{"product_id":"gregg-allman-uncle-sams-colored-org-lp-vinyl","title":"Gregg Allman – Uncle Sam's (2-LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decade prior to this Boston appearance in the summer of 1983, Gregg Allman had dipped his toes sporadically into his solo endeavors away from The Allman Brothers Band. He'd released three solo albums, including his sparkling debut, Laid Back, and a treasured double live collection. If nothing else, that trio of albums signified Allman's solo identity- with definitively blues-drenched soul and R\u0026amp;B leanings- preferring tight song arrangements that emphasized less the extended guitar improvisations popularized by his brother, Duane, and counterpart, Dickey Betts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Allman Brothers Band, in the mid '70s, was volleying between activity and hiatus, reconstructing itself several times, and eventually crossing into the '80s with its least successful lineup and two albums for Arista that few remember well. Yet, from that brief formation came a guitar player, 'Dangerous' Dan Toler, and his drumming brother, David, who would follow Allman out the door when the Brothers hung it up, seemingly for the last time, in 1982. A year later, here they were as members of the Gregg Allman Band, lighting up Beantown, fittingly, at Uncle Sam's, on America's birthday weekend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We don't need no fireworks tonight, baby,\" Allman says with a smile, a few songs into a fiery and bursting set that begins, instead, with a whispering, acoustic take of \"Midnight Rider,\" then simmers with the Brothers' classic, \"Dreams,\" as Toler establishes himself as a player of dexterity and taste, and a discernible influence from his years with Betts. Two standout Toler performances carry a pair of Brothers nuggets- \"Don't Keep Me Wonderin'\" and \"Hot 'Lanta,\"- that are the closest things to Allman's ABB persona in action. Refreshingly, Allman employs a horn section that sharpens the corners around his superb vocals, and brightens the two selections from his solo bag, \"Sweet Feelin',\" and the lovely swing of \"Queen of Hearts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a first archival release from Allman's personal vault, it's a great choice. It marks, in style, the start of a five-year run with the Toler siblings that would eventually produce Allman's biggest hit, \"I'm No Angel,\" before The Allman Brothers Band reunion at the end of the decade. And as a live experience, it forms the template that Allman would utilize over the next four decades of his solo excursions, blending Brothers standards into his solo repertoire, and allowing his iconic voice- and his predilection for soulful, Memphis-styled R\u0026amp;B- to shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Larson Sutton, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jambands.com\/reviews\/2024\/10\/05\/gregg-allman-band-uncle-sams\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejambands.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded before his passing in 2017, this posthumous release captures Gregg Allman in the intimate solo setting where his voice, steeped in decades of Southern blues and hard living, could speak most plainly. As the co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band and one of the great interpreters of American roots music, Allman always carried the blues not as a style but as a birthright, and that comes through in every note here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDouble orange colored vinyl LP pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 860012170111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peach Records Associ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.27.25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Midnight Rider (4:47)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Dreams (7:40)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Sweet Feelin' (6:17)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Hot 'Lanta (5:02)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide C\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Queen Of Hearts (7:07)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Trouble No More (3:27)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Don't Keep Me Wonderin' (6:07)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide D\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Melissa (5:24)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Statesboro Blues (6:43)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455537623195,"sku":"454340","price":42.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/Gregg-Allman-Uncle-Sams-Colored-Org-LP-Vinyl_Edit_with_AI.jpg?v=1777459543","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/gregg-allman-uncle-sams-colored-org-lp-vinyl","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}