The Allman Brothers Band – The Allman Brothers Band (Deluxe Edition 2016) (1969/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:06:42 minutes | 2,84 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Island Def Jam
The debut self-titled album from the Allman Brothers Band came out in late 1969, recorded only a few months after the band was formed. These songs were honed on the road, which allowed the Allmans to record and mix the entire record in only two weeks. Among the highlights is the original version of the seminal Whipping Post, which would take on a life of its own following the 20 minute live version on the Fillmore East concert album released two years later. This Deluxe edition includes a second disc of the entire album, remixed and re-released in 1973 under the title “Beginnings”.
This might be the best debut album ever delivered by an American blues band, a bold, powerful, hard-edged, soulful essay in electric blues with a native Southern ambience. Some lingering elements of the psychedelic era then drawing to a close can be found in “Dreams,” along with the template for the group’s on-stage workouts with “Whipping Post,” and a solid cover of Muddy Waters’ “Trouble No More.” There isn’t a bad song here, and only the fact that the group did even better the next time out keeps this from getting the highest possible rating. – Bruce Eder
Tracklist:
1-01. The Allman Brothers Band – Don’t Want You No More (02:24)
1-02. The Allman Brothers Band – It’s Not My Cross To Bear (05:03)
1-03. The Allman Brothers Band – Black Hearted Woman (05:09)
1-04. The Allman Brothers Band – Trouble No More (Album Version) (03:47)
1-05. The Allman Brothers Band – Every Hungry Woman (04:15)
1-06. The Allman Brothers Band – Dreams (07:19)
1-07. The Allman Brothers Band – Whipping Post (05:17)
2-01. The Allman Brothers Band – Don’t Want You No More (1973 Beginnings Mix) (02:25)
2-02. The Allman Brothers Band – It’s Not My Cross To Bear (1973 Beginnings Mix) (04:56)
2-03. The Allman Brothers Band – Black Hearted Woman (1973 Beginnings Mix) (05:17)
2-04. The Allman Brothers Band – Trouble No More (1973 Beginnings Mix) (03:48)
2-05. The Allman Brothers Band – Every Hungry Woman (1973 Beginnings Mix) (04:17)
2-06. The Allman Brothers Band – Dreams (1973 Beginnings Mix) (07:17)
2-07. The Allman Brothers Band – Whipping Post (1973 Beginnings Mix) (05:20)
