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AKA · 03-21-2007, 02:49 PM

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/..._id=1003560481

Exclusive: Traveling Wilburys Reborn With Rhino

By Jonathan Cohen
Billboard

After being out of print for more than a decade, the two studio albums from all-star band the Traveling Wilburys will return to the marketplace in a variety of formats June 12 via Wilbury Records/Rhino, Billboard.com has learned.

"Traveling Wilburys Volume 1" and "Traveling Wilburys Volume 3" will be available together in one package with bonus tracks and a DVD of rare footage, as a deluxe linen-bound edition, a vinyl set and a digital bundle. The DVD boasts a 24-minute documentary and five music videos.

The Wilburys formed in 1988 after Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison assembled at a California studio to record a B-side for the Harrison single "This Is Love."

The resulting song, "Handle With Care," was instead released under the Wilburys name, with the artists posing as a band of brothers. It went on to reach No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the "Volume 1" album hit No. 3 on The Billboard 200. The reissued version of the album includes the previously unreleased tracks "Maxine" and "Like a Ship."

Orbison died in late 1988 before a second album could be completed; it was eventually released as "Volume 3" in 1990. The set is expanded here with the B-side "Runaway" and "Nobody's Child," which was released on a benefit album for Romanian orphans.

TJL · 03-21-2007, 05:35 PM

Cool! I had both albums in my cassette collection a while back.

Maybe I'll have to upgrade.

AKA · 03-21-2007, 05:39 PM

All I have was a CD a friend made me of both albums (both albums fit on one disc).

I love George Harrison, but he did a really bad job keeping his self-owned music in-print. All of his Dark Horse Records albums (everything from 1976's Thirty-Three & 1/3 to 1987's Cloud Nine and 1992's's Live In Japan went out-of-print in the early '90s, along with both Traveling Wilburys albums, simply because George only licensed his label (at the time, Warner Bros.) to release his albums for a certain amount of years. When those licensed lapsed, he simply didn't renew them.

It wasn't until 2004 that the Dark Horse Records albums were reissued by his estate.

Skywalker · 03-21-2007, 08:30 PM

It's about fricking time! I can't even remember the last time I heard Volume 1. I had that album when I was a kid and I used to listen to it all the time.

AKA · 03-22-2007, 06:15 PM

Here's the press release:

Where There's a Wilbury, There's a Way

Traveling Wilburys Music Available for the First Time in a Decade
Remastered and Expanded Collectible Packages Feature Unreleased Bonus Tracks and DVD

LOS ANGELES, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly twenty years after the creation of the band, and over a decade since the music was last available to fans, the music of The Traveling Wilburys will be reissued on June 12, 2007, in the U.S. and June 11, 2007, worldwide. Rhino Entertainment announced the project today and will distribute the package from the Wilbury Records label.

The previously released albums Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 and Traveling Wilburys Volume 3 feature inarguably some of music's greatest singer- songwriters -- George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan -- as the iconic band The Traveling Wilburys. Both CDs will be combined into one release, The Traveling Wilburys Collection, and will feature bonus tracks of rare and newly mixed previously unreleased music along with a bonus DVD featuring a 24-minute documentary showing unseen footage of the Wilburys and their five video clips.

(Band photos – http://www.rhino.com/media/photos.lasso)

The Traveling Wilburys collectible packages will be available in four configurations. Each configuration is a remarkable commemoration of this unique group.

* Standard Package -- Features 2 CDs (Volumes 1 and 3) with bonus tracks, bonus DVD of content and a 16-page collectible book.

* Deluxe Edition Set -- Linen-bound deluxe edition features 2 CDs (Volumes 1 and 3) with bonus tracks, bonus DVD, and a 40-page collectible book with photos, original liner notes, new liner notes and a uniquely numbered certificate of authenticity.

* Vinyl Edition -- Features 2 vinyl releases of Volumes 1 and 3 with an additional 12-inch featuring bonus tracks, a collectible album-sized book, plus additional postcards/posters.

* Digital Edition Bundle -- Features downloadable editions of both CDs (Volumes 1 and 3) with bonus tracks, video content and an interactive booklet.

The Traveling Wilburys release marks the first time in ten years the product has been issued. Marking the occasion, Rhino Entertainment President Scott Pascucci commented, "We're honored to be involved with making the music of this extraordinary group available again."

In trying to explain how the Wilburys originally came together, George Harrison once said, "The thing about the Wilburys for me is -- if we'd tried to plan it, or if anybody had said, let's form this band and get these people in it -- it would never happen, it's impossible. It happened completely, just by magic, just by circumstance. Maybe there was a full moon that night or something like that. It was quite a magical little thing, really."

