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Quick comparison to other CD versions of the Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East. I won't comment on the great music, nor details about their contents, just general sound quality. I listened to them all over a Denon DVD-3910 so that I could include the SACD and 5.1 versions. 1992 "The Fillmore Concerts" mixed by Jay Mark and mastered by Dan Kincaid, produced by Tom Dowd. The sound is pretty thin and flat, and fairly bright, with two extra tracks. 2003 "Delux Edition" mastered by Suha Gur, produced by Bill Levenson. The sound is cleaner with more dynamic range and depth of soundstage. More open and much better bass. This is the best 2 channel version of the original album with six extra tracks. 2004 "SACD" 5.1. Mixed by Jeff Glixman with Carl Cadden-James. 5.1 mastered by Bob Ludwig. 2 channel mastered by Suha Gur. Producers; Paul Bishow, Michel Etchart and Bill Levenson. Good surround imaging and offers the most pleasing sound and presentation of the bunch, but I wish it had a bit more Berry Oakley in the mix and some extra tracks. 2014 "The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings". Compilation by Bill Levenson. Mixed and mastered by Kevin Reeves. The sound is flat, drums are low and the limiting applied makes it sound closed down, losing the live concert feel. However, you have much more music from the incredible concert series, so I'll take it joyfully. It should be noted that the 6 CD version is housed in a nice, but odd size (9.5" x 11.75") book.