The album's title, along with the back cover photo sequence, which featured the band changing from astronaut flight suits into cowboy garb, illustrated the schizophrenic nature of the album's material. The psychedelic rock of "Bad Night at the Whiskey" and "This Wheel's on Fire" sat alongside the Bakersfield-style country rock of "Nashville West" and "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man". Despite containing only ten tracks, "Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde" is the Byrds' longest single album, clocking in at approximately thirty-five minutes in length. Only the double album "(Untitled)" is longer.