The initial standard for a compact disc was 74 minutes. Legend has it the length was decided upon in order to fit all of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony onto a single disc. In terms of format, the arrival and adoption of the CD in 1983 changed not only how we listen to recorded music, but how it’s presented as an art form. No longer beholden to the 22 minute confines of a “12 side, artists begin experimenting with the medium… as did labels. Welcome to the first installment of The Box Set: An Appreciation.
Category: Allman Brothers
Gregg Allman :: Laid Back (1973) / These Days
Bluesy, languid and slow, Gregg Allman’s 1973 solo debut, Laid Back , comes off exactly as its title infers. Recorded after the deaths of his brother, Duane, and the . . . Only the […]
Muscle Shoals Style :: Boz Scaggs w/ Duane Allman
The blues is number 1. Boz Scaggs belts it out with Duane on lead guitar in Muscle Shoals, AL. Related: To The Sad, Sad Truth, The Dirty Lowdown Download: MP3: Boz Scaggs :: Loan Me A Dime (w/ Duane Allman) ———- Amazon: