Never Before (The Byrds album)

Never Before
Compilation album by
the Byrds
ReleasedDecember 1, 1987
RecordedJanuary 20, 1965 – November 13, 1967, Columbia Studios and RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreRock, pop, folk rock, psychedelic rock, raga rock
Length27:59
LabelRe-Flyte, Murray Hill
ProducerJim Dickson, Terry Melcher, Allen Stanton, Gary Usher, The Byrds
The Byrds chronology
The Byrds Collection
(1986) 		Never Before
(1987) 		In the Beginning
(1988)

Never Before is a compilation album by the American rock band the Byrds, consisting of previously unreleased outtakes, alternate versions, and rarities.[1] 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.[2]

Never Before consists of material recorded between 1965 and 1967 by the original line-up of the Byrds, featuring Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke (although Gene Clark had left the group by early 1966).[3][4] The songs on the album were all originally recorded for Columbia Records during the sessions for the band's first five studio albums: Mr. Tambourine Man, Turn! Turn! Turn!, Fifth Dimension, Younger Than Yesterday, and The Notorious Byrd Brothers.[1][4] The album represented the first time that previously unreleased outtakes from the Byrds' tenure with Columbia Records had been officially released.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Never Before review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  2. ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. p. 548. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
  3. ^ Rogan, Johnny. (1998). The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited (2nd ed.). Rogan House. pp. 417–422. ISBN 0-9529540-1-X.
  4. ^ a b "Never Before". ByrdWatcher: A Field Guide to the Byrds of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  5. ^ Hyde, Bob. (1989). Never Before (1989 CD liner notes).