Old Enough to Forget

I was perusing the dollar section and found this one. The jacket was in immaculate condition and while there was no insert the record itself looked shiny. I also mistakenly thought it was another SFH Band release (J.D. Souther, Richie Furay and Chris Hillman) and while the one I had was rather forgettable, it was enjoyable, so why not? It wasn't until I dropped my buck that I realized this was McGuinn, Clark & Hillman.  Now, I'm a casual fan of The Byrds, and I enjoy most of what I've heard over the years - except for "8 Miles High" yeah, it's a classic, but for goodness sake Roger McGuin spent most of the song trying to get his fingers untangled from the 12 strings on his Rickenbacker. It may be a cacophonic masterpiece to some, but to me it's a reminder that not everyone can play lead guitar. As a casual fan I knew that Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn were former Byrds, but didn't know that Gene Clark was as well. Turns out here were three of the...