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Ballad of Easy Rider/ Wasn't Born To Follow

The lovely A side, a Roger McGuinn tune, was featured in the hit movie Easy Rider starring Peter Fonda. This classic, yet rarely heard Byrds is not to be missed! The flip is a late collaboration by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and features a surprising bit of mind-bending, psychedelic effects in the middle of an otherwise genteel folk/country rocker. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve. The labels are close to pristine, but grade Near Mint to reflect a tiny bit of light ringwear on the A label (see scan) and some small, light writing ("1233" at the top and "11/69" on the lower right-center) on the B label. The vinyl is very close to Mint in appearance, and it produces amazing, pristine Mint audio... quite stunning.
Condition
Overall Label Sleeve Vinyl Audio
M- M- (sw) M- M
Disc Details
Label Year Chart
Columbia 44990 1969 #65p in November
Song Details

A-side

B-side

Artist

The Byrds

The Byrds

Title

Ballad of Easy Rider

Wasn't Born To Follow

Track Time

2:03

Songwriter

Roger McGuinn (A), C. King-G. Goffin (B)

Roger McGuinn (A), C. King-G. Goffin (B)

Producer

Terry Melcher (A), Gary Usher (B)

Terry Melcher (A), Gary Usher (B)

Category

Folk Rock

Folk Rock

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