The Byrds discography
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The Byrds
were an American rock
band
that were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. Although the band only enjoyed the huge commercial success of contemporaries like The Beatles
or The Beach Boys
for a short period of time (1965–1966), they were pivotal in originating the musical styles of folk rock
, psychedelic rock
, raga rock
, and country rock
. The band underwent several line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn
remaining the sole consistent member of the group until their disbandment in 1973.
The Byrds' discography was originally released on the vinyl
format, as full-length LPs
, shorter EPs
, and singles
. Since the 1960s, the band's back catalogue has also been released on reel-to-reel tape
, audio cassette
, 8-track tape, CD
, MiniDisc
, and, most recently, as digital downloads
. Between 1965 and 1969, The Byrds' albums were released in both mono
and stereo
variations, with Ballad of Easy Rider being the first album to be released exclusively in stereo. The bulk of the band's releases were issued on Columbia Records
or its subsidiaries, with a notable exception being their final studio album from 1973. This final album, titled Byrds
, and its accompanying singles ("Full Circle
", "Things Will Be Better", and "Cowgirl in the Sand") were all released on Asylum Records
. In addition, the band released a single under the pseudonym of The Beefeaters in October 1964 on Elektra Records
(Pye Records
in the UK), before they had signed a recording contract
with Columbia.
The Byrds' albums began to appear on compact disc
sporadically during the late 1980s and early 1990s, both on Columbia and on re-issue labels like Edsel
and BGO. Starting in 1996, all eleven of the band's Columbia studio albums were reissued on Columbia/Legacy
in remaster
ed editions with bonus track
s. This article lists all of the band's U.S. and UK studio album
s, live album
s, official compilations
, EPs, and singles. Releases originating from or exclusive to other international territories are not included.
s by The Byrds released since 1967, with the majority of these collections consisting of material recorded between 1965 and 1971, a period when the band were with Columbia Records
. In addition, three compilations
of material recorded before the group secured a recording contract
with Columbia have been released under the titles Preflyte
, In the Beginning
, and The Preflyte Sessions
. Two compilations of rare and previously unissued material have also been released as Never Before
and Another Dimension. There have so far been two Byrds' box sets issued: The Byrds
(October 1990) and the more recent There Is a Season
(September 2006). Also, excerpts of the band's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival
have been released on The Monterey International Pop Festival CD box set and among the extras on the Monterey Pop
DVD.
released two Byrds EPs
in the UK during 1966, featuring tracks taken from the band's first three albums. Then, in 1971, Columbia Records and Scholastic Books released an EP in the United States to tie-in with the publication of Bud Scoppa's biography of The Byrds. A further three EPs were released in the UK between 1983 and 1990 on various record label
s.
^ Released under the pseudonym The Beefeaters.
The Byrds
The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group disbanded in 1973...
were an American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
that were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. Although the band only enjoyed the huge commercial success of contemporaries like The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
or The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
for a short period of time (1965–1966), they were pivotal in originating the musical styles of folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
, psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
, raga rock
Raga rock
Raga rock is a term used to describe rock or pop music with a heavy Indian influence, either in its construction, its timbre, or its use of instrumentation, such as the sitar and tabla...
, and country rock
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
. The band underwent several line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn
James Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
remaining the sole consistent member of the group until their disbandment in 1973.
The Byrds' discography was originally released on the vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
format, as full-length LPs
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, shorter EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, and singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
. Since the 1960s, the band's back catalogue has also been released on reel-to-reel tape
Reel-to-reel audio tape recording
Reel-to-reel, open reel tape recording is the form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording medium is held on a reel, rather than being securely contained within a cassette....
, audio cassette
Compact Cassette
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, 8-track tape, CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
, MiniDisc
MiniDisc
The disc is permanently housed in a cartridge with a sliding door, similar to the casing of a 3.5" floppy disk. This shutter is opened automatically by a mechanism upon insertion. The audio discs can either be recordable or premastered. Recordable MiniDiscs use a magneto-optical system to record...
