Lynyrd Skynyrd [Box Set] (1991)

About this title: 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 ... read more

Tracks:

1. Free Bird[Demo Version] [Collins/VanZant]
2. Junkie[Demo Version] [Collins/VanZant]
3. He's Alive[Demo Version] [Collins/VanZant]
4. One More Time [Original Version] [Rossington/VanZant]
5. Gimme Three Steps [Original Version] [Collins/VanZant]
6. Trust [Original Version] [Collins/Rossington/]
7. Comin' Home [Collins/VanZant]
8. Mr. Banker [Demo Version] [Collins/King/Rossin]
9. Down South Jukin' [Demo Version] [Rossington/VanZant]
10. Truck Drivin' Man [Demo Version] [King/VanZant]
11. I Ain't the One[Demo Version] [Rossington/VanZant]
12. Poison Whiskey[Demo Version] [King/VanZant]
13. Tuesday's Gone [Collins/VanZant]
14. Things Goin' On [Rossington/VanZant]
15. Free Bird [Collins/VanZant]
16. Sweet Home Alabama [King/Rossington/Van]
17. Was I Right or Wrong [Rossington/VanZant]
18. Workin' for MCA [King/VanZant]
19. Don't Ask Me No Questions [Rossington/VanZant]
20. Swamp Music [King/VanZant]
21. The Ballad of Curtis Loew [Collins/VanZant]
22. The Needle and the Spoon [Collins/VanZant]
23. Call Me the Breeze [Cale]
24. Saturday Night Special [King/VanZant]
25. Made in the Shade [VanZant]
26. Am I Losin' [Rossington/VanZant]
27. On the Hunt [Collins/VanZant]
28. I Got the Same Old Blues [Cale]
29. Double Trouble [Previously Unavailable][Live] [Collins/VanZant]
30. Roll Gypsy Roll [Collins/Rossington/]
31. All I Can Do Is Write About It [Acoustic] [Collins/VanZant]
32. Four Walls of Raiford [Undubbed Demo] [Carlisi/VanZant]
33. Gimme Back My Bullets [Live] [Rossington/VanZant]
34. Searching [Live] [Collins/VanZant]
35. Simple Man [Live] [Rossington/VanZant]
36. Crossroads [Live] [Johnson]
37. T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) [Live] [Rodgers]
38. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller [Live] [King/Powell/Van Zan]
39. Ain't No Good Life [Gaines]
40. What's Your Name? [Alternative Mix] [Rossington/VanZant]
41. Georgia Peaches [Gaines/VanZant]
42. What's Your Name? [Rossington/VanZant]
43. I Never Dreamed [Gaines/VanZant]
44. I Know a Little [Gaines]
45. Honky Tonk Night Time Man [Haggard]
46. That Smell [Collins/VanZant]
47. You Got That Right [Gaines/VanZant]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.