Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection

~ Release by The Allman Brothers Band (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

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 as noted in the below track listing. Both the 10-LP & 5-CD editions feature an 8,900+ word essay on the 50-year history of the band by John Lynskey, unreleased band photos along with newly shot photos of memorabilia from the Big House Museum in Macon, GA and a recap of the 13 incarnations of the band line-up.

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-07 14:38 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: The Capricorn Years 1969–1979, Part I
#TitleRatingLength
1Trouble No More (demo)
bass guitar:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (in 1969-04)
congas:
Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1969-04)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1969-04) and Butch Trucks (in 1969-04)
guitar:
Duane Allman (in 1969-04) and Dickey Betts (in 1969-04)
organ and lead vocals:
Gregg Allman (in 1969-04)
percussion:
Butch Trucks (in 1969-04)
slide guitar:
Duane Allman (in 1969-04)
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1969-04)
cover recording of:
Trouble No More (Muddy Waters lyrics) (in 1969-04)
additional lyricist:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
3:33
2Don’t Want You No More
recording engineer and producer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Duane Allman (in 1969-09)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (in 1969-09)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1969-09) and Butch Trucks (in 1969-09)
organ and piano:
Gregg Allman (in 1969-09)
arranger:
The Allman Brothers Band
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-09)
instrumental cover recording of:
Don’t Want You No More (in 1969-09)
writer:
Spencer Davis and Phil Sawyer
publisher:
Dick James Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:25
3It’s Not My Cross to Bear
producer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (in 1969-09)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1969-09) and Butch Trucks (in 1969-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Duane Allman (in 1969-09) and Dickey Betts (in 1969-09)
organ and lead vocals:
Gregg Allman (in 1969-09)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-09)
recording of:
It’s Not My Cross to Bear (in 1969-09)
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Unart Music Corp.
5:04
4Dreams
producer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-09)
recording of:
Dreams (in 1969-09)
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
7:22
5Whipping Post
recording engineer and producer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Duane Allman (in 1969-09)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (in 1969-09)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jai Johanny Johanson (in 1969-09) and Butch Trucks (in 1969-09)
organ and piano:
Gregg Allman (in 1969-09)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (in 1969-09)
arranger:
The Allman Brothers Band
recorded at:
Atlantic Recording Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-09)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 383) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 410)
recording of:
Whipping Post (in 1969-09)
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
Elijah Blue Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.45:20
6I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (live at Ludlow Garage, April 11, 1970)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (on 1970-04-11)
congas:
Jai Johanny Johanson (on 1970-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (on 1970-04-11) and Butch Trucks (on 1970-04-11)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1970-04-11) and Dickey Betts (on 1970-04-11)
organ and lead vocals:
Gregg Allman (on 1970-04-11)
percussion:
Butch Trucks (on 1970-04-11)
slide guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1970-04-11)
vocals:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (on 1970-04-11)
recorded at:
Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1970-04-11)
live cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (on 1970-04-11)
writer:
Roy Jordan and William Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
9:18
7Midnight Rider
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
acoustic guitar, guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Duane Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jai Johanny Johanson (from 1970-02 until 1970-07) and Butch Trucks (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dickey Betts (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
organ and piano and lead vocals:
Gregg Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1970-02), Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1970-03, in 1970-05, in 1970-07) and Regent Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1970-07)
recording of:
Midnight Rider (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
lyricist and writer:
Gregg Allman and Robert Kim Payne
composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
Elijah Blue Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.23:00
8Revival
producer:
Tom Dowd
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1970-02), Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1970-03, in 1970-05) and Regent Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1970-07)
recording of:
Revival (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Betts
publisher:
F.R. Betts Music Co. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
4:07
9Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Duane Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jai Johanny Johanson (from 1970-02 until 1970-07) and Butch Trucks (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
organ and piano:
Gregg Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1970-02), Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1970-03, in 1970-05, in 1970-07) and Regent Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1970-07)
recording of:
Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’ (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
Elijah Blue Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:32
10Hoochie Coochie Man
engineer and producer:
Tom Dowd
acoustic guitar, guitar [lead] and slide guitar:
Duane Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
acoustic guitar, organ and piano and lead vocals:
Gregg Allman (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
bass guitar:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
congas and timbales:
Jai Johanny Johanson (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (from 1970-02 until 1970-07) and Butch Trucks (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dickey Betts (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
harmonica:
Thom Doucette (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
percussion:
Thom Doucette (from 1970-02 until 1970-07) and Jai Johanny Johanson (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
timpani [tympani]:
Butch Trucks (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
vocals:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1970-02), Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1970-03, in 1970-05, in 1970-07) and Regent Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1970-07)
cover recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
4:59
11Please Call Home
engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Joel Dorn
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Duane Allman
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jai Johanny Johanson and Butch Trucks
organ and piano:
Gregg Allman
vocals:
Gregg Allman
recorded at:
Capricorn Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, United States (in 1970-02), Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (in 1970-03, in 1970-05) and Regent Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1970-07)
recording of:
Please Call Home (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
Elijah Blue Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Please Call Home (from 1970-02 until 1970-07)
writer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
Elijah Blue Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:03
12Statesboro Blues
engineer:
Aaron Baron (engineer) and Larry Dahlstrom
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Jay Mark
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1971-03-12)
bass:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1971-03-11 until 1971-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (from 1971-03-11 until 1971-03-13) and Butch Trucks (from 1971-03-11 until 1971-03-13)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jaimoe (on 1971-03-12) and Butch Trucks (on 1971-03-12)
electric bass guitar:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (on 1971-03-12)
guitar:
Duane Allman (from 1971-03-11 until 1971-03-13, on 1971-03-12) and Dickey Betts (from 1971-03-11 until 1971-03-13, on 1971-03-12)
organ:
Gregg Allman (from 1971-03-11 until 1971-03-13)
organ and piano:
Gregg Allman (on 1971-03-12)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (from 1971-03-11 until 1971-03-13, on 1971-03-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-03-11 until 1971-03-13, on 1971-03-12)
live cover recording of:
Statesboro Blues (from 1971-03-11 until 1971-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
live cover recording of:
Statesboro Blues (on 1971-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
live recording of:
Statesboro Blues (on 1971-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
3.24:21
13Stormy Monday
engineer:
Aaron Baron (engineer) and Larry Dahlstrom
producer:
Tom Dowd
drums (drum set):
Jaimoe (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13) and Butch Trucks (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
electric bass guitar:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
guest harmonica:
Thom Doucette (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
guitar:
Duane Allman (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13) and Dickey Betts (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
live cover recording of:
Call It Stormy Monday (but Tuesday Is Just as Bad) (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
publisher:
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. (ended), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Songs Of The Knoll, 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) (until 2018-11-01), Gregmark Music Inc (Gregmark) (from 1959 to present), Lord and Walker Publishing (from 1959 to present) and Raleigh Music Group (RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC) (from 2018-11-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Scandinavia AB (in 1994)
38:52
14In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
engineer:
Aaron Baron (engineer) and Larry Dahlstrom
producer:
Tom Dowd
drums (drum set):
Jaimoe (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13) and Butch Trucks (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
electric bass guitar:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
guitar:
Duane Allman (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13) and Dickey Betts (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
arranger:
The Allman Brothers Band
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
live recording of:
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (from 1971-03-12 until 1971-03-13)
composer:
Dickey Betts
publisher:
F.R. Betts Music Co., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
4.513:07
2▶CD: The Capricorn Years 1969–1979, Part II
3▶CD: The Capricorn Years 1969–1979, Part III / The Arista Years 1980–1981
4▶CD: The Epic Years 1990–2000
5▶CD: The Peach Years 2000–2014

