The Byrds Sweetheart of The Rodeo

Rolling Stone: Ranked #117 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "[D]ressing Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard songs in steel guitar and rock & roll drive, setting the stage for country rock."
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Format:  Vinyl LP
item number:  6F4SQ
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Vinyl LP Details

  • Released: January 27, 2017
  • Originally Released: 2017
  • Label: Friday Music

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 12/11/03, p.124
Ranked #117 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "[D]ressing Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard songs in steel guitar and rock & roll drive, setting the stage for country rock."
Rolling Stone - 6/12/97, p.114
"...Remixed and reshuffled, with Gram Parsons' vocals front and center, this sparkling reissue gives revisionist history a good name..."
Rolling Stone - 9/14/68, p.20
"...The material they've chosen to record, or rather, the way they perform the material, is simple, relaxed and folky. It's not pretentious, it's pretty. The musicianship is excellent..."
Rolling Stone - 6/12/97, p.114
"...Remixed and reshuffled, with Gram Parsons' vocals front and center, this sparkling reissue gives revisionist history a good name..."
Rolling Stone - 9/14/68, p.20
"...The material they've chosen to record, or rather, the way they perform the material, is simple, relaxed and folky. It's not pretentious, it's pretty. The musicianship is excellent..."
Entertainment Weekly - 4/4/97, pp.81-82
"...sounds sharper [than the original pressing]...and outtakes featuring Gram Parsons add a rustic postscript. Anyone taken with the '90s alt-country of Wilco should visit this more authentic RODEO..." - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly - 4/4/97, pp.81-82
"...sounds sharper [than the original pressing]...and outtakes featuring Gram Parsons add a rustic postscript. Anyone taken with the '90s alt-country of Wilco should visit this more authentic RODEO..." - Rating: A
Q - 9/00, p.134
Included in Q's "Best Alt.Country Albums Of All Time".
Q - 4/97, p.140
3 Stars (out of 5) - "...their most influential album, a landmark at a crucial junction on pop's long, dusty road..."
Q - 1/04, p.130
5 stars out of 5 - "[S]pawning several generations of rockers who were a lil' bit country."
Q - 9/00, p.134
Included in Q's "Best Alt.Country Albums Of All Time".
Q - 4/97, p.140
3 Stars (out of 5) - "...their most influential album, a landmark at a crucial junction on pop's long, dusty road..."
Down Beat
(8/97, p.61) -.5 stars (out of 5) - "...the best of the pack....a full immersion into bluegrass, country and gospel..."
Down Beat
(8/97, p.61) -.5 stars (out of 5) - "...the best of the pack....a full immersion into bluegrass, country and gospel..."
Dirty Linen - 12/03, p.59
"...Without a doubt the album most influential for generations of musicians interested in fusing country and rock..."
Dirty Linen - 12/03, p.59
"...Without a doubt the album most influential for generations of musicians interested in fusing country and rock..."
Musician - 6/97, p.86
"...there was a time before the Eagles, when the Byrds made the steel guitar acceptable to hippies...The 20-bit remastering seems to add overtones to everything without adding anything to the price, and the five extra cuts...offer an illuminating glimpse into how they worked..."
Musician - 6/97, p.86
"...there was a time before the Eagles, when the Byrds made the steel guitar acceptable to hippies...The 20-bit remastering seems to add overtones to everything without adding anything to the price, and the five extra cuts...offer an illuminating glimpse into how they worked..."
Blender (Magazine) - p.82
5 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t now sounds like a prophecy of the way Nashville and L.A. embraced each other in the '70s."

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.You Ain't Going Nowhere
  • 2.I Am A Pilgrim
  • 3.The Christian Life
  • 4.You Don't Miss Your Water
  • 5.You're Still On My Mind
  • 6.Pretty Boy Floyd

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.Hickory Wind
  • 2.One Hundred Years From Now
  • 3.Blue Canadian Rockies
  • 4.Life In Prison
  • 5.Nothing Was Delivered

Product Info

  • UPC: 829421967026
  • Shipping Weight: 0.75/lbs (approx)
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