LYNYRD SKYNYRD – FIRST AND…LAST LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1978

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s First And…Last
(MCA Records  1978  MCG3529)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Gatefold Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners and some discolouration on bottom edge and left edge
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre during the 1970s. Originally formed in 1964 as the “Noble Five” in Jacksonville, Florida, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune “Free Bird.” At the peak of their success, three members died in an airplane crash in 1977, putting an abrupt end to the band’s most popular incarnation.

Surviving members re-formed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant’s younger brother Johnny as frontman. A version of the band continues to tour and record, with only Gary Rossington of its original members remaining as of 2012. Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006.

Skynyrd’s First and…Last was the original name of the posthumous compilation album first released in 1978 by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The original 1978 version of the album is now out of print. In 1998, it was repackaged, renamed and re-released as Skynyrd’s First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album, which was expanded to include eight additional tracks – four of which were previously unreleased and four which would appear on (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd). As the renamed title suggests, the album was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama. This album was originally planned to be their debut album before getting shelved, making (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd) their actual debut. The album was certified Gold on 9/8, 1978 and Platinum on 11/10, 1978 by the RIAA.

The album contains early band recordings from 1971 and 1972. It is considered an essential album by most fans of the band as the tracks are either not available on other albums, and later with the 1998 re-release, contains original versions of re-recorded songs that are on the other studio albums, which are now all on one album. However a few of these early tracks were later released on compilation albums such as Best of the Rest in 1982 (1990 on CD) and again on the German-based Repertoire Records release Old Time Greats in 1997.

Track listing

Skynyrd’s First and…Last track listing

1. “Down South Jukin'” (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 2:12
2. “Preacher’s Daughter” (Rickey Medlocke, Van Zant) – 3:39
3. “White Dove” (Medlocke) – 2:56
4. “Was I Right or Wrong” (Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:21
5. “Lend a Helpin’ Hand” (Allen Collins, Rossington, Van Zant) – 4:24
6. “Wino” (Collins, Medlocke, Van Zant) – 3:15
7. “Comin’ Home” (Collins, Van Zant) – 5:30
8. “The Seasons” (Medlocke) – 4:09
9. “Things Goin’ On” (Original Version) (Rossington, Van Zant) – 5:10

Personnel

• Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals
• Allen Collins – guitar
• Gary Rossington – guitar
• Jeff Conover – guitar, harmonica
• Wayne Perkins – guitar
• Billy Powell – keyboards
• Greg T. Walker – bass
• Leon Wilkeson – bass
• Ed King – bass
• Rickey Medlocke – vocals, drums, mandolin
• Bob Burns – drums
• Jimmy R. Johnson – producer
• Tim Smith – producer

Production personnel

• Jimmy R. Johnson – producer
• Tim Smith – producer