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by The Allman Brothers Band

Overview

Simply put, this is a compilation of most of the Allman Brothers Band's best-known tunes during their tenure with Capricorn. While it's disappointing that the studio version of "Whipping Post" appears in lieu of the live one from At Fillmore East, a just compensation is made by the inclusion of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" from that historic recording. The other live cut here is the long version of "Jessica," from Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas, though the studio version might well have sufficed. For anyone who is looking for a single-disc Allman Brothers compilation, Icon might serve. That said, one has to wonder why the compilation producers chose songs from more erratic recordings such as Enlightened Rogues and the awful Win, Lose or Draw when more excellent material from Eat a Peach was there for the picking (i.e., "Ain't Wastin' Time No More," "Trouble No More," "Blue Sky"). That curious decision is troubling. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	02/12/2013
Label:	Island / Mercury
UPC:	0602537218653
Rank:	100553

Tracks

1. Whipping Post
2. Midnight Rider
3. Melissa
4. Ramblin' Man
5. Wasted Words
6. Can't Lose What You Never Had
7. Crazy Love
8. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
9. Jessica

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Allman Brothers Band   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Bill Graham   Arranger
Dickey Betts   Composer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Adrian Barber   Producer
The Allman Brothers Band   Producer
Gregg Allman   Composer
Sam Whiteside   Recording Supervision
Vartan   Art Direction
Tom Dowd   Producer
Beth Stempel   Production Manager
Jeff Fura   Compilation Supervisor
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Stephen Paley   Photography
Mike Diehl   Design
Sujata Murthy   Publicity
Forrest Lockwood   Music Clearance
Laura Benanchietti   Production Manager
Steve Alaimo   Composer
Johnny Sandlin   Producer,Recording Supervision