Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Leh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) Original Sounds Of The South Yellow Label Pressing Vinyl Rip FLAC With Bonus
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Studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Released August 13, 1973
Recorded March 27-May 1, 1973 at Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre Southern rock
Length 43:03
Label Sounds of the South, MCA
Producer Al Kooper
Professional reviews
* Allmusic 5/5 stars link
* Robert Christgau (A) link
Lynyrd Skynyrd, styled (pronounced 'leh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd), is the debut album from Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 1973. Featured songs include "I Ain't the One," "Gimme Three Steps," "Simple Man," "Tuesday's Gone" and "Free Bird," the rock anthem that first brought the band national attention.
Contents
Reception
In 2003, the album was ranked number 401 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, having sold an estimated 2 million units internationally. [2]
Q magazine (May 2002, p. 132) - 3 out of 5 stars - "Skynyrd sound full of fire and whisky on their debut set....but...these good ol' boys weren't above shedding a tear."
Album cover
Though Lynyrd Skynyrd had only six members at the release of Pronounced, there are seven men visible in the band's photo on the cover. This is because the band's bassist, Leon Wilkeson, left the band before the album's completion - though he wrote many of the bass parts. Strawberry Alarm Clock guitarist Ed King was asked to fill in for Wilkeson, and remained with the band so that they could replicate the triple-guitar lead during live performances.
From left, the men in the photo are: Leon Wilkeson, Billy Powell, Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington (seated), Bob Burns, Allen Collins, and Ed King.
The album cover photograph was shot on Main Street in Jonesboro, Georgia. The band is only a few feet away (behind photographer) from where Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed loaded the Coors beer onto the tractor trailer rig in 1977's "Smokey and the Bandit."
Track listing
Side one
1. "I Ain't the One" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 3:53
2. "Tuesday's Gone" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) – 7:32
3. "Gimme Three Steps" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) – 4:30
4. "Simple Man" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 5:57
Side two
1. "Things Goin' On" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 5:00
2. "Mississippi Kid" (Al Kooper, Ronnie Van Zant, Bob Burns) – 3:56
3. "Poison Whiskey" (Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant) – 3:13
4. "Free Bird" (Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant) – 9:06
Personnel
Musical
* Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals, lyrics
* Gary Rossington - lead guitar on "Tuesday's Gone", "Gimme Three Steps", "Things Goin' On", "Poison Whiskey", "Simple Man", rhythm guitar on the others
* Allen Collins - lead guitar on "I Ain't The One" & "Free Bird", rhythm guitar on the others
* Ed King - lead guitar on "Mississippi Kid", bass on all tracks except "Mississippi Kid" and "Tuesday's Gone"
* Billy Powell - keyboards
* Bob Burns - drums except on "Tuesday's Gone"
* Leon Wilkeson - (bass guitar before the album was to cut; rejoined shortly thereafter, so band's photo on the album sleeve includes 7 musicians)
Additional
* Al Kooper (Roosevelt Gook) - bass, Mellotron & back-up harmony on "Tuesday's Gone", mandolin & bass drum on "Mississippi Kid", organ on "Simple Man", "Poison Whiskey" & "Free Bird", Mellotron on "Free Bird"
* Robert Nix - drums on "Tuesday's Gone"
* Bobbi Hall - percussion on "Gimme Three Steps" & "Things Goin' On"
* Steve Katz - harmonica on "Mississippi Kid"
Technical
* Al Kooper - Producer, Engineer
* Bobby Langford - Engineer
* Rodney Mills - Engineer
* Thomas Hill - Photography
* Michael Diehl - Design
* Hideki Masubuchi - Liner Notes
* Chihiro Nozaki - Art Coordination
* Kenji Saiki - Art Coordination
Also included "Gimme Three Steps"(U.S Stereo Single Edit)- 3:17 / Mr Banker (B-Side Gimme Three Steps / Legend) - 5:22
"Freebird" (U.S Stereo Single Edit) - 4:39 / "Down South Jukin'" (B-side Freebird) - 2:54
"Truck Drivin' Man" (Outtake From Legend) - 5:18 / "Gimme Three Steps"(U.S Mono Single Edit) - 3:17
"Freebird" (Full Uncut Version From Skynyrd's Innyrds) - 10:13
all vinyl sourced.