Ballad Of Easy Rider by The Byrds

Ballad Of Easy Rider

The Byrds

1969

Ballad Of Easy Rider is a Rock album by The Byrds, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 77 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Folk Rock
  • twangy
  • nostalgic
  • coastal

About

The Byrds embrace both tradition and experimentation on this 1969 album. Written for the film <i>Easy Rider</i>, the title track’s gliding strings, trickling acoustic guitar, and yearning vocals about rivers flowing to the sea are the perfect accompaniment to that cinematic ode to motorcycles and youthful rebellion. The group also get funky with cowbell and slippery riffing on “Fido,” pepper the gospel song “Oil In My Lamp” with bursts of electric guitar, and drape Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” in languid country twang.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Ballad of Easy Rider2:04
  2. 2Fido2:40
  3. 3Oil In My Lamp3:12
  4. 4Tulsa County2:48
  5. 5Jack Tarr the Sailor3:31
  6. 6Jesus Is Just Alright2:10
  7. 7It'S All Over Now, Baby Blue (Alternate Mix)4:52
  8. 8There Must Be Someone (I Can Turn To)3:29
  9. 9Gunga Din3:03
  10. 10Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)3:49
  11. 11Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins1:40
  12. 12Way Behind the Sun2:56
  13. 13Mae Jean Goes To Hollywood2:44
  14. 14Oil In My Lamp (Alternate Version)2:02
  15. 15Tulsa County (Alternate Version)3:39
  16. 16Fiddler a Dram (Moog Experiment)3:10
  17. 17Ballad of Easy Rider (Long Version)2:26
  18. 18Build It Up (Instrumental)5:33

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Rare pressing on Gatefold · 77 pressings tracked on Gatefold