The Byrds discography

The Byrds discography
Studio albums	12
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	47
EPs	6
Singles	29

The Byrds were an American rock band that were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964.^[1] 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.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

The Byrds' discography was originally released on the vinyl format, as full-length LPs, shorter EPs, and singles.^[5] 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 1968, The Byrds' albums were released in both mono and stereo variations, with Sweetheart of the Rodeo being the first album to be released exclusively in stereo in the U.S. (Sweetheart of the Rodeo and its follow-up Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde were both issued in mono and stereo configurations in the UK).^[5]

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.^[5] 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.^[5] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] Starting in 1996, all eleven of the band's Columbia studio albums were reissued on Columbia/Legacy in remastered editions with bonus tracks.^[7] This article lists all of the band's U.S. and UK studio albums, live albums, official compilations, EPs, and singles. Releases originating from or exclusive to other international territories are not included.

Studio albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	U.S.	UK
1965	Mr. Tambourine Man Released: June 21, 1965 Label: Columbia Format: LP	6	7
1965	Turn! Turn! Turn! Released: December 6, 1965 Label: Columbia Format: LP	17	11
1966	Fifth Dimension Released: July 18, 1966 Label: Columbia Format: LP	24	27
1967	Younger Than Yesterday Released: February 6, 1967 Label: Columbia Format: LP	24	37
1968	The Notorious Byrd Brothers Released: January 15, 1968 Label: Columbia Format: LP, reel-to-reel	47	12
1968	Sweetheart of the Rodeo Released: August 30, 1968 Label: Columbia Format: LP, reel-to-reel	77	—
1969	Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde Released: March 5, 1969 Label: Columbia Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track tape	153	15
1969	Ballad of Easy Rider Released: November 10, 1969 Label: Columbia Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track tape	36	41
1970	(Untitled) Released: September 14, 1970 Label: Columbia Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track tape, cassette	40	11
1971	Byrdmaniax Released: June 3, 1971 Label: Columbia Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track tape, cassette	46	—
1971	Farther Along Released: November 17, 1971 Label: Columbia Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track tape, cassette	152	—
1973	Byrds Released: March 7, 1973 Label: Asylum Format: LP, 8-track tape, cassette	20	31
"—" denotes release did not chart or become certified.

Live albums

Date	Title	Chart positions
Date	Title	U.S.	UK
1970	(Untitled) (sides 1 & 2 only) Released: September 16, 1970 Label: Columbia Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track tape, cassette	40	11
2000	Live at the Fillmore – February 1969 Released: February 22, 2000 Label: Columbia/Legacy Format: CD	—	—
2008	Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 Released: June 17, 2008 Label: Sundazed Format: CD, LP	—	—
2011	The Lost Broadcasts Released: June 28, 2011 Label: Gonzo Format: CD, DVD	—	—
"—" denotes release did not chart or become certified.

Compilations

There have been many official compilation albums 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, four compilations of material recorded before the group secured a recording contract with Columbia have been released under the titles Preflyte, In the Beginning, The Preflyte Sessions and Preflyte Plus. 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.

NOTE: The four compilation albums 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
Date	Title	U.S.	UK
August 7, 1967	The Byrds' Greatest Hits	6	—
July 29, 1969	Preflyte	84	—
October 29, 1971	The Byrds' Greatest Hits Volume II #	—	—
November 10, 1972	The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II	114	—
May 18, 1973	History of The Byrds #	—	47
May 7, 1976	Return of The Byrds	—	—
December 1978	The Byrds	—	—
November 1979	The Byrds Play Dylan	—	—
August 8, 1980	The Original Singles: 1965–1967, Volume 1	—	—
February 1982	The Original Singles: 1967–1969, Volume 2 #	—	—
November 1983	The Very Best of The Byrds	—	—
September 1986	The Byrds Collection	—	—
December 1, 1987	Never Before	—	—
August 1988	In the Beginning	—	—
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 #	—	—
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	—	—
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	—	—
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 #	—	—
November 14, 2011	The Complete Album Collection #	—	—
December 27, 2011	Setlist: The Very Best of the Byrds Live	—	—
February 27, 2012	Preflyte Plus #	—	—
September 9, 2014	The 60s: The Byrds	—	—
"—" denotes release did not chart or become certified.
"#" denotes non-U.S. release.

