[2018-06-15] Gene Clark "Sings For You" and The Rose Garden "A Trip Through" incl. many unreleased tracks (Omnivore)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:39 pm

Gene Clark Sings For You

Description
The legendary 1967 Gene Clark recordings. Also includes six additional previously unissued & unknown recordings

Gene Clark’s musical legacy is most certainly assured as a singer, songwriter and member of some xclusive company as an inductee to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a founder of The Byrds, and collaborator in groups such as Dillard & Clark, Gene Clark and the Gosdin Brothers, McGuinn Clark & Hillman and later as the duet partner of Carla Olson (The Textones).

His songs have been covered by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Iain Matthews, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, The Rose Garden, and Chris & Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes among many others. As well documented as Clark’s career has been, there have been remarkable discoveries over the years (see Omnivore’s Here Tonight: The White Light Demos for example), but now the Holy Grail of Clark’s post-Byrds career is finally about to see the light of day:

“For longtime Gene Clark fans and aficionados, the tracks on this remarkable archival CD are the stuff of legend. Since word first spread in the 1980s about the discovery of these 1967 recordings on a rare acetate in Liberty Records’ vaults, fans have come to regard Gene Clark Sings For You as nothing less than the Holy Grail of the singer/songwriter’s extraordinary body of work. Shrouded in mystery and the subject of much speculation and conjecture, few have ever had the opportunity to hear these forgotten gems from one of Gene Clark’s most prolifically creative periods. Until now.”

—John Einarson
author of Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life And Legacy Of The Byrds’ Gene Clark (Backbeat Books)

In addition to the 8 tracks from the Gene Clark Sings For You acetate, recorded in 1967 after he famously left The Byrds, there are an additional 5 previously unknown tracks from a further 1967 acetate given to the band, The Rose Garden, for recording consideration. This new compilation also includes a previously unissued demo rescued from a tape in the collection of John Noreen, member of The Rose Garden. This demo of the song “Till Today” is Clark running through the song for the band who would cut it on their only album, the 1968 self-titled effort on Atco Records (also being reissued and expanded at the same time as Gene Clark Sings For You).

Released with the full approval and cooperation with both the Estate of Gene Clark and the band, The Rose Garden, Gene Clark Sings For You is produced for release by Grammy®-winner, Cheryl Pawelski with restoration and mastering by Grammy-winner, Michael Graves. Liner notes by John Einarson, author of Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life And Legacy Of The Byrds’ Gene Clark (Backbeat Books) and previously unseen photos.

Tracklist
1. On Her Own
2. Past Tense
3. Yesterday, Am I Right
4. Past My Door
5. That’s Alirght By Me
6. One Way Road
7. Down On The Pier
8. 7:30 Mode
9. On Tenth Street
10. Understand Me
11. A Long Time
12. Big City Girl
13. Doctor Doctor
14. Till Today

LP does not include a download card.

CD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CG1QP2X/?tag=imwan-20

Vinyl
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CCG1XKG/?tag=imwan-20

A Trip Through The Garden: The Rose Garden Collection

Description
The most expansive collection by The Rose Garden ever.

“In December 1967, Los Angeles folk-rock quintet The Rose Garden’s debut single ‘Next Plane To London’ rose to #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 national singles chart. A month later the single topped the Canadian RPM chart. Considering the stiff competition at that point, along with the odds stacked against them as an unknown new band, The Rose Garden members can feel justifiably proud of their accomplishment. ‘Whether we’re remembered as a One Hit Wonder or not doesn’t matter,’ insists Rose Garden drummer Bruce Bowdin. ‘We certainly were where the action was and had the time of our lives. I have no regrets or anything to apologize for. Our record is still played on the radio.’”

—from the liner notes by John Einarson, author of Mr. Tambourine Man:
The Life And Legacy Of The Byrds’ Gene Clark (Backbeat Books)

Expanded for the very first time, The Rose Garden’s sole album finally gets the deep-dive examination it deserves with A Trip Through The Garden: The Rose Garden Collection. Beyond the twelve tracks released in 1967 (the original ten-track album and two songs from a post-album single release), this newly restored and remastered CD adds 14 previously unissued tracks. They include five live tracks recorded in August of 1967 at Chaminade High School in Canoga Park plus studio outtakes, acetate tracks, and a special rehearsal.

