Lynyrd Skynyrdessential Lynyr | Lynyrd Skynyrdessen | 2CD

Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band best known for popularising the Southern hard rock genre during the 1970s. Formed in 1964 as the Noble Five in Jacksonville, Florida, the band became known worldwide for its live performances and the songs Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird. Three members died in an airplane crash in 1977, and the band re-formed in 1987 for a reunion tour with Johnny Van Zant as frontman. Gary Rossington was the only original member remaining until his death on 5 March 2023, and the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 13 March 2006.

The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd is a 2 disc CD compilation of 25 recordings by the band, released in 1998 on MCA Records. The collection includes a previously unreleased original version of Comin' Home and several live cuts. It is an unofficial release.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Sweet Home Alabama
2. I Ain't The One
3. Was I Right Or Wrong
4. Gimme Three Steps
5. Workin' For MCA
6. Simple Man
7. Swamp Music
8. The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
9. Saturday Night Special
10. Mr. Banker
11. Comin' Home
12. Call Me The Breeze
13. Free Bird

Disc 2

1. What's Your Name
2. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller (Live)
3. Tuesday's Gone
4. Double Trouble
5. I Know A Little
6. Four Walls Of Raiford
7. I Never Dreamed
8. Gimme Back My Bullets (Live)
9. You Got That Right
10. All I Can Do Is Write About It (Acoustic Version)
11. That Smell
12. Free Bird (Live)