“We were pioneers with arrows in our backs.” Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. My thoughts on the Byrds’s contribution to the advent of country rock: Sweetheart of the Rodeo (released 1968.) Subscribe for more Vinyl Monday! Keep in touch: Instagram: @abigaildevoe https://www.instagram.com/abigaildevoe/ My website: https://www.abigaildevoe.com Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@abigaildevoe SpunIt (it’s Letterboxd for vinyl geeks): spunit://spunit.io/friendProfile?profile=sZN9N7hTusP0ifQ20TdlzbBvtHd2 I cohost the Dolls Podcast!: https://open.spotify.com/show/4JsH0rsXUNjgvFLIbwYgnK?si=798d0d6d67864c4e https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unveiling-the-legends-dolls-of-the-60s-70s/id1749327932 Follow the Vinyl Monday playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27N3dOWRJU7ydqY4f54nJB?si=bf7980c428c04340 Abigail Devoe x The Hippie Hour!: https://www.mixcloud.com/WBTVLP/the-hippie-hour-total-assault-with-abigail-devoe/ Brondesbury Tapes on TrackingAngle: https://trackingangle.com/music/just-drop-in-on-the-brondesbury-tapes Timestamps: intro – 0:00 art/packaging/personnel – 2:22 Sweetheart – 5:49 track listing/release – 16:24 my thoughts – 24:33 thanks for watching! – 41:24 Music: Intro Music: Yeah Yeah Yeah (Long) by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Outtro Music: Ticket To Nowhere Man by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Vinyl Monday logo by Callum: https://www.youtube.com/@clynaack #vinyl #vinylcommunity #byrds #gramparsons