THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Brothers and Sisters MFSL 1-399 180g AUDIOPHILE (MINT)
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THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Brothers and Sisters Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-399
Mastered from the original analog master tape - Pressed on 180 gram AUDIOPHILE High Definition vinyl (Special limited edition ? 2242)
Tracklist
A1 Wasted Words Bass – Berry OakleyDrums – Butch Trucks, Jaimoe*Piano – Chuck LeavellSlide Guitar – Richard Betts*Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Gregg AllmanWritten-By – Gregg Allman 4:19 A2 Ramblin Man Bass – Berry OakleyDrums, Congas – Jaimoe*Drums, Percussion – Butch TrucksLead Guitar – Les DudekOrgan, Backing Vocals – Gregg AllmanPiano, Backing Vocals – Chuck LeavellVocals, Lead Guitar – Richard Betts*Written-By – Richard Betts* 4:46 A3 Come And Go Blues Bass – Lamar WilliamsDrums – Jaimoe*Drums, Percussion, Congas – Butch TrucksLead Guitar – Richard Betts*Piano, Electric Piano – Chuck LeavellVocals, Organ – Gregg AllmanWritten-By – Gregg Allman 4:52 A4 Jelly Jelly Bass – Lamar WilliamsDrums – Jaimoe*Drums, Percussion, Congas – Butch TrucksLead Guitar – Richard Betts*Piano – Chuck LeavellVocals, Organ – Gregg AllmanWritten-By – Trade Martin5:47 B1 Southbound Bass – Lamar WilliamsDrums – Jaimoe*Drums, Percussion – Butch TrucksLead Guitar – Richard Betts*Lead Vocals, Organ – Gregg AllmanPiano – Chuck LeavellWritten-By – Richard Betts* 5:07 B2 Jessica Acoustic Guitar – Les DudekBass – Lamar WilliamsDrums, Congas – Jaimoe*Drums, Timpani, Percussion – Butch TrucksLead Guitar – Richard Betts*Organ – Gregg AllmanPiano, Electric Piano – Chuck LeavellWritten-By – Richard Betts* 7:02 B3 Pony Boy Acoustic Bass – Lamar WilliamsAcoustic Guitar – Tommy TaltonDrums – Butch TrucksPiano – Chuck LeavellVocals, Guitar [Dobro] – Richard Betts*Written-By – Richard Betts* 5:50
*(all photos are of the actual item)
- Remastered By – Krieg Wunderlich
Notes
The Allman Brothers Band Brothers and Sisters on Numbered Limited Edition 180g LP from Mobile Fidelity
1973 Affair Introduces Southern Rock to Popular Parlance
Unrivaled Sonics: Mastered from the Original Master Tapes, Mobile Fidelity Edition Provides Window Into What Transpired in Macon Studios
Dickey Betts Leads Group Through Mellower Country Rock, Pairs With Pianist Chuck Leavell
Chart-Topping Album Includes Smash "Ramblin' Man" and Favorites "Jessica" and "Southbound"
Brothers and Sisters is significant for myriad reasons. It's the first album the Allman Brothers Band made in its entirety after Duane Allman's death. It also came after bassist Berry Oakley's spookily similar passing, yet he appears on two of the songs. The 1973 set also marks the emergence of guitarist Dickey Betts as the collective's leader. And pianist Chuck Leavell's arrival. But more than anything else, the record remains noteworthy for its incredible soulfulness and completeness.
Mastered from the original master tapes and pressed on dead-quiet vinyl RTI, Mobile Fidelity's 180g LP of Brothers and Sisters joins the unparalleled reissue imprint's other Allman titles in presenting the superlative ensemble's work in the most lifelike, uncompromised fidelity possible. Whether it's the feather-light harmonic layering of the collective's background vocals, echoing cavity of Leavell's gospel-tinted piano, skin-against-skin smack of Jaimoe's congas, or sweet dobro lines laid down by Betts, this version betters all previous pressings by bringing you, the listener, as close to the studio as any record feasibly can.
Having stayed at the top of the Billboard charts for five consecutive weeks, Brothers and Sisters constitutes the Allman Brothers Band's biggest commercial triumph. Given the circumstances surrounding its creation, such an accomplishment hardly seemed possible. Fresh from licking their wounds over Duane's tragic motorcycle accident, the group experienced déjà vu when Oakley met the same fate just blocks away from where his mate was killed. Rather than collapse, the Allman Brothers Band tightened up and mellowed out, inviting Leavell to join instead of recruiting another guitarist.
What the sextet gets in return for its troubles is music that marks the concrete beginnings of a form that soon become known as Southern rock. Leavell and Betts exchange notes as if the pair has been trading ideas since they were children. Slide guitars still tread over greasy grooves, yet the Allman Brothers Band digs deeper into country dirt, parlaying a twang anchored by Betts' picking and abetted by Gregg's organic, shot-of-blues vocals. The laidback vibe manifests on the signature "Ramblin' Man," a hit evocative of the record's breezy melodies and friendly interplay.
The cover art further reveals the Allman Brothers Band's mindset. Golden, tranquil, idyllic, Southern, loving: It's a paradise-longing view that would soon come crashing down in the group's lives but one that, for the duration and existence of Brothers and Sisters, remains gloriously undisturbed.
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