The Traveling Wilburys BACKGROUND

The Traveling Wilburys was not a carefully planned band, not formed from deep premeditation. Rather, the band was created in a casual blending of genuine friends one ordinary afternoon, which turned out to be anything but ordinary.

George Harrison needed a B-side song to accompany a European single release from his widely regarded Cloud Nine album. While in Los Angeles, George approached Jeff Lynne for help with the B-side, since he had co-produced the album. It happened that Jeff was working with Roy Orbison on the upcoming Mystery Girl album. Roy readily agreed to lend a hand in the musical effort. As fate would luckily dictate, George's guitar was at Tom Petty's house, and he too offered to join in and make some music. When the group showed up to record, Dylan also lent a hand to help complete the half-finished song George had written. George has often been quoted as saying, "And so everybody was there and I thought, I'm not gonna just sing it myself, I've got Roy Orbison standing there. I'm gonna write a bit for Roy to sing. And then, as it progressed, then I started doing the vocals and I just thought I might as well push it a bit and get Tom and Bob to sing the bridge." The final result was a song called "Handle With Care." George later said, "I liked the song and the way that it turned out with all these people on it so much that I just carried it around in my pocket for ages thinking, well what can I do with this thing? And the only thing to do I could think of was do another nine. Make an album."

The album they created was called the Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 -- a playful nod to the reality that subsequent volumes were unlikely. Volume 1 was released in October 1988 preceded by the single "Handle With Care." The album achieved wide critical acclaim, and most critics agreed that the music was so extraordinary because of the modest ambitions of the band, which translated to a fresh and relaxing sound. Rolling Stone Magazine instantly called it one of the Top 100 Albums of all time. The album also saw commercial success; it reached #3 on the Album charts, garnered double-platinum status and earned the group a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.

In 1990, following the unexpected death of Roy Orbison in December 1988, the remaining members reconvened to record Traveling Wilburys Volume 3, dedicating the album to Lefty (Roy) Wilbury. With Harrison and Lynne producing again, both "She's My Baby" and "Wilbury Twist" became radio hits
as the album reached #11 in the U.S. and achieved Platinum success.

Track Listing:

Disc One
TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 1

1. Handle With Care
2. Dirty World
3. Rattled
4. Last Night
5. Not Alone Any More
6. Congratulations
7. Heading For The Light
8. Margarita
9. Tweeter And The Monkey Man
10. End Of The Line
Bonus Tracks:
11. Maxine*
12. Like A Ship*

Disc Two
DVD - The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
Music Videos:
1. Handle With Care
2. End Of The Line
3. Inside Out
4. She's My Baby
5. Wilbury Twist

Disc Three
TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 3
1. She's My Baby
2. Inside Out
3. If You Belonged To Me
4. The Devil's Been Busy
5. 7 Deadly Sins
6. Poor House
7. Where Were You Last Night?
8. Cool Dry Place
9. New Blue Moon
10. You Took My Breath Away
11. Wilbury Twist
Bonus Tracks:
12. Runaway (B-side to "She's My Baby" UK CD and 12.)
13. Nobody's Child (previously released on Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal)

* previously unreleased

SOURCE: Rhino Entertainment

TJL · 03-23-2007, 03:29 PM

Here's a question my roommate and I came up with the other night while discussing the Willburys...

If the remaining Willbury's (Petty, Lynne, Dylan) decided to get together and revive the band, and they decided to invite a few friends to fill out the quintet, what other musicians would you like to see join them?

AKA · 03-24-2007, 01:55 AM

Believe it or not, I've actually thought of this before.

A year to the day after George Harrison died, a lavish tribute concert was put on in his honor at the Royal Albert Hall. The Concert For George featured a lot of George's mates, including Petty, Lynne, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston; etc.

Bob Dylan was originally scheduled to appear, but had to pull out due to a previous commitment in the States that night. So Tom and Jeff performed "Handle With Care," which, without the other-three, was less than inspiring. Tom handled all of George's vocal parts (as well as his own), and Jeff sang Roy's "I'm so tired of being lonely" bit (again, as well as his own original vocal segments).

When Bob was still on the bill, I thought it would have been cool to have a performance featuring Paul McCartney singing George's vocal parts (to keep the Beatle connection) and have Chris Isaak do Roy's (he's a good vocal match).

That would be my dream Wilbury "reunion" lineup.

TJL · 03-24-2007, 04:40 AM

Chris Isaak would be a good choice!

My roommate and i never thought of him.

My additions would be Eric Clapton, just because I think he fits in with all the other legends in the Willburys lineup, and Willie Nelson, because, yes he is also a legend, plus I think his voice would be a great part of the lineup.

