Traveling Wilburys

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Traveling Wilburys
Traveling Wilburys, left to right: Lucky-Boo (Dylan), Otis-Clayton (Lynne), Charlie T. Jnr.-Muddy (Petty), Nelson-Spike (Harrison), and Lefty (Orbison).
Traveling Wilburys, left to right: Lucky-Boo (Dylan), Otis-Clayton (Lynne), Charlie T. Jnr.-Muddy (Petty), Nelson-Spike (Harrison), and Lefty (Orbison).
Background information
Origin Santa Monica, California
Genre(s) Folk Rock
Rock
Years active 1988 - 1990
Label(s) Wilbury/Warner Bros.
Members
George Harrison
Jeff Lynne
Bob Dylan
Tom Petty
Roy Orbison

The Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup created by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne. Initially an informal grouping with Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, they got together at Bob Dylan's studio (Santa Monica, California) to record an additional track as a B-side for the single release of Harrison's "This is Love". The song they came up with was "Handle with Care". However, the record company immediately realized it was too good to be released as a single "filler".

They enjoyed working together so much that they decided to create an album together. Written by all its members, writing and recording was accomplished by this group over a ten-day period because Dylan was due to go on tour. Released in October 1988 (under various pseudonyms as half-brothers, supposed sons of Charles Truscott Wilbury, Sr.), the album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 was in 1989 ranked #70 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. The death of band member Roy Orbison (on December 6, 1988) prevented further full collaborations; however, the band continued without him.

"Wilburys" was a slang term coined by Harrison and Lynne during the recording of Cloud Nine as a reference to "gremlins" in the recording equipment and process. The term was used again when the entire group was together. Harrison suggested "The Trembling Wilburys" as the group's name, but they decided to use "Traveling" instead.

After Orbison's death, there was undocumented speculation in the news media that Del Shannon might join the band, but his 1990 suicide precluded any possible involvement.

The band's place in musical history is secured as the only collection of five guitarists.[citation needed]

A charity single entitled "Nobody's Child", aimed at drawing attention to the orphaned children of Romania, followed in early 1990, also with an album with others. A second album titled Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 was released in October 1990. However, the album met with less success. Some possible reasons for the skip from Vol. 1 to Vol. 3 include the fact that some consider Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever as Vol. 2 (Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, and Roy Orbison perform on the album), a nod to the many bootlegs titled "Volume 2" containing early studio mixes/alternate takes, to honor the death of Roy Orbison by not releasing the project started with Orbison, or as a simple joke. Harrison once claimed in an MTV interview that the band had written material for a Vol. 2, but the material was stolen before completion.[citation needed]

The two Traveling Wilburys albums have extremely limited availability and have been left out of print in most territories. This has been said to be due to rights issues between the different members of the band, most notably Roy Orbison's widow. However, Tom Petty announced on his XM radio show that Volume 1 and 3, along with DVD footage and bonus tracks, will be released on June 11th 2007 (http://www.wilburys.info/), a claim further substantiated in the February 2007 edition of Q Magazine in an interview with Jeff Lynne.

Contents

[edit] Members

The Traveling Wilburys of Volume 1 were:

The Traveling Wilburys of Volume 3 were:

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

(Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever (1989) album is often referred to as "Volume 2" due to the various collaborations with other Wilbury members)

[edit] Singles

[edit] Bootlegs

  • Traveling Wilburys Vol. 2 (1989 demos and extended songs from Vol. 1)
  • Traveling Wilburys Vol. 4 (1990 out-takes from Vol. 3)

[edit] 2007 DVD/CD Release

  • Traveling Wilburys DVD/CD Set from Rhino Records

June 12th 2007 (US), June 11th 2007 (Worldwide) Billboard.com PR Newswire

The Traveling Wilburys collectible packages will be available in four configurations. Each configuration is a remarkable commemoration of this unique group.

  • Standard Package -- Features 2 CDs (Volumes 1 and 3) with bonus tracks, bonus DVD of content and a 16-page collectible book.
  • Deluxe Edition Set -- Linen-bound deluxe edition features 2 CDs (Volumes 1 and 3) with bonus tracks, bonus DVD, and a 40-page collectible book with photos, original liner notes, new liner notes and a uniquely numbered certificate of authenticity.
  • Vinyl Edition -- Features 2 vinyl releases of Volumes 1 and 3 with an additional 12-inch featuring bonus tracks, a collectible album-sized book, plus additional postcards/posters.
  • Digital Edition Bundle -- Features downloadable editions of both CDs (Volumes 1 and 3) with bonus tracks, video content and an interactive booklet.

Track Listing:

Disc One
TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 1

  1. Handle With Care
  2. Dirty World
  3. Rattled
  4. Last Night
  5. Not Alone Any More
  6. Congratulations
  7. Heading For The Light
  8. Margarita
  9. Tweeter And The Monkey Man
  10. End Of The Line
    • Bonus Tracks:
  11. Maxine (previously unreleased)
  12. Like A Ship (previously unreleased)

Disc Two
DVD - The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
Music Videos:

  1. Handle With Care
  2. End Of The Line
  3. Inside Out
  4. She's My Baby
  5. Wilbury Twist

Disc Three
TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 3

  1. She's My Baby
  2. Inside Out
  3. If You Belonged To Me
  4. The Devil's Been Busy
  5. 7 Deadly Sins
  6. Poor House
  7. Where Were You Last Night?
  8. Cool Dry Place
  9. New Blue Moon
  10. You Took My Breath Away
  11. Wilbury Twist
    • Bonus Tracks:
  12. Runaway (B-side to "She's My Baby" UK CD and 12.)
  13. Nobody's Child (previously released on Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal)

[edit] External links

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