THE ALLMAN JOYS LP (EARLY GREGG & DUANE ALLMAN) 1973 W/POSTCARD 1st PRESS NM

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This LP is a by an early Gregg and Duane Allman fronted band called the Allman Joys released in 1973 on Dial/Mercury Records DL6005, 1st pressing in stereo. The original Mercury Records postcard is also included.

Liner notes from the back of the album:

"One quiet Nashville evening back in '66, songwriter John D. Loudermilk walked into a small club called the Briar Patch. Up on the bandstand was what looked like just another of the thousands of teen age rock bands of the era. When they started to play, Loudermilk could tell they weren't so typical after all. The two front men were both blond and very intense. One played a trebly, stinging slide guitar; the other sang in an anguished, world-weary voice. John D. wondered how it was that these two looked so young yet played with so much experience. Needless to say, he was very interested in the group, which called themselves the Allman Joys. Allman was the surname of the two blond brothers, Duane and Gregg, who led the band. Although he'd never produced before, Loudermilk decided to take the group into the studio and cut some sides on them.

One of the Allman Joys' sides, "Spoonful," was released locally and sold well. But Loudermilk had already decided to concentrate on song writing, so he brought the group to Buddy Killen, head of Dial Records. Killen thought the group was quite good, so he had John Hurley take them into the studio to record more tunes.

“They were really way ahead of their times, I realize now," Killen says. 'Nobody really understood what Duane and Gregg were all about at the time. Eventually I gave them their release and they went to California, leaving these tapes behind.' Duane and Gregg Allman went on to form Hour Glass and the Allman Brothers Band."

Note: Loudermilk's memory is slightly inaccurate, since Duane did not learn to play slide guitar until his birthday in 1968, a couple of years later.

This LP was purchased new and played exclusively on a high end turntable. It was play tested before listing to guarantee an accurate description of the quality.

The record is clean and plays great with only typical stylus on vinyl sounds. The record labels are in perfect condition (see pictures).

The outer jacket is in excellent condition, still in original shrink with store price tag and solid all around. The original printed paper inner sleeve and enclosed postcard are both in excellent condition.

I will pack the record outside of the jacket to protect jacket integrity and ship in a sturdy LP mailer with cardboard inserts and bubble wrap for further protection.

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