American University 12/13/70

American University 12/13/70

by The Allman Brothers Band
American University 12/13/70

American University 12/13/70

by The Allman Brothers Band

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Overview

The Allman Brothers Band launch their own record label with a vintage live recording that appears to have sentimental value for at least one rabid fan, band manager Bert Holman, who, in his freshman year, booked the Allman Brothers to play two shows at the Leonard Gym at his college, American University, on Sunday, December 13, 1970, at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. (The CD is drawn from both shows, with tracks one through five from the second set and "You Don't Love Me" and "Whippin' Post" from the first.) Holman provides liner notes that explain his involvement nostalgically, but for the listener, what is perhaps more important is that the Allmans were at a crucial stage in their development on that December night, having just returned from shows at the Fillmore East in New York on a tour promoting their second album, Idlewild South. Three months hence, they would return to the Fillmore East and perform the show captured on their epochal Live at Fillmore East album. So, the band playing at American University is near to the best the group could be. The set includes "Statesboro Blues," "Stormy Monday," and "You Don't Love Me," blues covers that would be repeated at the Fillmore and turn up on Live at Fillmore East, though the songs and the Allmans' treatment of them might have been unfamiliar to those in the audience at American University. "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" and "Leave My Blues at Home" had just appeared on Idlewild South, and this release marks the first live versions of them to be released by the Allmans. There is little new here, but the playing is fierce, especially the interaction of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, and with a solid 20-plus-minute version of "Whippin' Post," Allman Brothers Band fans should be pleased with the band's first self-released effort. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date: 05/08/2012
Label: Peach
UPC: 0821229111120
Rank: 82173

Tracks

  1. Statesboro Blues
  2. Trouble No More
  3. Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
  4. Leave My Blues at Home
  5. Stormy Monday
  6. You Don't Love Me
  7. Whippin' Post

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Allman Brothers Band   Primary Artist
Jaimoe   Percussion,Drums
Berry Oakley   Guitar (Bass)
Duane Allman   Guitar,Lead,Slide Guitar
Butch Trucks   Drums,Timpani
Gregg Allman   Vocals,Organ (Hammond)
Dickey Betts   Guitar

Technical Credits

The Allman Brothers Band   Audio Production
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer
Gregg Allman   Composer,Group Member
Duane Allman   Group Member
Tom Dowd   Executive Producer
Willie Cobbs   Composer
Vlado Meller   Mastering
Bert Holman   Liner Notes,Package Production
Kirk West   Tape Archivist,Package Production
Jeff Faith   Package Design
Mike Callahan   Live Mixing
Dickey Betts   Group Member
Blind Willie McTell   Composer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Robb Navrides   Digital Editing,Audio Restoration
William Cobbs   Composer
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