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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