{"title":"Gene Clark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGene Clark was a highly influential American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band The Byrds. Born on November 17, 1944 in Tipton, Missouri, he showcased his immense talent through his heartfelt lyrics and soulful vocals. His music captivated audiences with its introspective themes and melodic arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, Gene Clark's songwriting prowess shone brightly as he penned timeless classics such as \"Feel a Whole Lot Better\" and \"Eight Miles High.\" His contributions to the folk rock genre continue to inspire musicians today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTragically, Gene Clark passed away on May 24, 1991 in Sherman Oaks, California. Despite his untimely death, his legacy lives on through his remarkable body of work that has left an indelible mark on the music industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lost-studio-sessions-1964-1982-rsd-2024","title":"The Lost Studio Sessions 1964-1982 - RSD 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n                            This product is a Record Store Day exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                            To buy in-store: 8am, 20\/04\/2024 (Record Store Day).\u003cbr\u003e\n                            To buy online: 8pm, 22\/04\/2024. (Subject to availability).\u003cbr\u003e\n                            Don’t forget: Click 'Notify Me' to be the first to know about its availability online. It also helps us to place accurate orders so that we can please as many of you as possible on the day.\u003cbr\u003e\n                            \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePackaged in a gatefold sleeve with a colour 24-page booklet with album notes and rare photos. Beyond his achievements as a founding member of the Byrds, rock and roll hall of fame inductee Gene Clark was truly one of the most prolific singer\/songwriters of the rock era. The album introduces previously unreleased studio sessions from Clark’s pre-Byrds days in 1964 to his 1982 reunion with his former bandmates Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke as Nyteflyte. Since his passing in 1991, many of Gene Clark’s home demo recordings and various live recordings have been released. Actual studio recording sessions were rare and their existence was more rumor than fact until this release. This is essentially an alternative history of Gene Clark’s most productive years as a songwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberation Hall","offers":[{"title":"Brown LPx2","offer_id":50416349151563,"sku":"2181277","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Gene_Clarke_-_Lost_studio_sessions_2a99e052_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726701995"},{"product_id":"the-lost-studio-sessions","title":"The Lost Studio Sessions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously unreleased studio sessions from Clark's pre-Byrds days in 1964 with tracks from 1967-72 with 5 in '82 with a reunited Byrds as \"Nyteflyte\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond his achievements as a founding member of the Byrds, Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame inductee Gene Clark was truly one of the most prolific singer\/songwriters of the rock era. This album introduces previously unreleased studio sessions from Clark's pre-Byrds days in 1964 with studio recordings from 1967-70 that feature Hugh Masekela on horns and arrangements by Leon Russell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set also Includes tracks with the Flying Burrito Brothers with one that features Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman and Bernie Leadon from 1970. The last five tracks feature his 1982 reunion with former bandmates, Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke as the early Byrds band, \"Nyteflyte\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince his passing in 1991, many of Gene Clark's home demo recordings and various live tracks have been released. Actual studio sessions were rare, and existence was more rumor until this release. These 24 \"lost\" recordings are presented here with the best possible sound quality mastered from the original analog monaural, stereo and multi-track tapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an essentially an alternate history of Gene Clark's most productive years as a songwriter. Features tracks and appearances from the Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge, Clarence White, Byron Berline, Hugh Masakela, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Bernie Leadon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Dylan described Gene Clark as one of the three best songwriters in the world, while Chris Hillman noted in an interview remembering Clark, 'At one time, he was the power in the Byrds, not McGuinn, not Crosby--it was Gene who would burst through the stage curtain banging on a tambourine, coming on like a young Prince Valiant.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wienerworld","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50430204412235,"sku":"2200315","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_0cbeec13_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726845626"},{"product_id":"no-other-sessions-50th-anniversary-of-no-other-rsd-2024","title":"No Other Sessions (50th Anniversary of No Other) - RSD 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n                            This product is a Record Store Day exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                            To buy in-store: 8am, 20\/04\/2024 (Record Store Day).\u003cbr\u003e\n                            To buy online: 8pm, 22\/04\/2024. (Subject to availability).\u003cbr\u003e\n                            Don’t forget: Click 'Notify Me' to be the first to know about its availability online. It also helps us to place accurate orders so that we can please as many of you as possible on the day.\u003cbr\u003e\n                            \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate Gene Clark’s landmark 1974 record, No Other, turning 50, 4AD are proud to be releasing the album’s session tracks for the first time on vinyl. Mixed from their original multi-track tapes and spread over two discs, these 18 alternative versions taken from No Other’s recording sessions at LA’s infamous Village Recorder studio offer a fascinating insight into the making of this timeless album. Housed in a mirror board, gatefold sleeve and containing photos from the 1974 recording sessions as well as comprehensive song notes, this special edition is being pressed on double black vinyl with the first disc containing the best \/ most interesting take of each track and the second disc being every first full take.