Extended plays

CBS Records 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 labels.

Date	Title	Chart positions
Date	Title	U.S.	UK
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	—	—
"—" denotes release did not chart or become certified.

Singles

Highest position reached in UK and U.S. singles charts
Date	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
Date	Title	U.S.	UK	Album
October 7, 1964	"Please Let Me Love You" / "Don't Be Long"^[A]	—	—	Non-album single
April 12, 1965	"Mr. Tambourine Man" / "I Knew I'd Want You"	1	1	Mr. Tambourine Man
June 14, 1965	"All I Really Want to Do"	40	4
June 14, 1965	"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" (B-side)	103	—
October 1, 1965	"Turn! Turn! Turn!" / "She Don't Care About Time"	1	26	Turn! Turn! Turn!
January 10, 1966	"Set You Free This Time"	79	—
January 10, 1966	"It Won't Be Wrong" (B-side)	63	—
February 18, 1966	"It Won't Be Wrong" / "Set You Free This Time"^[B]	—	—
March 14, 1966	"Eight Miles High" / "Why"	14	24	Fifth Dimension
June 13, 1966	"5D (Fifth Dimension)" / "Captain Soul"	44	—
September 6, 1966	"Mr. Spaceman" / "What's Happening?!?!"	36	—
January 9, 1967	"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" / "Everybody's Been Burned"	29	—	Younger Than Yesterday
March 13, 1967	"My Back Pages" / "Renaissance Fair"	30	—
May 22, 1967	"Have You Seen Her Face" / "Don't Make Waves"^[C]	74	—
July 13, 1967	"Lady Friend" / "Old John Robertson"	82	—	Non-album single
September 1967	"Lady Friend" / "Don't Make Waves"^[D]	—	—	Non-album single
October 20, 1967	"Goin' Back" / "Change Is Now"	89	—	The Notorious Byrd Brothers
April 2, 1968	"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" / "Artificial Energy"	74	45	Sweetheart of the Rodeo
September 2, 1968	"I Am a Pilgrim" / "Pretty Boy Floyd"	—	—	Sweetheart of the Rodeo
January 7, 1969	"Bad Night at the Whiskey" / "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man"	—	—	Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde
May 2, 1969	"Lay Lady Lay" / "Old Blue"	132	—	Non-album single
September 26, 1969	"Wasn't Born to Follow" / "Child of the Universe"^[E]	—	—	The Notorious Byrd Brothers
October 1, 1969	"Ballad of Easy Rider" / "Oil in My Lamp"^[F]	65	—	Ballad of Easy Rider
December 15, 1969	"Jesus Is Just Alright" / "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"	97	—	Ballad of Easy Rider
October 23, 1970	"Chestnut Mare" / "Just a Season"	121	19	(Untitled)
May 7, 1971	"I Trust (Everything Is Gonna Work Out Alright)" / "(Is This) My Destiny"^[G]	—	—	Byrdmaniax
August 20, 1971	"Glory, Glory" / "Citizen Kane"	110	—	Byrdmaniax
November 29, 1971	"America's Great National Pastime" / "Farther Along"	—	—	Farther Along
April 11, 1973	"Full Circle" / "Long Live the King"	109	—	Byrds
April 24, 1973	"Things Will Be Better" / "For Free"^[H]	—	—
June 1973	"Cowgirl in the Sand" / "Long Live the King"^[I]	—	—
August 8, 1975	"Full Circle" / "Things Will Be Better"^[J]	—	—
"–" denotes release did not chart or become certified

