving The Byrds, because had he stayed a bit longer he'd have had the pleasure of being in the same band as Clarence White. Now, that makes my imagination run wild, dreaming of what the rest of the band might have been...Gene comes back, maybe someone like Rick Roberts joins to restore the high harmonies, and Steve Duncan, John Guerin, or Jim Gordon on drums... ...but no, as great a band as that might have been, Crosby's departure was the death blow to The Byrds. Yeah, I know what he was like, and I know that it became unworkable. But what he brought to the mix was a unique element of genius. It's just such a damn shame that that genius was tyrannized by an out-of-control ego. Anyhow, I'm with you on the notion of an extension of the incredible, ground-breaking eclecticism of Notorious, of which McGuinn & Hillman were the core. But according to Chris, he was burned out after Sweetheart, and then he was gone. That was the end of the last remaining vestige of The Real Byrds.
This will always be my favorite Byrds song. As a single, I never heard it played on WHB (terrible AM station) in Kansas City, which also managed to ignore the Kinks whenever possible.
I watched this, and feel they got along well together at thist point, like Paul, John and George of the Beatles. "Younger than yesterday" is a masterpiece.
Truly incredible! One of my favourite Byrds numbers - and I NEVER once thought there'd be film of them recording it. I have an original mono press of Younger Than Yesterday in NM condition, sounds fabulous. And I really dig that Gretsch Tennessean McGuinn plays which makes me wonder if it was actually him who played the incredible lead guitar on this incendiary recording
There is no question that McGuinn played the six-string electric parts on Have You Seen Her Face. With the exception of the brilliant work by Clarence White on the two Chris Hillman songs he played on, all the guitars on YTY were played by McGuinn and Crosby.
Interesting to see how they used some lighting to warm up the rather cold and business like atmosphere of Columbia Square studio and control room. Using the "state of the art" eight track too.
These guys were lucky working with 8 track at CBS. Most studios in town were 4 track. And lucky to have Gary Usher leading them through this great record.
Cool...here's an interesting link to a chat with the Byrds where Jim states, "That's (the guitar part on 'Have You Seen Her Face') probably one of my only six-string leads on the recording. I'm real happy with the way that came out" die-augenweide.de/byrds/speak/younger.htm
@@Lonergan73 Yes... in a later interview, McGuinn states: I had a Gretsch Country Gentleman strung with flatwound strings that I used on “Have You Seen Her Face”-that was The Beatles’ influence again.
Thank you for uploading this mega rare film clip. It was so very special to see how they were working in the studio. Especially to see the producer, Mr. Gary Usher. That was really something. He was the man behind the sound and mix and getting it all together. Nice also to see what microphones they did use. Could it be Neumann M 269? Perhaps you at the ReelininTheYears66 have a film clip when The Byrds play Milestones in the studio?
This song & the album it was included on were recorded a couple of weeks after I came into the world. PLEASE somebody write a biography of Gary Usher, it's waay overdue!
Stephen McParland from Australia has already published some great Gary Usher books. Also, don´t miss the great Gary Usher Byrds interviews on UA-cam. Your life will be enriched. Gary was a fantastic guy !!
@@thesurfhotrodscene4060 Agreed he was a fantastic producer...one who never received sufficient credit during his lifetime. I saw those youtube interviews, they were good...only wish he'd done MANY more!
Something you all missed, the harmony on this beautiful song, their best, is being sung below the melody line. The Beatles perfected this early with Lennon singing low harmony on Paul’s upbeat melody line. It had to be that way for the Beatles and it has been theorized that Lennon’s voice was imitative of the drone notes of the bagpipes, familiar and loved by the Celtic ear. And drone of pipes is basic to much Middle Eastern music. Listen again!
McGuinn and Crosby had come from a largely coffeehouse folkie background; Hillman, a bluegrass mandolinist before becoming a Byrd, put the country twang in the band, and that can be heard in this great Chris-penned rocker.
