The Byrds Personality Headshop Poster Saladin Productions 1967

Description

An original personality headshop poster for The Byrds by Saladin Productions 1967 and there are several other bands in this series, some listed now
In
excellent condition for its age with maybe some other light general wear/handling -- -- any light round shadow middle/lower right on back/front is just camera lens shadow not on poster---  please see pictures for condition and ask questions in advance if helpful. Will be mailed well packed with insurance.   Fillmore era 1960s psychedelic concert memorabilia.
Wikipedia: "
The Byrds
were an American
rock
band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman
Roger McGuinn
(known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member.
Although they only managed to attain the huge commercial success of contemporaries like
the Beatles
,
the Beach Boys
, and
the Rolling Stones
for a short period in the mid-1960s, the Byrds are today considered by critics to be nearly as influential as those bands.
Their signature blend of clear
harmony singing
and McGuinn's
jangly
twelve-string
Rickenbacker
guitar
was "absorbed into the vocabulary of rock" and has continued to be influential.
Initially, the band pioneered the musical genre of
folk rock
as a popular format in 1965, by melding the influence of the Beatles and other
British Invasion
bands with contemporary and traditional
folk music
on their
debut album
and the hit singles "
Mr. Tambourine Man
" and "
Turn! Turn! Turn!
".
As the 1960s progressed, the band was influential in originating
psychedelic rock
and
raga rock
, with their song "
Eight Miles High
" and the albums
Fifth Dimension
(1966),
Younger Than Yesterday
(1967) and
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
(1968). They also played a pioneering role in the development of
country rock
,
with the 1968 album
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
representing their fullest immersion into the genre.
The original five-piece lineup of the Byrds consisted of
Jim McGuinn
(
lead guitar
,
vocals
),
Gene Clark
(
tambourine
, vocals),
David Crosby
(
rhythm guitar
, vocals),
Chris Hillman
(
bass guitar
, vocals), and
Michael Clarke
(
drums
). This version of the band was relatively short-lived; by early 1966, Clark had left due to problems associated with anxiety and his increasing isolation within the group.
The Byrds continued as a quartet until late 1967, when Crosby and Clarke also departed.
McGuinn and Hillman decided to recruit new members, including country rock pioneer
Gram Parsons
, but by late 1968, Hillman and Parsons had also exited the band.
McGuinn elected to rebuild the band's membership; between 1968 and 1973, he helmed a new incarnation of the Byrds that featured guitarist
Clarence White
, among others.
McGuinn disbanded the then-current lineup in early 1973 to make way for a reunion of the original quintet.
The Byrds' final album was released in March 1973, with the reunited group disbanding later that year.
Several former members of the band went on to successful careers of their own, either as solo artists or as members of such groups as
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
,
the Flying Burrito Brothers
and
the Desert Rose Band
. In 1991, the Byrds were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
, an occasion that saw the five original members performing together for the last time.
[16]
[17]
Gene Clark died of a
heart attack
later that year, while Michael Clarke died of
liver failure
in 1993.
[18]
[19]
McGuinn, Crosby, and Hillman remain active.
"
"