Prior to the release of the Byrds' next studio album, however, the band's former producer Gary Usher managed to acquire a number of demo recordings from Dickson, dating from the group's 1964 rehearsal sessions at World Pacific Studios. These recordings were subsequently issued as the "Preflyte" album on Usher's own Together Records imprint in July 1969. Although the material on "Preflyte" was five years old at the time of its release, the album actually managed to outperform "Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde" in America, garnering moderately enthusiastic reviews and peaking at number 84 on the "Billboard" album chart.