Hi Jim I can't speak to all of the albums but I will say the Boz Scaggs album is one of my all-time favorites.

Its a really good album from start to finish. Besides Loan Me a Dime I really like Finding Her. Nice work by Duane.

I have Ton Ton Macoute as well and always enjoyed it too. I do have some others but have not had a turntable for years now and have kind of forgotten what I have in vinyl.

Seems like people don't sit down and listen to lps like we used to. I'd say if you're so inclined then go for it!

For me sourcing the original albums meant I was exposed to other musicians like Eddie Hinton and Jerry Jemmott, then you start going off on different routes discovering albums they played on.

"Ton Ton Macoute" is a good album, the CD release has a couple of extra tracks both worth a listen. I think all the ABB play on that album apart from Gregg and Dickey.

As regards the Boz Scaggs album the stand out track is 'Loan Me A Dime', I think it would be difficult for anyone to argue against that, but I would suggest getting it as Duane plays on 5 of the 9 tracks.

I agree with CrossEyedCat JimSheridan. I bought Duane Allman Anthology One when it came out in late 1972. That is about when I discovered Duane had cut tracks for Phil Walden as a 3 piece. And Going Down Slow was a highlight of the entire album. I think the Hourglass track is how I discovered Gregg and Duane had that band.

Boz Scaggs and Johnny Jenkins are absolutely worth owning on their own. I got those and bought some later Boz Scaggs albums without Duane because I liked Boz.

I bought a Wilson Pickett album before I had heard of Duane and didnt know that was Duane on Hey Jude until the Anthology came out. Apparently the ABB didn't talk about Duane's studio work or early bands such as the Hourglass. But they talked about Layla. Duane having a big role on that album with Clapton was a big deal with fans in 1970 and 71 and with the band too.

I never bought anything by Aretha Franklin or Herbie Mann because of Duane but in the early 80's I bought a Herbie album and George Benson, Grover Washington and got into smooth or light jazz or whatever it was called.

When Anthony 2 came out in 1974, Dimples was a big highlight for me but it is the ABB

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Of the top of my head...Aretha’s ‘This girls in Love w You’ is IMO one of the best Lps of all-time...’Spirit in the Dark’ is also essential. King Curtis ‘Instant Groove’ is smoking. Herbie Mann’s ‘Push Push’ essential. Clarence Carter’s ‘The Road of Love’ phenomenal.. Pickett ‘Hey Jude’ essential. Delaney n Bonnie ‘Motel Shot’ positively essential! Of course Layla ...what can be said about that flash of inspiration that hasn’t been said ad nauseum

The Duane Allman Anthologies introduced me to some amazing music, regardless of Duane Allman's presence. It's always going to be subjective. Ton Ton Macoute is one of my top 10 favorite albums, and I enjoyed Johnny Jenkins' later albums that featured Jack Pearson. I gave away the Boz Scaggs album not long after I got it, anything from it I wanted to listen to is on the DA Anthologies. I scooped up any available Delaney & Bonnie, and introduced me to a ton of great Cowboy, King Curtis, Clarence Carter, and John Hammond albums.

I did not, however, search for more Lulu, Sam the Sham, or Ronnie Hawkins albums.

So do check it out, some of it is going to open a new door, some it might be a dead end.

I just got the original pressing of Otis Rush, Mourning in the Morning. I found this on the net on Duane's involvement, unsure of accuracy:

Mourning in the morning
According to Jimmy Johnson, in the 1960's studio guitarist and sound engineer for Rick Hall's FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, AL. and in 1969 co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Duane Allman plays on:

track 1: Duane is playing lead guitar
track 3: Duane is playing the lead on the bass strings (right channel) behind Otis's lead guitar
track 4: Duane is playing guitar (right channel) behind Otis's lead guitar
track 9: Duane is playing lead guitar
track 10: Duane is playing the lead boogie line (right channel)
track 11: Duane is playing the chopping rhythm guitar (right channel)

On list to buy are clean vinyls of the 2 Aretha's, and Wilson Pickett's Hey Jude. Challenge is figuring out Duane parts if not listed on album (likely not).

I thought Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective gathered all of the songs that Duane played on as a studio musician so I wouldn't need to get the individual albums. Is that incorrect?

I thought Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective gathered all of the songs that Duane played on as a studio musician so I wouldn't need to get the individual albums. Is that incorrect?

I believe Skydog gathered many, many more than the Anthologies, but not all studio cuts.

Here is the most complete guide to Duane's released recordings.

https://duaneallman.info/duanetracks1971.htm

I just got the original pressing of Otis Rush, Mourning in the Morning. I found this on the net on Duane's involvement, unsure of accuracy:

Mourning in the morning
According to Jimmy Johnson, in the 1960's studio guitarist and sound engineer for Rick Hall's FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, AL. and in 1969 co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Duane Allman plays on:

track 1: Duane is playing lead guitar
track 3: Duane is playing the lead on the bass strings (right channel) behind Otis's lead guitar
track 4: Duane is playing guitar (right channel) behind Otis's lead guitar
track 9: Duane is playing lead guitar
track 10: Duane is playing the lead boogie line (right channel)
track 11: Duane is playing the chopping rhythm guitar (right channel)

On list to buy are clean vinyls of the 2 Aretha's, and Wilson Pickett's Hey Jude. Challenge is figuring out Duane parts if not listed on album (likely not).

