The Allman Brothers : Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970

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 Live at the

 Atlanta International 

Pop Festival: 

July 3 & 5, 1970

is a two-CD

 live album by

 The Allman Brothers Band

 It features their 

two performances at

 the 1970 Atlanta International 

Pop Festival, 

at the Middle Georgia Raceway 

in Byron, Georgia.

 It was released in 2003.

The festival took place

 nearly a year

 before the concerts that

 appear on 

At Fillmore East.

 Highlights include a 

"Mountain Jam" 

on which 

Johnny Winter guests. 

The concert dates listed on

 the album are

 July 3 and July 5, 

but the second performance

 did not take place until 

3:50 am on

 July 6, 

according to the

 liner notes.

On AllMusic 

Thom Jurek said, 

"While it won't replace 

At Fillmore East 

as the greatest live 

record ever made, 

this is an essential purchase 

for ABB fans,

 one that gives us the 

treat of a dignified rendering 

of a very important

 and defining moment

 in the band's 

early career.

 It also provides an excellent, 

even mind-blowing

 introduction to a band 

that was at the peak of its power."

On PopMatters 

Adam Williams wrote, 

"The importance of

 the Atlanta Pop recordings

 to the Allman's legacy

 cannot be overstated.

 The twin discs 

predate the historic 

At Fillmore East 

double album 

by nary a year, 

offering initial proof 

of the band's

 brilliance on stage.

 Additionally,

 the festival footage 

captures the original lineup

 at its early peak...

"In Vintage Guitar 

John Heidt said,

 "I’ve had the argument

 many times that 

the original version of

 the Allman Brothers Band

 was the best blues-rock band

 in the history of rock.... 

Some of this has been 

bootlegged before, 

but the sound here is terrific.

 Kirk West's liner notes

 are informative and fun, 

and there are some great photos

 in the small booklet.

 If you're a fan of this band, 

you gotta have this."

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