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LYNYRD SKYNYRD / SECOND HELPING

1974  SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH   TRUE 1st USA PRESS

•••••   ESSENTIAL CLASSIC SOUTHERN ROCK. Hard edged gritty blues & rootsy swamp jams on the 1974 album highlighted by "Sweet Home Alabama" "Don't Ask Me Questions" "Call Me The Breeze" and the dark groove of "Needle and the Spoon."

• 1974 true 1st USA pressing
• stereo
• thick semi rigid 126g vinyl weight
• Gloversville pressing
• the dead wax is etched "MCA-438-W1 / 439-W1" & machine stamped "KENDUN" "-G-"
• cover is thick heavy cardboard and pasted on slick
• inner sleeve is color printed paper stock

CONDITION:
VINYL =     EX-    Very light sleeve scuff/rubbing/ hairlines under bright halogens. The labels are NM-.

PLAY GRADE =   EX-   Very light hiss/crackle between tracks and lightly audible in some quiet backgrounds to varying degree, random pop or tick, HUGE LOUD BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY. 

COVER =   EX-   Light storage or handling rub or impression, light age discolor to some edges of back slick, CLEAN COLORFUL BOLD BRIGHT.  The edge seams have some exceptionally light rub or dents but are SOLID NO SPLITS , SPINE LEGIBLE.  Corners have very minor rub or rounding. The inner sleeve has some light creasing and a few small tears but crisp & clean.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd ?– Second Helping

Label: Sounds Of The South (2) ?– MCA-413, MCA Records ?– MCA-413 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gloversville Pressing 
Country: US Released: 1974 Genre: Rock Style: Southern Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Sweet Home Alabama Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Merry Clayton And Friends*Lead Guitar – King*Written-By – King*, Rossington*, Van Zant* 4:42 A2 I Need You Backing Vocals – Leon*Drums – Mike PorterLead Guitar – Allen*, Gary*Rhythm Guitar, Bass – Ed*Written-By – King*, Rossington*, Van Zant* 6:54 A3 Don't Ask Me Questions Arranged By [Horns] – Al*Backing Vocals – Leon*, Ronnie*Horns – Bobby Keys, Steve Madaio, Trevor LawrencePiano – Al*Slide Guitar, Bass – Ed*Vocals, Guitar [Solo] – Gary*Written-By – Rossington*, Van Zant* 3:24 A4 Working For MCA Backing Vocals [And Wolfman] – Leon*Lead Guitar – Allen*, Gary*Written-By – King*, Van Zant* 4:46 B1 The Ballad Of Curtis Loew Guitar [Second Solo] – Gary*Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Al*Slide Guitar, Guitar [First Solo] – Ed*Written-By – Collins*, Van Zant* 4:45 B2 Swamp Music Backing Vocals – Leon*Guitar [Fills] – Ed*Guitar [Solo] – Gary*Written-By – King*, Van Zant* 3:29 B3 The Needle And The Spoon Guitar [Fills] – Ed*Guitar [Solos] – Allen*Written-By – Collins*, Van Zant* 3:52 B4 Call Me The Breeze Arranged By [Horns] – Al*Backing Vocals – Leon*Guitar [Fills] – Ed*Guitar [Solo] – Gary*Horns – Bobby Keys, Steve Madaio, Trevor LawrenceOther [Handclapping] – Wicker, Toby, Cockroach, Moochie, Punnel, Wolfman, Kooder, Mr. Feedback, And GooshiePiano [Solo] – Billy*Written-By – J. J. Cale* 5:23

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
• Produced For – Sounds Of The South Productions
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
• Published By – Duchess Music Corp.
• Published By – Moss Rose Publications, Inc.
• Recorded At – Studio One, Doraville
• Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
• Mastered At – Kendun Recorders

Credits

• Arranged By – Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Bass [Firebird] – Leon Wilkeson
• Drums – Bob Burns (2)
• Engineer – Al Kooper
• Engineer [Assistant] – Austin Goodsey*, Bob Merritt, Gary Kellgren, Rodney Mills
• Engineer [Remix] – Al Kooper
• Guitar [Fender Stratocaster] – Ed King (2)
• Guitar [Gibson Firebird] – Allen Collins
• Guitar [Gibson Les Paul] – Gary Rossington
• Keyboards – Billy Powell
• Mastered By – Austin Goodsey* 
• Producer – Al Kooper
• Vocals, Performer [G & B] – Ronnie Van Zant

Notes

Sleeve: ©1974 ?1974 MCA Records, Inc.
Labels: ©1973 ?1974 MCA Records, Inc.

Gloversville pressing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): MCA 438
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): MCA 439
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched): MCA-438 W-1 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etched): MCA-439 W-1 K
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Both Sides): KENDUN ?-G-?

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