Neil Diamond Discography

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Albums

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The BANG era 1966 to 1968

August 1966 (Bang BLP-214) The Feel of Neil Diamond (Mono)
August 66 (Bang BLPS-214) The Feel of Neil Diamond (Stereo)
August 1967 (Bang BLP-217) Just For You (Mono)
August 1967 (Bang BLPS-217) Just For You (Stereo)
June 1968 (Bang BLPS-219) Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits (Mono/Stereo)
First pressings included Solitary Man in rechanneled stereo.
June 1968 (Bang BLPS-219) Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits (Stereo)
Later pressings issued with a rerecorded Solitary Man in stereo. This is the common radio version.

The UNI years 1968 to 1973

October 15 1968 (UNI ST-73030) Velvet Gloves & Spit
April 16 1969 (UNI ST-73047) Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
Original wagon cover.
June 1969 (UNI ST-73047) Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show / Sweet Caroline
Same as above, except with Sweet Caroline added. Portrait cover.
November 1969 (UNI ST-73071) Touching You, Touching Me
Album named, for some reason, for a lyric from Sweet Caroline, a song not on the album.
1970 (MCA SM-734727) Its Happening! Diana Ross-Neil Diamond
MCA Special Markets label. Side 1 - Diana Ross; Side 2 - Neil Diamond
1970 (UNI ST-1913) Neil Diamond Radio Sampler
Distributed at the NARM 1971 convention.
July 15 1970 (UNI ST-73084) Gold
Live recording at Doug Weston's Troubadour in Hollywood, CA.
September 1970 (Bang BLPS-221) Shilo (Stereo)
A re-release of early Bang recordings. Ironically, Neil Diamond left Bang because they wouldn't release Shilo as a single.
October 1970 (UNI ST-73030) Velvet Gloves & Spit
Shilo added to album.
October 15 1970 (UNI ST-73092) Tap Root Manuscript
February 1971 (Bang BLPS-224) Do It (Mono/Stereo)
Another re-re-release from Bang.
November 1 1971 (UNI ST-93106) Stones
1971 (UNI) Stones Open-End Interview Album
Neil Diamond is interviewed about the Stones album.
June 12 1972 (UNI ST-93136) Moods
1972 (Frog King AAR-1) Early Classics
Available with and without a songbook.
November 27 1972 (MCA 2-8000) Hot August Night
Double album, live recording at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, August 24, 1972.
January 1973 (Bang BLPS-227) Double Gold (Mono/Stereo)
Double album, the final Bang cash-in. Original issue albums have red & white labels.
September 1973 (MCA 2103) Rainbow
Reissue of cuts from the UNI albums. Available with an artist's painted cover and a photo portrait cover.
1978 (MCA) 20 Golden Greats