, and, most recently, as digital downloads
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
. Between 1965 and 1969, The Byrds' albums were released in both mono
Monaural
Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...
and stereo
Stereophonic sound
The term Stereophonic, commonly called stereo, sound refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective...
variations, with Ballad of Easy Rider being the first album to be released exclusively in stereo. The bulk of the band's releases were issued on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
or its subsidiaries, with a notable exception being their final studio album from 1973. This final album, titled Byrds
Byrds (album)
Byrds is the twelfth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in March 1973 on Asylum Records . It was recorded as the centerpiece of a reunion between the five original members of The Byrds: Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke...
, and its accompanying singles ("Full Circle
Full Circle Song
"Full Circle Song" is a song written by Gene Clark in 1972 that utilizes an allegorical wheel of fortune motif to comment on the unpredictable nature of fame and fortune. The song originally appeared in January 1973 on Clark's Roadmaster album, which was initially released exclusively in Holland...
", "Things Will Be Better", and "Cowgirl in the Sand") were all released on Asylum Records
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...
. In addition, the band released a single under the pseudonym of The Beefeaters in October 1964 on Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
(Pye Records
Pye Records
Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...
in the UK), before they had signed a recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with Columbia.
The Byrds' albums began to appear on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
sporadically during the late 1980s and early 1990s, both on Columbia and on re-issue labels like Edsel
Demon Music Group
Demon Records is a United Kingdom record label founded in 1980 by former United Artists A&R executive Andrew Lauder and Jake Riviera who had previously started Stiff Records...
and BGO. Starting in 1996, all eleven of the band's Columbia studio albums were reissued on Columbia/Legacy
Legacy Recordings
Legacy Recordings is Sony Music Entertainment's catalog division. It was founded in 1990 by CBS Records under the leadership of Jerry Shulman, Richard Bauer, Gary Pacheco and Amy Herot to handle reissues of recordings from the vast catalogues of Columbia Records, Epic Records and associated...
in remaster
Remaster
Remaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
ed editions with bonus track
Bonus track
In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
s. This article lists all of the band's U.S. and UK studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s, live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
s, official compilations
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, EPs, and singles. Releases originating from or exclusive to other international territories are not included.
Studio albums
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| June 21, 1965 | Mr. Tambourine Man Mr. Tambourine Man (album) Mr. Tambourine Man is the debut album by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released in June 1965 on Columbia Records . The album, along with the single of the same name, established the band as an internationally successful rock act and was also influential in originating the musical... |
6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| December 6, 1965 | Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! (album) Turn! Turn! Turn! is the second album by the folk rock band The Byrds and was released in December 1965 on Columbia Records . Like its predecessor, Mr. Tambourine Man, the album epitomized the folk rock genre and continued the band's successful mix of vocal harmony and jangly twelve-string... |
17 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| July 18, 1966 | Fifth Dimension Fifth Dimension (album) Fifth Dimension is the third album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in July 1966 on Columbia Records . Most of the album was recorded following the February 1966 departure of the band's principal songwriter Gene Clark... |
24 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| February 6, 1967 | Younger Than Yesterday Younger Than Yesterday Younger Than Yesterday is the fourth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in February 1967 on Columbia Records . The album saw the band continuing to integrate elements of psychedelic rock into their music, a process they had begun on their previous LP... |
24 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| January 15, 1968 | The Notorious Byrd Brothers The Notorious Byrd Brothers The Notorious Byrd Brothers is the fifth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in January 1968 on Columbia Records . Musically, the album represents the pinnacle of The Byrds' psychedelic experimentation, with the band blending together elements of folk rock, psychedelic rock,... |
47 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| August 30, 1968 | Sweetheart of the Rodeo Sweetheart of the Rodeo Sweetheart of the Rodeo is the sixth album by American rock band The Byrds and was released on August 30, 1968 on Columbia Records... |
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| March 5, 1969 | Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde is the seventh album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in March 1969 on Columbia Records . The album saw the band juxtaposing simple country rock material with harder-edged psychedelia, giving the album a stylistic split-personality that was alluded to in... |
