Sweetheart of The Rodeo - Release History

Release History

Sweetheart of the Rodeo was remastered at 20-bit resolution as part of the Columbia/Legacy Byrds series and reissued in an expanded form on March 25, 1997. The eight bonus tracks featured on this reissue include the outtakes "You Got a Reputation", "Lazy Days", and "Pretty Polly", as well as four previously unreleased rehearsal takes and an instrumental backing track for "All I Have Are Memories". A hidden track on the CD features a 1968 Columbia Records radio advertisement for the album.

On September 2, 2003, a 2 CD Legacy Edition of Sweetheart of the Rodeo was released by Columbia/Legacy. This version of the album features additional outtakes, rehearsal versions, and the master takes of the songs that had their Parsons' lead vocals replaced, presented here with their Parsons' vocals intact. Most of the alternate versions and rehearsal takes on disc two of the Legacy Edition feature Parsons singing songs that were later released with vocals by McGuinn on the original album. Also included on the Legacy Edition is an outtake from the album sessions called "All I Have Are Memories", written and sung by drummer Kevin Kelley. In addition, the Legacy Edition of Sweetheart of the Rodeo includes six tracks performed by the International Submarine Band (Parsons' previous group).

In 2007, Sundazed Records released a 7" single featuring previously unreleased alternate versions of "Lazy Days" and "You Got a Reputation" (titled "Reputation" on this release) that date from The Byrds' March 1968 recording sessions in Nashville. These two alternate versions have not been issued on CD.

Date Label Format Country Catalog Notes
August 30, 1968 Columbia LP US CS 6970 Original stereo release.
September 27, 1968 CBS LP UK 63353 Original mono release.
S 63353 Original stereo release.
1973 Embassy LP UK EMB 31124
1976 CBS LP UK S 22040 Double album stereo reissue with The Notorious Byrd Brothers.
1982 Columbia LP US SBP 237803
1987 Edsel LP UK ED 234
1987 Edsel CD UK EDCD 234 Original CD release.
1990 Columbia CD US CK 9670
1993 Columbia CD UK COL 468178
March 25, 1997 Columbia/Legacy CD US CK 65150 Reissue containing eight bonus tracks and the remastered stereo album.
UK COL 486752
1999 Simply Vinyl LP UK SVLP 057 Reissue of the remastered stereo album.
August 2003 Sony CD Japan MHCP-70 Reissue containing eight bonus tracks and the remastered album in a replica LP sleeve.
September 2, 2003 Columbia/Legacy CD US C2K 87189 Double CD reissue containing twenty-eight bonus tracks and the remastered stereo album.
UK COL 510921
2008 Sundazed LP US LP 5215
February 10, 2009 Sony/Columbia CD US 743323 2 CD reissue with Mr. Tambourine Man, containing eight bonus tracks and the remastered stereo album.

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