Allman Brothers Fillmore East on Vinyl

I can't help you with your lp selection but I have to disagree with Mechans. I bought the redbook reissue a couple of years ago called "The Fillmore Concerts" and it sounds fantastic with lots of air and good bass. I don't know if it is "audiophile" but it is certainly one of the better sounding live rock cd's I own. If they have this version on vinyl I bet it also sounds good.

I never get tired of hearing this concert. The brothers play loose and tight simultaneously if you know what I mean. To me , it has alot of the same feel as "Kind of Blue" which I understand was very influntial to Duane.

Jaybo… you speakith the truth brother. The words audiophile and Fillmore don't belong in the same sentence. I try not to ask too much of my rock albums... just not too much compression and some thickness in the midbass and I'm usually happy. I was thinking about what cleanehippy said about the lack of bass as I listened to the disc in my car today. I suppose Barry is a little light in the mix but lets face it, Duane and Dickey are the stars of the show here. Also, with three drummers, Barry, and Duane’s deep organ notes, there is plenty of low frequency drive.

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.

I also highly recommend (I seriously doubt you’ll find this on vinyl) a live 4 disc cd called "The Allman Brothers Band 12/31/73 Cow Palice San Francisco Ca. with special guests Boz Scaggs, Jerry Garcia and Bill Kreutzman". The title says it all. Sonics are marginal but as you can imagine the back and forth between Betts and Garcia is some serious fun. The best song by far is a Duaneless/ instrumental version of Whippin Post. If you’re a fan of Jerry Garcia and the Allman Brothers, which kind of go hand in hand, you will thoroughly enjoy this.