Essential

by The Allman Brothers Band

Overview

The Allman Brothers Band Essential, issued by Madacy, is one of the more bizarre packaging exercises in music history. This two-disc collection -- with liner notes that would be more appropriate in a juvenile encyclopedia -- is as close to misleading (can you say rip-off?) as one is likely to find. The first disc is debatable as to how essential it is anyway; who ever heard of an essential Allman Brothers compilation that didn't include "Ramblin' Man"? This one culls tracks from the band's albums ranging from their first to Win, Lose or Draw. But it's disc two that's utterly crazy. Apparently, someone in the department who assembles these collections either got lazy or is a huge fan of the Enlightened Rogues album: disc two of this "essential" comp features a straight reissue -- complete with the Capricorn label stamped on it -- of Enlightened Rogues! We've seen some weird things, but we're still scratching our heads over this one. This should have been titled "Some Essential Allman Brothers and Other Stuff." Avoid at all costs. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	05/26/2017
Label:	Bmg / Smcmg / Sony Music
UPC:	0886919862720
Rank:	49606

Tracks

1. Good Clean Fun
2. Seven Turns
3. End of the Line
4. Nobody Knows
5. Get on With Your Life
6. No One to Run With
7. Soulshine
8. Blue Sky
9. Midnight Rider
10. Jessica [Live at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC-July 1994]
11. Please Call Home [Live at the Beacon Theatre, New York, NY-March 2000]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Allman Brothers Band   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Tom Dowd   Audio Production
Glenn Roskein   Product Development
Brenda Bedard   Creative Director
Romel Velasco   Graphic Design
Alexandra de Castro   Production Coordination
Stephen Paley   Photography
Laura Guzzo   A&R,Liner Notes
David Alter   Executive Producer
David Roy   Liner Notes,A&R
Mick Stevanovich   Executive Producer