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Traveling Wilburys: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

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Label: Wilburys Records
Released: 1988.10.25
Time:
 35:25
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Nelson Wilbury, Otis Wilbury
Rating: ********** (10/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.travelingwilburys.com
Appears with: Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne
Purchase date: 2000.09.09
Price in €: 9,99



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[1] Handle with Care (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:20
[2] Dirty World (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:30
[3] Rattled (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:00
[4] Last Night (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:48
[5] Not Alone Anymore (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:24
[6] Congratulations (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:30
[7] Heading for the Light (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:37
[8] Margarita (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:16
[9] Tweeter and the Monkey Man (Traveling Wilburys) - 5:30
[10] End of the Line (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:30

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Nelson Wilbury (George Harrison) - Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
Charlie T., Jr. (Bob Dylan) - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
Lefty Wilbury (Roy Orbison) - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
Lucky Wilbury (Tom Pretty) - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
Otis Wilbury (Jeff Lynne) - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals
Jim Keltner - Drums

Jim Horn - Saxophone
Ian Wallace - Drums, Tom-Tom on [1]
Ray Cooper - Percussion

Bill Bottrell - Engineer
Richard Dodd - Engineer
Phil MacDonald - Engineer
Don Smith - Engineer
Hugh Jampton - Liner Notes
David Costa - Cover Art
Gered Mankowitz - Cover Art
Chris Smith - Cover Art
Neal Preston - Cover Art

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Released: October 25, 1988
Label: Wilbury 9-25796-2


About Traveling Wilburys:

Reversing the usual process by which groups break up and give way to solo careers, the Traveling Wilburys are a group made up of solo stars. The group was organized by former Beatle George Harrison (b.Feb 25, 1943), former Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne (b.Dec 30, 1947), Bob Dylan (b.May 24, 1941), Tom Petty (b.Oct 20, 1953), and Roy Orbison (b.Apr 23, 1936 - d.Dec 6, 1988), thus representing three generations of rock stars. In 1988, the five (who had known each other for years) came together to record a Harrison B-side single and ended up writing and recording an album on which they shared lead vocals. It turned out to be a way to transcend the high expectations made of any of them as individuals, and a delighted public sent the album to number three, with two singles, "Handle with Care" and "End of the Line," hitting the charts. Unfortunately, Orbison died of a heart attack only a few weeks after the album's release. Two years later, the remaining quartet released a second album, inexplicably titled Vol. 3. It was another million-selling hit.

William Ruhlmann - All Music Guide



The idea of Dylan, Orbison, Harrison, Lynne, Petty, and session drummer Jim Keltner getting together on a single album was pretty bizarre, inspiring curiosity and a little dread. Instead of trying to create something on a grand scale, these guys achieved much more by tossing together a refreshingly playful and unpretentious collection of homey pop/rock tunes. "Handle with Care" and "End of the Line" were minor hits from this release.

Rick Clark - All Music Guide



Diese phantastische Musik sollte man nicht kommentieren, sondern einfach genießen, sofern man überhaupt Gelegenheit dazu hat. Denn es ist fast unmöglich irgendwo eine CD von den Travelin' Wiburys zu bekommen. Ich habe das große Glück, Vol.1 und Vol.2 zu besitzen und werde sie hüten wie einen Schatz.
Als die CD 1988 angekündigt wurde stand die Musik-Welt Kopf. Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan und Jeff Lynne zusammen - eine fantastische Kombination. Und die Erwartungen wurden nicht enttäuscht. Aus dieser Kooperation entstand eine angenehm zurückhaltende Country-Rock-Platte, die vom Stil her am ehesten noch Tom Petty nahekam.

Ich denke, die CD ist deshalb so fantastisch geworden, weil keiner der beteiligten noch irgend etwas beweisen musste und so gute Freunde auf einem hohen Niveau zusammen musizieren konnten - ohne Eitelkeiten und Stress. "Handle me with care" ist hier mein absoluter Lieblingstitel, alle Musiker können hier Ihre Stärken ausspielen. Sicher ist der Platte auch zugute gekommen, dass Jeff Lynne das getan hat, was er am besten kann (produzieren) und sich von den Mikrophonen ferngehalten hat. Di8e beste Autofahr-Musik, die ich kenne.

Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan und Tom Petty haben aus dem Stand eine wunderschön erfrischende CD aufgenommen. In ausgewogener Weise tragen die Interpreten ihre Beiträge in der ihnen eigenen Art, zugleich harmonisch aufeinander abgestimmt, vor. Leider ist eine Neuauflage wegen des Todes von Roy Orbison unmöglich. Schade. Zu hoffen ist allerdings, dass die CD von 1988 wiederaufgelegt wird.



Two of the original five Wilburys have moseyed on, mortality-wise: George Harrison and Roy Orbison. But what really sounds boneyard-bound on these reissues is Jeff Lynne's production. In the late 1980s, he produced every other record on rock radio (i.e., the non-Phil Collins ones), giving them all the same fussy synths and sugary guitars. According to legend, Lynne got work because he was a nice bloke with zero ego, brilliant at soothing divas in the studio. But "Handle With Care" and "Margarita" show why the 1980s were the dregs of major-label rock sonics. The first Wilburys album has a few good Dylan lines, but the only real keeper is "Tweeter and the Monkey Man," an outrageous self-parody disguised as a Springsteen rip, as funny as "Desolation Row." Download it now for your next Dylan mix CD.

ROB SHEFFIELD - Jun 13, 2007
Rolling Stone
 

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