 The Byrds' August 1965 version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" has never been released.Guitarist and band leader, Roger McGuinn, returned to the composition during a July 22, 1969 recording session for the band's "Ballad of Easy Rider" album.McGuinn decided to slow down the tempo and radically alter the song's arrangement to fashion a more somber and serious version than those recorded in 1965.