153 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| November 10, 1969 | Ballad of Easy Rider | 36 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 14, 1970 | (Untitled) | 40 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| June 3, 1971 | Byrdmaniax Byrdmaniax Byrdmaniax is the tenth album by the American rock band The Byrds. It was released in June 1971 on Columbia Records at a time of renewed commercial and critical success for the band, due to the positive reception that their two previous albums, Ballad of Easy Rider and , had received... |
46 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| November 17, 1971 | Farther Along | 152 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 7, 1973 | Byrds Byrds (album) Byrds is the twelfth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in March 1973 on Asylum Records . It was recorded as the centerpiece of a reunion between the five original members of The Byrds: Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke... |
20 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes release did not chart or become certified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
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| September 16, 1970 | (Untitled) (disc 1) | 40 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| February 22, 2000 | Live at the Fillmore - February 1969 Live at the Fillmore - February 1969 Live at the Fillmore — February 1969 is a live album released by the American rock band The Byrds in 2000 on Columbia Records. This release was compiled from two performances at the famed Fillmore West on February 7 & 8, 1969. The album includes several songs not found on the group's studio... |
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| June 17, 2008 | Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 Live at Royal Albert Hall is a live album by the American rock band The Byrds, released in 2008 on Sundazed Records. The album consists of recordings from the band's appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on May 13, 1971... |
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| "—" denotes release did not chart or become certified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compilations
There have been many compilation albumCompilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s by The Byrds released since 1967, with the majority of these collections consisting of material recorded between 1965 and 1971, a period when the band were with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. In addition, three compilations
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of material recorded before the group secured a recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with Columbia have been released under the titles Preflyte
Preflyte
Preflyte is a compilation album by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released in July 1969 on Together Records . The album is a collection of demos recorded by The Byrds at World Pacific Studios in Los Angeles during 1964, before the band had signed to Columbia Records...
, In the Beginning
In the Beginning (The Byrds album)
In the Beginning is a compilation album by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released in August 1988 by Rhino Records. The album consists of demos, some of which were previously unreleased, recorded during 1964 at World Pacific Studios in Los Angeles, before the band had secured a...
, and The Preflyte Sessions
Preflyte
Preflyte is a compilation album by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released in July 1969 on Together Records . The album is a collection of demos recorded by The Byrds at World Pacific Studios in Los Angeles during 1964, before the band had signed to Columbia Records...
. Two compilations of rare and previously unissued material have also been released as Never Before
Never Before (album)
Never Before is a compilation album by the American rock band The Byrds, consisting of previously unreleased outtakes, alternate versions, and rarities. It was initially released by Re-Flyte Records in December 1987 and was subsequently reissued on CD in 1989, with an additional seven bonus tracks...
and Another Dimension. There have so far been two Byrds' box sets issued: The Byrds
The Byrds (boxed set)
The Byrds is a four-CD box set by the American rock band The Byrds that was released on October 19, 1990 by Columbia/Legacy. The compilation comprises 90 tracks and covers the band's career from 1965 to 1971 in roughly chronological order, but excludes material from their 1973 reunion album...
(October 1990) and the more recent There Is a Season
There Is a Season
There Is a Season is a four-CD box set by the American rock band The Byrds that was released on September 26, 2006 by Columbia/Legacy. It comprises 99 tracks and includes material from every one of the band's twelve studio albums, presented in roughly chronological order...
(September 2006). Also, excerpts of the band's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival
Monterey Pop Festival
The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California...
have been released on The Monterey International Pop Festival CD box set and among the extras on the Monterey Pop
Monterey Pop
Monterey Pop is a 1968 concert film by D. A. Pennebaker that documents the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967. Among Pennebaker's several camera operators were fellow documentarians Richard Leacock and Albert Maysles...
DVD.
