The Traveling Wilburys Collection is a box setcompilation album by the British-American supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. It comprises the two studio albums recorded by the band in 1988 and 1990, with additional bonus tracks, and a DVD containing their music videos and a documentary about the group. The box set was released on 11 June 2007 by Rhino, in association with Wilbury Records.[11]
The release was overseen by George Harrison's estate, as the rights holder for the Wilburys' catalogue, and ensured that the band's recordings were available for the first time since they went out of print in the mid 1990s.[2] Two of the bonus tracks were completed for the box set by Jeff Lynne, who co-founded the Wilburys in 1988, and Harrison's son Dhani. The Traveling Wilburys Collection was commercially successful, topping albums charts in Britain, Ireland, Australia and several other countries.
Bonus track, originally released as the B-side to "She's My Baby" in the UK. Remixed, with a new clavioline solo replacing the original guitar/harmonica tracks recorded in 1990.
Vinyl edition track listings
The Vinyl Edition features the originally released Vol. 1 and Vol. 3 plus a bonus 12″ featuring:
Side One
"Handle with Care (Extended Version)"
"Like a Ship"
"Maxine"
Side Two
"End of the Line (Extended Version)"
"Nobody's Child"
"Not Alone Anymore (Remix)"
"Runaway"
Formats
The set is available in four different configurations:[12]
The standard package features both albums with bonus tracks, a bonus DVD with a 24-minute documentary and the music videos produced by the band, and a 16-page collectible book.
The deluxe edition set is linen-bound and features both albums with bonus tracks, the bonus DVD, and a 40-page collectible book with photos, original liner notes, and new liner notes. The deluxe edition is limited to 50,000 copies worldwide and includes a uniquely numbered certificate of authenticity.
A vinyl edition features both albums on vinyl with an additional 12-inch disc featuring bonus tracks, a collectible album-sized book, additional postcards and posters, and an exclusive remix of "Not Alone Anymore".
A digital bundle was also released and features downloadable editions of the albums with bonus tracks, video content and an interactive booklet.
Ken Wilbury (Gary Moore) – lead guitar on "She's My Baby"
Ayrton Wilbury (Dhani Harrison; 2007 overdubs) – lead guitar on "Like a Ship", backing vocals on "Maxine" and "Like a Ship"
Charts
Though the original issues enjoyed success, this re-release reached even greater heights, quickly topping the UK Albums Chart, the Australian ARIA Charts, Ireland's Albums Chart, New Zealand's Albums Chart, Apple's iTunes, and Amazon's pre-order and sales list. In the United States, the set debuted and peaked at number 9 on Billboard's Billboard 200 album chart,[13] beating the record held by Nirvana's With the Lights Out for the highest debut of a box set, although Nirvana's sold more copies (119,000).[citation needed] It remained on the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks. The album also set the biggest first week UK sales for a box set. Over 1,827,000 copies have been sold worldwide to date.
