Allman Brothers 50th Anniversary

Bring it!

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A number of other projects are now being considered for release. Among those are a July 19, 2005 concert at the Warner Theatre in Erie, Pa., that like the Grateful Dead’s 1977 Cornell University show, is considered by Allmans aficionados to be one of the best the group ever played. A “ferocious” late-period show in Fresno, Calif., before a small (2,000 people) crowd may be dusted off, and Holman is hoping to put the Allmans’ final concert, from Oct. 28, 2014 at New York’s Beacon Theatre, out in physical form.

Holman would also like to issue a set from guitarist Jack Pearson’s 1997 – 1999 tenure in the Allman Brothers Band. “We’re trying to figure out which (show) to put out,” the manager said. “We’ll ask Jack for his memory, any nights that stood out in his mind as a player.” Bert Holman revealed decisions about what to release are made “by commitee” which includes music industry exec Bill Levenson and guitarist Warren Haynes. “Warren is very involved in terms of track selection and reviewing performances,” Holman mentioned. “Warren has an encyclopedic mind about shows, certain song performances. He makes sure we get things right.”

https://www.jambase.com/article/allman-brothers-band-fillmore-west-among-archival-releases-pipeline

 

I’d love a physical copy of the final gig, but it’d currently cost me a small fortune to have a CD version shipped to Australia from Munck Music.

 

This.

 

I have a physical copy of the final show, ordered, and received back in 2014.

The Allman Brothers Band - Beacon Theater 10-28-2014

 

You’re probably right. If we do get a live 75 set someday, hopefully the multitrack tapes reveal the band on one of their good nights. Maybe I should be careful what I wish for, too.

 

I’m good with the 73-74 era. I’d welcome the 1972 performance from the Mar Y Sol Festival...the 5 man lineup...if the tapes still exist. There’s also the 12/31/72 New Orleans performance. And Watkins Glen 1973. Then you have Bakersfield and Oakland 1975. As for 1979-1982, there’s Columbia, MD from 1979. As for 1980, not sure if they recorded anything on multitrack tape. The December 81 (Passaic, NJ) and January 82 (Gainesville, FL) shows were recorded.

 

Factory pressed, just like it says on the Discogs page I linked.

 

Interesting as my 2 official copies are CDRs

 

Duane Allman ~ Skydog Fan Page

Today in ABB history..............1969

Happy 50th Anniversary!

The Allman Brothers "Original Six" members play together at the Gray House at 2844 Riverside in Jacksonville, FL and form the Allman Brothers Band.

"I walked into rehearsal on March 26, 1969 and they played me the track they had worked up to Muddy Waters' "Trouble No More" and it blew me away. It was so intense.

I got my brother aside and said, I don't know if I can cut this. I don't know if I'm good enough." And he starts in on me: "You little punk, I told these people all about you and you don't come in here and let me down." Then I snatched the words out of his hand and said, "Count it off, let's do it." And with that, I did my damnedest. I'd never heard or sung this song before, but by God I did it. I shut my eyes and sang, and at the end of that there was just a long silence. At that moment we knew what we had. Duane kinda pissed me off and embarrassed me into singing my guts out. He knew which buttons to push."
~ Gregg Allman as noted in Alan Paul's book, "One Way Out".

"They asked me if I had any songs with me, and I told them I had twenty-two, so they told me to play them. I'd get through with one, and they'd ask me, "What else you got?" I'd play 'em another one and they were like, "that was kinda neat, a little potential; what else you got?"

After twenty of them, I'm going. "Of ****, I might be without a job here in a minute." I had two songs left - "Not My Cross to Bear" and "Dreams". I showed them "Dreams" first, and let me tell you, they joined right in. We proceeded to sit down, learn that song the same way you hear it today, and I was in, brother. They loved it. I bet we played that thing eleven times in a row, and the more we played it, the better it got."
~ Gregg Allman - as noted in his book, "My Cross to Bear"

Band photograph by Stephen Paley

 

They’re pretty close but at the very least we should finally get a killer version of Dreams from the Fillmore (albeit West not East. If only the mike was working for that Sept 70 version)

 

I’m okay with latter period shows, but c’mon, the band needs to release a vintage show from the 1970’s.

 

I agree...post 71, in my opinion.

 

The late, great Skip Littlewood, who did the mastering of all the ABB's Archive series in the early Noughties, mastered the soundboard tapes of 01/30-31/71 in around 2006 in preparation for these shows to be Archive #6 or #7 - not sure if it's both that will be coming out, but this feels like long overdue!

(NB. The dating of all this stuff is a bit nebulous, as there are also audience tapes of 01/28/71 out there, also worked on by Skip, as well as a show marked "01/29/71" which Wolfgang's Vault stream on their site, but which is suspected by some to be note-for-note the same as the untampered 01/28/71)

 

I bought a couple of limited edition "flamingo shirts" (long sleeve tees) from him back in the late 00s ... before he got sick ...

Just a very nice guy, near as I could tell ... will treasure them always ...

Here's to Capt. Skipper !

 

Grooving to "Dimples" this morning to celebrate 50 years. As to Skip, I did this about 20 years ago on the very old ABB site and I could not think of another way to honor Skip's memory.

