The Allman Brothers Band - Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection (2020)

The Allman Brothers Band formed in 1969 with founding members Duane Allman, Jaimoe, Berry Oakley, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, and Gregg Allman. The band’s very first informal jam together was a Muddy Waters song Trouble No More which shortly after became the very first song they officially demo’d together, has remained unreleased until now and starts off this 50th anniversary collection. ABB essentially are the fathers of the southern rock sound; that acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top and The Marshal Tucker Band soon became widely known for; along with the jam band scene due to their larger than life instrumental jams. After their first two albums, The Allman Brothers Band and Idlewild South, the band recorded and released their first live double album At Fillmore East which has become the live album that all other live albums are measured. Just four days after At Fillmore East was certified gold, Duane Allman suffered a motorcycle accident and died. The band was determined to carry on, but a year later, their next band leader Berry Oakley suffered the same fate as Duane not three blocks from the location of Duane’s accident. The band’s members evolved from these unfortunate moments in their history through thirteen incarnations and in 2014 the band decided to retire from touring officially. The very last song performed by The Allman Brothers Band at the Beacon Theatre was the very first song they ever jammed together Trouble No More which this performance beautifully closes the 61-song boxset.

The boxset was produced by Allman Brothers historians and aficionados Bill Levenson, John Lynskey and Kirk West. The 10-LP packaging consists of a wood veneer wrapped slipcase with gold graphics, 5 gatefold jackets and a 56-page book. The 5-CD edition includes a 88-page booklet and is housed in a 12-panel softpack with a slipcase. Each CD is a thematic overview of the various stages of the band’s recording and performance history.

Tracklist:
Disc 1 (01:18:55)
1. The Allman Brothers Band – Trouble No More (Demo) (03:33)
2. The Allman Brothers Band – Don't Want You No More (02:24)
3. The Allman Brothers Band – It's Not My Cross To Bear (05:03)
4. The Allman Brothers Band – Dreams (07:21)
5. The Allman Brothers Band – Whipping Post (05:19)
6. The Allman Brothers Band – I'm Gonna Move To the Outskirts of Town (Live At Ludlow Garage, April 11, 1970) (09:18)
7. The Allman Brothers Band – Midnight Rider (02:59)
8. The Allman Brothers Band – Revival (04:07)
9. The Allman Brothers Band – Don't Keep Me Wonderin' (03:32)
10. The Allman Brothers Band – Hoochie Coochie Man (04:58)
11. The Allman Brothers Band – Please Call Home (04:03)
12. The Allman Brothers Band – Statesboro Blues (Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971) (04:21)
13. The Allman Brothers Band – Stormy Monday (Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971) (08:51)
14. The Allman Brothers Band – In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Live At Fillmore East, March 12, 1971) (13:06)

Disc 2 (01:18:58)
1. The Allman Brothers Band – One Way Out (Live At Fillmore East, June 27, 1971) (04:58)
2. The Allman Brothers Band – You Don't Love Me / Soul Serenade (Live At A&R Studios, August 26, 1971) (19:26)
3. The Allman Brothers Band – Hot 'Lanta (Live At A&R Studios, August 26, 1971) (06:08)
4. The Allman Brothers Band – Stand Back (03:25)
5. The Allman Brothers Band – Melissa (03:54)
6. The Allman Brothers Band – Blue Sky (05:10)
7. The Allman Brothers Band – Ain't Wastin Time No More (Live At Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico, April 2, 1972) (04:45)
8. The Allman Brothers Band – Wasted Words (04:20)
9. The Allman Brothers Band – Ramblin' Man (04:47)
10. The Allman Brothers Band – Southbound (05:10)
11. The Allman Brothers Band – Jessica (07:29)
12. The Allman Brothers Band – Early Morning Blues (Outtake) (09:26)

Disc 3 (01:17:50)
1. The Allman Brothers Band – Come and Go Blues (Live At Watkins Glen, New York, July 28, 1973) (05:02)
2. The Allman Brothers Band – Mountain Jam (Live At Watkins Glen, New York, July 28, 1973) (12:18)
3. The Allman Brothers Band – Can't Lose What You Never Had (05:50)
4. The Allman Brothers Band – Win, Lose Or Draw (04:45)
5. The Allman Brothers Band – High Falls (14:28)
6. The Allman Brothers Band – Crazy Love (03:44)
7. The Allman Brothers Band – Can't Take It With You (03:34)
8. The Allman Brothers Band – Pegasus (07:32)
9. The Allman Brothers Band – Just Ain't Easy (Live At Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 19, 1979) (05:04)
10. The Allman Brothers Band – Hell & High Water (03:36)
11. The Allman Brothers Band – Angeline (03:44)
12. The Allman Brothers Band – Leavin' (03:46)
13. The Allman Brothers Band – Never Knew How Much (I Needed You) (04:27)

Disc 4 (01:19:37)
1. The Allman Brothers Band – Good Clean Fun (05:08)
2. The Allman Brothers Band – Seven Turns (05:06)
3. The Allman Brothers Band – Gambler's Roll (06:45)
4. The Allman Brothers Band – End of the Line (04:39)
5. The Allman Brothers Band – Nobody Knows (10:59)
6. The Allman Brothers Band – Low Down Dirty Mean (Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 10 & 11, 1992) (07:22)
7. The Allman Brothers Band – Come On Into My Kitchen (Live At Radio & Records Convention, Los Angeles, June 11, 1992) (05:06)
8. The Allman Brothers Band – Sailin' 'Cross the Devil's Sea (04:56)
9. The Allman Brothers Band – Back Where It All Begins (09:10)
10. The Allman Brothers Band – Soulshine (06:44)
11. The Allman Brothers Band – No One To Run With (05:59)
12. The Allman Brothers Band & Jack Pearson – I'm Not Crying (Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 13, 1999) (07:43)

Disc 5 (01:19:31)
1. The Allman Brothers Band – Loan Me a Dime (Live At World Music Theatre, August 26, 2000) (09:59)
2. The Allman Brothers Band – Desdemona (Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 25, 2001) (13:09)
3. The Allman Brothers Band – High Cost of Low Living (07:50)
4. The Allman Brothers Band – Old Before My Time (05:22)
5. The Allman Brothers Band – Blue Sky (Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 21, 2005) (12:04)
6. The Allman Brothers Band – Little Martha (Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 21, 2005) (02:14)
7. The Allman Brothers Band – Black Hearted Woman (Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 26, 2009) (11:57)
8. The Allman Brothers Band – The Sky Is Crying (Live At The Beacon Theatre, October 28, 2014) (09:18)
9. The Allman Brothers Band – Farewell Speeches (Live At The Beacon Theatre, October 28, 2014) (03:21)
10. The Allman Brothers Band – Trouble No More (Live At The Beacon Theatre, October 28, 2014) (04:17)