The Columbia saga 1973 to 2003

197? (Harmony HS-30023) Chartbusters
Various artists compilation from Columbia. Contains both sides of Neil Diamond's 196? Columbia single: Clown Town / I've Never Been The Same.
November 1973 (Columbia 32550) Jonathan Livingston Seagull
June 1974 (MCA 2106) His 12 Greatest Hits
Post contract release by MCA.
October 1974 (Columbia 32919) Serenade
October 1974 (Columbia PCQ-32919) Serenade (Quadrophonic)
Contains slightly different music and lyrics.
July 1976 (Columbia 33965) Beautiful Noise
October 1976 (MCA 2227) And the Singer Sings His Songs
MCA re-release.
February 1977 (Columbia 34404) Love at the Greek
Double album, live recording at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, August 1976. Accompanied by a TV Special and home video release.
December 1977 (Columbia 34990) I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight
Accompanied by a TV Special and home video release.
December 1978 (Columbia 35625) You Don't Bring Me Flowers
1979 (Mobile Fidelity MFSL-071) Hot August Night
Half-speed mastered audiophile pressing. Double album, live recording.
January 1980 (Columbia 36121) September Morn
November 1980 (Capitol 12120) The Jazz Singer
Original Soundtrack recording.
1980 (Mobile Fidelity MFSL-024) The Jazz Singer
Half-speed mastered audiophile pressing.
September 1981 (MCA 5239) Love Songs
MCA re-reissue.
November 1981 (Columbia 37628) On the Way to the Sky
1982 (Columbia HC-42550) Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Half-speed mastered audiophile pressing.
1982 (Columbia HC-45625) You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Half-speed mastered audiophile pressing.
1982 (Columbia HC-47628) On the Way to the Sky
Half-speed mastered audiophile pressing.
May 1982 (Columbia 38068) His 12 Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1982 (Columbia HC-48068) His 12 Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Half-speed mastered audiophile pressing.
1982 (Direct Disk SD-16612) Neil Diamond / His Twelve Greatest Hits
Half-speed mastered audiophile pressing.
October 1982 (Columbia 38359) Heartlight
1982 (Columbia HC-48359) Heartlight
Half-speed mastered audiophile pressing.
June 1983 (Columbia 38792) Classics The Early Years
August 1984 (Columbia 39199) Primitive
1984 (Columbia 39199) Primitive
Picture disc.
May 1986 (Columbia 40368) Headed for the Future
November 1987 (Columbia 40990) Hot August Night II
Live recording.
January 1989 (Columbia 45025) The Best Years of Our Lives
May 1992 (Columbia 48610) Lovescape
June 1992 (Columbia 52703) The Greatest Hits (1966-1992)
Double album retrospective.
June 1992 (MCA 2-10502) Glory Road - 1968-1972
Double album retrospective box set. All Stereo album mixes, except Song Sung Blue which is the single stereo mix.
September 22 1992 (Columbia 52914) The Christmas Album
1992 (Connoisseur Collection VSOP 172) Neil Diamond Songbook
A UK collection of covers of Neil Diamond songs.
October 1993 (Columbia 57529) Up On the Roof - Songs From The Brill Building
Accompanied by a TV Special and home video release.
1994 (Columbia 66321) Live in America
Double album, live recording.
1994 (Columbia 66465) The Christmas Album Volume II
1995 (MCA MCAD-10955) Neil Diamond / His Twelve Greatest Hits
Released in MCA's The Ultimate MasterDisc series. A remastered issue on a 24-karat gold CD.
1996 (Columbia 67382) Tennessee Moon
First album of original songs since 1992. Accompanied by a TV special.
1996 (Columbia 65013) In My Lifetime
Triple CD box set.
March 1997 (Readers Digest/Sony CDSP3-4550) Live in Concert
Triple CD, live recording. Available only through Readers Digest.
June 30 1998 () The Ultimate Neil Diamond: 30 All Time Classics
Import 2 CD collection containing songs from Columbia, MCA, Bang and Capitol Records
October 27 1998 (Columbia C2K 69540) The Movie Album: As Time Goes By
2 CD set
February 9 1999 (Columbia CK 69858) The Best Of The Movie Album
Single CD of selections from the double set
March 9 1999 (MCA MCAD11947) 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collectio: Neil Diamond
Part of MCA's 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
November 23 1999 (Universal) The Neil Diamond Collection
November 23 1999 (Universal International) The Neil Diamond Collection
Canadian exclusive compilation
January 25 2000 (Universal International) Neil Diamond Millennium Edition
Compilation for the rest of the world
Summer 2001 (Sony) Three Chord Opera
December 4 2001 (Sony) The Essential Neil Diamond
January 15 2002 (Universal International) Love Songs
March 6 2002 (MCA) Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings... Plus!
Three CD set of everything Neil did on the UNI label
November 8 2005 (Sony) 12 Songs
May 6 2008 (Sony) Home Before Dark

Thanks to Joe Imhof (The Neil Diamond Home Page) and Iris Gerhardt (Honey Drippin' Times - Discography) for some of the details.

Not Neil, but...

Forever in Bluegrass: Tribute to Neil Diamond is a fun CD of bluegrass intrumental versions of Neil's hits. Maybe should be subtitled "Oh Brother Love, Where Art Thou"!!

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