Street Survivors - Deluxe Edition (1977)

"Sometimes, expanded Deluxe Editions don't seem to have much of a purpose. That's not the case here: it fills out the final chapter of the original band's career by presenting the complete original version of the album, recorded with legendary producer Tom Dowd, but scrapped when the group's live sound engineer Kevin Elson argued that these versions sounded lifeless. The album was subsequently rejiggered with a mix of re-recording, additional production, and remixing, plus the addition of a couple of older songs ("One More Time" dates from 1971 sessions at Muscle Shoals, while "I Know a Little" is a song guitarist Steve Gaines had before he joined Skynyrd in 1976), all of which helped turn the album into arguably the band's best. There is another set of final recordings here, too: the last known live recordings of the band, and while the audio is a little rough, the group sounds ferocious. This Deluxe Edition honors Lynyrd Skynyrd's legacy by offering every aspect of their last year as a band." (Allmusic)

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