Released in 2007 (with a reissue in 2016), The Traveling Wilburys Collection finally brought the supergroup’s catalogue out of print. The standard single CD was great, but the 2-CD Limited Edition (often found in a digipak with a slipcase) is the gold standard.
Disc 1 (Volume 1 – Remastered):
Disc 2 (Volume 3 & Bonuses):
Why is this collection so sought after? Because the 2007 remastering by Jeff Lynne and Bill Inglot corrected the harsh compression of the original 1980s CDs. The soundstage opened up, and Roy Orbison’s voice finally breathed again.
The Traveling Wilburys Collection (2-CD) is not just a reissue. It’s a time capsule with oxygen reinserted. The Traveling Wilburys Collection 2-CD -FLAC--B...
Why FLAC matters here: The remaster was done with care, not volume-war compression. In FLAC, the stereo separation is pristine. Harrison’s guitar in “Last Night” pings left-right like a pinball. Dylan’s “Tweeter and the Monkey Man” — a Springsteen parody written in a single night — reveals its layers: the bass harmonica, the police siren in the background, the lyric sheet rustling. You can almost smell the cigarette smoke.
Most supergroups fail because egos collide. The Wilburys succeeded because egos dissolved into characters. They wore fake names, invented a fake father (Charles Truscott Wilbury Sr.), and made fake lore. It was a mask that let them be real. In FLAC, you hear the difference: the relaxed tuning of strings, the unquantized drum fills, the way Orbison’s voice cracks slightly on “You’re the one I love” in “Not Alone Any More” — a man who was very much alone, but for three weeks in 1988, wasn’t.
Released on June 12, 2007, by Rhino Records, The Traveling Wilburys Collection marked the first official, widely available compilation of the band’s entire catalog. Prior to this, the two original albums—Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988) and Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 (1990)—had been out of print for over a decade due to legal disputes and contractual issues.
The 2-CD version includes:
When searching for "...FLAC--B..." (likely a truncated reference to a BitTorrent or Usenet header), you need to verify authenticity. Many fakes are simply upsampled MP3s. Here is the technical spec of the genuine article:
A common question from new fans searching for FLAC files is: Where is Volume 2? The band intentionally named their second album Volume 3 as an inside joke (after a bootleg of their unreleased material called Volume 2 surfaced). Therefore, The Traveling Wilburys Collection 2-CD effectively is Volume 1, Volume 3, and the extras.
If you see a file labeled "Volume 2 FLAC," it is likely one of three things:
Stick to the official 2-CD FLAC rip.
CD 1: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988) Widely considered a masterpiece, recorded with a spontaneous, joyous vibe.
CD 2: Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 (1990) Released after the passing of Roy Orbison, dedicated to his memory.
Additionally, a DVD (in the 2-CD+DVD edition) includes a 24-minute documentary The True History of the Traveling Wilburys and all five music videos. However, the 2-CD standalone remains a favorite among audiophiles when paired with high-resolution FLAC rips.