1976,
United States
01:11:13;
64M;
128JS;
414;
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01 Workin' for MCA
- 4:41
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02 I ain't the one
- 3:47
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03 Searching
- 4:19
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04 Tuesday's gone
- 8:03
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05 Saturday night special
- 5:22
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06 Whiskey rock-a-roller
- 4:21
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07 Sweet home Alabama
- 6:46
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08 Gimme three steps
- 5:18
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09 Call me the breeze
- 5:41
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10 The needle and the spoon
- 4:50
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11 Crossroads
- 4:28
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12 Free bird
- 13:37
Jo Billingsley - backing vocals [singers]
J.J. Cale - written-by (1.12, 2.8)
Allen Collins - guitar, written-by (1.4, 1.8, 1.10, 1.11, 2.3, 2.6, 2.7, 2.11)
Alex Cooley - voice [introduction] (1.1, 2.4)
Cameron Crowe - liner notes [original album]
Michael Diehl - design [deluxe edition]
Tom Dowd - producer [original album]
Kevin Elson - mixed by [deluxe edition]
Cassie Gaines - backing vocals [singers]
Steve Gaines - guitar
Margaret Goldfarb - coordinator [deluxe edition production coordination]
Leslie Hawkins - backing vocals [singers]
Robert Johnson - written-by (2.2, 2.10)
John Kehe - photography [original album jacket photo collage]
Ed King - written-by (1.1, 1.3, 1.7, 2.1, 2.4, 2.9)
Rose Landauer - engineer [tape baking and digital transfers]
Ande McKaie - executive producer [deluxe edition]
Sam McPherson - harmonica (1.10)
Ron O'Brien - reissue producer [deluxe edition], other [deluxe edition essay and photo research]
Sandy Okuma - artwork by [original album cover illustration]
George Osaki - art direction [original album]
Scott Oyster - engineer [pro tools digital audio repairs]
Billy Powell - keyboards, written-by (1.7)
Neal Preston - photography [original album and deluxe edition]
Artimus Pyle - drums
Jimmie Rodgers - written-by (1.13)
Gary Rossington - guitar, written-by (1.2, 1.6, 1.9, 2.1, 2.5, 2.9)
Doug Schwartz - engineer [audio restoration], edited by [assembly], mastered by [digital mastering]
Jim Spradlin - other [chief electrician]
Ted Stevens - other [house manager]
John Strother - engineer [tape baking and digital transfers]
Fred Valentine - photography [original album jacket photo collage]
Vartan - art direction [deluxe edition]
Mike Weaver - mixed by [deluxe edition assistant mix engineer]
Leon Wilkeson - bass, written-by (1.5)
Ronnie Van Zant - vocals, written-by (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11)
Recorded live at the fabulous Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia.
Tracks 1.1, 1.6, 1.7, 2.5 to 2.8 recorded July 7, 1976.
Tracks 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 1.12, 1.13, 2.3, 2.4, 2.9, 2.10 recorded July 8, 1976.
Tracks 1.4, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 2.2, 2.11 recorded July 9, 1976.
Original double LP released as MCA-2-6001, September 13, 1976.
Tracks 1.6, 1.9, 2.4 to 2.11 are deluxe edition bonus tracks.
Track 1.6 originally released on Legend (1987).
Track 1.9 originally released on Anaheim Stadium promo single (1977).
Tracks 2.4 to 2.6 are previously unreleased.
Tracks 2.7, 2.8, 2.10, 2.11 originally released on Skynyrd Collectybles (2000).
Track 2.9 originally CD reissue bonus track (1996).
Deluxe edition mixed at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 2001.
Audio restoration, assembly and digital mastering at Audio Mechanics, Los Angeles, CA.
Pro Tools digital audio repairs at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, CA.
Tape baking and digital transfers at Penguin Recording, Eagle Rock, CA.
Very special thanks to Larkin Collins Sr. for providing the original 2", 16-track master tapes.
Includes 28 page booklet.
MCA Records, 088 112 657-2
