Allman Records Band, The

Brothers & Sisters

Brothers and Sisters is significant for a myriad reasons - not the least of which it being the Allman Brothers Band's biggest commercial triumph. It's the first album the group made in its entirety after Duane Allman's death. It also came after bassist Berry Oakley's spookily similar passing, and he even appears on two songs. The 1973 set also signals the emergence of guitarist Dickey Betts as the collective's leader as well as pianist Chuck Leavell's arrival. But more than anything else, the record remains noteworthy for its incredible soulfulness and completeness. Mastered from original master tapes, numbered edition.