The Byrds - Eight Miles High

 
Sundazed 238, 2011

This is Sundazed's Record Store Day / Black Friday release of the original "Hollywood" version of this tune, recorded in late '65 when Gene Clark was still with the band.



This recording has been available in remixed form since the '80s, but this is the first time the original mono mix has ever been used.

Lifeguards - Product Head

 
Serious Business SBR44, 2011

This is what it might sound like if Paul McCartney fronted Wire in the '80s. Or something like that.



Different mix from the Waving At The Astronauts CD version, with a longer (and much cooler) fade-out.

Buchanan Brothers - Medicine Man (Pts. 1 & 2)

Not brothers, not named Buchanan...
 
 
Event 3302, 1969

Pure bubblegum, destined for a K-Tel compilation in the cut-out bin of your mind.  This was a one-off moment of inspiration from New York producers Terry Cashman and Tommy West (who normally recorded under the clever name "Cashman & West").  Peaked at #23, dontcha know (WLS, May '69).
 
the hit:


wait - there's more:

some Fleetwood Mac sides

The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) / World In Harmony 
    
 
Reprise 925, 1969

Really nice mono mixes on this single, and a surprisingly good mastering job (cut at Columbia, NY) - especially considering the track length of "Manalishi".

The A-side:
The B-side:


Man Of The World 



DJM 1007 (US), 1975 - (originally Immediate UK IM80, 1969) 

This track didn't make it to the US until six years after its UK release, put out by independent label DJM, for reasons unknown.