Early Music From Allman Brothers Band Members Coming To Vinyl Again
Early music from members of the Allman Brothers Band is set to be released on vinyl that has been out of print since the 1960s, and will be released on CD for the first time on March 27.
Four albums that trace three of the band members’ earliest music projects, including Allman Joys, Hour Glass, and31st of February, will be released.
Duane and Gregg Allman formed a band which was originally named The Escorts, and then Allman Joys, shortly after high school. They recorded the band’s only session work in August 1966. The project wasn’t released until 1973 and has been out of print since. After the Allman Joys parted ways, Duane and Gregg formed Hour Glass, releasing a self-titled debut in 1967 and then Power Of Love in 1968, via Liberty.
The fourth release is a September 1968 recording session for Scott Boyer, David Brown and ABB drummer Butch Trucks’ band the 31st of February. These demo sessions for their second, unreleased album feature probably the earliest versions of Gregg’s hit “Melissa,” and would be released as the project Duane & Gregg in May 1972.
The Allman Brothers Band formed in March 1969, and the original lineup of Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakley and Dickey Betts would go on to become one of rock’s biggest names, bolstered by their definitive 1971 live album, At Fillmore East. The Allman Brothers Band earned seven gold and four platinum records and they are members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and were given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
ALLMAN JOYS: Allman Joys (self-titled debut; Duane and Gregg, 1966)
HOUR GLASS: Hour Glass (self-titled debut; Duane and Gregg, 1967)
HOUR GLASS: Power Of Love (Duane and Gregg, 1968)
DUANE & GREGG: Duane & Gregg (31st of February demos, 1968)
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