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Justinmsmith28@hotmail.com - Left Field Media silvers CD version

The Allman Brothers Band
Title: Live at A&R Studios
Venue: A&R Studios
Location: New York, NY
Date: 8-26-1971
Runtime: approximately 70 minutes

Label: Left Field Media
Catalog #: LFMCD522


01. Statesboro Blues - 4:33
02. Trouble No More - 4:15
03. Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - 3:53
04. Done Somebody Wrong - 3:48
05. One Way Out - 5:19
06. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - 12:52
07. Stormy Monday - 9:04
08. You Don't Love Me (In Memory of King Curtis) - 8:37
09. Soul Serenade - 4:18
10. Jam - 3:32
11. Mountain Jam - 3:06
12. Hot 'Lanta - 6:58


Personnel:

Duane Allman - guitar, slide guitar
Greg Allman - organ, vocals
Dickey Betts - guitar, vocals
Berry Oakley - bass
Butch Trucks - drums
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums



Back in New York a month after the release of Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band pulled up outside the city s A & R Studio on August 26th, to perform a show -
not just for the enjoyment of those fortunate enough to secure a ticket, but also for those within earshot of NYC s legendary radio station WPLJ FM, who were lined up to transmit proceedings live across the airwaves.

The resultant broadcast is presented on this CD, available "legitimately" for the first time.

A favourite of many tape and rarities collectors, the quality, dynamic performance and ambience encompassed herein all at once make for a quite staggering sonic experience,
one that fans of this legendary act in its original line-up will relish alongside the group's other essential releases.

Two months after this remarkable show went out, Brother Duane Allman, one of the world s finest ever rock and blues guitarists, was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident.

Little more than another year on, in November of 1973, ABB bassist Berry Oakley sustained a similar fate in a separate crash, just three blocks from Duane s fatal accident spot.

This release showcases one of the final appearances of the original Allmans line up and remains not just a delightful listening experience,
but additionally serves as a fitting tribute and historical document to the legacy of this iconic American rock group.

This is a "gray area" release from the folks at Left Field Media, recorded before a small (and very lucky!) audience on August 26th,1971 at A & R Studios in N.Y. and broadcast by WPLJ-FM.

The sound quality was a concern for me, but this sounds as if they had access to the original tape, as opposed to just capturing the FM broadcast.

Its every bit as good as any of their "legitimate" live releases, and having a recording this good with Duane is a revelation.

Duane, and the whole band for that matter, are in top form.

This performance from the original line-up is a must have for Allman Brothers fans.

Definitely one of the better sounding 1971 Allman Brothers Band shows.

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