Collectybles

Collectybles
Greatest hits album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Released	November 21, 2000
Recorded	1973-1977
Genre	Southern rock
Length	74:56
Label	MCA
Producer	Al Kooper Tom Dowd Lynyrd Skynyrd Tim Smith Jimmy R. Johnson Ron O'Brien

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Collectybles is a compilation album by the American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 2000. The two disc set includes early demo recordings, live versions and studio tracks, some previously unreleased.

Track listing

All Songs Previously Unreleased

Disc One

1. "Free Bird" (Shade Tree Demo) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) – 7:29
2. "Need All My Friends" (Shade Tree Demo) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) – 3:18
3. "Michelle" (Shade Tree Demo) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) – 2:57
4. "If I'm Wrong" (Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 5:29
5. "No One Can Take Your Place" (Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:25

   Track 1-5 taken from 1968 and 1970 Shade Tree Recordings, recorded at Norm Vincent Studios, Jacksonville, FL. Need All My Friends and Michelle were recorded in 1968 and issued as Shade Tree Singles. They were not previously released on album. Many unreleased tracks were either attributed early incarnations of the band, such as My Backyard, The Noble Five, and The One Percent ("Michelle").

6. "Hide Your Face" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 2:59
7. "Bad Boy Blues" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 7:48

   Track 6-7 taken from October 1970 Quinvy Recordings, recorded at Quinvy Studios, Sheffield, AL.

8. "Memphis" (Gary Rossington, Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant) - 3:21

   Track 8 taken from January 1974 Second Helping outtake, recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA.

9. "I Ain't the One" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:00
10. "Call Me the Breeze" (J.J. Cale) - 5:50
11. "Sweet Home Alabama" (Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:55
12. "Woman of Mine" (Leon Wilkeson, Ronnie Van Zant) - 6:33
13. "Workin' for MCA" (Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:06
14. "Free Bird" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 10:35

    Track 9-14 taken from October 30, 1973 Live at WMC-FM, recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN.

Disc Two

1. "Need All My Friends" (Complete Version) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:11
2. "Michelle" (Complete Version) (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 5:43

   Track 1-2 taken from October 1970 Quinvy Recordings, recorded at Quinvy Studios, Sheffield, AL. Overdubbed In 1975-76)

3. "Saturday Night Special" (Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant) - 6:50 (With Alex Cooley Introduction) (Recorded 7/7/1976)
4. "Whiskey Rock-a-Roller" (Ed King, Billy Powell, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:26 (Recorded 7/9/1976)
5. "Gimme Three Steps" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:42 (Recorded 7/7/1976)
6. "Call Me the Breeze" (J.J. Cale) - 5:45 (Recorded 7/7/1976

   Track 3-6 recorded live at Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA during July 7-9, 1976 (The One More from the Road session)

7. "I Never Dreamed" (Alternate Version) (Steve Gaines, Van Zant) - 4:55
8. "You Got That Right" (Alternate Version) (Gaines, Van Zant) - 3:27

   Track 7-8 taken from April 1977 Street Survivors outtakes, recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL.

9. "T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)" (Jimmie Rodgers) - 10:15 (Recorded 7/7/1976)
10. "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson) - 4:00 (Recorded 7/8/1976)

    Track 9-10 recorded live at Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA during July 7-8, 1976 (The One More from the Road session)

11. "Jacksonville Kid" (Merle Haggard, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:06

    Track 11 taken from August 1977 Street Survivors outtake, recorded at Studio One, Doraville, GA

12. "Free Bird" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) - 14:58

    Track 12 recorded live at Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA on July 9, 1976 (The One More from the Road session)^[2]

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