The Byrds, Fifth Dimension (side A)

It's always hard to even comment about such canonical records as 1966's Fifth Dimension. The panning is so illogically extreme in the mixes on my stereo pressing that it makes me want a mono copy. While the music hints at psychedelia, it definitely does not call for such exaggerated mixes. I'd forgotten that Van Dyke Parks appears on the title track. I also really like the photo of the console meters on the back cover. Jim McGuinn's guitar playing is of course particularly special here.