Nice footage, but very much an adjunct next to the important stuff: the music. Fortunately, for every true Byrds fan, the band's recorded output is available for a reasonable outlay, and without having to go through the business of negotiating/haggling to acquire it!
Only nice ? This is Rock & Roll History and it doesn´t get any better than this !! Gary Usher is gone and this wonderful time in music will never be repeated.
I am itching to synch the song to the part where they are singing. Any chance you could do that to create a video for this fantastic track? Or let me? :-)
I imagine there are certain songs in every band's career that really makes them realize they have found their own sound and style, "Have You Seen Her Face" definitely must have been one of those songs for The Byrds, Chris Hillman really struck gold here. Beautiful song that still sounds amazing today. I love The Byrds. Very underrated and underappreciated band 🎸
They found their style a year before this song was recorded tho 😄
İ think what the above comment is trying to say is post Gene Clark. Nobody can deny that Gene Clark played a pivotal role in helping the Byrds discover their sound and for the first two albums he was the official co-lead vocalist, alongside Mcguinn, and he wrote most of their original songs up until that point. Even Crosby didn't sing any lead parts or make any noteworthy contributions until after Gene Clark left. With that being said the band took a huge blow after Gene left, which forced Hillman and Crosby to take more active roles in the songwriting process. So, one can say that they most certainly did need to rediscover themselves @@LSUOdyssey
Love this song,vintage Byrds.
Agreed!
Younger than Yesterday album was Hillmans greatest moment as a songwriter. Four songs by him including co-writing 'So you wanna be a rock and roll star?" 'Have you seen her face?" is a great rocker by Hillman.
Arguably one of the Byrds best songs.
Wow ! A Holy Grail photage with the Byrds together with master producer GARY USHER in the studio. Gary in his leather jacket smiling and chewing his gum. Even David Crosby seems to enjoy everything. Thanks for posting this !!
Croz seems to denigrate every producer he works with, from Terry Melcher to Rick Rubin, but he didn't seem to have much of a problem with them in the '60s.
@@ptownscribe1254 They WERE his producers in the 60's but your comment is a perfect example of his brilliant creative side, (Byrds era only), forever at war with his dumb nihilistic side
@@davidmurray2539 I'm not sure of your meaning in stipulating "Byrds era only", following "brilliant creative side". He did some very good work in CSN/Y when he wasn't stoned out of his gourd. But there is some true genius in much of his solo work, especially on the _Croz_ and subsequent albums. To my ears, nothing had the exquisite majesty of The Byrds through _Notorious,_ but that doesn't diminish the brilliance in much of his solo work.
Regarding his nihilistic side, your "forever at war" comment mostly rings true. I do think he mellowed quite a bit in his later years, and his lyrics (if they represented his actual beliefs) showed an uncanny savvy of the excesses of power...a perception that he usually obliterated the instant he opened his mouth to spew political entropy. Ultimately, his rhetoric about rights, freedom, and "The People" had no anchor whatsoever in any real solutions.
You can't preach peace out of one side of your mouth, and then turn around and advocate using the power of the state to force people to do things your way, and have any credibility whatsoever. It's no use railing against one brand of tyranny, only to endorse another brand, and the clowns he championed proved his utter inability to identify the most fundamental problems, let alone have any clue as to what would constitute actual solutions.
One of The most outstanding songs of The sixties. Great Chris Hilman song. Performed during The Monterey International Pop Festival
Where can I find that?
@@jasonsenator6144 You Tube: The Byrds-Live At Monterey: Have You Seen Her Face.
Account: HighFlyinByrd
@@reneportielje1674 yes I found it a few days ago. That intro speech by David Crosby is great.
@@jasonsenator6144 soon afterwards they kicked David Crosby out of The Birds
@@reneportielje1674 yeah what did he do in between the Byrd's and CSN?
