Playlist Chapter 4 (part 2) Hour Glass Studio Albums

“We had chops out the ass but didn’t have the originality thing down yet.” Gregg Allman

Welcome back to another edition of Long Live the ABB: Conversation from the Crossroads of Southern Music, History, and Culture. This is the 7th installment in the Play All Night Playlist Project.

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This is the second of three playlists to accompany Chapter 4 of Play All Night!

“Frustration in California (1967-8)” is the chapter’s subtitle. It documents Duane’s time in Los Angeles with Hour Glass. Duane felt stifled by the heavy hand of producer Dallas Smith. In late summer 1968, he left California and returned to the South for good.

The playlist features the two Hour Glass studio albums in their entirety.

• Spotify

• Youtube

I’ve spent a lot of time recently talking about originality in music. I’ve written about it quite a few times here.¹ And Play All Night is basically Duane’s quest for originality as an artist.

He struggled mightily with originality with Hour Glass and his guitar is buried in the mix throughout.

Here’s my take on the two records that Gregg said “form what is known as a shit sandwich.”²