The recording revolution

These devices made recorded music accessible, portable and collectable

From The Bottom Of An Old Grandfather Clock (reissue, 2004) DEAD OCEANS

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Fifty years on from their first successes, Roger McGuinn, the 12-string architect of THE BYRDS , tells Uncut about their exceptional first 18 months – and his relationship with Gene Clark. As the young group make their jet-powered escape from the folk think tank, we hear about making the scene on the Strip, outraging Iowa and a muted response in the United Kingdom. But ultimately how “Eight Miles High” became the spectacular conclusion of the band’s first era. “I almost left The Byrds entirely to go and be in this space band With Dino Valente,” McGuinn tells John Robinson

In an age of digital streams and compressed audio files, the vinyl LP stands as a monument to sensuality and authenticity. Anyone who has ever placed the stylus upon an LP knows the music really breat