- NOTE: The four compilation albumCompilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s with the title The Very Best of The Byrds (released in 1983, 1997, 2006, and 2008) are not the same and each features a different track listing. - NOTE: The three compilations titled The Byrds Play Dylan or The Byrds Play the Songs of Bob Dylan (released in 1979, 2001, and 2002) are not the same and each features a different track listing.
| Date | Title | Chart positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| August 7, 1967 | The Byrds' Greatest Hits The Byrds' Greatest Hits The Byrds' Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in August 1967 on Columbia Records . It is the top-selling album in The Byrds' catalogue and reached #6 on the Billboard Top LPs chart but failed to break into the UK Albums Chart... |
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| July 29, 1969 | Preflyte Preflyte Preflyte is a compilation album by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released in July 1969 on Together Records . The album is a collection of demos recorded by The Byrds at World Pacific Studios in Los Angeles during 1964, before the band had signed to Columbia Records... |
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| October 29, 1971 | The Byrds' Greatest Hits Volume II The Byrds' Greatest Hits Volume II The Byrds' Greatest Hits Volume II is the second greatest hits album by the American rock band The Byrds. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 29, 1971 by CBS Records as a follow-up to the band's first compilation album, The Byrds' Greatest Hits... # |
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| November 10, 1972 | The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II is the third greatest hits album by the American rock band The Byrds, but only the second to be released in the United States, since the earlier The Byrds' Greatest Hits Volume II had only been issued in the UK. The album was released in the U.S... |
114 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May 18, 1973 | History of The Byrds History of The Byrds History of The Byrds is a budget priced, double album compilation by the American rock band The Byrds and was released on May 18, 1973 by CBS Records . The compilation was released exclusively in Europe and the UK, peaking at #47 on the UK Albums Chart, but it was also available in the United... # |
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| May 7, 1976 | Return of The Byrds | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1978 | The Byrds | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1979 | The Byrds Play Dylan The Byrds Play Dylan The Byrds Play Dylan is the name of two compilation albums by the American rock band The Byrds, one released in 1979 and the other issued in 2002. As their titles suggest, each compilation consists of interpretations of Bob Dylan penned songs, which The Byrds recorded at different stages of their... |
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| August 8, 1980 | The Original Singles: 1965–1967, Volume 1 The Original Singles: 1965–1967, Volume 1 The Original Singles: 1965–1967, Volume 1 is a compilation album by American rock 'n' roll band The Byrds. Originally released in 1980, it offered, for the first time, all of the mono single versions of the Byrds' singles released between 1965 and early 1967... |
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| February 1982 | The Original Singles: 1967–1969, Volume 2 The Original Singles: 1967–1969, Volume 2 The Original Singles: 1965-1967, Volume 2 is a compilation album by American rock 'n' roll band The Byrds. Originally released in 1982, it offered, for the first time, all of the mono single versions of the Byrds' singles released between 1967 and early 1969... # |
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| November 1983 | The Very Best of The Byrds | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 1986 | The Byrds Collection | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 1987 | Never Before Never Before (album) Never Before is a compilation album by the American rock band The Byrds, consisting of previously unreleased outtakes, alternate versions, and rarities. It was initially released by Re-Flyte Records in December 1987 and was subsequently reissued on CD in 1989, with an additional seven bonus tracks... |
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| August 1988 | In the Beginning In the Beginning (The Byrds album) In the Beginning is a compilation album by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released in August 1988 by Rhino Records. The album consists of demos, some of which were previously unreleased, recorded during 1964 at World Pacific Studios in Los Angeles, before the band had secured a... |
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| October 19, 1990 | The Byrds | 151 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1991 | Full Flyte 1965-1970 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Free Flyte | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| January 14, 1992 | 20 Essential Tracks From The Boxed Set: 1965-1990 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Definitive Collection | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1996 | Nashville West | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| June 23, 1997 | The Very Best of The Byrds The Very Best of The Byrds The Very Best of The Byrds is a compilation album by the American rock band The Byrds, released by Columbia Records in 1997. Initially the compilation was only released in Europe but as of 2006, the album has seen some release in the U.S... # |
