Shindig! | Issue 70
THE BYRDS: FLYING LOW OVER THE SUMMER OF LOVE
As the kaleidoscopic layers of 1967 unfolded around them, The Byrds the very band that had kicked down so many musical doors during the preceding couple of years, were in disarray. The summer started with their set at Monterey almost being scuppered by super-strength hash cookies and ended with a browbeaten trio embarking on the recordings that would, against all odds, constitute their finest album. In this exclusive extract from her new biography, Ianthe McGuinn recalls a very different Summer Of Love .
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Shindig! Issue 70.