There are some good tracks on 'Mourning In The Morning' like Gambler's Blues and My Love Will Never Die (Duane doesn't play on either)

I'm guessing you got the information from https://duaneallman.info/

I like this site, a lot of effort has gone into it and when there is conflicting information as to whether Duane played on a track or not they highlight this, for example, Wilson Pickett and A Man and A Half.

I treat this as a golden source of Duane information.

I agree with Porkchopbob, the Skydog Retrospective doesn't have all studio tracks.

Here is the most complete guide to Duane's released recordings.

https://duaneallman.info/duanetracks1971.htm

Holey Shamoley! The best part about that link are all the "Play" buttons. Thanks!

^^
agreed, thanks!!!
Road of Love is one of my favorite tracks on Anthology, looking forward to giving the others a listen.

I'll echo what others have said - Herbie Mann Push Push is a great album, as is Boz Scaggs.
Duane isn't on it, but Boz Scaggs and Band is another keeper.

Try this if you are willing to shell out a hundred bucks. I paid twenty when it came out. Reynolds did a great job tracking stuff down. However, it is not inclusive. I have a bunch of stuff not in the book but it is as close as one may find regarding pretty much everything Duane & ABB.

Years ago I contacted Dean and suggested he put out a version two, revised, whatever. He basically said there was no market for it so it wasn't worth the money. I offered to help since I have so much ABB stuff and I had just published something so I figured it might work but he didn't want to do it. Not worth the cost I guess. Look at what is going for on the secondary market.

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https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Allman-Brothers-Band-Discography/dp/0970286201

Dean you are amazing. That is everything. I bet all of the band members would discover releases they forgot about or didnt know about.

Dean you are amazing. That is everything. I bet all of the band members would discover releases they forgot about or didnt know about.

Well, it isn't everything, therein my comment about having a bunch of other stuff. I kind of doubt anybody has everything. I mean, the bootlegs alone?

You are probably right about the band not knowing about things that were released. Several years ago I went to a Govt Mule meet and greet and took a green vinyl copy of Life Before Insanity. Warren and Matt had never see it before.

Between 1972 and 1980, I collected and still have 22 lp pressings, whether original or repressed. In addition, I have most of them on CD. My goal had been to collect EVERYTHING by Duane doing sessions, but alas my naval career, my academic career, life in general, and in the internet age, when the Duane Allman website/list came out, proved more daunting than I expected.

Dean you are amazing. That is everything. I bet all of the band members would discover releases they forgot about or didnt know about.

Well, it isn't everything, therein my comment about having a bunch of other stuff. I kind of doubt anybody has everything. I mean, the bootlegs alone?

You are probably right about the band not knowing about things that were released. Several years ago I went to a Govt Mule meet and greet and took a green vinyl copy of Life Before Insanity. Warren and Matt had never see it before.

I think these guys just forget stuff. Warren, Woody and Matt’s signatures can be found in the gatefold of the green vinyl LBI. It denotes being one of the first 500 presses and included the autographs. I also have a copy...they rarely go up for sale and bring ALOT of scratch on eBay. The took the same approach with Dose. Red vinyl denotes the first 500, also autographed

Dean you are amazing. That is everything. I bet all of the band members would discover releases they forgot about or didnt know about.

Well, it isn't everything, therein my comment about having a bunch of other stuff. I kind of doubt anybody has everything. I mean, the bootlegs alone?

You are probably right about the band not knowing about things that were released. Several years ago I went to a Govt Mule meet and greet and took a green vinyl copy of Life Before Insanity. Warren and Matt had never see it before.

I think these guys just forget stuff. Warren, Woody and Matt’s signatures can be found in the gatefold of the green vinyl LBI. It denotes being one of the first 500 presses and included the autographs. I also have a copy...they rarely go up for sale and bring ALOT of scratch on eBay. The took the same approach with Dose. Red vinyl denotes the first 500, also autographed

Hmm, interesting. They acted as if they had never seen it before. I didn't want Andy Hess to sign it since he wasn't on it. He didn't seem offended. I brought a green Sharpie for their autographs since there is green on the cover. I had them sign the front, not the gatefold.

I got all the original albums after buying the anthology in the 90s. Something about having the complete album

thetoweringfool's first post summarized the 'should have' CDs that Duane appeared on nicely.
Push, Push is my favorite because it gave Duane an opportunity to play jazz. I reallize the ABB played
jazz/rock fusion in tunes like E Reed, etc.... Push, Push is Duane playing with other jazz musicians.
Ton, Ton is equally phenomenal due to Duane and the 'brothers' contributions. The fact that Duane
played on an Aretha Franklin lp still blows my mind. Arthur Conley, Wilson Pickett, and all the R&B artists
that Duane did sessions with are well covered on the Duane Box.