Credits

Release

art direction:Vartan (art direction)
photography:Josh Graham (US director, designer, musician and visual artist; Battle of Mice, Neurosis)
Neal Preston (photographer)
Kirk West
liner notes:John P. Lynskey (in 2019-07)
executive producer:Bert Holman
producer:Bill Levenson (Producer, primarily for compilations and reissues)
John Lynskey
Kirk West
mastering:Jason NeSmith (member of Casper & the Cookies)
acoustic guitar:Duane Allman
Gregg Allman
Dickey Betts
Warren Haynes
Johnny Sandlin (recording engineer, producer and VP at Capricorn Records)
Dan Toler
bass:Oteil Burbridge
Allen Woody (US bass guitarist)
bass guitar:David Goldflies
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band)
Lamar Williams
clavinet:Gregg Allman
Chuck Leavell
congas:Jaimoe
Mark Quiñones
Butch Trucks
drums (drum set):David Toler
Jaimoe
Butch Trucks
electric guitar:Dan Toler
electric piano:Mike Lawler
Chuck Leavell
guitar:Duane Allman
Gregg Allman
Dickey Betts
Les Dudek
Warren Haynes
harmonica:Thom Doucette
Jim Essery
maracas and timpani:Butch Trucks
Moog:Chuck Leavell
organ and Rhodes piano:Gregg Allman
percussion:Thom Doucette
Jaimoe
Joe Lala
Mark Quiñones
Johnny Sandlin (recording engineer, producer and VP at Capricorn Records)
Butch Trucks
piano:Gregg Allman
John Cobb
Mike Lawler
Chuck Leavell
Johnny Neel
slide guitar:Duane Allman
Dickey Betts
Warren Haynes
synthesizer:Mike Lawler
Johnny Neel
timbales:Jaimoe
background vocals:Bonnie Bramlett
John Cobb
Warren Haynes
Jaimoe
Chuck Leavell
Johnny Neel
Butch Trucks
Allen Woody (US bass guitarist)
lead vocals:Gregg Allman
Dickey Betts
vocals:Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band)
design:Josh Graham (US director, designer, musician and visual artist; Battle of Mice, Neurosis)
manufactured by and distributed by:Universal Music Enterprises (not for release label use; catalog/reissue division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2019)
mastered at:Chase Park Transduction in Athens, Georgia, United States
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