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Released November 12, 1991

It was only fitting that the ultimate Southern rock institution, Lynyrd Skynyrd -- certainly one of the more tragic stories in rock & roll history -- should be one of the first bands to benefit from a comprehensive box set. Following the format of the highly successful Led Zeppelin box set, this three-disc, 47-song anthology provides a near-perfect career retrospective, complete with a carefully researched booklet with meticulous historical essays and rare photos for the new and rabid fan alike. The latter will probably be most interested in disc one, which features a number of early demos dating back as early as 1970 and not featured in prior collections, as well as an embryonic demo of "Freebird" minus its extended-jam coda. The nine-minute version from the band's milestone debut, Pronounced is also featured here, of course, as is most of the material from the group's next album, Second Helping, generally regarded as their career peak. Disc two alone could serve as a greatest-hits set, as classic after classic is rattled off in mind-blowing succession. And even when the creative fires finally begin to wane somewhat as the set approaches the Nuthin' Fancy and Gimme Back My Bullets material (recorded at a time when the band was plagued by overwork and escalating drug abuse), the set wisely offers alternate versions and live renditions to keep things interesting. The first half of disc three alternates never-before-heard concert performances with other, equally inspired live versions. Its second half is dominated by the unintentional swan song Street Survivors. Released only three days before the fateful plane crash, the album saw a re-energized Skynyrd achieving a new level of maturity, power, and purpose. Although most box sets tend to be a bit too much for the casual fan to swallow, this one feels just right. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide

TRACKS

1. Free Bird [#][Demo Version]
2. Junkie [#][Demo Version]
3. He's Alive [#][Demo Version]
4. One More Time [Original Version][#]
5. Gimme Three Steps [Original Version][#]
6. Trust [Original Version][#]
7. Comin' Home
8. Mr. Banker [Demo Version]
9. Down South Jukin' [Demo Version]
10. Truck Drivin' Man [Demo Version]
11. I Ain't the One [#][Demo Version]
12. Poison Whiskey [#][Demo Version]
13. Tuesday's Gone
14. Things Goin' On
15. Free Bird

DISC 2

16. Sweet Home Alabama
17. Was I Right or Wrong [#]
18. Workin' for MCA
19. Don't Ask Me No Questions
20. Swamp Music
21. The Ballad of Curtis Loew
22. The Needle and the Spoon
23. Call Me the Breeze
24. Saturday Night Special
25. Made in the Shade
26. Am I Losin'
27. On the Hunt
28. I Got the Same Old Blues
29. Double Trouble [Previously Unavailable][Live]
30. Roll Gypsy Roll
31. All I Can Do Is Write About It [Acoustic][#]
32. Four Walls of Raiford [Undubbed Demo][#]

DISC 3

33. Gimme Back My Bullets [Live][#]
34. Searching [Live][#]
35. Simple Man [Live]
36. Crossroads [Live]
37. T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) [Live]
38. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller [Live][#]
39. Ain't No Good Life
40. What's Your Name? [Alternative Mix][#]
41. Georgia Peaches
42. What's Your Name?
43. I Never Dreamed
44. I Know a Little
45. Honky Tonk Night Time Man
46. That Smell
47. You Got That Right

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