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A1	Gotta Get Away	2:38
A2	Oh John	2:32
A3	Street Singer Written-By – R. Acuff Jr.*	2:46
A4	You'll Learn Someday	3:00
A5	Old Man River Written By – O. Hammerstein-J.Kern	2:27
A6	Bell Bottom Britches	2:08
B1	Spoonful Written-By – W. Dixon*	2:25
B2	Stalling For Time Written-By – J. Loudermilk*	2:48
B3	Doctor Fone Bone Written-By – G.Allman*, J. Hurley*, R.Wilkins*	2:40
B4	Changing Of The Guard Written-By – G. Allman*, J. Hurley*	2:45
B5	The Forest For The Trees Written-By – Hurley*	3:20
B6	Northern Boundary Written By – Davidson	2:00

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram, Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By [Coordinater] – Buddy Killen
• Bass – Ralph Ballinger
• Design [Album Illustration] – John Youssi
• Drums – Tommy Amato
• Guitar – Duane Allman
• Mastered By – Gilbert Kong
• Organ – Gregg Allman
• Piano – Ronnie Wilkins
• Producer – John Loudermilk* (tracks: A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B1, B2), John Hurley (tracks: A1, B3, B4, B5, B6)
• Rhythm Guitar – Bobby Dennis, Jack Jackson
• Written-By – G. Allman* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6)

Notes

Distribuzione Phonogram
Imp. C.I.D.I.S. Louviers

Liner Notes:

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 and played so experienced. Needless to say, he was very interested in the group, which he discovered called itself 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 for them.

One of the Allman Joys' sides, "Spoonful," was released locally and sold well. But Loudermilk had already decided to concentrate on songwriting, so he bought the group to Buddy Killen, head of Dial Records. Killen thought the group was quite good, so he has John Hurley take them back 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 out to California, leaving these tapes behind." Duane and Gregg Allman went on to form the Hour Glass and the Allman Brothers Band. These are the earliest known recordings of the two now-legendary musicians. Half of the tracks on this album are from the original Loudermilk sessions; the other half are John Hurley produced.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DL 6005, DL-6005	Allman Joys*	Early Allman (Featuring Duane And Gregg Allman) ‎(LP, Album, Pit)	Dial , Dial	DL 6005, DL-6005	US	1973
RJ-5145	The Allman Joys	Early Allman Featuring Duane and Gregg Allman ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	RJ-5145	Japan	1974
DL 6005, DL6005	Allman Joys*	Early Allman Featuring Duane And Gregg Allman ‎(LP, Album)	Dial , Dial	DL 6005, DL6005	Canada	1973
DL 6005, DL-6005	Allman Joys*	Early Allman (Featuring Duane And Gregg Allman) ‎(LP, Album)	Dial , Dial	DL 6005, DL-6005	US	1973
6398 005 L	Allman Joys*	Early Allman Featuring Duane And Gregg Allman ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	6398 005 L	Italy	1973