At Fillmore East

At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band. Clockwise from upper left: Jai Johanny Johanson, Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman.
Live album by
ReleasedJuly 6, 1971 (1971-07-06)[1]
RecordedMarch 12–13, 1971
VenueFillmore East (New York City)
Genre
Length76:22 (1971 release)
132:11 (1992 reissue)
134:58 (2003 reissue)
365:03 (2014 reissue)
LabelCapricorn
ProducerTom Dowd
The Allman Brothers Band chronology
Idlewild South
(1970)
At Fillmore East
(1971)
Eat a Peach
(1972)

At Fillmore East is the first live album by American rock band the Allman Brothers Band, and their third release overall. Produced by Tom Dowd, the album was released on July 6, 1971 in the United States, by Capricorn Records. As the title indicates, the recording took place at the New York City music venue Fillmore East, which was run by concert promoter Bill Graham. It was recorded over the course of three nights in March 1971 (only two nights were used for the album) and features the band performing extended jam versions of songs such as "Whipping Post", "You Don't Love Me" and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed". When first commercially released, it was issued as a double LP with just seven songs across four vinyl sides.

At Fillmore East was the band's artistic and commercial breakthrough, rapidly escalating the band's exposure and gaining them a new legion of loyal fans. At Fillmore East has since been widely regarded as one of the greatest live albums of all time and the start of the band's association with the jam band school of music (although members of the band have repudiated the label, stating instead they are just "a band that jams"). It has also been ranked among the best overall albums by artists and continues to be a top seller in the band's catalog, becoming their first album to go platinum. In 2004, the album was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, deemed to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the National Recording Registry.

  1. ^ "At Fillmore East Anniversary – At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band". WHTT. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.