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| July 21, 1998 | Super Hits | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 15, 1998 | Byrd Parts | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| July 18, 2000 | Sanctuary | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| December 19, 2000 | Sanctuary II | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May 28, 2001 | The Byrds Play the Songs of Bob Dylan | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2001 | The Preflyte Sessions | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| December 11, 2001 | Sanctuary III | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May 21, 2002 | Sanctuary IV | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| June 11, 2002 | The Byrds Play Dylan | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1, 2002 | The Columbia Singles '65-'67 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 22, 2003 | The Essential Byrds The Essential Byrds -Disc one:#"Mr. Tambourine Man" – 2:31#"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" – 2:32#"All I Really Want to Do" – 2:04#"Chimes of Freedom" – 3:51... |
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| May 2003 | Byrd Parts 2 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 22, 2003 | Mojo Presents...An Introduction to The Byrds # | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 2004 | Cancelled Flytes | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 26, 2005 | Another Dimension | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| January 31, 2006 | America's Great National Treasure | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| June 2006 | The Very Best of The Byrds # | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 26, 2006 | There Is a Season There Is a Season There Is a Season is a four-CD box set by the American rock band The Byrds that was released on September 26, 2006 by Columbia/Legacy. It comprises 99 tracks and includes material from every one of the band's twelve studio albums, presented in roughly chronological order... |
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| July 9, 2007 | A Collection # | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| October 21, 2008 | Playlist: The Very Best of The Byrds | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 16, 2009 | Greatest Hits # | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| January 25, 2010 | Eight Miles High: The Best of The Byrds # | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes release did not chart or become certified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "#" denotes non-U.S. release. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
CBS RecordsColumbia Records
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released two Byrds EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in the UK during 1966, featuring tracks taken from the band's first three albums. Then, in 1971, Columbia Records and Scholastic Books released an EP in the United States to tie-in with the publication of Bud Scoppa's biography of The Byrds. A further three EPs were released in the UK between 1983 and 1990 on various record label
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| February 1966 | The Times They Are a-Changin | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| October 1966 | Eight Miles High | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | The Byrds | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 1983 | The Byrds | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1989 | Solid Gold | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1990 | Four Dimensions | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Singles
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| October 7, 1964 | "Please Let Me Love You" / "Don't Be Long It Won't Be Wrong "It Won't Be Wrong" is a song by the American folk rock band The Byrds, which appeared as the second track on their 1965 album, Turn! Turn! Turn! It was written in 1964 by band member Jim McGuinn and his friend, Harvey Gerst, an acquaintance from McGuinn's days as a folk singer at The Troubadour... "[A] |
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| April 12, 1965 | "Mr. Tambourine Man Mr. Tambourine Man "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, which was released on his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. The Byrds also recorded a version of the song that was released as their first single on Columbia Records, reaching number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and... " / "I Knew I'd Want You" |
1 | 1 | Mr. Tambourine Man Mr. Tambourine Man (album) Mr. Tambourine Man is the debut album by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released in June 1965 on Columbia Records . The album, along with the single of the same name, established the band as an internationally successful rock act and was also influential in originating the musical... |
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| June 14, 1965 | "All I Really Want to Do" / "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" |
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| October 1, 1965 | "Turn! Turn! Turn!" / "She Don't Care About Time" |
1 | 26 | Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! (album) Turn! Turn! Turn! is the second album by the folk rock band The Byrds and was released in December 1965 on Columbia Records . Like its predecessor, Mr. Tambourine Man, the album epitomized the folk rock genre and continued the band's successful mix of vocal harmony and jangly twelve-string... |
