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"Mr. Spaceman" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds and was the third track on their 1966 album, Fifth Dimension. [1] It was released as the third single from the album in September 1966, [2] reaching number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, but failing to chart in the United Kingdom.
Adapted from So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965–1973) and the compact disc liner notes. [3] [4] [21] [24] [26] Credits include bonus tracks on CD and digital releases of the album. The Byrds. Jim McGuinn – lead guitar, vocals; David Crosby – rhythm guitar, vocals; Chris Hillman – electric bass, vocals ...
[1] "5D (Fifth Dimension)" was a favorite of the Byrds' bass player, Chris Hillman, who described it as "one of the greatest songs McGuinn has ever written." [5] Following its release, "5D (Fifth Dimension)" was performed sporadically during the Byrds' 1966 live concerts, but was abandoned for most of the rest of the group's lifespan. [13]
A number of tracks on Dr Byrds & Mr. Hyde, including the instrumental "Nashville West" and the traditional song "Old Blue", [192] featured the sound of the Parsons and White designed StringBender (also known as the B-Bender), an invention that allowed White to duplicate the sound of a pedal steel guitar on his Fender Telecaster.
The Very Best of The Byrds: June 2006 — — 82 There Is a Season: September 26, 2006 — — — A Collection: July 9, 2007 — — — Playlist: The Very Best of The Byrds: October 21, 2008 — — — Greatest Hits: March 16, 2009 — — — Eight Miles High: The Best of The Byrds: January 25, 2010 — — — The Complete Album Collection ...
Rolling Stone editor David Fricke has written that although the song's lyrics are heavily sarcastic, beneath the playful cynicism there is a deeper, implicit irony to the song; The Byrds had, themselves, achieved almost overnight success with the release of their debut single, a cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man". [10]
The first 16 tracks on this single disc collection date from the Byrds' 1965 to 1971 period, while the final 4 tracks are from the 1990 reunion. [11] The Byrds is currently out of print, but a later revised box set, titled There Is a Season, was released on September 26, 2006, by Columbia/Legacy. [12]
A sixteen-minute live version of "Eight Miles High" was included on the Byrds' album in 1970, [41] and another live version was released as part of the 2008 album, Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971. [42] The song was performed by a reformed lineup of the Byrds featuring Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, and Chris Hillman in January 1989. [40]