The Byrds Discography

Compiler's notes: 1.) This Discography details the official releases and reissues of the group The Byrds, solo members and related groups. In one instance, a bootleg release has been listed due to its popularity. This should not be seen as an encouragement regarding the purchase of bootleg releases. The focus is on currently available or obtainable releases.

2.) While every effort has been made to ensure completeness and correctness of this discography, discrepancies, errors and omissions do occur. If you do come across one of these, please contact me at the following address: Tom Robinson Icon Records, P.O. Box 807, Lakewood, CA 90714-0807 or: TomThunder@aol.com

Volume 1.1, © Copyright 1995, 1996, Thomas M. Robinson - all rights reserved. May be posted or used for any non-commercial use.

Byrds Discography

A). Pre-Byrds
Jim (Roger) McGuinn

The Very Best of Country Banjo (UA) - Banjo Cantata

The Very Best of 12-String Guitar (UA) - Saints Soul Stirrer

David Crosby

Early L.A. (Together) - 'Willie Gene'/'Come Back Baby'

Gene Clark

'Green, Green' / other New Christy Minstrels tracks

Chris Hillman

The Hillmen (Together)

B.) Early Byrds

Electrock (Elektra) - 'Please Let Me Love You' (original track) -as The Beefeaters

Preflyte (Together) - Includes version of 'Mr. Tambourine Man' not on later release

In The Beginning...(Rhino) Remixed and remastered 'Preflyte', and additional tracks

C.) The Byrds

Mr. Tambourine Man (Columbia)

Turn! Turn! Turn! (Columbia)

5D (Fifth Dimension) (Columbia)

Younger Than Yesterday (Columbia)

Greatest Hits (Columbia)

Don't Make Waves (Soundtrack) (MGM) - 'Don't Make Waves'

Notorious Byrd Brothers (Columbia)

Sweetheart of The Rodeo (Columbia)

Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde (Columbia)

Candy (Soundtrack) (ABC) - 'Child of The Universe' (w/orchestra)

Easy Rider (Soundtrack) (ABC/Dunhill) - 'Wasn't Born to Follow' by The Byrds and 'It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding' and 'Ballad of Easy Rider' by Roger McGuinn

Ballad of Easy Rider (Columbia)

(Untitled) (Columbia)

Byrdmaniax (Columbia)

Farther Along (Columbia)

Greatest Hits, Volume II (Columbia)

History of The Byrds (CBS/UK)

Byrds (Asylum)

The Byrds Play Dylan (Columbia)

Original Singles, Volume I (Columbia)

Original Singles, Volume II (CBS/UK)

Never Before (Murray Hill)

The Byrds (box set) (Columbia/Legacy)

20 Essential Tracks (from the box set) (Columbia/Legacy)

Banjoman (Soundtrack) (Sire) - live performances of 'Roll Over Beethoven' & 'Mr Tambourine Man' (w/John Guerin replacing Gene Parsons - Byrds '72 Tour)

Earl Scruggs - His Family & Friends (Columbia) (soundtrack to PBS special)

Monterey International Pop Festival (Rhino) Renaissance Fair/Have You Seen Her Face?/HeyJoe He Was A Friend of Mine/Ladyfriend/Chimes of Freedom/So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star?

'Not To Bad For Old People', a/k/a 'Live at The Boarding House', et.al. - Bootleg McGuinn, Clark & Hillman plus Crosby (from 1978 Boarding House/KSAN broadcast)

D.) Solo Byrds
(in order of departure)
Gene Clark

Gene Clark With The Gosdin Bros. (Columbia)

White Light (A&M)

Roadmaster (Edsel)

Early L.A. (Columbia) ('with the Gosdin Bros.' LP, remixed, some new vocals, 'Elevator Operator' is deleted)

No Other (Asylum)

Kansas City Southern '75 (Ariola/UK)

Two Sides to Every Story (RSO)

American Flyer (soundtrack) (MediaArts)

Firebyrd (Takoma)

So Rebellious A Lover (w/Carla Olsen) (Rhino) (Reissued by Razor & Tie)

Echoes (Columbia/Legacy)

Shilouetted By Light (w/Carla Olsen) (Edsel)

David Crosby

If I Could Only Remember My Name (Atlantic)

Oh, Yes I Can (A&M)

Thousand Roads (Atlantic)

It's All Coming Back to Me Now(Atlantic)

Gram Parsons

The Early Years: 1963-65 (Sierra)

GP (Reprise)

The Return of the Grievous Angel (Reprise)

Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels (Live) 1973 (Sierra)

Chris Hillman

Cherokee (ABC)

Slippin' Away (Asylum)

Clear Sailin' (Asylum)

Morning Sky (Sugar Hill)

Desert Rose (Sugar Hill)

Ever Call Ready (Word) Christian LP w/ Bernie Leadon

Roger McGuinn

Roger McGuinn (Columbia)

Peace On You (Columbia)

Roger McGuinn & Band (Columbia)

Cardiff Rose (Columbia)

Thunderbyrd (Columbia)

Back From Rio (Arista)

Born to Rock 'n' Roll (Columbia)

Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Special (Columbia) Roger does 'Mr. Tambourine Man' solo & 'My Back Pages' w/ ensemble

Skip Battin

Skip Battin (Signpost)

Navigator (Appaloosa/Italy)

Don't Go Crazy (Appaloosa/Italy)

also see 50's group 'Skip and Flip' - 45's 'It Was I' & 'Cherry Pie' (unreleased album)

Gene Parsons

Kindling (Warner Bros.)

