Turn! Turn! Turn! (album)

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The first four Byrds albums had sold so well, and the master tapes used so much that they were at least two, if not three generations down from the original. In most cases, a first-generation master no longer existed. They were basically played to death; they were worn out, there was nothing left of them. [32]

He further stated:

Each album is taken from the original multi-tracks, where they exist, which is in 95% of the cases. We remixed them exactly as they were, without taking any liberties, except for the occasional song appearing in stereo for the first time. [32]

Many fans enjoy the remixed album because it is very close to the original mix in most cases and offers noticeably better sound quality. [31]

Track listing

Turn! Turn! Turn!
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 6, 1965 (1965-12-06)
RecordedJune 28 – November 1, 1965
Studio Columbia, Hollywood
Genre Folk rock
Length30:24
Label Columbia
Producer Terry Melcher
The Byrds chronology
Mr. Tambourine Man
(1965)
Turn! Turn! Turn!
(1965)
Fifth Dimension
(1966)
Singles from Turn! Turn! Turn!
  1. "Turn! Turn! Turn!"
    Released: October 1, 1965
  2. "Set You Free This Time"
    Released: January 10, 1966
  3. "It Won't Be Wrong"
    Released: February 18, 1966
Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)" Book of Ecclesiastes/Pete Seeger 3:49
2."It Won't Be Wrong" Jim McGuinn, Harvey Gerst1:58
3."Set You Free This Time" Gene Clark 2:49
4."Lay Down Your Weary Tune" Bob Dylan 3:30
5."He Was a Friend of Mine" traditional, new words and arrangement Jim McGuinn2:30
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The World Turns All Around Her"Clark2:13
2."Satisfied Mind" Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes 2:26
3."If You're Gone"Clark2:45
4."The Times They Are a-Changin'"Dylan2:18
5."Wait and See"McGuinn, David Crosby 2:19
6."Oh! Susannah" Stephen Foster 3:03
Total length:29:40
1996 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."The Day Walk (Never Before)"Clark3:00
13."She Don't Care About Time" (single version)Clark2:29
14."The Times They Are A-Changin'" (first version)Dylan1:54
15."It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (version 1)Dylan3:03
16."She Don't Care About Time" (version 1)Clark2:35
17."The World Turns All Around Her" (alternate mix)Clark2:12
18."Stranger in a Strange Land" (instrumental)Crosby3:04

Singles

  1. "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" b/w "She Don't Care About Time" (Columbia 43424) October 1, 1965 (Billboard Hot 100 number 1, UK Singles Chart number 26)
  2. "Set You Free This Time" b/w "It Won't Be Wrong" (Columbia 43501) January 10, 1966 (Billboard Hot 100 number 63)
  3. "It Won't Be Wrong" b/w "Set You Free This Time" (CBS 202037) February 18, 1966

Personnel

Sources: [8] [12] [17] [21]

The Byrds

Additional personnel

Release history

DateLabelFormatCountryCatalogNotes
December 6, 1965 Columbia LP USCL 2454Original mono release.
CS 9254Original stereo release.*
March 22, 1966 CBS LPUKBPG 62652Original mono release.
SBPG 62652Original stereo release.*
1975CBSLPUKS 33645Double album stereo reissue with Mr. Tambourine Man .*
1976 Embassy LPUKEMB 31257Stereo reissue with alternative cover.*
1977EmbassyLPUKCBS 31526Stereo reissue with alternative cover (different cover to above release).*
1987Columbia CD USCK 9254Original CD release.
1989CBSCDEurope467046 2
1993ColumbiaCDUKCOL 468180
April 30, 1996 Columbia/Legacy CDUSCK 64846Reissue containing seven bonus tracks and a partially remixed version of the stereo album.*
May 6, 1996UKCOL 4837062
1999Simply VinylLPUKSVLP 037Reissue of the partially remixed stereo album.*
2003 Sony CDJapanMHCP-67Reissue containing seven bonus tracks and the partially remixed stereo album in a replica LP sleeve.*
2006 Sundazed LPUSLP 5198Reissue of the original mono release.
* The album's title track and "He Was a Friend of Mine" were never mixed into stereo and appear in mono on all stereo releases of the album.

References

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  32. 1 2 Irwin, Bob. (March 1996), ICE Magazine #108{{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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