The Byrds are Amazingly Graceful
Bud Scoppa, Circus, September 1970
STUDIO B IS down the stark fluorescent-lit hall of the CBS Hollywood arsenal. Past the snack bar with its dozen vending machines, it is beyond a heavy door marked "B". Peering through the small window, both the studio and control room were darkened, but figures could be seen moving about.
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