Traveling Wilburys
| Traveling Wilburys | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rock , folk rock |
| founding | 1988 |
| resolution | 1990 |
| Founding members | |
| Nelson Wilbury (George Harrison) | |
| Otis Wilbury (Jeff Lynne) | |
Guitar, harmonica, vocals |
Lucky Wilbury (Bob Dylan) |
Guitar, bass, vocals |
Charlie T. Jnr. (Tom Petty) |
Guitar, vocals |
Lefty Wilbury (Roy Orbison) |
| Last occupation | |
Guitar, vocals |
Spike Wilbury (George Harrison) |
Guitar, bass, keyboard, vocals |
Clayton Wilbury (Jeff Lynne) |
Guitar, harmonica, vocals |
Boo Wilbury (Bob Dylan) |
Guitar, bass, vocals |
Muddy Wilbury (Tom Petty) |
| other members | |
Drums |
Buster Sidebury (Jim Keltner) |
The Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup consisting of George Harrison († 2001), Jeff Lynne , Roy Orbison († 1988), Tom Petty († 2017) and Bob Dylan . It existed from 1988 to 1990 and produced two studio albums.
Origin and band name
In the spring of 1988, George Harrison's record company asked for an additional piece for the third maxi-single -Auskopplung from its comeback album Cloud Nine , This Is Love , as no remix of the single was provided and you wanted to create a purchase incentive for fans who already Album had. Harrison asked in his circle of friends around, who could shortly conveniently make a recording studio available, and ended up in Bob Dylan's studio in Santa Monica ( California ). Jeff Lynne, who, like Harrison's album, was to produce the piece, brought Roy Orbison with him, whose comeback single You Got It he was currently overseeing. For his part, Dylan called Tom Petty to see if he would like to join. The piece they recorded was Handle With Care , composed and recorded the same day, and named after the label on a box in Dylan's garage.
Jeff Lynne tells the founding story differently. Then George Harrison asked him over dinner who he would like to have in a group, he himself then called Bob Dylan. Lynne named Orbison and said he could still bring Petty with him. Harrison then quickly formed a group from the supposed joke.
When Warner was found, the piece was "too good for a B-side" and called for more of it. Since all of the artist's record labels thought this super group was a good idea, they decided to record a joint album. Ten pieces were written, arranged and recorded in just ten days.
The album should not be published under the actual names of the musicians, but under pseudonyms : as fictitious half-brothers, they chose the names of the sons of their father, Charles Truscott Wilbury Senior. The band name "Traveling Wilburys" is derived according to Lynne from background noise on the recording tapes, which he named "Trembling Wilburys".
The single Handle with Care came in at number 21 in Great Britain and at number 45 in the US. The album Vol. 1 was released in October 1988 and a few years later was named one of the 100 best albums of all time by the music magazine " Rolling Stone ". It reached number 3 on the US album hit parade. In 1989, the Wilburys received the Grammy in the category Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal . Before the release of the second single, Roy Orbison died of a heart attack in December 1988. The video for End of the Line then showed a photo of the singer and repeated a rocking chair with a guitar on it.
After Orbison's death, the four remaining Wilburys continued - contrary to initial expectations: In October 1990 the group's second album was released, entitled Vol. 3 . It was also relatively successful, reaching number 11 and platinum status in the US, but failed to match the sales figures of its predecessor. The album was dedicated to the late Lefty Wilbury (Roy Orbison). The other band members had given themselves new Wilbury first names for the second album (see below).
There are many attempts to explain why the title Vol. 2 was left out between Vol. 1 and Vol. 3 . Some claim that it was a mere joke; Lynne: “There was so much pressure and expectation regarding Vol. 2 that we decided to skip that and go straight for Vol. 3” (for example: “There was so much pressure and so high expectations for Vol. 2 that we decided to skip this and directly record Vol. 3 "). Others speculate that the title was chosen as a reaction to an unofficial bootleg album that had been released in the meantime , which included the demos from Vol. 1 and was called Vol. 2 . Another explanation is that there were already first recordings with Roy Orbison for a second album, which were not released after his death for reasons of piety. A similar rumor has it that at that time they had already started a project Vol. 2 together with Del Shannon , which was not pursued after his suicide in early 1990. On Shannon's last, posthumously released album, there are some Lynne productions with Wilbury guest appearances that support this theory. Still others think that Tom Petty's first solo album Full Moon Fever from 1989 should actually be considered Vol. 2 , as it fits exactly into the gap between the two other albums and all Wilburys with the exception of Bob Dylan are featured on it as guest musicians.