A special note, being released at the same time is the Gene Clark Holy Grail, Gene Clark Sings For You which serves as a companion to A Trip Through The Garden: The Rose Garden Collection. Clark was involved with The Rose Garden after leaving The Byrds and furnished them with an acetate of songs to choose from for their self-titled album. They chose “Long Time” which appears on Gene Clark Sings For You. They also chose “Till Today” which appears in demo form on Gene Clark Sings For You, and as an acetate version and rehearsal on A Trip Through The Garden: The Rose Garden Collection.

Released with the full approval and cooperation with both the Estate of Gene Clark and The Rose Garden, A Trip Through The Garden: The Rose Garden Collection is produced for release by Grammy®-winner, Cheryl Pawelski with restoration and mastering by Grammy®-winning engineer, Michael Graves, plus liner notes featuring new interviews with the band by John Einarson, author of Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life And Legacy Of The Byrds’ Gene Clark (Backbeat Books) and previously unseen photos.

Tracklist
1. Next Plane To London
2. I’m Only Second
3. February Sunshine
4. Coins Of Fun
5. Rider
6. She Belongs To Me
7. Flower Town
8. Till Today
9. Look What You’ve Done
10. Long Time
11. If My World Falls Through (Mono Single Version)
12. Here’s Today (Mono Single Version)
13. Down To The Wire
14. Charlie Fer De Lance
15. The World Is A Great Big Playground
16. Here’s Today (Stereo Mix)
17. If My World Falls Through (Stereo Mix)
18. Dead Men Never Die (Take 2)
19. I’m Only Second (Acetate Version)
20. Till Today (Rehearsal)
21. Till Today (Acetate Version)
22. Next Plane To London (Live)
23. So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (Live)
24. She Don’t Care About Time (Live)
25. Little Things (Live)
26. You Don’t Love Me (Live)

* Previously unissued.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5HJ33F/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:39 pm

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

Really exciting stuff for Byrds/GC fans.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

ah, gene clark.......

i have strange feelings about gene clark.

critically a darling, byrds fans love his work in the band, and he definitely has a legion of his own fans, who swear by his solo material with blind devotion.

i have about 8 CD's by him, and have gathered them over the years buying one here and one there. aside from 'no other' which i personally believe is his best effort, i have a really hard time listening to his stuff, finding it to be borderline monotonous and somewhat boring. of the four original byrds with solo stuff, i rank him fourth behind crosby, hillman and mcguinn (and mcguinn solo ain;t nothing to write home about either).

is it just me?

how do others feel about gene clark solo?

thanks!

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

No blind devotion here, but I count myself as a big fan, both in the group and solo.

Jason Michael · 30 May 2012

Renny wrote:

ah, gene clark.......

i have strange feelings about gene clark.

critically a darling, byrds fans love his work in the band, and he definitely has a legion of his own fans, who swear by his solo material with blind devotion.

i have about 8 CD's by him, and have gathered them over the years buying one here and one there. aside from 'no other' which i personally believe is his best effort, i have a really hard time listening to his stuff, finding it to be borderline monotonous and somewhat boring. of the four original byrds with solo stuff, i rank him fourth behind crosby, hillman and mcguinn (and mcguinn solo ain;t nothing to write home about either).

is it just me?

how do others feel about gene clark solo?

thanks!

I agree with you on Clark, but go even further- I don't really care for any solo material by the (ex-)Byrds, other than McGuinn's Back From Rio, which was a fairly transparent attempt to make a Byrds-like album, and featured very strong support and song-writing help from Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dave Stewart, Elvis Costello...it really wasn't McGuinn that made the album what it was. Monotonous is a good word for most of their solo work. I'm a heretic, though, because I love the Byrds up to Notorious Byrds Brothers, but just off at Sweetheart of the Rodeo. I know it's a classic, but I just plain don't like it. There are songs in their catalog after it that I like, but they can't match up to the first five albums for me. To that point, I think they were the greatest American rock band at the time.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

Jason Michael wrote:

Renny wrote:

ah, gene clark.......

i have strange feelings about gene clark.

critically a darling, byrds fans love his work in the band, and he definitely has a legion of his own fans, who swear by his solo material with blind devotion.

i have about 8 CD's by him, and have gathered them over the years buying one here and one there. aside from 'no other' which i personally believe is his best effort, i have a really hard time listening to his stuff, finding it to be borderline monotonous and somewhat boring. of the four original byrds with solo stuff, i rank him fourth behind crosby, hillman and mcguinn (and mcguinn solo ain;t nothing to write home about either).

is it just me?

how do others feel about gene clark solo?

thanks!

