Name: 33 1/3 : The Byrds' The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Brand: Ric Menck

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9780826417176

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Ric Menck

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Ric Menck is an American drummer, record label owner, and music writer. He began his career in Chicago, where he co-founded The Springfields and Choo Choo Train with Paul Chastain in the 1980s. Together, they formed Velvet Crush and relocated to Providence, Rhode Island in the early 1990s. Later on, Menck moved to Los Angeles and managed Bird Song Recordings and Reaction Recordings as part of the Parasol Label Group. He also worked at Freakbeat record store in Sherman Oaks and pursued a career as a music writer.

After nearly two decades in LA, Menck made a move to Minneapolis where he currently works for Mill City Sound. His contributions to the music industry have been influential and diverse. With a rich background spanning various bands and genres, Menck's talent as a drummer has left an indelible mark on the music scene.

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By the time Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke entered the studio to begin work on this album, they were basically falling apart at the seams. Ladyfriend, a song written by Crosby, had just failed miserably as a chart single despite the fact that he lobbied hard to get it released. This - coupled with the fact that he made what the rest of the band considered an embarrassing political speech onstage during their set at the Monterey Pop Festival, and then sat in with rivals the Buffalo Springfield the following day - pushed McGuinn and Hillman in particular to the limits of their patience. Then, for the Notorious sessions, Crosby presented a song called Triad, written about a threesome, and although McGuinn and Hillman reluctantly agreed to record it, they later decided to place a less controversial Goffin &amp; King pop number called Goin' Back on the album instead.

Crosby declared the song banal and refused to sing on it. A few too many studio flare-ups later, McGuinn and Hillman finally screeched up into the Hollywood Hills in their Jaguars and fired Crosby on the spot. Also brooding during this period was drummer Michael Clarke, who had always borne the brunt of the other band members' rage while recording. He was by far the least accomplished member of the band musically, and when they suggested bringing in a studio drummer to embellish some tracks (Jim Gordon, later of Derek &amp; the Dominos fame), he finally declared he'd had enough and moved to Hawaii to get away from the music scene altogether. So, McGuinn and Hillman were left to cobble together an album with the help of producer Gary Usher (known for his work with Brian Wilson, the Millenium, Sagittarius and many others). The fact that it turned out to be one of the defining albums of the 60s psychedelic pop experience was either a sheer stroke of luck, or a testament to McGuinn and Hillman's determination to prove that they didn't need Crosby's help to construct their masterpiece. 

33 1/3 : The Byrds' The Notorious Byrd Brothers

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