I’ve always loved this song. The cool thing about The Byrds is that they have so many song gems on their albums that never get (or got) airplay. Chris Hillman turned out to be a good songwriter! Can’t think of many bands (cept The Beatles) where nearly every member wrote great songs.
Beach Boys, Moody Blues
I love the story about them freaking out about this song, saying, ''you won't believe what Chris has written, it's great!'' A moment of supportive brotherhood in The Byrds. McGuinn's solo is so cool too.
Check out the great Gary Usher Byrds interview specials on UA-cam. Your will be amazed.
@@gorantannfelt457 Yeah they are really cool. I've just come across an interview with Gary Usher that was posted a few months ago I think. It's been added to my Byrds and Beach Boys playlists.
Great track, Hillman is great, pretty straightforward guy, I'd say.
@@richardfinlayson1524 When I was young and growing up, Chris Hillman was surfing in San Diego's North County. This was pre-Byrds. Sometimes he'd go out at the Shores. We were at Law St. We're lucky the sharks didn't get him - but a tragic earlier family life. Maybe that's why he hardly ever smiled. What a talent. Love him ! Love the Byrds, Thank You !
@@marjoriedrake-grisak3902
Great comment.
Fantastic Harmony !!!!!! ---------- ONE OF THEIR BEST !!!
OMG high high vibes, so much sun on this wonderful music ❤
This stuff is priceless. Thank you. Release it all before we're dead.
Sad how a few museums and a few companies hoard up everything kool. By the time it gets released everybody who's interested in it will be dead. Or worse, it will all burn up like the universal fire, and nobody will get to see it ever again.
Chris Hillman saved the Byrds. Love him.
Then he left and no one could save them from the ensuing years of mediocrity they lapsed into.
@@davidmurray2539 Clarence White !
@@thesurfhotrodscene4060 White offered superb guitar playing, nothing more. As "The Byrds" were built on lyrics, superb lead vocals and harmonies, and really fine playing, White could offer nothing in the first two departments, and somewhat surprisingly, neither could McGuinn after Notorious. The latter day flock flew way below the standards set by the original group. And aside from being salvaged by those few and far between Dylan songs in the too slow to end twilight years, I'd say the latter day Byrds clock in at "abysmal."
@davidmurray2539 I don't think they were all that bad, they had a few dud albums but in general they were actually at their peak as a live band. Not to say that them at Ciro's in 1965 wouldn't have been happening, but they were known to be inconsistent, though that reputation may have have been earned from the english press trying to bury them on their tour over there.
Rogers guitar solo and licks are right up their
McGuinn was a cool looking dude during this '66 period.
They all were...Hillman looks sensational and I daresay this is the best Crosby ever looked. All looking so young and fresh, and brilliant.
But Gene Clarke by far the most handsome, something I never realized til decades later.
@@kimbarrett9734 Maybe, but he wasn't in the band at this point.
Crosby looks pretty cool too, nice hat,
Have You Seen Her Face showcases David Crosby's incredible ability to harmonize and sound like HE'S the one singing lead while still doing everything to serve the song and not HIM. Obviously this is Chris's song and so he's the one singing lead, and this song is of course great before Crosby ever gets his voice on it. Crosby has the same effect on many other songs, such as the chorus of Tambourine Man where it "sounds" like he takes lead but of course he is just harmonizing. A lesser band/harmonizer would have sang parallel thirds above or below the lead singer and called it a day, but that wasn't enough for David. He had to jump around, make bigger leaps, and sometimes be contrapuntal, and all in service of the music. He didn't just hit thirds and sixths, but fourths and fifths, which led to the unique vocal sound of The Byrds.
No one ever did two part harmony like The Byrds did, and it was all Crosby. No one sang OR sounded like him. RIP.
Thanks for sharing this. Although the footage is kind of crude and the editing rough, it's great to see the three main members of The Byrds in a recording session during one of their most creative periods in the fairly short lifespan of the group that remains one of the best in rock history. They're actually smiling, having fun, thoroughly enjoying the process in this documentation. Unlike The Beatles, for whom we have quite a lot of documentation on them in the studio, there's very little that I've seen of The Byrds in sessions like this.
