▁album ▁to ▁feature ▁the ▁band ' s ▁recording ▁of ▁Bob ▁D yl an ' s ▁" L ay ▁Lady ▁L ay ", ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁issued ▁as ▁a ▁non - album ▁single ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁were ▁originally ▁released ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁song ▁" The ▁Times ▁They ▁Are ▁a - Ch ang in '" ▁dated ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁despite ▁that ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁career ▁having ▁already ▁been ▁covered ▁by ▁The ▁By rd s ' ▁first ▁greatest ▁hits ▁album . ▁ ▁The ▁By rd s ' ▁Great est ▁H its ▁Volume ▁II ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁UK ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁but ▁its ▁critical ▁reception ▁was ▁generally ▁warm , ▁with ▁the ▁N ME ▁describing ▁the ▁compilation ▁as ▁" an ▁ind isp ens able ▁ac quisition ▁for ▁any ▁student ▁of ▁the ▁cre am ▁of ▁American ▁rock , ▁particularly ▁of ▁the ▁roots ▁and ▁influ ences ." ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁contemporary ▁reviews ▁also ▁made ▁note ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁in ac cur ate ▁and ▁mis leading ▁title , ▁since ▁among ▁the ▁twelve ▁tracks ▁included , ▁only ▁the ▁song ▁" Ch est nut ▁Mare " ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁genu ine ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁re - iss ued ▁on ▁CD ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁out ▁of ▁print . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Side ▁ 1 ▁" B