The Allman Brothers Band‘s legendary 1971 live album, At Fillmore East, wasn’t the first time the group had tape machines were rolling for one of their shows at the now extinct New York City venue.
The year before, in 1970, they were on a bill there with The Grateful Dead and Love, and the Dead’s soundman, Owsley “Bear” Stanley, rolled tape.
Previously only available directly from the Owsley Stanley Foundation, Bear’s Sonic Journals: Allman Brothers Band Fillmore East February 1970 is now available in a Deluxe Edition.
The seven-song original compilation is being re-issued with two extra CDs containing all the mastered but unedited source material from their performances on February 11th, 13th and 14th, 1970.
These performances feature the three earliest known live concert recordings of the Dickey Betts instrumental “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.”
Other songs on this album include “Hoochie Coochie Man,” “Statesboro Blues,” “Trouble No More,” “Whipping Post” and “Mountain Jam,” one of which times in at 35-minutes.
Set for release on June 18th, it has been mastered from the original tapes in Stanley’s archives and includes sonic restoration, new album art and liner notes, including a series of rare band photos from the Fillmore East in February 1970, original cover artwork — the “Electric Mushroom” — and notes from the Allman Brothers Band and the Owsley Stanley Foundation.
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