Beautiful song! Love seeing David Crosby looking so happy. I really miss him.
This would be magic to see in that long overdue Byrds doc
No one could touch the Byrds harmonies , before Gene 🙏🏼 left 🤩
That magical complementary set of voices owned by Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn & David Crosby …. Very diverse vocal qualities that meshed beautifully….. unbeatable.
All three knew how to sing in an ensemble comkng out of folky backgrounds. 💖
didn't read below, but there is footage of roger playing crosby's gretsch - wow!!
also, awesome stuff!
Best American band ever.
This is a treasure , love it!!!!
First time I saw the bass player smiling
I think he was very proud to get his songs recorded and sounding so great with a true Gary Usher sound.
@@thesurfhotrodscene4060 not only pround, but proud as well.
Chris Hillman’s songs on the Younger Than Yesterday album is where Country Rock started.
Sort of...Mike Nesmith had "Papa Gene's Blues" and "Sweet Young Thing" on the first Monkees album, released about five months prior. OTOH one could say "Mr. Spaceman" preceded the first Monkees album.
@@spiritof6663 Thats tough to say with regards to the Monkees. Mr Spaceman sounds much more like a country rock song when you look under the hood whereas those two Monkees tracks really just have James Burton and the fiddle as "country" elements.
You know…. Somehow I never hear Mt Spaceman as a “ country rock” song. Regardless of popularity or presence in concert playliss, it always comes off ( to my ears) as a kind of novelty song. Spsce rock? Because the song theme is of UFOs & “ men from Mars” (1960’s was a great era for texts on UFOs)…..nah…. You need more than one song to kick off a proper sub genre IMHO. 🤔
@@pamelahay6242 Mr Spaceman is undeniably country rock, and it kicked off a genre
this is one of the best byrds songs!!
Thanks for this..a real bolt from the past and much appreciated. Good to see three Byrds in harmony!
My gawd, my favorite Byrd song. Thank you for this video!!!!!!
What a great find , Byrds at there peak ! Brilliant .
so glad someone is finding footage of the classic line up
The Byrds,Magic!!
Damn, it's so good to see everyone together - healthy & happy. Such a great song, from the incredible musicians who influenced so many others over the years. I miss those days. Sure got today's beat by 'miles and miles and miles and miles and miles'.
Yes, on both main points you make. It's heartening to see the three key members of the band at that time obviously pleased with the recording session and with each other's company from what we can tell. And yes, this is an example of music for which there aren't many current competitors in terms of songwriting, originality harmonies, creative instrumental work and general feeling.
This is master peace
.🎸🎸🎸✌️✌️✌️💯
This is absolutely fantastic to see this footage!! I was huge Byrds fan.
Many thanks for putting this up.
Gene Clark, R.I.P, you are an amazing song writer and we miss your son Kelly. The Byrds took to the coup after he left...
One of my favorite Byrd songs!!
Younger than Yesterday is one of their greatest albums, I have friends who say that it is their best. I love it myself, Chris Hillman is a great writer and he proved himself to be the equal of anyone else in the band. Really cool to see the great Gary Usher as well.
This song is just one reason why their Younger Than Yesterday album is still such a gem! A shame drummer Michael Clarke is nowhere to be seen in this footage.
Yeah, that and fifth dimension are both just fantastic, I got so into the Byrd's when I was about nineteen , in the early eighties, I even had the hair,lol, and the boots .
Hal Blaine on drums.
@@richardrybinski2320 And later Jim Gordon provided drums on at least one track on their Notorious Byrd Brothers album.
@@richardrybinski2320 really, i didn't know HB played on younger then yesterday? Source?
@@frogface66 Clarke is listed as the only drummer for that album as far as I know.