Spingsteen too, and McCartney was also brought up.

03-21-2007, 05:35 PM	#2
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03-21-2007, 02:49 PM	#1
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Traveling Wilburys Reborn With Rhino http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/..._id=1003560481 Exclusive: Traveling Wilburys Reborn With Rhino By Jonathan Cohen Billboard After being out of print for more than a decade, the two studio albums from all-star band the Traveling Wilburys will return to the marketplace in a variety of formats June 12 via Wilbury Records/Rhino, Billboard.com has learned. "Traveling Wilburys Volume 1" and "Traveling Wilburys Volume 3" will be available together in one package with bonus tracks and a DVD of rare footage, as a deluxe linen-bound edition, a vinyl set and a digital bundle. The DVD boasts a 24-minute documentary and five music videos. The Wilburys formed in 1988 after Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison assembled at a California studio to record a B-side for the Harrison single "This Is Love." The resulting song, "Handle With Care," was instead released under the Wilburys name, with the artists posing as a band of brothers. It went on to reach No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the "Volume 1" album hit No. 3 on The Billboard 200. The reissued version of the album includes the previously unreleased tracks "Maxine" and "Like a Ship." Orbison died in late 1988 before a second album could be completed; it was eventually released as "Volume 3" in 1990. The set is expanded here with the B-side "Runaway" and "Nobody's Child," which was released on a benefit album for Romanian orphans.

03-21-2007, 05:39 PM	#3
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	All I have was a CD a friend made me of both albums (both albums fit on one disc). I love George Harrison, but he did a really bad job keeping his self-owned music in-print. All of his Dark Horse Records albums (everything from 1976's Thirty-Three & 1/3 to 1987's Cloud Nine and 1992's's Live In Japan went out-of-print in the early '90s, along with both Traveling Wilburys albums, simply because George only licensed his label (at the time, Warner Bros.) to release his albums for a certain amount of years. When those licensed lapsed, he simply didn't renew them. It wasn't until 2004 that the Dark Horse Records albums were reissued by his estate.

03-21-2007, 08:30 PM	#4
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	It's about fricking time! I can't even remember the last time I heard Volume 1. I had that album when I was a kid and I used to listen to it all the time.

