The Notorious Byrd Brothers

~ Release by The Byrds (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Artificial Energy engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Artificial Energy (on 1967-12-06) writer: Michael Clarke (drummer for the 1960s rock group The Byrds), Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn	3	2:18
2	Goin’ Back engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher drums (drum set): Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (on 1967-10-09) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968) cover recording of: Goin’ Back (on 1967-10-09) lyricist: Gerry Goffin composer: Carole King publisher: EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)	3.5	3:25
3	Natural Harmony engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Natural Harmony (on 1967-11-29) lyricist and composer: Chris Hillman	4	2:11
4	Draft Morning engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher bass: Chris Hillman (on 1967-08-02) phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1968) recording of: Draft Morning (on 1967-08-02) writer: David Crosby, Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn	4	2:42
5	Wasn’t Born to Follow engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Wasn’t Born to Follow (on 1967-11-30) writer: Gerry Goffin and Carole King publisher: Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)	4	2:03
6	Get to You engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Get to You (on 1967-11-13) writer: Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn	3	2:39
7	Change Is Now (single version) engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Change Is Now (on 1967-08-30) writer: Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn	4	3:21
8	Old John Robertson engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Old John Robertson (on 1967-06-21) writer: Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn	4	1:48
9	Tribal Gathering engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Tribal Gathering (on 1967-08-16) lyricist and composer: Chris Hillman	3	2:02
10	Dolphin’s Smile engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Dolphin’s Smile (on 1967-08-16) writer: David Crosby, Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn	4	2:00
11	Space Odyssey engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Space Odyssey (on 1967-10-23) writer: Robert J. Hippard and Roger McGuinn	2	3:52
12	Moog Raga (instrumental) engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Moog Raga (on 1967-11-01) composer: Roger McGuinn	2	3:24
13	Bound to Fall (instrumental) engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher instrumental cover recording of: Bound to Fall (on 1967-11-01) composer: Mike Brewer (of Brewer & Shipley/Mastin & Brewer) and Tom Mastin publisher: New Christy Music Publishing Co	4	2:10
14	Triad engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Triad (on 1967-08-17) lyricist and composer: David Crosby publisher: Stay Straight Music	3	3:30
15	Goin’ Back (extended version) engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher cover recording of: Goin’ Back (on 1967-09-05) lyricist: Gerry Goffin composer: Carole King publisher: EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4	3:54
16	Draft Morning (alternate end) engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Draft Morning (on 1967-08-02) writer: David Crosby, Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn	4	2:58
17	Universal Mind Decoder (alternate backing track) engineer: Roy Halee and Don Thompson (Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer) producer: Gary Usher recording of: Universal Mind Decoder (on 1967-07-31) writer: Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn	3	13:44

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Release group

included in:	Original Album Classics (Volume 1)

part of:

33⅓ (number: 43) (order: 44)
Joe Harrington: Top 100 Albums of All Time (number: 82) (order: 82)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 119) (order: 119)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (number: 166) (order: 166)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 171) (order: 171)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 171) (order: 171)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/29956 [info]
reviews:	https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-byrds-the-notorious-byrd-brothers/ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_byrds/the_notorious_byrd_brothers/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000198554 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1077979 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/The+Byrds/The+Notorious+Byrd+Brothers [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 5099748675125
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 58:01

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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[Worldwide]
2019-11-08

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