Album
The Allman Brothers Band
1969 · Rock, Blues
25 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Allman Brothers Band is a Rock album by The Allman Brothers Band, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 104 pressings tracked, owned by 25 collectors.
About
It's hard to believe now, but in 1969 The Allman Brothers Band were kids, really. But here they play like a seasoned crew, giving their rock and Southern blues an eerie gospel groove and a freeform jazzy feel. And you can hear in their playing the respect they have for all the musicians who'd passed before them. This self-titled debut opens with a rousing version of The Spencer Davis Group instrumental “Don’t Want You Know More” and flows effortlessly into Gregg Allman’s wise-beyond-his-22-years testimonial “It’s Not My Cross to Bear.” They sound like two sides of the same song: not in structure or chord changes, but in some darkly Southern way, like a soundtrack to a William Gay story. The set features future concert staples “Whipping Post” and the beautiful, waltz-timed “Dreams”—two songs that are equal parts tragedy and melancholy and foreshadow the band’s character for years to come. Helmed by Atlantic house producer Adrian Barber (Cream, The Bee Gees), this album introduces the classic and best lineup of The Allman Brothers Band, which here really does sound like a brotherhood. That sound just can’t be faked.
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Tracklist
- 1Don't Want You No More2:24
- 2It's Not My Cross to Bear5:03
- 3Black Hearted Woman5:09
- 4Trouble No More3:47
- 5Every Hungry Woman4:15
- 6Dreams7:19
- 7Whipping Post5:17
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- warm
- driving
- southern
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Berry OakleyBASS BASS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Butch TrucksDRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, MARACAS DRUMS, TIMBALES, MARACAS
- Dickey BettsGUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Duane AllmanACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR, SLIDE GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, SLIDE GUITAR GUITAR
- Gregg AllmanELECTRIC ORGAN, LEAD VOCALS ORGAN, VOCALS VOCALS, ORGAN
- Jai Johanny JohansonCONGAS, DRUMS DRUMS, CONGAS
25 collectors on Gatefold own this · 104 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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