▁ ▁Crit ch ley , ▁Mac don ald , ▁The ▁Div ine ▁Ban quet ▁of ▁the ▁Bra in , ▁R aven , ▁New ▁York , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁▁ ▁Category : Cent ral ▁nerv ous ▁system ▁dis orders ▁Category : Bl ind ness ▁Category : S y nd rom es ▁affect ing ▁the ▁nerv ous ▁system ▁Category : O c cip ital ▁lo be <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁By rd s ' ▁Great est ▁H its ▁Volume ▁II ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁greatest ▁hits ▁album ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁rock ▁band ▁The ▁By rd s . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁by ▁CBS ▁Records ▁( see ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁in ▁music ) ▁as ▁a ▁follow - up ▁to ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁compilation ▁album , ▁The ▁By rd s ' ▁Great est ▁H its . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁appeared ▁following ▁the ▁band ' s ▁successful ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁issued ▁by ▁CBS ▁as ▁a ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁band ' s ▁previous ▁studio ▁album , ▁By rd mania x , ▁having ▁failed ▁to ▁chart ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁gathered ▁together ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁singles ▁that ▁The ▁By rd s ▁had ▁issued ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁since ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁compilation ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁first