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The Byrds Greatest Hits features the best remembered tracks from the first four albums by this US ground breaking folk-rock group. More comprehensive CD compilations are available which include their later hits. (US:6)
"Perfect all the way through. With most bands the Greatest Hits album is a pale imitation of what they're capable of but this one really stands out as just as good as the actual albums. A great folk rock group that epitomizes the 60s."
"One of the best popular, folk-rock, psychedelic, however you wish to name them, groups of the 1960s, The Byrds' Greatest Hits serves as the early career summary during their heyday on the pop charts. In its original configuration, as released in 1967, with seven A-sides, one B-side, and three well-chosen LP tracks."
"Its hard to beat this either as an introduction to The Byrds' best, a sampler, or just general listening, since track for track the selection gets all their best. Its focus on the band's first four albums is an advantage, since these are the recordings upon which their legacy is truly built, and it distils that legacy down to its essence, making the band sound even more powerful, authoritative and visionary. This one gives you The Byrds at their highest altitude."
"Recommended as an ideal starting point if you know little of The Byrds, and a genuinely great collection in its own right. Fans of the band will probably need something like a box set for a more extensive coverage of their career."
"The Byrds made some of the most ravishing music of the 60s. They sound like hopeful, sensitive youth, and their harmonies and ringing guitar sound are positively sun-kissed. They made the songs from Bob Dylan sound like some of the prettiest ever written. And when they went psychedelic it was still fun and breezy."
"This is the album that really kick started my love for The Byrds. It is one of the best compilations out there and features the chart-topping hits as well as the deep album tracks. If you interested in checking out a good cross-section of what The Byrds are all about, this is a perfect way to start."
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