The "cool" 1966 album The Byrds were desparate to copy

The "cool" 1966 album The Byrds were desparate to copy

It only took a matter of seconds for Roger McGuinn to realise he was listening to something pretty special. As soon as the stylus slipped off the gravel path of the record’s outer rim and the music began, The Byrds man was in awe. Every now and again, a piece of art emerges completely out of left field and has a revolutionary impact not just on culture but on society at large. These are rarified records that happen maybe once a decade if we’re l…