03-22-2007, 06:15 PM	#5
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Here's the press release: Where There's a Wilbury, There's a Way Traveling Wilburys Music Available for the First Time in a Decade Remastered and Expanded Collectible Packages Feature Unreleased Bonus Tracks and DVD LOS ANGELES, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly twenty years after the creation of the band, and over a decade since the music was last available to fans, the music of The Traveling Wilburys will be reissued on June 12, 2007, in the U.S. and June 11, 2007, worldwide. Rhino Entertainment announced the project today and will distribute the package from the Wilbury Records label. The previously released albums Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 and Traveling Wilburys Volume 3 feature inarguably some of music's greatest singer- songwriters -- George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan -- as the iconic band The Traveling Wilburys. Both CDs will be combined into one release, The Traveling Wilburys Collection, and will feature bonus tracks of rare and newly mixed previously unreleased music along with a bonus DVD featuring a 24-minute documentary showing unseen footage of the Wilburys and their five video clips. (Band photos – http://www.rhino.com/media/photos.lasso) The Traveling Wilburys collectible packages will be available in four configurations. Each configuration is a remarkable commemoration of this unique group. * Standard Package -- Features 2 CDs (Volumes 1 and 3) with bonus tracks, bonus DVD of content and a 16-page collectible book. * Deluxe Edition Set -- Linen-bound deluxe edition features 2 CDs (Volumes 1 and 3) with bonus tracks, bonus DVD, and a 40-page collectible book with photos, original liner notes, new liner notes and a uniquely numbered certificate of authenticity. * Vinyl Edition -- Features 2 vinyl releases of Volumes 1 and 3 with an additional 12-inch featuring bonus tracks, a collectible album-sized book, plus additional postcards/posters. * Digital Edition Bundle -- Features downloadable editions of both CDs (Volumes 1 and 3) with bonus tracks, video content and an interactive booklet. The Traveling Wilburys release marks the first time in ten years the product has been issued. Marking the occasion, Rhino Entertainment President Scott Pascucci commented, "We're honored to be involved with making the music of this extraordinary group available again." In trying to explain how the Wilburys originally came together, George Harrison once said, "The thing about the Wilburys for me is -- if we'd tried to plan it, or if anybody had said, let's form this band and get these people in it -- it would never happen, it's impossible. It happened completely, just by magic, just by circumstance. Maybe there was a full moon that night or something like that. It was quite a magical little thing, really." The Traveling Wilburys BACKGROUND The Traveling Wilburys was not a carefully planned band, not formed from deep premeditation. Rather, the band was created in a casual blending of genuine friends one ordinary afternoon, which turned out to be anything but ordinary. George Harrison needed a B-side song to accompany a European single release from his widely regarded Cloud Nine album. While in Los Angeles, George approached Jeff Lynne for help with the B-side, since he had co-produced the album. It happened that Jeff was working with Roy Orbison on the upcoming Mystery Girl album. Roy readily agreed to lend a hand in the musical effort. As fate would luckily dictate, George's guitar was at Tom Petty's house, and he too offered to join in and make some music. When the group showed up to record, Dylan also lent a hand to help complete the half-finished song George had written. George has often been quoted as saying, "And so everybody was there and I thought, I'm not gonna just sing it myself, I've got Roy Orbison standing there. I'm gonna write a bit for Roy to sing. And then, as it progressed, then I started doing the vocals and I just thought I might as well push it a bit and get Tom and Bob to sing the bridge." The final result was a song called "Handle With Care." George later said, "I liked the song and the way that it turned out with all these people on it so much that I just carried it around in my pocket for ages thinking, well what can I do with this thing? And the only thing to do I could think of was do another nine. Make an album." The album they created was called the Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 -- a playful nod to the reality that subsequent volumes were unlikely. Volume 1 was released in October 1988 preceded by the single "Handle With Care." The album achieved wide critical acclaim, and most critics agreed that the music was so extraordinary because of the modest ambitions of the band, which translated to a fresh and relaxing sound. Rolling Stone Magazine instantly called it one of the Top 100 Albums of all time. The album also saw commercial success; it reached #3 on the Album charts, garnered double-platinum status and earned the group a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group. In 1990, following the unexpected death of Roy Orbison in December 1988, the remaining members reconvened to record Traveling Wilburys Volume 3, dedicating the album to Lefty (Roy) Wilbury. With Harrison and Lynne producing again, both "She's My Baby" and "Wilbury Twist" became radio hits as the album reached #11 in the U.S. and achieved Platinum success. Track Listing: Disc One TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 1 1. Handle With Care 2. Dirty World 3. Rattled 4. Last Night 5. Not Alone Any More 6. Congratulations 7. Heading For The Light 8. Margarita 9. Tweeter And The Monkey Man 10. End Of The Line Bonus Tracks: 11. Maxine* 12. Like A Ship* Disc Two DVD - The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys Music Videos: 1. Handle With Care 2. End Of The Line 3. Inside Out 4. She's My Baby 5. Wilbury Twist Disc Three TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 3 1. She's My Baby 2. Inside Out 3. If You Belonged To Me 4. The Devil's Been Busy 5. 7 Deadly Sins 6. Poor House 7. Where Were You Last Night? 8. Cool Dry Place 9. New Blue Moon 10. You Took My Breath Away 11. Wilbury Twist Bonus Tracks: 12. Runaway (B-side to "She's My Baby" UK CD and 12.) 13. Nobody's Child (previously released on Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal) * previously unreleased SOURCE: Rhino Entertainment

03-23-2007, 03:29 PM	#6
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Here's a question my roommate and I came up with the other night while discussing the Willburys... If the remaining Willbury's (Petty, Lynne, Dylan) decided to get together and revive the band, and they decided to invite a few friends to fill out the quintet, what other musicians would you like to see join them?

03-24-2007, 01:55 AM	#7
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Believe it or not, I've actually thought of this before. A year to the day after George Harrison died, a lavish tribute concert was put on in his honor at the Royal Albert Hall. The Concert For George featured a lot of George's mates, including Petty, Lynne, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston; etc. Bob Dylan was originally scheduled to appear, but had to pull out due to a previous commitment in the States that night. So Tom and Jeff performed "Handle With Care," which, without the other-three, was less than inspiring. Tom handled all of George's vocal parts (as well as his own), and Jeff sang Roy's "I'm so tired of being lonely" bit (again, as well as his own original vocal segments). When Bob was still on the bill, I thought it would have been cool to have a performance featuring Paul McCartney singing George's vocal parts (to keep the Beatle connection) and have Chris Isaak do Roy's (he's a good vocal match). That would be my dream Wilbury "reunion" lineup.

03-24-2007, 04:40 AM	#8
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Chris Isaak would be a good choice! My roommate and i never thought of him. My additions would be Eric Clapton, just because I think he fits in with all the other legends in the Willburys lineup, and Willie Nelson, because, yes he is also a legend, plus I think his voice would be a great part of the lineup. Spingsteen too, and McCartney was also brought up.