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| January 10, 1966 | "Set You Free This Time Set You Free This Time "Set You Free This Time" is a song by the American folk rock band The Byrds, written by band member Gene Clark and first released in December 1965 on the group's Turn! Turn! Turn! album. According to Clark, the song was written in just a few hours during The Byrds' 1965 British tour, after a night... " / "It Won't Be Wrong It Won't Be Wrong "It Won't Be Wrong" is a song by the American folk rock band The Byrds, which appeared as the second track on their 1965 album, Turn! Turn! Turn! It was written in 1964 by band member Jim McGuinn and his friend, Harvey Gerst, an acquaintance from McGuinn's days as a folk singer at The Troubadour... " |
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| February 18, 1966 | "It Won't Be Wrong" / "Set You Free This Time"[B] |
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| March 14, 1966 | "Eight Miles High Eight Miles High "Eight Miles High" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn, and David Crosby and first released as a single on March 14, 1966 . The single managed to reach the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and the Top 30 of the UK Singles Chart... " / "Why Why (The Byrds song) "Why" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by Jim McGuinn and David Crosby and first released as the B-side of the band's "Eight Miles High" single in March 1966. The song was re-recorded in December 1966 and released for a second time as part of the band's Younger Than Yesterday... " |
14 | 24 | Fifth Dimension Fifth Dimension (album) Fifth Dimension is the third album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in July 1966 on Columbia Records . Most of the album was recorded following the February 1966 departure of the band's principal songwriter Gene Clark... |
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| June 13, 1966 | "5D (Fifth Dimension) 5D (Fifth Dimension) "5D " is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by band member Jim McGuinn. It was released as a single on June 13, 1966 and reached #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 but failed to chart in the United Kingdom. The song was also included on the band's third album, Fifth Dimension, released... " / "Captain Soul" |
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| September 6, 1966 | "Mr. Spaceman Mr. Spaceman "Mr. Spaceman" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds and was the third track on their 1966 album Fifth Dimension. The song was initially written by band member Jim McGuinn as a "melodramatic screenplay" but it soon evolved into a whimsical meditation on the existence of extraterrestrial... " / "What's Happening?!?!" |
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| January 9, 1967 | "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by Jim McGuinn and Chris Hillman and included on their 1967 album, Younger Than Yesterday. The song was released as a single on January 9, 1967 and reached #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 but failed to... " / "Everybody's Been Burned" |
29 | — | Younger Than Yesterday Younger Than Yesterday Younger Than Yesterday is the fourth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in February 1967 on Columbia Records . The album saw the band continuing to integrate elements of psychedelic rock into their music, a process they had begun on their previous LP... |
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| March 13, 1967 | "My Back Pages My Back Pages "My Back Pages" is a song written by Bob Dylan and included on his 1964 album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. It is stylistically similar to his earlier folk protest songs and features Dylan's voice with an acoustic guitar accompaniment... " / "Renaissance Fair" |
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| May 22, 1967 | "Have You Seen Her Face Have You Seen Her Face "Have You Seen Her Face" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by the group's bass player Chris Hillman and included on their 1967 album, Younger Than Yesterday. The song was released as the third single to be taken from that album on May 22, 1967 and reached #74 on the Billboard... " / "Don't Make Waves"[C] |
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| July 13, 1967 | "Lady Friend Lady Friend (song) "Lady Friend" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by David Crosby and released as a single on July 13, 1967. The single reached #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 but failed to chart in the United Kingdom... " / "Old John Robertson" |
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| September 1967 | "Lady Friend" / "Don't Make Waves"[D] |
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| October 20, 1967 | "Goin' Back Goin' Back "Goin' Back" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King in 1966. It describes the loss of innocence that comes with adulthood along with an attempt, on the part of the singer, to recapture that youthful innocence... " / "Change Is Now" |
89 | — | The Notorious Byrd Brothers The Notorious Byrd Brothers The Notorious Byrd Brothers is the fifth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in January 1968 on Columbia Records . Musically, the album represents the pinnacle of The Byrds' psychedelic experimentation, with the band blending together elements of folk rock, psychedelic rock,... |
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| April 2, 1968 | "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere You Ain't Goin' Nowhere "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1967 in Woodstock, New York, during the self-imposed exile from public appearances that followed his July 29, 1966 motorcycle accident. A recording of Dylan performing the song was first officially released on the Bob Dylan's Greatest... " / "Artificial Energy" |
74 | 45 | Sweetheart of the Rodeo Sweetheart of the Rodeo Sweetheart of the Rodeo is the sixth album by American rock band The Byrds and was released on August 30, 1968 on Columbia Records... |
