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Limited picture disc vinyl LP pressing. The Traveling Wilburys would
have never referred to themselves as a supergroup. Though comprised of
some of the biggest names in modern music, the band was much more
nonchalant than that. Formed out of friendship, spontaneity (and some
would say pure kismet) the Traveling Wilburys were Bob Dylan, George
Harrison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison. Although Harrison had
long planned to start such a band, the project came about through
happenstance. Harrison was in Los Angeles and in need of a B-side for a
single from his Cloud Nine album, which resulted in the participants
collaborating informally on the song "Handle with Care" at Dylan's home.
Adopting alter egos as the five Wilbury brothers, they then recorded a
full album, produced by Lynne and Harrison. The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1989 and
helped revitalise the careers of Dylan, Orbison and Petty. It has been
certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of
America.
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