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In early April 1988, [[George Harrison]] was in [[Los Angeles]] and needed to record a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] for a European [[12-inch single]]. [[Jeff Lynne]] was also in Los Angeles writing and producing some tracks for [[Roy Orbison]] on his album ''[[Mystery Girl]]'' (released posthumously), as well as [[Tom Petty]]’s first solo album, ''[[Full Moon Fever]]''. While having dinner with Lynne and Orbison, Harrison related how he needed to record a new track and wanted to do it the next day. Harrison asked if Lynne would help, and Orbison offered his old friend his hand as well, seeing how fun it would be. Needing a studio at short notice, Harrison called [[Bob Dylan]], who agreed to let them use his garage studio. After dinner, Harrison stopped by Petty’s house to pick up a guitar he had left there, and invited Petty along as well. Gathering at Dylan’s Malibu home the following day, Harrison, Lynne, Orbison and Petty worked on a song that Harrison had started writing for the occasion, "[[Handle with Care (song)|Handle with Care]]". At first, Dylan's role was that of a host, maintaining a barbecue to feed the musicians; at Harrison's invitation, Dylan then joined them in writing lyrics for the song. The ensemble taped the track on Dylan's [[Ampex]] recording equipment, with all five sharing the vocals.<ref>Bauder, David. "Traveling Wilburys album a happy accident of music" Associated Press December 11, 1988</ref>
"Handle with Care" was considered too good to be used as a B-side, so Harrison decided to form a band and record another nine songs for an album. The group got together again for nine days in May, recording the basic tracks and vocals at [[Dave Stewart (
Masquerading as the Wilbury brothers, the participants would be known as Nelson (Harrison), Otis (Lynne), Lucky (Dylan), Lefty (Orbison), and Charlie T. Jr. (Petty) Wilbury, with drummer Jim Keltner credited as Buster Sidebury. Harrison was no stranger to the use of alternate identities, as he had adopted them with ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' and with his plethora of pseudonyms as a session musician, including L'Angelo Misterioso, George O'Hara and Hari Georgeson. During the Beatles' first tour of Scotland, in 1960, he had used the pseudonym "Carl Harrison", in reference to one of his favourite musicians, [[Carl Perkins]].<ref>Lewisohn, Mark (2013). The Beatles: All These Years: Volume I: Tune In. New York: Crown Archetype. p. 309. {{ISBN|978-1-4000-8305-3}}.</ref> With the Traveling Wilburys, this concept was taken a step further, since the participants' real names do not appear anywhere on the album, liner notes, or the songwriting credits.
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