\n\nTracklisting:\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nA1 - From a Silver Phial (Version 4 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA2 - Silver Raven (Version 2 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA3 - Some Misunderstanding (Version 3 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA4 - Life's Greatest Fool (Version 2 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA5 - Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 2 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nB1 - Lady of the North (Version 2 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB2 - The True One (Version 2 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB3 - Strength of Strings (Version 2 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB4 - No Other (Version 2 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nC1 - From a Silver Phial (Version 1 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC2 - Life's Greatest Fool (Version 1 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC3 - No Other (Version 1 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC4 - Lady of the North (Version 1 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC5 - Some Misunderstanding (Version 1 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nD1 - Silver Raven (Version 1 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD2 - Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 1 2019 Remaster)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nD3 - The True One (Version 1 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD4 - Strength of Strings (Version 1 2019 Remaster)\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50441375383883,"sku":"2181276","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/GENE_CLARK_-_4AD0683LPE_-_2_7bb4a15b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726978561"},{"product_id":"no-other","title":"No Other","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Other\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolutely incredible record, and the album that Clark himself thought of as his masterpiece. Despite being a critical and commercial failure at the time of its release in 1974, the years have been kind to No Other and it is now thought of as a classic solo album from one of the founding members of the Byrds. Written in the quiet sobriety of his Mendocino family home, yet recorded in the cocaine excess of Hollywood, No Other is a perfect blending of those two poles. A stunning and important folk-rock record.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50441398550859,"sku":"1006501","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f7c6f79f-e73e-499e-8409-58a09baf701f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726979122"},{"product_id":"collected-2","title":"Collected","description":"\u003cp\u003eGene Clark was an American singer-songwriter and responsible for The Byrds’ greatest hits, including “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better”, “She Don’t Care About Time”, “Eight Miles High” and “Set You Free This Time”. After making music in several group formations furthermore with The Gosdin Brothers, Doug Dillard, Carla Olson and recording several albums with members of The Byrds over the years, Clark embarked on a solo career that encompassed heavily orchestrated treasures like “No Other” and folk-focused “White Light”. Through it all and in every setting, Clark’s clear and true vocals, his poetic turns of phrase, and his skill at weaving melancholy melodies never wavered. His body of work is impressive and, long after his passing in 1991, has remained influential to each new generation of pop artists who followed in his wake. To honour his legacy and the impressive repertoire he left behind, Music On Vinyl proudly presents the new \u003ci\u003eCollected\u003c\/i\u003e compilation album in collaboration with Universal Music. \u003ci\u003eCollected\u003c\/i\u003e is a compilation featuring Gene Clark’s greatest songs and is a career-spanning release including tracks by The Byrds and with The Gosdin Brothers, Carla Olson and other collaborations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3LP - The limited edition of Gene Clark - Collected includes an exclusive third bonus LP, which won’t be included with the regular 2LP edition. The bonus LP features “So You Say You Lost Your Baby (Acoustic Demo)” with The Gosdin Brothers, “Lyin’ Down The Middle” as Dillard and Clark, “Del Gato (Live)” and “Changes” with Carla Olson, “I Pity The Poor Immigrant”, “Stand By Me” and alternative versions of “One In A Hundred” and “She’s The Kind Of Girl” amongst others. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x3","offer_id":50443779277131,"sku":"1136106","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD | x3","offer_id":50443778785611,"sku":"1136105","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e492c6a1-7627-440d-b296-7eabd4985657_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727020437"},{"product_id":"so-rebellious-a-lover","title":"So Rebellious A Lover","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exquisite pairing of talent, the duo of Carla Olson and Gene Clark. The feeling of spontaneity and closeness of spirit engulfs all of the cuts here. Olson's strident and powerful vocals mesh beautifully with Clark's slightly world-weary, soulful performances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs for the material, both songwriters obviously put their best foot forward here. Olson's \"The Drifter\" and \"Are We Still Making Love\" are excellent country-folk outings. Clark contributes one of his finest later compositions, \"Gypsy Rider\", a song that can easily be viewed as autobiographical. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChemistry is the operative word here. The only sad thing is that \u003ci\u003eSo Rebellious a Lover \u003c\/i\u003ewas to be the only studio effort by the duo before Clark passed away in 1991. This record is important not only for what it is, but for what it could have become.