Friday, December 8, 2023

Allman Brothers Band - CNE Grandstand, Toronto 8/24/1990

 



Remastered by Mr. Sifter, Dec. 2023.

As the ABB estate continues to virtually ignore the 90's in their archival activities, figured it was worth spending some time on this one, from the short-lived initial reunion lineup that included Johnny Neel very prominently on piano. A full six songs from Seven Turns plus Dickeys "The Blues Ain't Nothin" which was only played in '89-90. 

The lineage of the source I had to work off was unknown, but it definitely sounds like at least a 2nd gen copy. The first cassette side (i.e. first 46 minutes) has notably clearer quality than the rest of the show, not counting the audience patch at the end of "Whipping Post" (thank you to whoever did this!), however the whole thing is still much more listenable now. It's not going to win any awards, and unfortunately the generations from the master and tools required to make it clearer and more comparable to a proper release equated to less dynamic range than I would like.  

 
Source: Soundboard
Notes:
  * 09:15-12:36 Aud patch
Set 1:
01. Jam > Don't Want You No More                 04:16
02. It's Not My Cross To Bear                    04:58
03. Statesboro Blues                             06:28
04. Blue Sky                                     06:37
05. Low Down Dirty Mean                          06:23
06. Seven Turns                                  06:08
07. Good Clean Fun                               05:10
08. Gambler's Roll                               06:40
09. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed >                14:46
10. band introductions                           00:54
11. One Way Out                                  10:39
12. True Gravity                                 26:22


Set 2:
01. Blues Ain't Nothin'                          06:37
02. Loaded Dice                                  03:27
03. Ramblin' Man                                 04:42
04. Southbound                                   07:23
05. Jessica                                      12:11
06. Whipping Post                                12:36 *


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