King Apathy III is the anthem for Our Time now -- Roger McGuinn and company saw the tattered ship setting sail and steered the helm of stowaways toward the greater horizon of a cognizant wariness... i thank God David Crosby wasn't there to call the Black Dot of Mutiny, ffs... thanks for this! The Byrds have been one of my favorite, unique sounds of the 1960s, and i came to find them post-Beatles, Stones and Kinks (big asterisk on the first and last here) when i was a 14yo in the mid 1980s.
cheers! and long live the patriarchy! the ruling matriarchy has too much compassion expressed in cutthroat fashion. time to rejoin forces, get your houses in order, and stand up to the revelling outsiders who intend to free ride all the way to the grave! ♡
What a song! This footage is great!✌️
I Still Have that Gretsch in my Studio and it looks just as good to this Day ! :) QC
I noticed that Roger isn't playing the Rick! Sweet guitar....
Are Quaaludes still available? ; )
Que buena canción👌🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
Great song! Timeless. Thanks for posting.
Weird seeing Roger playing a Gretsch. Crosby's axe maybe ? Primo Byrds era.
I made a documentary film in the UK on singer songwriter Clifford T Ward which came out on dvd in January.. we went and interviewed most of the major stars who recorded his songs like Justin Heywood and Colin Blunstone and Bob Harris from The old grey whistle test..we made it with Clifford's family and involved people from the industry too..they all gave their time for no fee so as to get it made..including a few of the publishers..we then had the biggest almighty standoff with companies who owned images..tv and other..no names here..and they tried to charge the most extraordinary sums for using the footage..sums we would never hope to get back through sales..eventually we haggled and got a result of sorts..but my point is this..this is exactly what is preventing a film maker from doing a substantial documentary on The Byrds..a documentary that I would love to see given that they are my all time favourite band..I would even love to get involved myself in helping to make a properly researched and thorough film on them..but the logistics just prevent from doing this..sad but true..I just hope somebody with talent finds a way to get around these hurdles and makes one...I'd be interested too in hearing from anyone who , like me, would like to try and make this happen
I must get that DVD thanks for all your work
I agree that it would be great to have a well-produced documentary on The Byrds, and that unfortunately it's a challenge for a number of reasons. But let's be honest about one of the issues: there is not as much enthusiasm from the potential audience, since The Byrds are in the distant past or virtually unknown for many younger people now, which is a shame. There's so much mediocre, derivative or downright awful "music" being made that still attracts a huge audience of undiscerning fans. And further, rock as it was is a musical style that is in decline compared with hip hop, rap, lame pop, and even country.
@@surfwriter8461 agreed...but then that's the beauty of sky arts channel in the uk..there must be a similar one in the states (I'm assuming you are from the States) ?...as most other channels pander to the masses with all its bland pap that purports to be meaningful music...The Byrds have gathered about of a cult following again now it seems especially with artists singing the praises of tracks like Everybodys been burned
...not before time
@@keithrh7599 please do..its called "oh and by the way...the Clifford T Ward story" available on Amazon..would love to know what you make of it. Thanks for your interest and it was a labour of love as Clifford was a great friend.
Love The Byrds! Great footage. We want more!
This is a moment in time when the Byrds were in top form--they were never better.
And David Crosby certainly looks so young in this footage. But then, 1966 was a long time ago, wasn't it? It was a very good time to be alive.
There is a great Uncut Byrd's, ultimate music guide, it's a very thick magazine, about 146 pages, tons of articles, photos, heaps of detail, I picked it up today, and it's bloody good. Worth checking out if you see it in your newsagent, it was about twenty bucks Australian, but it's more like a book, every era is covered too, I dunno, just thought I'd mention that. Take it easy everyone.☯️☮️
By the way..great footage...I could watch it all day..and from my fave song and period and lineup of this brilliant band..thanks for posting !
Totally agree. Gene Clark was great but really didn’t fit in with this tight unit trying out new psychedelic space & country sounds together with Gary Usher - the greatest producer of them all !!! Classic stuff.
