STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - LYNRYD SKYNYRD - SKYNYRD'S FIRST AND .... LAST

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Good Monday morning gang (that is if you believe in such things) and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember  Southern rock bassist, Leon Wilkeson, of Lynyrd Skynyrd  fame, on this , the 19th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2001, age 49, from chronic liver and lung disease. With him in mind, we spotlight the first posthumous compilation album,  Skynyrd's First and...Last. Skynyrd's First and...Last was released September 5, 1978 on the MCA  and produced Jimmy Johnson by Tim Smith.  The LP reached #50 in the UK. #35 in Canada, and #15 on the Billboard 200. It has been certified Platinum in the US.  "Down South Jukin'" was the only single released and it bubbled under at #103 on the Hot 100. The music was recorded in 1971 and 1972 and was originally intended to be their debut album, but it was shelved and Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd, became their first record instead. I had probably heard maybe one song, before our listen the othert night, so it was like hearing a new old Skynyrd album for me.

"Down South Jukin'" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 2:12

"Preacher's Daughter" (Rickey Medlocke, Van Zant) - 3:39

"White Dove" (Medlocke) - 2:56

"Was I Right or Wrong" (Rossington, Van Zant) - 5:21

"Lend a Helpin' Hand" (Allen Collins, Rossington, Van Zant) - 4:24

"Wino" (Collins, Medlocke, Van Zant) - 3:15

"Comin' Home" (Collins, Van Zant) - 5:30

"The Seasons" (Medlocke) - 4:09

"Things Goin' On" (Original Version) (Rossington, Van Zant) - 5:10

Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals

Allen Collins – guitar

Gary Rossington – guitar

Billy Powell – keyboards

Leon Wilkeson - bass

Bob Burns - drums

Rickey Medlocke - vocals, drums, mandolin

Ed King - bass on Seasons

Greg T. Walker - bass on Preacher's Daughter, Wino, Comin' Home, Lend A Helpin' Hand
Wayne Perkins – guitar