Collectybles is a
compilation album by the American
Southern rock band
Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on November 21, 2000. The two disc set includes early demo recordings, live versions and studio tracks, some previously unreleased.
Tracks 2 & 3 of disc 1, "Need all my Friends" and (b/w) "Michelle" were recorded in 1968 and 1969 respectively (ST101 and ST102) intended as a single under the moniker LYNARD SKYNARD, making these the only 2 recordings ever released under a different band name, altho not truly released as a 300 press 7" vinyl 45rpm single until 1970, a year after the band had already permanently settled on the name Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Disc 1, Tracks 1-5 taken from 1968 (Tracks 2-3) and 1970 (Tracks 1, 4-5) Shade Tree Recordings, recorded at Norm Vincent Studios,
Jacksonville, Florida. "Need All My Friends" and "Michelle" were recorded in 1968 and issued as Shade Tree
singles under the name Lynard Skynard. They were not previously released on album. Many unreleased tracks were either attributed early incarnations of the band, such as My Backyard, The Noble Five, and One Percent.
Disc 1, Tracks 6-7 and Disc 2, Tracks 1-2 taken from October 1970 Quinvy Recordings, recorded at Quinvy Studios,
Sheffield, Alabama.
Disc 2, Tracks 3–6, 9-10 and 12 recorded live at
Fox Theater,
Atlanta,
Georgia on July 7 (Tracks 3, 5, 6, 9), July 8 (Track 10) and July 9 (Tracks 4, 12), 1976 (the One More from the Road sessions).