The
Georgia Bootleg Box is a 6-disc set capturing a 3-night run from
Georgia in 1996 recorded live at The Georgia Theater in Athens on 4/11,
The Roxy in Atlanta on 4/12 and Elizabeth Reed Music Hall in Macon on
4/13. The box features the band's original trio: Warren Haynes (vocals/guitar), Matt Abts (drums) and Allen Woody (bass) and guest appearances by a young Derek Trucks and Tinsley Ellis.
‘The
Georgia Bootleg Box’ features over 7 hours of gritty, driving blues,
soaring jams and wicked guitar work. It's a unique look back at the
trio, just two years old in '96, locked in and ripping through songs
that have become classics of Mule's live set.
Warren says :
“"Those of you that have followed the Mule's history know that our
connection with the state of Georgia is a deep one. Our first rehearsals
were at the one-time living quarters of the Allman Brothers Band known
as The Big House (now the ABB museum) in Macon, GA. Some later
rehearsals took place at what used to be the legendary Capricorn
Recording Studio in Macon while recording the song GONNA SEND YOU BACK
TO GEORGIA for the HOUND DOG TAYLOR Tribute CD. A lot of our earliest
shows were in Georgia as well so a lot of our growth as a band took
place in front of Georgia audiences. Having recently been reminded of
these 3 shows from '96, and of the fact that they had been recorded and
mixed by Doug Oade back in the day, I found myself listening to these
recordings for the first time in fifteen years. I was instantly taken
with the visceral nature of the music along with the rawness of the way
that it was captured. The Mule was barely two years old at this time
and what we hear here, along with many songs from our first CD, are the
works in progress of many songs that would later wind up on DOSE and
in some cases LIFE BEFORE INSANITY. This was at a time in our career
when our repertoire was small but constantly growing, not unlike our
fan base. "
4/11/96
Georgia Theatre
Athens, GA
Disc 1:
1.Blind Man in the Dark 9:30
2. Mother Earth 8:00
3. John the Revelator 1:40
4. Temporary Saint 6:11
5. Game Face 6:22
6. No Need to Suffer 8:09
7. Trane > 7:14
8. Eternity's Breath Jam > 2:00
9. Thelonius Beck > 4:08
10. Trane > 1:19
11. St. Stephen Jam > 4:30
12. Trane 2:48
13. Don't Step on the Grass, Sam 8:02
Disc 2:
1. Presence of the Lord 6:41
2. Birth of the Mule 6:00
3. Left Coast Groovies 6:23
4. Drums > 6:44
5. Mule > 4:54
6. Who Do You Love > 1:35
7. Mule 3:11
Encores:
8. Goin’ Out West 7:11
9. Spanish Moon* 11:47
10. Gonna Send You Back to Georgia* 7:29
* With Derek Trucks on guitar
4/12/96
The Roxy
Atlanta, GA
Disc 1:
1. Blind Man in the Dark 11:00
2. Mother Earth 7:05
3. Mule 5:54
4. Temporary Saint 6:15
5. Game Face 6:27
6. No Need to Suffer 8:19
7. Trane > 6:51
8. Eternity's Breath Jam > 2:02
9. Thelonius Beck > 3:56
10. Trane > 1:41
11. St. Stephen Jam > 4:37
12. Trane 1:35
13. Painted Silver Light 7:19
Disc 2:
1. Don't Step on the Grass, Sam 7:59
2. Birth of the Mule 5:31
3. Just Got Paid 7:32
Encores:
4. Goin' Out West 6:16
5. The Same Thing 10:17
6. Gonna Send You Back to Georgia* 8:33
7. Young Man Blues* > 2:35
8. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl* > 7:23
9. Young Man Blues* 1:59
*With Derek Trucks on guitar
4/13/96
Elizabeth Reed Music Hall
Macon, GA
Disc 1:
1. Blind Man in the Dark 9:53
2. Mother Earth 9:09
3. John the Revelator 1:42
4. Temporary Saint 5:49
5. Rocking Horse 4:36
6. Game Face 6:47
7. No Need to Suffer 8:41
8. Trane > 8:55
9. Eternity’s Breath Jam > 1:58
10. Thelonius Beck > 4:01
11. Trane > 1:41
12. St. Stephen Jam 5:46
Disc 2:
1. Presence of the Lord 6:44
2. Birth of the Mule 6:41
3. Monkey Hill > 4:36
4. She's So Heavy Jam 1:28
5. Mule 7:07
Encores:
6. Goin' Out West 7:55
7. She's 19 Years Old* 10:20
8. Gonna Send You Back to Georgia* 8:20
* With Tinsley Ellis on guitar