1991 box set by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Lynyrd Skynyrd is the first box set by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd . It features outtakes , demos and live versions of songs from their first six albums. It was certified gold by the RIAA in November 1997.[ 2]
"Free Bird " (Edited Demo, Oct 1970 ) (Allen Collins , Ronnie Van Zant ) – 4:07
"Junkie" (Demo, Oct 1970) (Collins, Van Zant) – 3:48
"He's Alive" (Demo, Oct 1970) (Collins, Van Zant) – 3:09
"One More Time" (Original version, 1971) (Gary Rossington , Van Zant) – 5:02
"Gimme Three Steps " (Original version, 1971) (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:08
"Trust" (Original version, 1971) (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:12
"Comin' Home" (1971) (Collins, Van Zant)– 5:29
"Mr. Banker" (Demo, early 1973)" (Ed King , Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:18
"Down South Jukin' " (Demo, early 1973) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 2:53
"Truck Drivin' Man" (Demo, early 1973) (King, Van Zant) – 5:15
"I Ain't the One" (Demo, early 1973) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:46
"Poison Whiskey" (Demo. early 1973) (King, Van Zant) – 3:08
"Tuesday's Gone " (Collins, Van Zant) – 7:32
"Things Goin' On" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 4:58
"Free Bird " (Collins, Van Zant) – 9:09
"Sweet Home Alabama " (King, Rossington, Van Zant) – 4:43
"Was I Right or Wrong?" (recorded Jan 1974) (previously unreleased) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:08
"Workin' for MCA" (King, Van Zant) – 4:46
"Don't Ask Me No Questions " (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:24
"Swamp Music" (King, Van Zant) – 3:31
"The Ballad of Curtis Loew" (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:50
"The Needle and the Spoon" (Collins, Van Zant) – 3:52
"Call Me the Breeze " (J.J. Cale ) – 5:06
"Saturday Night Special " (King, Van Zant) – 5:08
"Made in the Shade" (Van Zant) – 4:39
"Am I Losin'?" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 4:33
"On the Hunt" (Collins, Van Zant) – 5:26
"(I Got the) Same Old Blues" (Cale) – 4:07
"Double Trouble" (Live) (Collins, Van Zant) – 3:03
"Roll Gypsy Roll" (Collins, Rossington, Van Zant) – 2:49
"All I Can Do Is Write About It " (Acoustic version) (recorded November 28, 1975) (previously unreleased) (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:20
"Four Walls of Raiford" (undubbed demo) (recorded Apr 1976) (Carlisi, Van Zant) – 4:12
"Gimme Back My Bullets" (Live) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:37
"Searchin' " (Live) (Collins, Van Zant) – 4:00
"Simple Man" (Live) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 6:48
"Crossroads " (Live) (Robert Johnson ) – 4:17
"T for Texas (Blue Yodel #1) " (Live) (Jimmie Rodgers ) – 8:42
"Whiskey Rock-A-Roller" (Live) (King, Billy Powell , Van Zant) – 4:16
"Ain't No Good Life" (Steve Gaines ) – 4:38
"What's Your Name? " (Alternate mix ) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:38
"Georgia Peaches" (Gaines, Van Zant) – 3:12
"What's Your Name?" (Rossington, Van Zant) – 3:31
"I Never Dreamed" (Gaines, Van Zant) – 5:19
"I Know a Little" (Gaines) – 3:26
"Honky Tonk Night Time Man" (Merle Haggard ) – 4:02
"That Smell " (Collins, Van Zant) – 5:47
"You Got That Right" (Gaines, Van Zant) – 3:45
Disc 2, track 14 recorded 11/4/1975 at the Capitol Theatre in Cardiff, Wales
Disc 3, tracks 1 and 5 recorded 7/8/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Disc 3, tracks 2 and 4 recorded 7/9/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Disc 3, track 3 recorded 7/7/1976 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Disc 3, track 6 recorded 8/21/1976 at the Knebworth Festival in Hertfordshire, England
Taken from MCA Records 1991 CD box set release MCAD3-10390 liner notes
Lynyrd Skynyrd 1
Disc 1, Tracks 1-3
Lynyrd Skynyrd 2
Disc 1, Tracks 4-7
Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitars
Gary Rossington - guitars
Additional Musicians
Lynyrd Skynyrd 3
Disc 1, Tracks 8-15
Ronnie Van Zant - vocals
Allen Collins - guitars (except 8)
Gary Rossington - guitars
Ed Kings - bass (all tracks except 8 & 13), guitar (8)
Bob Burns - drums (except 8 & 13)
Billy Powell - piano (except 8)
Additional Musicians
Lynyrd Skynyrd 4
Disc 2, Tracks 1-9
Ronnie Van Zant - vocals (all tracks), background vocals (4)
Allen Collins - guitars (except 8)
Gary Rossington - guitars
Ed Kings - guitars
Billy Powell - keyboards
Leon Wilkeson - bass (all tracks), background vocals (3-5,8,9)
Bob Burns - drums
Additional Musicians
Background vocals Clydie King , Merry Clayton , & Friends - background vocals (1)
Al Kooper - piano (4,6), horn arrangement (4,8), acoustic guitar (6), background vocal (6), moog synthesizers (9)
Horns Bobby Keys , Trevor Lawrence , Steve Madiao - horns (4,8)
Handclapping by Wicker, Toby Cockroad, Moochie, Punnel, Wolfman, Kooder, Mr. Feeback, and Gooshie (8)
Lynyrd Skynyrd 5
Disc 2, Tracks 10-12
Ronnie Van Zant - vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1)
Allen Collins - guitars
Gary Rossington - guitars
Ed Kings - guitars (all tracks), background vocals (1)
Billy Powell - keyboards (all tracks), piano (1)
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Artimus Pyle - drums, percussion
Additional Musicians
Al Kooper - background vocals (1,2)
David Foster - piano (1)
Lynyrd Skynyrd 6
Disc 2, Tracks 13-17
Ronnie Van Zant - vocals, guitar (17)
Allen Collins - guitars
Gary Rossington - guitars
Leon Wilkeson - bass
Billy Powell - keyboards
Artimus Pyle - drums, percussion
Additional Musicians
Lynyrd Skynyrd 7
Disc 3 (all tracks)
Ronnie Van Zant - vocals, guitar (17)
Allen Collins - guitars
Gary Rossington - guitars (all tracks), overdubs (9)
Steve Gaines - guitars (all tracks), lead vocals (7), vocals (15)
Leon Wilkeson - bass (all tracks), overdubs (9)
Billy Powell - keyboards (all tracks), overdubs (9)
Artimus Pyle - drums, percussion
Additional Musicians
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