The Byrds 1965 Columbia Records Press Release w/Gene Clark in the Band. ...

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The Byrds 1965 Columbia Records Press Release w/Gene Clark in the Band. An original 1965 Columbia Records press release for The Byrds when songwriter Gene Clark was still a member, and plugging their newest single "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" which became the group's biggest hit ever.

This item consists of a green school-like folder with "Columbia Records" printed across it in blue, a four-page biography on the band on blue Columbia stationery, an 8" x 10" glossy photo of the group, and a copy of the "Turn! Turn! Turn!" single. The latter has the standard 1965 red Columbia label, with the flip side, "She Don't Care About Time," emblazoned with a white sticker that says "For Demonstration Use Only - Not for Sale."

The press release does get one thing humorously wrong. Spelling was always a little tricky with the early Byrds because Gene and Michael spelled their last names differently. They got Gene correct, but refer to Michael Clarke as "Mike Clark." Oops.

This first-ever Heritage offering measures a shade over 8 1/2" x 11" (the green folder) and grades to Near Mint Minus condition. Basically very clean, except some light brown toning to the press release, and some harmless creasing to the very left edge on the third and fourth pages. From the Archives of Charlie Rothschild. COA from Heritage Auctions.

Charlie Rothschild is a music manager with a career that spanned decades. In his early career, Charlie booked musical acts at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village, most notably Bob Dylan in September 1961, Dylan's first paid gig in New York City. He went on to work for renowned manager Albert Grossman (Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, Janis Joplin). As a manager, touring manager and concert promoter himself, Charlie worked alongside folk and rock 'n' roll greats Bob Dylan, the Velvet Underground, Gordon Lightfoot, Judy Collins, Peter, Paul & Mary, Allen Ginsberg, Ian & Sylvia, The Clancy Brothers, Odetta, The Fugs and Pearls Before Swine, among others. Charlie also ran the storied 1960's New York City music venue Balloon Farm, before going out on his own in 1972.

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