2
for the music, 8 for the mix. That averages out to a 5, which is extremely generous.
Mix is generally good, HOWEVER, I'm a Byrds fanatic and this is their least interesting album, IMHO. Of several hundred box sets I own, the first Byrds (black) box is my favorite box set by ANYONE. Yet, disc four, which includes tracks from this album is disposable.
After their initial, classic period of '65 - '67, and Sweetheart of the Rodeo (w/Gram Parsons) in '68, the Byrds' fortunes were fading. The Ballad of Easy Rider and Untitled albums did much to revive their fortunes, only to be knocked back down by this overblown turkey. It was the death blow to a once mighty band. Strings, horns and a gospel choir, all dubbed by producer Terry Melcher, simply added to the misery of this project. It's working title was "Expensive," due to all the studio costs this turkey chewed up.
I've owned a 2ch LP, CD, expanded CD and SQ of this. All total, I've played it ten times at most. So, if you're a hard-core Byrds completist, you MUST own this. If not, pick up a used copy of that first (black) box set and/or expanded versions of those first six albums in stereo. And don't forget Greatest Hits on 2 ch SACD
You'll listen to those discs much more often than this overblown thing. It should be obvious why this album never got released in Quad in the US.