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·       THE BYRDS featuring JIM McGUINN, DAVID CROSBY AND GENE CLARK (HIS FINAL RECORDING WITH THE GROUP) – EIGHT MILES HIGH c/w  WHY;  ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1966 COLUMBIA RECORDS 45 RPM  7-INCH MONO SINGLE 4-43578 WITH PICTURE SLEEVE

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

 

·       *** WHITE LABEL PROMO ***

 

 

·       ORIGINAL COLUMBIA RECORDS LABEL, MID-'60s STYLE, WHITE PROMO VERSION.

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL PICTURE SLEEVE

 

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

 

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1E/-2H'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

 

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The defining pop-psychedelic single by the Byrds, “Eight Miles High” opened up a rich new territory of musical exploration for the band - but it was also the final single by the five-man line-up of the band, representing the final contribution of co-founder and principal songwriter Gene Clark; and for all of its bold new sounds and lyrics, it also became the group's first controversial single and, as a result, never did as well as it should have. Inspired by the band members' first flight to London, it pulled together observations about flying, filtered through a druggy ambience — the members' condition writing the song, if not on the flight — and the surreal experience, on arriving, of becoming international stars in just a matter of months. Opening with Chris Hillman's most prominent appearance on bass to date and a hard rhythm guitar accompaniment, the song was immediately seized by Roger McGuinn's 12-string guitar, sounding as though it had suddenly been transformed into another instrument. McGuinn had been listening to the music of John Coltrane, and made his 12-string guitar imitate the sound of a saxophone on the song in a soaring, searing, rippling performance (repeated to some extent elsewhere on the resulting album on the song "I See You"). The singing, laced with impeccable high harmonies around an eerily compelling melody, was strangely alluring as well, and the song had all of the earmarks of a top-10 hit. It ran into trouble over its title, the strangeness of its sound (which made more conservative programmers suspicious to start with), and the paranoia of some parents and radio station officials, who were convinced that the song was really a paean to drug use, rather than a song about flying that just happened to have been written by one or more composers on drugs. Its impact on the radio was, thus, muted compared with airplay that it should have received, based on musical appeal and requests. If its commercial potential wasn't fully realized, the song's circumstances also reflected a major change in the group line-up. Along with Roger McGuinn and David Crosby, Gene Clark had been there at the very beginning — before the beginning really — and his voice and songwriting had been a seminal component of the group's image and success for its first year. One of the strangest contradictions in the internal dynamics of the Byrds, however, was that their lead singer and principal songwriter was terrified of flying. Coupled with other differences, over the direction of his songs — which was often more romantic and ballad-oriented than the other members favored — and the fact that, as a significant songwriter, whose worked graced the B-sides of their two biggest singles, "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (and earned as much for him in songwriting royalties as the A-sides did for Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger, respectively), Clark was making a lot more money than the other members, a split with the others was almost a foregone conclusion. It happened in the early months of 1966, and "Eight Miles High" was his last work with the band as a songwriter. While McGuinn, Crosby, and Hillman would rise to the occasion and fill the gap over the next two albums, the difference was felt. Additionally, "Eight Miles High" lingered longer in the group's repertory than any other song that Clark wrote or co-wrote — the basic single was too good to ignore and fans knew and expected the song, and as the group line-up was transformed in 1968-69, to encompass musicians who were more at home in extended jams, that's what it became, turning into the jumping off point for as much as 15 minutes of pyrotechnics by McGuinn, Clarence White, John York, Skip Battin, and Gene Parsons. "Eight Miles High" became part of a medley with "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and figured prominently on two live albums released by those later line-ups of the group. It would also later enter the repertory of other groups, including Golden Earring, and was one of the songs revived during the periodic on-stage reunions of McGuinn, Hillman, Crosby, and Clark, or some combination therein, over the ensuing decades

 

(REVIEW REPRINTED COURTESY OF BRUCE EDER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

The WHITE LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were routinely distributed among the radio stations before the LP was released to the public, sometimes as much as 4 months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title.

 

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·                               CONDITION:

 

·                               RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          White Promo Label version of this title is much rarer that a regular, commercially released, version of this title. We estimate that stock copies of this album outnumber promo copies by a ratio of at least 200:1.

 

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 

·       PICTURE SLEEVE

 

THE PICTURE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the PICTURE SLEEVE:

 

-        Sleeve JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.

 

-        Sleeve shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

 

-        Minor, superficial wrinkles along the seams noted (BARELY VISIBLE)

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE SLEEVE

 

 

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 (1) The year indicated in the title bar is the year of the original release,  NOT necessarily the year of the actual pressing; for the actual generation of the pressing, please see our item description (top section, text in red letters). (2) Please do NOT bid based on the title bar, subtitle bar or item specifics box alone; instead, please read the entire description and grading before bidding; (3) Absolutely NO order cancellations after the auction closes. ever, under any circumstances. We can ONLY cancel bids before the item closes. (4) We are unable to cancel bids in the final 12 hours of the auction; if you need to do so, please contact eBay for help (5) We are unable to provide matrix-, stamper- or other pressing  information in the final 24 hours of the auction. If you require this information, please contact us well before the final day of the auction. (6) Yes, we DO combine shipments. Please click on "Shipping and Payment" tab on top of the auction page for additional details. (7)  All Paypal payments must be made from confirmed Paypal shipping addresses. NO third party shipping addresses will be honored  (8) Absolutely NO partial refunds: if you are unhappy with the merchandise you received, please return it for a full refund, postage included (9). Civilized people can disagree without accusing each other of being indecent or dishonest; if you need proof of this seller's personal integrity, please check our eBay feedback, which speaks for itself  (10) All disagreements and miscommunications can be - and will only be - solved in a civil and mutually respectful manner;  please avoid puerile, offensive, abrasive or menacing language (attempted humor is fine and usually appreciated, although overused-to-death sarcasms can be really, really tedious. (11) This seller will accommodate all reasonable requests and is generally a flexible and agreeable person (12) Our love & appreciation for your trust, loyalty and business, always and forever;  Thank You & Good Night!

 

 

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