At Fillmore East (Deluxe Edition) [Live]

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Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the 1971 live double-LP from the Allman Brothers Band, a snapshot of a pure and joyous moment in rock’n’roll.

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This double-disc live album spawned a thousand Southern-rock bands. Before the appearance of At Fillmore East, most young, white Southern musicians either backed great black soul singers, played country music or mimicked the Beatles. The Allman Brothers Band changed all that, and with the release of the Fillmore concerts, American rock & roll forever reclaimed […]