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunset Blvd","offers":[{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50466747875659,"sku":"2018732","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51033151799627,"sku":"2237582","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/37ffc6a5-1a99-4006-9021-bd5af32969de_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727319379"},{"product_id":"no-other-reissue","title":"No Other","description":"\u003cp\u003eGene Clark’s 1974 masterpiece gets the reappraisal it’s long overdue. On the eve of what would have been American singer-songwriter and Byrds founding member Gene Clark’s 75th birthday comes the reissue of one of his finest works, \u003ci\u003eNo Other\u003c\/i\u003e. Released in 1974 on Asylum Records, a year after the Byrds shortlived reunion, Gene reached for the stars with \u003ci\u003eNo Other\u003c\/i\u003e; a psychedelic rock, folk, country and soul record that famously cost a small fortune to make. Although received warmly by critics, it flopped and was soon deleted, a failure Gene never came to terms with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, as The New York Times wrote around the record’s 40th anniversary in 2014, “hindsight has burnished No Other, as it has redeemed other albums that went on to be reconstructed as rock repertory, like Big Star’s \u003ci\u003eThird \/ Sister Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e and Lou Reed’s \u003ci\u003eBerlin\u003c\/i\u003e,” with the album now being increasingly recognised as one of the greatest of its time, if not all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e45 years on and recently remastered at Abbey Road, 4AD are giving \u003ci\u003eNo Other\u003c\/i\u003e the reappraisal it deserves. The original eight track album is being released on both CD and LP, while a limited run double CD edition in a hardbound book cover is also coming which includes a bonus disc of alternate studio versions of each track plus a recording of \u003ci\u003eTrain Leaves Here This Morning\u003c\/i\u003e (an Eagles hit in 1972, written by Gene and Eagles founding member Bernie Leadon).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcitingly, the deluxe boxset edition fans have been waiting decades for has also been lovingly curated. An extremely limited item, the box contains the LP, three SACDs (the original album in an authentic Japanese vinyl replica sleeve plus two more discs of session mixes), an exclusive 7”, a comprehensive Blu-Ray disc which includes HD versions of all tracks, a stunning 5.1 surround mix of the album, the original 1974 vinyl master and an exclusive documentary by Paul Kendall (the director responsible for the acclaimed 2013 film, \u003ci\u003eThe Byrd Who Flew Alone\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Triumphs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTragedy of Gene Clark\u003c\/i\u003e), and a hardbound 80 page book which features essays, extensive liner notes and previously unseen photos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50466786541899,"sku":"1075244","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50466786378059,"sku":"1075245","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50466786148683,"sku":"1075246","price":149.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50466786771275,"sku":"1075243","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0f9ce1e9-7d03-4991-b1bc-81f089c60cc6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727321842"},{"product_id":"white-light-roadmaster","title":"White Light \/ Roadmaster","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1971 comes ex-New Christy Minstrel and Byrds co-founder Gene Clark's A\u0026amp;M Records album, 'White Light' \/ 'Roadmaster' features the tracks that Clark was recording for his follow-up album for A\u0026amp;M - originally 'Roadmaster' was only issued in Holland Before these, Clark had recorded two albums for A\u0026amp;M as Dillard \u0026amp; Clark, both receiving critical acclaim. After 'White Light', Clark was involved with more than one Byrds reunion and also with McGuinn, Clark \u0026amp; Hillman. Clark sadly died in 1991 at the age of 46; however, the legacy he left includes such songs as 'Eight Miles High', 'I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better' and 'Set You Free This Time'. Digitally remastered and slipcased, and with extensive new notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BGO","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50469183062347,"sku":"2020660","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5017261214942_6236c6a5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727357896"},{"product_id":"gene-clark-white-light-1","title":"White Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eGene Clark's 1971 album, with its stark black cover featuring his silhouette illuminated by the sun, was dubbed \u003ci\u003eWhite Light\u003c\/i\u003e - though the words never appear on the cover - and if ever a title fit a record, it's this one. Over its nine original tracks, it has established itself as one of the greatest singer\/songwriter albums ever made. After leaving the Byrds in 1966, recording with the Gosdin Brothers, and breaking up the Dillard \u0026amp; Clark group that was a pioneering country-rock outfit, Clark took time to hone his songwriting to its barest essentials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe focus on these tracks is intense, they are taut and reflect his growing obsession with country music. Produced by the late guitarist Jesse Ed Davis (who also worked with Taj Mahal, Leon Russell, Link Wray, and poet John Trudell, among others), Clark took his songs to his new label with confidence and they supported him. The band is comprised of Flying Burrito Brothers' bassist Chris Ethridge, the then-Steve Miller Band-pianist (and future jazz great) Ben Sidran, organist Michael Utley, and drummer Gary Mallaber. Clark's writing, as evidenced on \"The Virgin,\" the title cut, \"For a Spanish Guitar,\" \"One in a Hundred,\" and \"With Tomorrow,\" reveals a stark kind of simplicity in his lines. Using melodies mutated out of country, and revealing that he was the original poet and architect of the Byrds' sound on \u003ci\u003eWhite Light\u003c\/i\u003e, Clark created a wide open set of tracks that are at once full of space, a rugged gentility, and are harrowingly intimate in places. His reading of Bob Dylan's \"Tears of Rage,\" towards the end of the record rivals, if not eclipses, the Band's. Less wrecked and ravaged, Clark's song is more a bewildered tome of resignation to a present and future in the abyss.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intervention Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP.","offer_id":50530402009419,"sku":"2009606","price":56.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50530402304331,"sku":"2178768","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50530401845579,"sku":"151834","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/White_Light_Remastered_3b6b22bf_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728078356"},{"product_id":"under-the-silvery-moon-studio-sessions","title":"Under The Silvery Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003eIncludes previously unreleased original and alternate versions of songs recorded in the 1980's. Originally demoed and recorded at Silvery Moon Studios In CA - the tracks were originally scheduled for release by CRY (Clark\/Robinson\/York), but remained unreleased.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iceni","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51757055181131,"sku":"R0800-8519","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5055892201443.jpg?v=1746208101"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_840d7d9c_thumbnail_4096_8175c7a8-c8ed-416c-9c61-a82984cfa893.jpg?v=1726701973","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/gene-clark.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}