Dawn of the Cycads

Dawn of the Cycads is a compilation album by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, released on September 30, 2008 by Cuneiform Records. It comprises much of the band's 1980s output, including Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Magnetic Flip and Beat of the Mesozoic in addition to three bonus tracks recorded during the same era and a live performance recording from 1987 retroactively titled Between the Fires.

Personnel
Adapted from Dawn of the Cycads liner notes.


 * Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
 * Erik Lindgren: Minimoog, Memorymoog, drum machine, percussion
 * Roger Miller: grand piano, Yamaha CP-70, percussion
 * Rick Scott: Farfisa organ, Yamaha DX7, percussion
 * Martin Swope: electric guitar, percussion
 * Additional musicians
 * Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet: on "[Excerpts from] The Rite of Springs" and "The Fundamental"
 * Michael Cohen: snare drum, rototoms and cymbal (1.1–1.16)
 * Peter Prescott: tom toms on "Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous" and "POP Triassic"
 * Steve Stain: percussion on "Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous" and "POP Triassic"
 * Taki: percussion on "Shiny Golden Snakes" and "Bridge Underwater"
 * Leon Janikian: Clarinet on "Sound Valentine"


 * Production and additional personnel
 * Richard W. Harte – production, recording (2.6–2.13)
 * Ted Jensen – remastering
 * Tony Volante – recording (2.1–2.5), mixing (1.6–1.16, 2.1–2.5)
 * Jeff Whitehead – recording (1.1–1.19), mixing (1.1–1.5, 1.19)
 * Bob Winsor – mixing (1.17, 1.18)