I agree with you on Clark, but go even further- I don't really care for any solo material by the (ex-)Byrds, other than McGuinn's Back From Rio, which was a fairly transparent attempt to make a Byrds-like album, and featured very strong support and song-writing help from Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dave Stewart, Elvis Costello...it really wasn't McGuinn that made the album what it was. Monotonous is a good word for most of their solo work. I'm a heretic, though, because I love the Byrds up to Notorious Byrds Brothers, but just off at Sweetheart of the Rodeo. I know it's a classic, but I just plain don't like it. There are songs in their catalog after it that I like, but they can't match up to the first five albums for me. To that point, I think they were the greatest American rock band at the time.

interesting that you don;t care for crosby or hillman solo. crosby did'n't make a bad solo album (including all 4 CPR albums) and hillman, when he rocks instead of doing bluegrass is also very good. mcguinn solo i can take or leave, but clark, is by far, the lesser of the 4 for me. and the enigmatic 'two sides to every story', that was OOP for years cried for and raved about, and then finally came out at ridiculously high price, was the biggest borefest of them all.

p.s. please give crosby's "if i could only remember my name" a listen, please.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

I personally put Gene Clark and McGuinn as a tie for first. Then Crosby and finally Hillman. If Gene would have lived I believe he would have surpassed them all.

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

Hillman is vastly underrated after the Byrds.

eelkiller · **Joined:** 10 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1681

Renny wrote:

ah, gene clark.......

i have strange feelings about gene clark.

critically a darling, byrds fans love his work in the band, and he definitely has a legion of his own fans, who swear by his solo material with blind devotion.

i have about 8 CD's by him, and have gathered them over the years buying one here and one there. aside from 'no other' which i personally believe is his best effort, i have a really hard time listening to his stuff, finding it to be borderline monotonous and somewhat boring. of the four original byrds with solo stuff, i rank him fourth behind crosby, hillman and mcguinn (and mcguinn solo ain;t nothing to write home about either).

is it just me?

how do others feel about gene clark solo?

thanks!

His solo stuff is better than any of the other Byrds solo material IMO and I feel he was the best Byrds vocalist so let's just say we agree to disagree.

Neal Alhadeff · 07 Jan 2007

I've just ordered the Gene Clark set!
https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/sings-for-you/

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

eelkiller wrote:

Renny wrote:

ah, gene clark.......

i have strange feelings about gene clark.

critically a darling, byrds fans love his work in the band, and he definitely has a legion of his own fans, who swear by his solo material with blind devotion.

i have about 8 CD's by him, and have gathered them over the years buying one here and one there. aside from 'no other' which i personally believe is his best effort, i have a really hard time listening to his stuff, finding it to be borderline monotonous and somewhat boring. of the four original byrds with solo stuff, i rank him fourth behind crosby, hillman and mcguinn (and mcguinn solo ain;t nothing to write home about either).

is it just me?

how do others feel about gene clark solo?

thanks!

His solo stuff is better than any of the other Byrds solo material IMO and I feel he was the best Byrds vocalist so let's just say we agree to disagree.

agreed

i just can't figure out what it is about clark that doesn't register with me, i want him too, i really do, else i wouldn't keep buying his stuff.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Renny wrote:

eelkiller wrote:

Renny wrote:

ah, gene clark.......

i have strange feelings about gene clark.

critically a darling, byrds fans love his work in the band, and he definitely has a legion of his own fans, who swear by his solo material with blind devotion.

i have about 8 CD's by him, and have gathered them over the years buying one here and one there. aside from 'no other' which i personally believe is his best effort, i have a really hard time listening to his stuff, finding it to be borderline monotonous and somewhat boring. of the four original byrds with solo stuff, i rank him fourth behind crosby, hillman and mcguinn (and mcguinn solo ain;t nothing to write home about either).

is it just me?

how do others feel about gene clark solo?

thanks!

