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Street Survivors: Rarities Edition (Spec)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Street Survivors: Rarities Edition (Spec)
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
 
2010 stand-alone single disc release that contains all the bonus tracks featured on the second disc of the Deluxe Edition release of this album (ie: does NOT contain the original album, only the rarities associated with th...  more »

     
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All Artists: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Title: Street Survivors: Rarities Edition (Spec)
Members Wishing: 5
Total Copies: 0
Label: Geffen Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 1/5/2010
Album Type: Special Edition
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
Styles: Vocal Pop, Blues Rock, Southern Rock, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), Arena Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 0602527215112, 602527215112

Synopsis

Album Description
2010 stand-alone single disc release that contains all the bonus tracks featured on the second disc of the Deluxe Edition release of this album (ie: does NOT contain the original album, only the rarities associated with that release). Perfect for collectors who may have missed the double disc version or for those who are in search of all the great tracks that were initially exclusive to the Deluxe Edition. It took two tries for Lynyrd Skynyrd to get the album Street Survivors the way they wanted it, and until the release of the Deluxe Edition of that album, fans never heard the first version intact, only the officially released version recorded in Georgia. With the 'Rarities Edition', not only do fans get to hear the alternate version of the album recorded at Miami's Criteria Studio, they get the songs that fell by the wayside when the group decided to retool the entire album. These recordings are joined by selections from one of the very last live performances by the original band in Fresno, California, three months prior to the album being released and the airplane crash that felled members of the original group.
 

CD Reviews

POOR!!
Ronald O. Leicht | Australia | 01/28/2010
(1 out of 5 stars)

"Tragic attempt to get us to buy another CD. Nothing New. Whoopee a couple of Demos. Live tracks sound like audience recorded. If you've got the original, don't buy this."
Not a Repackinging of the Same Album (These are First Record
ts1979 | 05/18/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"To say that this is simply the same, original album, "repackaged" with a few bonus songs added is absolutely wrong. This version is not a ploy for more sales of a same product. You simply need to know the background.



"Street Survivors" was recorded twice. The first recording was at Criteria Studios in Florida. The second recording was at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia five months later. The Doraville recording was used for the initial release of the album. The Doraville versions are the ones that we all know, and have heard for years.



In March 2008, the album was re-issued as a two disc package "Street Survivors [Deluxe Edition]". It contains both the initial version (second recording), and the first recorded "Criteria Studios" alternate versions of most of the songs.

This "Street Survivors [Rarities Edition]" is simply the first recordings and bonus tracks of "Street Survivors [Deluxe Edition]", without the added cost of buying the two discs with the initial version. So, if you already own the standard "Street Survivors" album, you can simply buy this album containing all of this newly released material. Good thing, right?



Now, what do you get?

The differences are minor on some songs, with the major difference being a much slower and extended earlier version of "That Smell." Also included are two songs that were recorded for, but not included on the original album, "Sweet Little Missy" and "Georgia Peaches". There are two versions of "Sweet Little Missy" included; demo and final form. Also included is a version of "Honky Tonk Night Time Man," with Ronnie's alternate autobiographical vocal take, entitled "Jacksonville Kid," which is believed to be the last vocal take he ever recorded in a studio.

I did side-by-side sounds comparisons with the Criteria and Doraville recordings. They are definitely different, offering interesting variations on these songs.

The sound quality is not very good on the live songs that are included; however they should be appreciated as simply bonus rare versions for the die-hard fan.



Conclusion?

If you are a casual listener, ...keep walking. The casual fan should buy the basic, initial release of "Street Survivors", or better yet, stick with a greatest hits complilation. However, don't dismiss this album as simply a "repackaging" of the same album.

If you are a diehard Lynyrd Skynyrd fan, this "Street Survivors [Rarities Edition]" is a must. The sound quality is excellent on the Criteria recordings, and offers us the rarity of experiencing these "first" versions of the "last" album of the original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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