Following the release of the Byrdmaniax album, The Byrds' producer and manager, Terry Melcher, resigned amid accusations of overdubbing strings, horns, and a gospel choir onto that album without the band's consent [REF].
Upon arriving in England for an appearance at the Lincoln Folk Festival on July 24, 1971, The Byrds booked into a London recording studio with engineer Mike Ross to record their next album [REF].