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| name = Skynyrd's First and . . . Last

| type = compilation

| artist = [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]

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'''''Skynyrd's First and . . . Last''''' was the original name of a [[posthumous work|posthumous compilation album]] first released in 1978 by the rock band [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. In 1998, it was repackaged, renamed and re-released as '''''Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album''''', being expanded to include eight additional tracks—four of which were previously unreleased and four which would be re-recorded for ''[[(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)]]''. As the renamed title suggests, the album was recorded at [[Muscle Shoals Sound Studio]] in [[Alabama]]. Originally intended to be their debut album it was shelved, making ''(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)'' their actual debut. The album was certified Gold on September 8, 1978, and Platinum on November 10, 1978, by the RIAA.<ref name=RIAA/>

The albums contains early band recordings from 1971 and 1972. Many of the tracks are exclusive to these albums, being either otherwise unreleased, or original versions of songs later re-recorded for other studio albums. However, a few of these early tracks were later released on compilation albums, such as ''[[Lynyrd Skynyrd (album)|Lynyrd Skynyrd Box Set]]'' and the [[Germany|German]]-based [[Repertoire Records]] release ''[[Old Time Greats (Lynyrd Skynyrd album)|Old Time Greats]]'' in 1997.