You must have been reading my mind..this is the greatest lineup of the Byrds and Gary Usher was bringing out the very best in them and pushing boundaries..I wish they had done that 'one more jazz/psychedelic album' after Notorious, that they so nearly did..before they went all out country with Sweatheart..just personally would have loved to see what they would have done
@@cliveedwards2958 Chris Hillman has said he regrets leaving The Byrds, because had he stayed a bit longer he'd have had the pleasure of being in the same band as Clarence White. Now, that makes my imagination run wild, dreaming of what the rest of the band might have been...Gene comes back, maybe someone like Rick Roberts joins to restore the high harmonies, and Steve Duncan, John Guerin, or Jim Gordon on drums...
...but no, as great a band as that might have been, Crosby's departure was the death blow to The Byrds. Yeah, I know what he was like, and I know that it became unworkable. But what he brought to the mix was a unique element of genius. It's just such a damn shame that that genius was tyrannized by an out-of-control ego.
Anyhow, I'm with you on the notion of an extension of the incredible, ground-breaking eclecticism of Notorious, of which McGuinn & Hillman were the core. But according to Chris, he was burned out after Sweetheart, and then he was gone. That was the end of the last remaining vestige of The Real Byrds.
This will always be my favorite Byrds song. As a single, I never heard it played on WHB (terrible AM station) in Kansas City, which also managed to ignore the Kinks whenever possible.
A Real gem. Thanks for posting
Is it any wonder why Tom Petty's early sound was reflective of the Byrds ? Awesome video and I thank you. 🎸
I watched this, and feel they got along well together at thist point, like Paul, John and George of the Beatles. "Younger than yesterday" is a masterpiece.
Truly incredible! One of my favourite Byrds numbers - and I NEVER once thought there'd be film of them recording it. I have an original mono press of Younger Than Yesterday in NM condition, sounds fabulous. And I really dig that Gretsch Tennessean McGuinn plays which makes me wonder if it was actually him who played the incredible lead guitar on this incendiary recording
According to everything I have seen and heard over the years, it was indeed McGuinn playing the lead on the song.
@@MisterBill593 Umm...they're literally showing him recording the solo in this footage...
There is no question that McGuinn played the six-string electric parts on Have You Seen Her Face. With the exception of the brilliant work by Clarence White on the two Chris Hillman songs he played on, all the guitars on YTY were played by McGuinn and Crosby.
Interesting to see how they used some lighting to warm up the rather cold and business like atmosphere of Columbia Square studio and control room. Using the "state of the art" eight track too.
These guys were lucky working with 8 track at CBS. Most studios in town were 4 track. And lucky to have Gary Usher leading them through this great record.
Jim McGuinn on David Crosby's Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar!
McGuinn had his own Country Gentleman
I think it's the Tennessean, note the single cut and HiLoTrons.
It is indeed a Tennessean
Cool...here's an interesting link to a chat with the Byrds where Jim states, "That's (the guitar part on 'Have You Seen Her Face') probably one of my only six-string leads on the recording. I'm real happy with the way that came out" die-augenweide.de/byrds/speak/younger.htm
@@Lonergan73 Yes... in a later interview, McGuinn states: I had a Gretsch Country Gentleman strung with flatwound strings that I used on “Have You Seen Her Face”-that was The Beatles’ influence again.
Thanks for this.
Chris smiles!
Thank you for uploading this mega rare film clip. It was so very special to see how they were working in the studio. Especially to see the producer, Mr. Gary Usher. That was really something. He was the man behind the sound and mix and getting it all together. Nice also to see what microphones they did use. Could it be Neumann M 269? Perhaps you at the ReelininTheYears66 have a film clip when The Byrds play Milestones in the studio?
Gotta hand it to RITY on this one... now if only they could unearth some footage of The Millennium/Sagitarrius... ;)
Awesome seeing this
Wish that had more stuff like this when Gene Clark was in the group
Great footage.Thanks for the upload!