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| September 2, 1968 | "I Am a Pilgrim" / "Pretty Boy Floyd" |
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| January 7, 1969 | "Bad Night at the Whiskey" / "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man" |
— | — | Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde is the seventh album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in March 1969 on Columbia Records . The album saw the band juxtaposing simple country rock material with harder-edged psychedelia, giving the album a stylistic split-personality that was alluded to in... |
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| May 2, 1969 | "Lay Lady Lay Lay Lady Lay "Lay Lady Lay" is a song written by Bob Dylan and originally released in 1969 on his Nashville Skyline album. Like many of the tracks on the album, Dylan sings the song in a low croon, rather than in the high nasal singing style associated with his earlier recordings... " / "Old Blue" |
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| September 26, 1969 | "Wasn't Born to Follow" / "Child of the Universe"[E] |
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| October 1, 1969 | "Ballad of Easy Rider Ballad of Easy Rider Ballad of Easy Rider is the eighth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in November 1969 on Columbia Records . The album was named after the song "Ballad of Easy Rider", which had been penned by The Byrds' guitarist and singer, Roger McGuinn , as the theme song for the 1969... " / "Oil in My Lamp"[F] |
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| December 15, 1969 | "Jesus Is Just Alright Jesus Is Just Alright "Jesus Is Just Alright" is a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds and first recorded by Reynolds' own group, The Art Reynolds Singers, on their 1966 album, Tellin' It Like It Is.... " / "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue It's All Over Now, Baby Blue "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and featured on his Bringing It All Back Home album, released on March 22, 1965 by Columbia Records . The song was originally recorded on January 15, 1965 with Dylan's acoustic guitar and harmonica and William E. Lee's bass... " |
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| October 23, 1970 | "Chestnut Mare Chestnut Mare "Chestnut Mare" is a song by the American rock band The Byrds, written by Roger McGuinn and Jacques Levy during 1969 for a planned country rock musical named Gene Tryp. The musical was never staged and the song was instead released in September 1970 as part of The Byrds' album... " / "Just a Season" |
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| May 7, 1971 | "I Trust (Everything Is Gonna Work Out Alright)" / "(Is This) My Destiny"[G] |
— | — | Byrdmaniax Byrdmaniax Byrdmaniax is the tenth album by the American rock band The Byrds. It was released in June 1971 on Columbia Records at a time of renewed commercial and critical success for the band, due to the positive reception that their two previous albums, Ballad of Easy Rider and , had received... |
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| August 20, 1971 | "Glory, Glory Glory, Glory, Hallelujah (Lay My Burden Down) "Glory, Glory" is an American spiritual song, which has been recorded by many artists in a variety of genres, including folk, country, blues, rock, and gospel.-Lyrics:Lyrically, the song has many variations but the best known version of the song "Glory, Glory" (also known as "When I Lay My Burden... " / "Citizen Kane" |
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| November 29, 1971 | "America's Great National Pastime" / "Farther Along Farther Along (song) "Farther Along" is a Southern Gospel song published by the Stamps-Baxter Music Company.-History:The lyrics to the song were written in 1911 by Rev. W. A. Fletcher, an itinerant preacher, while he was travelling to the Indian Territories by train... " |
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| April 11, 1973 | "Full Circle Full Circle Song "Full Circle Song" is a song written by Gene Clark in 1972 that utilizes an allegorical wheel of fortune motif to comment on the unpredictable nature of fame and fortune. The song originally appeared in January 1973 on Clark's Roadmaster album, which was initially released exclusively in Holland... " / "Long Live the King" |
109 | — | Byrds Byrds (album) Byrds is the twelfth album by the American rock band The Byrds and was released in March 1973 on Asylum Records . It was recorded as the centerpiece of a reunion between the five original members of The Byrds: Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke... |
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| April 24, 1973 | "Things Will Be Better" / "For Free"[H] |
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| June 1973 | "Cowgirl in the Sand" / "Long Live the King"[I] |
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| August 8, 1975 | "Full Circle" / "Things Will Be Better"[J] |
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^ Released under the pseudonym The Beefeaters.
- B ^ UK only re-release of The Byrds' fourth Columbia single with its A-side and B-sideA-side and B-sideA-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
inverted. - C ^ "Have You Seen Her Face" was not released as a single in the UK.
- D ^ UK release of "Lady Friend" with alternate B-side.
- E ^ UK only release.
- F ^ "Ballad of Easy Rider" was not released as a single in the UK.
- G ^ "I Trust (Everything Is Gonna Work Out Alright)" was not released as a single in the U.S.
- H ^ "Things Will Be Better" was not released as a single in the U.S.
- I ^ U.S. only release.
- J ^ UK only re-release.