I did a search on this site and the web and am getting conflicting information:
I already have the version off of Duane's Anthology album and the 1969 Boz Scaggs album. Are these the same?
Now I found a version off of the Boz Scaggs album that was remastered in 1978 with the intent to bring Duane's guitar out front? Is this the version people would recommend that I purchase?
Thanks for any advice and opinions.
According to wikipedia:
In 1977 the album was remixed in Los Angeles by Tom Perry and was released by Atlantic (SD-19166) in 1978 to spotlight Duane Allman's guitar playing, with the same cover art. As well as the guitar, the remix brings several things forward in the mix such as horns and keyboards while burying the background vocals ; there is also an odd 30 second volume drop at the end of "Finding Her". This remix was the only complete version of the album available on CD until the Audio Fidelity remastered release of December 2013, which restored Manning's original master mix in its entirety.
In 2008, the album was reissued by Friday Music on a 180 gram vinyl LP using Manning's original mix for the first time since the album was originally released.
I vaguely remember Scott Freeman's Midnight Riders book mentioning this, writing that the version on An Anthology was the faulty remix, but I think he got it backwards and now I know why: he had the 1978 remix of this album and thought the version on the Duane Allman An Anthology had been the remix. Thought I could be remembering this totally wrong.
[Edited on 1/5/2017 by porkchopbob]
My personal favorite is the 6/30/71 LAFW version. It has an awesome little organ intro and sounds like a damn good time.
starts at 44:30
[Edited on 1/5/2017 by anthonyspare]
Thanks to both of you for commenting.
I think I'll just buy the 1978 remix and judge for myself.
If anyone has a strong opinion which version is superior I'd appreciate it.
Here's the tune from the Songs Of Love benefit a few months ago with Gregg's band and a few others inc. Jackie Greene on vocals. It celebrated the music of the ABB (& Duane's studio work) it has the little organ intro.
Here's the tune from the Songs Of Love benefit a few months ago with Gregg's band and a few others inc. Jackie Greene on vocals. It celebrated the music of the ABB (& Duane's studio work) it has the little organ intro.
Thanks! I hadn't came across that one yet! Peter Levin is a great organ player too btw.
The album was re-released in 2015 with copies of both mixes, so buying that version would seem to be the obvious solution.
Actually the original by Fenton Robinson ain't bad. And I swear Otis Rush did a cover also. It's hard to beat Otis when he was on especially sangin'. 