R.I.P David (Croz) Crosby :(
I think this was Hillman's best song. He didn't write very many. Sin City was good also, but the song was co written with Gram Parsons.
He did write a lot of good ones, since city was his original idea, dont forget Manasses songs
Roger Jim McGuinn playing Crosby's Tennessean Gretsch guitar!!
Loved this footage
This song & the album it was included on were recorded a couple of weeks after I came into the world. PLEASE somebody write a biography of Gary Usher, it's waay overdue!
Stephen McParland from Australia has already published some great Gary Usher books. Also, don´t miss the great Gary Usher Byrds interviews on UA-cam. Your life will be enriched. Gary was a fantastic guy !!
@@thesurfhotrodscene4060 Agreed he was a fantastic producer...one who never received sufficient credit during his lifetime. I saw those youtube interviews, they were good...only wish he'd done MANY more!
Amazing
Hope to see one day some footage of Gram Parsons with the byrds during the recording of Sweet Heart of the rodeo!
Man, I need a Gretch.
Something you all missed, the harmony on this beautiful song, their best, is being sung below the melody line. The Beatles perfected this early with Lennon singing low harmony on Paul’s upbeat melody line. It had to be that way for the Beatles and it has been theorized that Lennon’s voice was imitative of the drone notes of the bagpipes, familiar and loved by the Celtic ear. And drone of pipes is basic to much Middle Eastern music. Listen again!
Wow!
Feels like a song that should be used on the cat walk with super models strutting the wares.❤
Wow! Thanks for posting this.
Great song and of the greatest guitar solos of the Byrds catalogue. Just a lovely mess.
McGuinn and Crosby had come from a largely coffeehouse folkie background; Hillman, a bluegrass mandolinist before becoming a Byrd, put the country twang in the band, and that can be heard in this great Chris-penned rocker.
Hermosos todos
mcguinn a coisa mais fofa
that is Davids Tennessean guitar Roger played on this song
Nice footage, but very much an adjunct next to the important stuff: the music. Fortunately, for every true Byrds fan, the band's recorded output is available for a reasonable outlay, and without having to go through the business of negotiating/haggling to acquire it!
Ｎice song☺。
Only nice ? This is Rock & Roll History and it doesn´t get any better than this !! Gary Usher is gone and this wonderful time in music will never be repeated.
David looks like a girl with beautiful eyes and thick eyelashes
And here was I thinking there were four guys at this stage of their complicated career.
So funny to see Roger playing David Crosby's Gretsch instead of his Rickenbacker 😆
If memory serves,the lead guitar is played by one Clarence White,as a session musician, long before he joined the Byrds proper
No, it is McGuinn playing lead. He even does it at Monterrey.
Reminds me of the Coral.
Did Hal Blaine play drums on the recording sessions for this song?
Hal Blaine played on 'Notorious Byrd bros' but not his album as far as I know. I'm pretty sure Michael Clarke was the only drummer on
Younger...
I am itching to synch the song to the part where they are singing. Any chance you could do that to create a video for this fantastic track? Or let me? :-)
No footage of Byrds drummer Michael Clarke.
Maybe he's filming with Rogers camera ? ❤
McGuinn is a god.
Gary Lee Usher...
..... is the Main Guy !!!!!
this is my fav song and I understand Roger used Davids 6 string and not his wonderful sounding 12
I think of Sharon Tate when I hear this song.
Play the Peddlers! play, The Peddlers
Title is wrong....they're not recording...they're listening to what they recorded.
Yes and it seems that McGuinn is adding some extra guitar licks with Gary Usher in the studio.
Guid !
Hi I've requested this before, but I don't think you saw it. Do you have any live recordings of Joyce Bryant?❤️
Great song though
It's rare to see McGuinn playing a Gretsch.
No Byrds, no CSNY.
Jimmy Page band The New Yardbirds come from this name?