Melodies '80 (Sierra)

E. Byrds related groups
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman

McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (Capitol)

City (Capitol)

McGuinn - Hillman (Capitol)

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Crosby, Stills & Nash (Atlantic)

Woodstock (Soundtrack) (Cotillion)

CS&N (Atlantic)

Daylight Again (Atlantic)

Allies (Atlantic)

Live It Up (Atlantic)

Crosby, Stills & Nash (box set) (Atlantic)

Into The Storm (Atlantic)

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Deja Vu (Atlantic)

Four Way Street (Atlantic)

So Far (Atlantic)

American Dream (Atlantic)

David Crosby & Graham Nash

David Crosby & Graham Nash (ABC)

Wind On The Water (ABC)

Whistling Down The Wind (ABC)

Live (ABC)

The Flying Burrito Bros.

Gilded Palace of Sin (A&M)

Burrito Deluxe (A&M)

The Flying Burrito Bros. (A&M)

Last of The Red Hot Burritos (A&M)

Close Up the Honky-tonks (A&M)

Sleepless Nights (A&M)

Farther Along - Best of (A&M)

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(group featuring Gene Parsons, Skip Battin, Pete Klienow, Joel Scott Hill, Gib Guilbeau)

Flying Again (Columbia)

Live in Amsterdam (CBS/UK)

Airborne (Columbia)

(Various releases on Relix Records - various members, also duo of Gib Guilbeau and John Beland on Columbia)

Manassas (w/Stephen Stills)

Manassas (Atlantic)

Down the Road (Atlantic)

Souther, Hillman & Furay

Souther, Hillman & Furay Band (Asylum)

Trouble in Paradise (Asylum)

Desert Rose Band
(Core members: Chris Hillman, Herb Pederson, John Jorgenson)

Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb)

Running (MCA/Curb)

True Love (MCA/Curb)

She Don't Love Nobody (MCA/Curb)

Pages of Life (MCA/Curb)

A Dozen Roses (MCA/Curb)

Traditional (MCA/Curb)

Dillard & Clark

The Fantastic Expedition of...(A&M)

Through the Morning, Through the Night (A&M)

Firefall
(including Mike Clarke)

Firefall (Atlantic)

Luna Sea (Atlantic)

Élan (Atlantic)

Undertow (Atlantic)

Clouds Across the Sun (Atlantic)

Mirror of the World (Atlantic)

You Are The Woman (Greatest Hits) (Rhino)

International Submarine Band

Safe at Home (Shilo) (re-issued by Sierra) (Featuring Gram Parsons)

Nashville West
(Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau, Wayne Moore)

Nashville West (Sierra)

Evergreen Blueshoes
(' The Beatles of Topanga Canyon' - featuring Skip Battin)

Ballad of Evergreen Blueshoes (Amos)

Kentucky Colonels
(Featuring Clarence White)

The Kentucky Colonels (featuring Clarence White) (Rounder)

1965-1967 (Rounder)

F. Also Appearing On
Most popular albums/tracks - limited due to size constraints:
David Crosby

Albums by Joni Mitchell (produced her first), Jackson Browne, Paul Kanter, Grace Slick, James Taylor, J.D. Souther, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Carole King (and many others)

Gene Clark

Albums by The Long Ryders & Green On Red

Roger McGuinn

Tracks by The Limelighters & Chad Mitchell Trio

Judy Collins 3rd/Recollections - Judy Collins (Elektra) - various tracks as arranger, leader, accompanist

Earl Scruggs Review - 'Anniversary Specials, I & II' (Columbia) - various tracks, condensed and reissued as 'Super Jammin' (Columbia)

Pat Garret & Billy the Kid (Soundtrack) (Columbia) - various tracks

Vern Gosdin - There Is A Season (Elektra) -'Turn! Turn! Turn!'

The Beach Boys - Made In America (Capitol) -'California Dreamin' (Note: Roger co-wrote 'Ding, Dang' with Brian Wilson on 'The Beach Boys Love You' album (Brother/Warner Bros.)

Peter Case (Geffen)

Elvis Costello - Spike (Warner Bros.) -'This Town' (also features Paul McCartney)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume II (Universal) Roger & Chris on 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere'

Charles Lloyd - Waves (A&M) - also features Al Jardine, Mike Love and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys

Clarence White

Maria Muldaur (Reprise)

Joe Cocker (A&M) - also 'Sneaky Pete' Kleinow of the Burrito Bros.

Rita Coolidge (A&M)

Everly Bros. - Home Again (RCA) - also Gene Parsons of The Byrds

Arlo Guthrie - Last of The Brooklyn Cowboys (Rising Son) - also Gene Parsons

Gene Parsons

Elliot Murphy - Aquashow (Polygram)

Randy Newman - Sail Away (Reprise)

Gram Parsons

Jesse Ed Davis (Atco)

Skip Battin

Gene Vincent - I'm Back And I'm Proud (Dandelion)

Warren Zevon - Wanted Dead Or Alive (Imperial) - reissued by Pickwick

Mike Clarke

Shawn Phillips - Rumplestiltskin's Resolve (A&M)/Spaced (A&M)

Kevin Kelley

John Fahey - Yellow Princess (Vanguard)

Phil Ochs - Gunfight at Carnegie Hall (Mobile Fidelity)

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In Memorium:

Gram Parsons, Clarence White, Gene Clark, & Mike Clarke