Captskip (sung to Billy Joel's Captain Jack)

Christmas Day and you're hammocking around
Sherry's tired of you wearing her nightgown
You'd not like to find a worm in your cuervo gold
Or so we're told

So you go to the store in your really tight jeans
And lustfully stare at the hardwood beams
It's like some new home-decorating magazine
and you're in style

But Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
And take you to the digital island
Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
Just a little push on play and you'll be smiling
La da da, oh yeah yeah

Your long-lost twin sister Kenny is on a date
And you just sit home and contemplate
That zoom zoom zoom is gonna come but do you really hate
That fhocking sound

So you stood on the corner in your old disco clothes
And you looked so dainty with the mustache neath your nose
But still the desert dust is getting in your Bose
Don't forgot what wire is ground

But Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
And take you to the digital island
Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
Just a little push on play and you'll be smiling
La da da, oh yeah yeah

So you decided to take a bath today
You got your mini disc and your cafe ole
Ah, but there's no place for you to sashay
On the newly laid harwood floor

You've got nothing brand new but everything's cool
They've just found the missing master tape on its spool
And you guess you won't be wearing any disco jewels
Those you abhor

But Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
And take you to the digital island
Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
Just a little push on play and you'll be smiling
La da da, oh yeah yeah

So you play your new audio cd and you pave your lot
And you meet your Swiss friends out where it's hot
Oh, but still you ache for communal showers--Sherry says not
It was wrong

And if you can't buy that the analog world is so dead
And why you've got to keep in style, no more Ampeg
Well, you're fifty-six and so must convert to book of red
for a cleaner song

But Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
And take you to the digital island
Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
Just a little push on play and you'll be smiling
Yeah, Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
Yeah, Captskip will get you hi-fi tonight
(fade to end)

 

And what a great way to go out. The concert came to end on 10/29 which is fitting.

 

Very cool...been an all things Allman fan since I was 11 yrs old! I’ll definitely be checking this out.

 

I'm interested in this thing, as I read ... it could be a good album.
Let's hope.
I advise them: Please ... be careful to put a CD with a good DR on the market.
A valid Dinamic Range ... would make your music even more enjoyable

 

I am a huge fan of the Duane era Brothers but don't discount the Haynes/ Trucks last version of the band. IMO, as much as I love Dickey Betts, that band was as close to the original band musically and in spirit out of all the post Duane lineups.

I highly recommend the official Munck live releases if you like the latter day band.

The Allman Brothers Band

 

Mine too. I bought the whole final Beacon run and they are blue backed CDRs.

 

Totally agree with this comment.
I basically listen to this lineup and Duane era. I love what Dickey did but always gravitate to Duane/Dickey or Trucks/Haynes ABB. one day I have to explore other options.
I am slowly getting all the FLACS for the 40th Anniversay set from Munck Music. This run is so good in my opinion.

 

Every single show in the Beacon 40th run is a must!!! I made a playlist with all the guests from each night. It’s a go to playlist for me.

The Allman Brothers Band: 2009

 

Dickey/Haynes was my live introduction to the band and shouldn't be discounted, IMO. (Though I think it was Dickey/Haynes/Trucks for part of my first ABB concert. Of course Derek was about 13.)

 

OK so I had to run errands this afternoon so spent some time in the car and had a chance to catch the premiere of the ABB Fillmore West broadcast on SiriusXM and here are my first impressions

The show was DJ'd by Warren Haynes wife, Stefani Scamardo, with him giving color commentary. It was mentioned that this will be a 4CD box set from 2 track SB tapes to be released later this year. She also said that the band played 4 nights, starting the 27th, as the middle act with Hot Tuna as the headliners, which jives for the band lineup, but not the dates, on the concert poster someone posted earlier. It was mentioned that the first nights tape from the 27th has not been found so I am assuming the box set will hopefully be from the last 3 nights.

Here was the first discrepancy I noticed as she claims the shows started the 27th to the 30th but the concert poster states 28-31st. Also I read on the ABB forum that the show from the 29th was actually played at Winterland and not the Fillmore West so I am curious what the reality is.

The second thing I noticed is the broadcast is claimed to be from the third show, which according to Scamardo's timeline would be the 29th, yet right before "Don't Keep Me Wondering" Duane says they enjoyed the first three nights and they would enjoy this one or something to that effect. So I am wondering if this tape is from the following night?

In any case the total broadcast time was around 45 minutes and a setlist of 7 songs which is about right when the Allmans played support. I got to listen to almost the complete broadcast except for about 15 minutes right before You Don't Love Me" where I had to get out of the car to take care of business.

First impression is this is a fantastic recording which is clear and well balanced for the most part. I did notice that for the first 2 tracks the drums were a bit recessed in the background and the same on the last track "Whipping Post". On the other tracks all the instruments are well balanced but, as you would expect with a 2 track SB recording, the separation is not very wide so as long as you're not expecting the multitrack separation of the 2014 Fillmore Recordings I think you won't be disappointed in the sound quality.

The performance is hot and the highlight for me was one of my favorite live Brothers tracks "You Don't Love Me". You can hear elements of the later version that is on the original Fillmore East album but with interesting twists. The playing is much looser and more improvised IMO and the famous Duane solo is very similar to the Fillmore East version but slower with Betts and Berry noodling in the background behind him as opposed to the intense Fillmore East solo with Butch and Jaimoe driving Duane on with their powerhouse drumming.

All in all a very exciting treat awaits us when this box set finally is released.

 

No mention of a vinyl release ?