The Notorious Byrd Brothers was released on January 15, 1968 in the United States (catalogue item CL 2775 in mono, CS 9575 in stereo) and on April 12, 1968 in the UK (catalogue item 63169 in mono, S 63169 in stereo) [REF].
In 1997, Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke described the album as The Byrds' "finest hour" and "the work of a great rock & roll band, in every special sense of the word" [REF].