Allman Brothers Fillmore East on Vinyl

I disagree with "The Fillmore Concerts" being a great disc. And I say that because you can barely hear Berry Oakley's bass in the mix. As a person, who saw the "orginal" Allman Brothers on three different occasions, with the last being a show in a similar size theater in Fayetteville, NC the Saturday before they recorded at the Fillmore East, I can tell you for a fact, his bass and the bottom that he provided was an intregal part of the Allman Brothers sound. and for some reason that got mixed way to low on the "The Fillmore Concerts", other than that it was a good recording.

btw Mechans, Tow Dowd was the producer on both the orginal "Live at the Fillmore East" and "The Fillmore Concerts".

Also, since Tom Dowd's name as got mentioned, I would highly recommend the DVD "Tom Dowd & the Language of Music". It's facinating and entertaining documentary, and Tom Dowd really did know how to capture "lighting in a bottle".

"I know this started out as a vinyl request, so I apologize for the following cd recommendation (you may find this on vinyl though). I just picked up a remastered, deluxe edition cd of “Eat a Peach” that is also a big improvement over my original. This is a two disc version with the bonus cd titled "The Allman Brothers Band: The Final Fillmore East Concert, June 27, 1971." Another pretty good sounding live disc with some great songs."

Lokie,

Have to agree as I have also have this CD. btw, have to say the "remastered, deluxe edition cd" of “Live at Fillmore East” CD sound every bit as good. I actually like it better than the "Fillmore Concerts", as it's actually closer to what the Allman Brothers sound like live. btw, there are several "archival" concerts of the Allman Brothers Band available. Sound quality varies, none of which would be considered the least bit "audiophile" but nevertheless, illustrate the development of the Allman Brothers in those early years. The "Stony Brook 9/19/71" for example has an 18 minute "Dreams" and also, an 11 minute "Blue Sky", which I believe is the only recording of Duane playing that song live.

Credit to these "archival" recordings (which were working recording for the "band's use") was done by Michael Callahan, who was the Allman Brother's orginal "sound man". Apparently, these recording were lost for many years, when during a remodeling project, a box of "reel to reel" tapes were found. Besides the "Stony Brook" show, other "archival" releases (so far) include:

Boston Common 8/17/71
Nassau Coliseum 5/1/73
Macon, GA 2/11/72
American University 12/13/70

Anyway, Michael Callahan just recently passed away. R.I.P. Michael.

btw, if anyone interested in these "archival" recording here's a link where they can be purchased.

http://www.hittinthenote.com/