[SACD-R][OF] The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East - 1971/2015 (Southern Rock, Blues-Rock)

At Fillmore East is a double live album by The Allman Brothers Band. The band’s breakthrough success, At Fillmore East was released in July 1971. It ranks Number 49 among Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and remains among the top-selling albums in the band’s catalogue. It is often cited as being one of the most well-known live recordings in history. The original album was released in both conventional 2-channel stereo and 4-channel quadraphonic mixes.

Recorded at the Fillmore East concert hall, the storied rock venue in New York City, on Friday and Saturday March 12, 1971–March 13, 1971, it showcased the band’s mixture of blues, Southern rock and jazz. The cover of Blind Willie McTell’s “Statesboro Blues” which opens the set showcases Duane Allman’s slide guitar work in open E Tuning. “Whipping Post” became the standard for a long, epic jam that never lost interest (opening in 11/4 time, unusual territory for a rock band), while the ethereal-to-furious “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed”, with its harmonized melody, Latin feel and burning drive invited comparisons with John Coltrane (especially Duane’s solo-ending pull-offs, a direct nod to the jazz saxophonist).

The album was produced by Tom Dowd, who condensed the running time of various songs, occasionally even merging two performances into one track. For example, the first seven minutes of “You Don’t Love Me” is from the first show on March 13 and the rest (Starting at Duane’s solo without the band) is from the second show on March 12. At Fillmore East peaked at #13 on Billboard’s Pop Albums chart.

The album was also specially remixed for 4-channel quadraphonic sound. In the 4-channel mix Duane Allman is heard in the left rear channel, Dickey Betts in the right rear channel, Jai Johanny Johanson in the front left channel, Butch Trucks in the right front channel and Gregg Allman and Berry Oakley both centered in the front channels. The 4-channel version uses some different edits and or performances of the songs taken from the same concerts. Some of these alternate versions appeared in the 1989 compilation Dreams, although in that release the 4-channel recordings have been reduced to 2-channels. In 1998 the entire 4-channel edition was re-issued on CD as a 4.0 (not 5.1) surround sound DTS disc.

Two other songs recorded during the same set of shows, “Trouble No More”, A Cover Of The Elmore James Boogie Classic “One Way Out” and the memorable “Mountain Jam”, were later released on Eat a Peach, the latter spanning two sides of the double album. Those songs were later included in their entirety, along with uncut versions of some, re-edited versions of others, and some previously omitted tracks, on a new release of the Fillmore material entitled The Fillmore Concerts (1992). “Stormy Monday” gained back a harmonica solo; “Don’t Keep Me Wonderin'” and “Drunken Hearted Boy” were included as well.

2003 saw the release of a two-disc edition entitled At Fillmore East Deluxe Edition. It compiled all the released versions of the Fillmore material, some material from the collection Duane Allman: An Anthology and the Dreams box set, and remixed the material with a better “soundstage” than the 1992 release.

In 2003 the TV network VH1 named At Fillmore East the 59th greatest album of all time. That same year, it was also ranked #49 by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was one of 50 recordings chosen in 2004 by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. The song “Whipping Post” is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.

All Music Review

Whereas most great live rock albums are about energy, At Fillmore East is like a great live jazz session, where the pleasure comes from the musicians’ interaction and playing. The great thing about that is, the original album that brought the Allmans so much acclaim is as notable for its clever studio editing as it is for its performances. Producer Tom Dowd skillfully trimmed some of the performances down to relatively concise running time (edits later restored on the double-disc set The Fillmore Concerts), at times condensing several performances into one track. Far from being a sacrilege, this tactic helps present the Allmans in their best light, since even if the music isn’t necessarily concise (three tracks run over ten minutes, with two in the 20-minute range), it does showcase the group’s terrific instrumental interplay, letting each member (but particularly guitarist Duane and keyboardist/vocalist Gregg) shine. Even after the release of the unedited concerts, this original double album (single CD) remains the pinnacle of the Allmans and Southern rock at its most elastic, bluesy, and jazzy.

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Анализ: THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND / At Fillmore East
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DR Пики RMS Продолжительность трека
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DR13 -3.88 дБ -20.62 дБ 4:21 01-Statesboro Blues
DR13 -3.33 дБ -20.97 дБ 4:36 02-Done Somebody Wrong
DR15 -3.91 дБ -24.67 дБ 8:51 03-Stormy Monday
DR15 -3.24 дБ -22.65 дБ 19:23 04-You Don't Love Me
DR13 -3.65 дБ -20.76 дБ 5:23 05-Hot 'Lanta
DR13 -3.46 дБ -19.96 дБ 13:08 06-In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
DR14 -3.73 дБ -21.74 дБ 23:15 07-Whipping Post
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