Bob Seger's has announced a November 27th release date for his "Early Seger, Vol. 1" collection. The 10-song set will be available exclusively at Meijer stores and then become available Nov. 30 via the official www.bobseger.com web site. Portions of each song are currently streaming at the site. The songs are drawn from the 1972-74 period when Seger put out three albums -- "Smokin' O.P.'s," "Back in '72" and "Seven" (aka "Contrasts") -- on his manager Punch Andrews' Palladium Records label, distributed by Reprise; the albums have been out of print for many years. Three of the songs -- "Wildfire," "Star Tonight" and "Get Ya Pumpin' " -- have never been released, while the rest of the set includes the "Smokin' O.P.'s" cover of Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter," a gospel-flavored rendition of the Allman Brothers Band's "Midnight Rider" from "Back in '72" and the "Seven" tracks "Get Out of Denver," "U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)" and "Long Song Comin'." Seger recorded new parts for some of the songs in September and October at Kid Rock's studio in Clarkston, including a fresh guitar solo by Jim McCarty for "Get Out of Denver" and additional music by the Motor City Horns. "Early Seger" is the Detroit Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's first release since "Face the Promise" in 2006. There's no word about future volumes in the series, and live performances to promote the album seem unlikely.