Lynyrd Skynyrd STREET SURVIVORS LP - Flames w Shrikwrap

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Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Title: Street Survivors

Label: MCA-3029

Special Notes:  Original FLAMES Pressing w/ Inserts

Description (Vinyl/Sleeve):  (VG++ / NM-)

Vinyl: Some Very Minor Surface Scuffs that don't effect the sound.  Plays with no skips or pops. Plays Very smooth and clean. I listened to both sides and you will not be disappointed.

Jacket: Jacket surface, front and back, very clean with original lustre and shine. Has the original Shrink wrap cover. It was only sliced to let the LP out. There is one corner ding from shelf wear, otherwise the jacket would be MINT.

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The original pressing of the cover of Street Survivors had a photograph of the band standing in flames. The cover was changed to an alternate photo with an all-black background, out of respect for the deceased. Thirty years later, the original "flames" cover was restored, while the alternative cover serves as the back of the case. Lead singer Van Zant is wearing a t-shirt depicting Neil Young's album Tonight's the Night in both photographs.

The album was recorded twice, once with Tom Dowd at the helm at Criteria Studios in Florida, and then at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia five months later. The Doraville recording was used for the initial release of the album. In March 2008, the album was re-issued with these alternate versions of most of the songs. 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 recorded for, but not included on the original album, "Georgia Peaches," and "Sweet Little Missy," with the latter being included twice, in 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.

The song "One More Time" was added to the album, presumably after it was decided to drop one of the two tracks above. However, this song is the original recording from their 1971 Muscle Shoals demo; it was not re-recorded for this album. Hence it features Ed King, Greg Walker and Rickey Medlocke in place of Steve Gaines, Leon Wilkeson and Artimus Pyle.

Street Survivors was a showcase for guitarist/vocalist Steve Gaines, who had joined the band just a year earlier on the recommendation of his sister Cassie. Publicly and privately, Ronnie Van Zant marvelled at the multiple talents of Skynyrd's newest member, claiming that the band would "all be in his shadow one day." Gaines' contributions included his co-lead vocal with Van Zant on the co-written "You Got That Right" and the guitar boogie "I Know A Little" which he had written before he joined Skynyrd. So confident was Skynyrd's leader of Gaines' abilities that the album (and some concerts) featured Gaines delivering his self-penned blues "Ain't No Good Life" - one of the few songs in the pre-crash Skynyrd catalog to feature a lead vocalist other than Ronnie Van Zant. The album also included the hit singles "What's Your Name" and the ominous "That Smell" - a cautionary tale about drug abuse that was clearly aimed at one of the band members (both Collins and Gary Rossington had serious car accidents which slowed the recording of the album).

Very clean Jacket having original shrink wrap still intact. No ring wear, only a small corner ding.

Back is clean having original shrink wrap still intact.  The back of this LP gets bad ringwear due to the black background. You see a faint outline of the LP below, but it's only on the plastic wrap. Not on the Jacket

Comes with Original Inserts

Wax has original Luster, but does have VERY light surface scuffs.  Nothing to effect the sound. This LP plays very CLEAN.  Hardly a HISS or POP...   Original 1st MCA Pressing on Tan/Beige Label.

GRADING:

Items are VISUALLY & CONSERVATIVELY graded "VINYL / SLEEVE".

Items are graded under bright halogen light. Any imperfections of note will be mentioned in the description.

Play-graded items will be noted as such.

Grading generally follows the Goldmine grading standards.

NM =  like new

NM -  =  darn close to new

VG++  =  very, very nice...close to NM-

VG+  =  nice w/ a minimum of any surface marks

VG =  some signs of usage and/or light wear

VG -  =  some  light surface scuffs and/or light surface scratches but is not terrible

G+  =  alot of wear, light surface scuffs and/or light surface scratches, but still playable

Fair to Good =  looks rough / generally  plays better than it looks

Poor =  will still play but may look terrible and have surface noise, is worth a listen. 

Sleeve grading follows the same pattern. Any imperfections of note will be mentioned in the description.

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