Instead he put together a new band, Thunderbyrd, and recorded this album with them. Following the success of his 1976 album Cardiff Rose, McGuinn intended to make another album in collaboration with its producer Mick Ronson. Thunderbyrd was singer-songwriter and guitarist Roger McGuinn’s 5th solo studio album, released in 1977 on the Columbia Records label. Roger McGuinn tonight, with his short-lived project Thunderbyrd in a concert from the Hammersmith Odeon and recorded by BBC Radio 1 for In Concert on January 1, 1977. Roger McGuinn Thunderbyrd – Live At Hammersmith Odeon – Janu– BBC Radio 1 – Roger McGuinn – Thunderbyrd seemed like a good idea at the time.