Birds of Fire

~ Recording by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)S 65321
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)S 65321
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)KC 31996
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
  • JP1986-05-21
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)30DP 310
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 65321
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 32280
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
  • XE1991-10-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)468224 2, COL 468224 2
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraThe Best of the Mahavishnu OrchestraMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 468226 2
1.5Birds of Fire5:45John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu OrchestraThe CollectionJohn McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)CCSCD 305
3.4Birds of Fire5:45Mahavishnu OrchestraPlayboy’s 40th Anniversary: Four Decades of Jazz 1953-1993Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-11-23
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)314-521007-2
1.8Birds of Fire5:44Mahavishnu OrchestraElements: 9 Jazz Rock MasterpiecesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionVSOPCD 218
1.9Birds Of Fire5:41Mahavishnu OrchestraIl Disco del Mese: Jazz RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
La RepubblicaDdM-24
1.2Birds of Fire?:??Mahavishnu OrchestraThe Real Birth of FusionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1996-08-05
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)484145 2
1.1Birds of Fire5:45John McLaughlinThis Is Jazz 17John McLaughlinAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-09-24
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.1Birds of Fire5:45John McLaughlinThis Is JazzJohn McLaughlinAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)064971 0
1.3Birds of Fire5:46The Mahavishnu OrchestraThe CollectionJohn McLaughlinAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionVSOP CD 279
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of Fire (Mark Wilder remaster)Mahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
  • US2000-08-01
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 66081
1.1Birds of Fire5:50Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of Fire (Mark Wilder remaster)Mahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 66081
3.10Birds of Fire5:43John McLaughlin w/ The Mahavishnu OrchestraProgressions: 100 Years of Jazz GuitarVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-09-27
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)86462
2.1Birds of Fire5:50Mahavishnu OrchestraOriginal Album Classics (reissue)Mahavishnu OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2007-10-29
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)88697172532
2.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraOriginal Album ClassicsMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-11-12
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697172532
1.10Birds of Fire5:44Mahavishnu OrchestraThe Essential John McLaughlinJohn McLaughlinAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)06831
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of Fire (Mark Wilder remaster)Mahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697569712
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
Friday MusicFRM 31996
14.1Birds of Fire5:50Mahavishnu OrchestraPerfect Jazz Collection II (European version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)
12.1Birds of Fire5:50Mahavishnu OrchestraPerfect Jazz Collection II (There is a Europe version with a few discs replaced by different artists presumably for copyright reasons)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-07-11
Sony Music UK (~2002-2006)
2.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraThe Complete Columbia Albums CollectionMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 93034 2
1.1Birds of Fire5:50Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
  • US2015-08-21
Audio FidelityAFZ5 212
2.1Birds of Fire5:50Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
  • US2015-08-21
Audio FidelityAFZ5 212
1.14Birds of Fire5:46The Mahavishnu OrchestraThe Collection: An Adventure in SoundVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2016-05-20
Audio FidelityAFZ5 240
2.14Birds of Fire5:46The Mahavishnu OrchestraThe Collection: An Adventure in SoundVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2016-05-20
Audio FidelityAFZ5 240
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)KC 31996
2.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
  • JP2021-10-27
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)SICJ 10015
1.1Birds of Fire5:45Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
  • JP2021-10-27
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)SICJ 10015
1.1Birds of Fire5:43Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
1.1Birds of Fire5:47Mahavishnu OrchestraBirds of FireMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 31996
3.3Birds of Fire5:45Mahavishnu OrchestraElectric: 60 Killer Guitar TracksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Pseudo-Release
1.1火の鳥5:47マハビシュヌ・オーケストラ火の鳥 (Japanese translation)マハビシュヌ・オーケストラAlbum
(unknown)
1.2Birds of Fire5:41John McLaughlinGreatest HitsJohn McLaughlin

Relationships

engineer:Jim Green
Ken Scott (UK record producer & engineer)
producer:Mahavishnu Orchestra
bass:Rick Laird
guitar:John McLaughlin (guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards] and Moog:Jan Hammer
percussion:Billy Cobham
violin:Jerry Goodman
engineered at:CBS (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho
DJ-mixes:Metal Fatigue Mix 2010: All Electric Jazz All Night by Games
sampled by:The Hunt by Aceyalone
recording of:Birds of Fire (in 1972-08)

Related works

Birds of Fire

composer:John McLaughlin (guitarist)
publisher:Chinmoy Music, Inc.
referred to in medleys:Firebird / Birds of Fire (order: 2)