Notes

A ^ Released under the pseudonym The Beefeaters.^[5]
B ^ UK only re-release of The Byrds' fourth Columbia single with its A-side and B-side inverted.^[5]
C ^ "Have You Seen Her Face" was not released as a single in the UK.^[5]
D ^ UK release of "Lady Friend" with alternate B-side.^[5]
E ^ UK only release.^[5]
F ^ "Ballad of Easy Rider" was not released as a single in the UK.^[5]
G ^ "I Trust (Everything Is Gonna Work Out Alright)" was not released as a single in the U.S.^[5]
H ^ "Things Will Be Better" was not released as a single in the U.S.^[5]
I ^ U.S. only release.^[5]
J ^ UK only re-release.^[5]

References

General

Rogan, Johnny (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited. Rogan House. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
Hjort, Christopher (2008). So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965-1973). Jawbone Press. ISBN 1-906002-15-0.
Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Pop Albums 1955-2001. Hal Leonard Corp. ISBN 0-634-03948-2.
Whitburn, Joel (2008). Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-172-1.
Brown, Tony (2000). The Complete Book of the British Charts. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-7119-7670-2.
"Byrdmaniax Discography Pages". Byrds Flyght. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
"The Byrds' chart data". Ultimate Music Database. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

Specific

1 2 "The Byrds Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
↑ "Psychedelic Rock Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
↑ Bellman, Jonathan. (1997). The Exotic In Western Music. Northeastern Publishing. p. 351. ISBN 1-55553-319-1.
↑ "Roger McGuinn Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. pp. 541–554. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
↑ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. p. 665. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
↑ "The Byrds' Remastered Albums 1996 - 2000". Byrds Flyght. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

The Byrds

Roger McGuinn Gene Clark David Crosby Chris Hillman Michael Clarke Kevin Kelley Gram Parsons Clarence White Gene Parsons John York Skip Battin

Studio albums	Mr. Tambourine Man Turn! Turn! Turn! Fifth Dimension Younger Than Yesterday The Notorious Byrd Brothers Sweetheart of the Rodeo Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde Ballad of Easy Rider (Untitled) Byrdmaniax Farther Along Byrds

Live albums	(Untitled) Live at the Fillmore - February 1969 Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971

Compilations	The Byrds' Greatest Hits Preflyte The Byrds' Greatest Hits Volume II The Best of The Byrds: Greatest Hits, Volume II History of The Byrds The Byrds Play Dylan The Original Singles: 1965–1967, Volume 1 The Original Singles: 1967–1969, Volume 2 Never Before In the Beginning 20 Essential Tracks from the Byrds Box Set (1965-1990) The Very Best of The Byrds The Preflyte Sessions The Essential Byrds

Box sets	The Byrds There Is a Season

Tribute albums	Time Between – A Tribute to The Byrds

Notable songs	"You Showed Me" "Mr. Tambourine Man" "I Knew I'd Want You" "All I Really Want to Do" "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" "Spanish Harlem Incident" "Here Without You" "The Bells of Rhymney" "Chimes of Freedom" "Turn! Turn! Turn!" "She Don't Care About Time" "Set You Free This Time" "It Won't Be Wrong" "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" "He Was a Friend of Mine" "The Times They Are a-Changin'" "Eight Miles High" "Why" "5D (Fifth Dimension)" "Mr. Spaceman" "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" "My Back Pages" "Have You Seen Her Face" "Lady Friend" "Triad" "Goin' Back" "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" "Hickory Wind" "Lay Lady Lay" "Ballad of Easy Rider" "Jesus Is Just Alright" "Chestnut Mare" "Full Circle"

Associated people	Bob Dylan Jimmi Seiter John Guerin Terry Melcher Gary Usher Jacques Levy Kim Fowley Derek Taylor Johnny Rogan

See also: Discography

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