The Allman Brothers Band To Release 1971 Radio Concert

Live archival releases from The Allman Brothers Band have been few and far between over recent years. Thankfully, a new one is slated for release as the band’s Peach Records will officially release the ABB’s live radio concert from A&R Studios in New York on August 26, 1971 on April 1 as per Rolling Stone.

The first official release of the group’s legendary performance at A&R Studios will be accompanied by reissues of five previously released classic Allman Brothers Band shows. Drummer Butch Trucks discussed the famed 1971 radio concert in a new interview with Rolling Stone. Here’s what Butch had to say about The Allmans’ setlist from the 1971 performance:

We had a time limit. Once we started headlining at the Fillmore East, we were free to play all night, at least for the second set. “Whipping Post” could get lengthy. So we decided, “Let’s go with some other stuff.” That being said, we had no clue that Duane was going to do what he did with “You Don’t Love Me.” That was what “Whipping Post” would have been.

The set was pretty much what we did every night. Maybe half of our sets were structured songs like “Statesboro Blues” and “Trouble No More.” They were all three, four minutes at best. The other half of a set would be no more than four or five songs, but each one would be 10 or 20 minutes.

Listen to a sample of the new release featuring “You Don’t Love Me” paired with “Soul Serenade”: