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Eight Miles High
Composer: Gene Clark / David Crosby / Roger McGuinn

Eight Miles High was performed by David and the Dorks (David Crosby, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart) at the Matrix in December 1970.

The original Byrds single was released in March 1966 with Why on the flip side.



The Byrds and related

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info Fifth Dimension, The Byrds, 1966
info Greatest Hits, The Byrds, 1967
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no info Original Singles '65-67, The Byrds, 1988
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no info The Ultimate Byrds, The Byrds, 1990
info The Byrds Box Set, The Byrds, 1990
no info Nuggets, Vol. 9: Acid Rock, Various Artists, 1990
no info Summers of Love, Various Artists, 1991
no info 20 Essential Tracks from the Byrds Box Set, 1992
no info Free Flyte, The Byrds, 1992
info Psychedelic Mind Trip, Various Artists, 1993
no info The Time-Life History of Rock 'N' Roll: California Pop 1963-1967, Various Artists, 1993
info Guitar Rock: 1966-1967, Various Artists, 1994
info American FM, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1994
info Psychedelia, Various Artists, 1994
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info Psychedelia: Long Strange Trip, Various Artists, 1995
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info Psychedelic Pop, Various Artists, 1996
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info Psychedelic Perceptions, Various Artists, 1996
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no info Ultimate Byrds, The Byrds, 1998
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