Echoes
A folk-rock sleeper,Echosbundles 20 recordings the romantic, original Byrd cut in '66 and '67, shortly after he left the "American Beatles." Containing the entirety of the Gene Clark and the Gosdin Bros. album,  plus a half- dozen Clark-penned Byrds songs and three previously unreleased tracks,Echosdisplays remarkable breadth. It includes elements of folk-rock, nascent country-rock, and what today is called orchestral pop intermix in a collection that feels remarkably cohesive despite its disparate sources. Sadly, Clark was never able to live up to all the promise as a solo artist on display in this lovely period piece.--Steven Stolder