The group's two albums had already been sold out since the mid- 1990s and were subsequently a popular item for bootlegs and gray pressings, mainly made in Russia, which were sold at high prices on Internet marketplaces. A new release had been announced for a long time, but was delayed, among other things, by the fact that George Harrison, who was also one of the main rights holders, died in 2001 without having finished the remixing of the tracks.
On June 8, 2007, both albums were remastered with additional tracks in a double CD pack with an additional DVD under the title "Traveling Wilburys - The Collection". The double album is available in four versions: as a standard edition (2 CDs, 1 DVD, 1 16-page booklet ), as a limited deluxe edition (linen-bound, 2 CDs, 1 DVD, 40-page booklet, postcards, certificate of authenticity ), as a vinyl edition (2 vinyl records, additional 12 "vinyl record with bonus pieces, album-sized book, postcards / posters), and as a digital download (all pieces on both CDs including bonus pieces, videos and interactive booklet).
While the two Wilbury albums reached number 16 and number 14 on the charts when they were first released in Great Britain, they jumped to number 1 as a new release in 2007.
Members
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The Traveling Wilburys were: (Vol. 1 / Vol. 3)
- Bob Dylan - Lucky Wilbury / Boo Wilbury
- George Harrison - Nelson Wilbury / Spike Wilbury
- Jeff Lynne - Otis Wilbury / Clayton Wilbury
- Roy Orbison - Lefty Wilbury
- Tom Petty - Charlie T. Jnr./Muddy Wilbury
The group's drummer on both albums was Jim Keltner , who was also featured in some music videos and was featured in the documentary film made for the first album as "Buster Sidebury".
Other musicians involved in the albums were Jim Horn (saxophone), Ray Cooper (percussion) and Gary Moore (solo guitar in She's My Baby ).
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1988 | Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 |
DE10  (24 weeks)DE |
AT3 (16 weeks) AT |
CH6th (20 weeks)CH |
UK16  (35 weeks)UK |
US3  × 3
(53 weeks)US |
First published: October 18, 1988
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| 1990 | Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 |
DE23 (14 weeks) DE |
AT22 (4 weeks) AT |
CH18 (11 weeks) CH |
UK14th (9 weeks)UK |
US11 (22 weeks)US |
First published: October 29, 1990
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Compilations
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2007 | The Traveling Wilburys Collection |
DE9 (13 weeks) DE |
AT24 (5 weeks) AT |
CH45 (6 weeks) CH |
UK1 (19 weeks)UK |
US9 (13 weeks)US |
First published: June 11, 2007
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1988 | Handle with Care Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 |
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UK21 (15 weeks) UK |
US45 (14 weeks) US |
First published: October 17, 1988
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| 1989 | End of the Line Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 |
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UK52 (5 weeks) UK |
US63 (9 weeks) US |
First published: January 23, 1989
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| 1990 | Nobody's Child Nobody's Child - Romanian Angel Appeal (VA-Compilation) |
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UK44 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: June 18, 1990
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| She's My Baby Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 |
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UK79 (1 week) UK |
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First published: October 1990
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Web links
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Experimental studio album:
Electronic Sound (1969)
Studio albums:
All Things Must Pass (1970) |
Living in the Material World (1973) |
Dark Horse (1974) |
Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975) |
Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) |
George Harrison (1979) |
Somewhere in England (1981) |
Gone Troppo (1982) |
Cloud Nine (1987) |
Brainwashed (2002)
Live albums:
The Concert for Bangla Desh (1971) |
Live in Japan (1992)
Album of unreleased material:
Early Takes: Volume 1 (2012)
Compilations:
The Best of George Harrison (1976) |
Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 (1989) |
Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison (2009)
Box sets:
The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992 (2004) |
The Apple Years 1968-75 (2014)
Soundtracks:
Wonderwall Music (1968)
Traveling Wilburys Albums :
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988) |
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 (1990) |
The Traveling Wilburys Collection (2007)