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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 06/08/2004

In Stand Back's subtitle, the word "The" is no mistake, nor is it a grammatical convenience. This sprawling two-disc set is the only cross-licensed retrospective to dig into the all of the band's studio recordings from its debut in 1969 to 2003's Hittin' the Note and to offer not only representative cuts but the shining examples of the band's studio and live prowess, its transitions from incarnation to reincarnation to mutation, and its seminal At Fillmore East live set. Disc one is comprised of five cuts from The Allman Brothers Band, three from Idlewild South, two from At Fillmore East (the 13-plus minute "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed " and "Statesboro Blues"), and a whopping six cuts from Eat a Peach. Disc two begins with a handful from Brothers and Sisters, a pair each from Win, Lose or Draw and Enlightened Rogues, and Dickey Betts' brilliant "Hell & High Water" from Reach for the Sky, issued in 1980. It goes on to include tracks from Brothers of the Road, Seven Turns, Shades of Two Worlds, and Where It All Begins, and ends with an edited version of Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes' fine "High Cost of Low Living." There are 32 tracks in all, and the sound and package are excellent. Certainly it serves as a great introduction for the newcomer, but perhaps more importantly, it is the only place to get all the band's best cuts from albums that are sometimes spotty. Producer Bill Levenson has, with input from the band, assembled a truly awesome, even unbeatable collection.

~Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

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Gregg Allman - Organ
Gregg Allman - Piano
Gregg Allman - Guitar (Electric)
Gregg Allman - Vocals
Gregg Allman - Group Member
The Allman Brothers Band - Producer
The Allman Brothers Band - Compilation Producer
Dickey Betts - Guitar (Acoustic)
Dickey Betts - Guitar
Dickey Betts - Vocals
Dickey Betts - Slide Guitar
Dickey Betts - Group Member
Bonnie Bramlett - Vocals (Background)
Les Dudek - Guitar (Acoustic)
Les Dudek - Guitar
Les Dudek - Group Member
Jimmy Hall - Saxophone
Warren Haynes - Guitar
Warren Haynes - Producer
Warren Haynes - Mixing
Michael Barbiero - Producer
Michael Barbiero - Mixing
Oteil Burbridge - Bass
Johnny Cobb - Piano
Johnny Cobb - Vocals (Background)
Johnny Cobb - Producer
Tom Dowd - Producer
Jim Essery - Harmonica
Mike Fink - Design
David Goldflies - Bass
Mike Lawler - Synthesizer
Mike Lawler - Piano
Mike Lawler - Piano (Electric)
Mike Lawler - Producer
Chuck Leavell - Piano
Chuck Leavell - Vocals (Background)
Chuck Leavell - Group Member
Bill Levenson - Compilation Producer
Berry Oakley - Bass
Berry Oakley - Group Member
Marc Quiñones - Percussion
Marc Quiñones - Conga
John Ryan - Producer
Johnny Sandlin - Producer
Dan Toler - Guitar (Acoustic)
Dan Toler - Guitar (Electric)
Butch Trucks - Percussion
Butch Trucks - Drums
Butch Trucks - Group Member
Derek Trucks - Slide Guitar
Lamar Williams - Bass
Lamar Williams - Group Member
Allen Woody - Bass
Vartan - Art Direction
David Toler - Drums
Suha Gur - Mastering
Jeffrey Mayer - Photography
Scott Schinder - Liner Notes
Kirk West - Photography
Bob Gruen - Photography
Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson - Percussion
Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson - Drums
Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson - Tympani [Timpani]
Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson - Group Member
Joe Sia - Photography
Robin Schwartz - Licensing
Adam Abrams - Production Coordination
Ryan Null - Photo Research
Bob Johnson - Photography
Stephen Paley - Photography
Stephen Paley - Inlay Photography
Twiggs Lyndon - Photography
Thomas Caine - Vocals (Background)

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Release Date: 06/08/2004
Genre: rock