His solo stuff is better than any of the other Byrds solo material IMO and I feel he was the best Byrds vocalist so let's just say we agree to disagree.

agreed

i just can't figure out what it is about clark that doesn't register with me, i want him too, i really do, else i wouldn't keep buying his stuff.

How about this for an idea. Try to divorce yourself of the Byrds connection and accept him just as a solo artist that is unrelated.
I know you love singer-songwriters so this separation if accomplished may help. I know you really like him or you wouldn't have bought much of his solo material.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

Rick A wrote:

Renny wrote:

eelkiller wrote:

Renny wrote:

ah, gene clark.......

i have strange feelings about gene clark.

critically a darling, byrds fans love his work in the band, and he definitely has a legion of his own fans, who swear by his solo material with blind devotion.

i have about 8 CD's by him, and have gathered them over the years buying one here and one there. aside from 'no other' which i personally believe is his best effort, i have a really hard time listening to his stuff, finding it to be borderline monotonous and somewhat boring. of the four original byrds with solo stuff, i rank him fourth behind crosby, hillman and mcguinn (and mcguinn solo ain;t nothing to write home about either).

is it just me?

how do others feel about gene clark solo?

thanks!

His solo stuff is better than any of the other Byrds solo material IMO and I feel he was the best Byrds vocalist so let's just say we agree to disagree.

agreed

i just can't figure out what it is about clark that doesn't register with me, i want him too, i really do, else i wouldn't keep buying his stuff.

How about this for an idea. Try to divorce yourself of the Byrds connection and accept him just as a solo artist that is unrelated.
I know you love singer-songwriters so this separation if accomplished may help. I know you really like him or you wouldn't have bought much of his solo material.

sage advice for sure.....i question though if i really like him, or if i really 'want to" like him. i'm sure i'll try again, i always do

Kid Bailey · 16 Jul 2006

My favorite post-Byrds work by Clark is the album he made with Carla Olson. Their live one is also very good.
As for solo Byrds, my favorite is McGuinn's "Cardiff Rose". I like Hillman well enough, but I don't go out of my way to listen to him.

pobbard · 18 Jun 2007

I love this era of Clark's work and can't wait to hear more. Really looking forward to this.

I'm bummed the RSD set is vinyl-only. Hopefully there will be a digital release down the road.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:28 pm

Gene Clark Sings For You is now available for pre-order from Amazon:

CD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CG1QP2X/?tag=imwan-20

Vinyl
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CCG1XKG/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:38 pm

The Rose Garden CD is now available, too:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5HJ33F/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2018 8:23 pm

Listen to one of the tracks from the Clark album:

ranasakawa · 26 Jan 2007

Renny wrote:

ah, gene clark.......

i have strange feelings about gene clark.

critically a darling, byrds fans love his work in the band, and he definitely has a legion of his own fans, who swear by his solo material with blind devotion.

i have about 8 CD's by him, and have gathered them over the years buying one here and one there. aside from 'no other' which i personally believe is his best effort, i have a really hard time listening to his stuff, finding it to be borderline monotonous and somewhat boring. of the four original byrds with solo stuff, i rank him fourth behind crosby, hillman and mcguinn (and mcguinn solo ain;t nothing to write home about either).

is it just me?

how do others feel about gene clark solo?

thanks!

I don’t have anything on CD by Gene Clark but I have discovered ‘White Light’ and was blown away how good it is.

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:47 pm

The pre-order price for Gene Clark Sings For You has dropped by more than $3, down to $13.40:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CG1QP2X/?tag=imwan-20

eelkiller · **Joined:** 10 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1681

ranasakawa wrote:

I don’t have anything on CD by Gene Clark but I have discovered ‘White Light’ and was blown away how good it is.

Intervention has a SACD coming for White Light in case you are interested. I have a copy "reserved" via pre-order.

[2018-06-15] Gene Clark "Sings For You" and The Rose Garden "A Trip Through" incl. many unreleased tracks (Omnivore)

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