Fillmore East, February 1970 Grateful Dead label, in cooperation with the Allman Brothers' record company at the time, PolyGram Records. Performances by the Grateful Dead from the same set of shows have been released on two albums – "Bear's Choice", and "Dick's Picks Volume 4". Fillmore East, February 1970 Fillmore East, February 1970 is a live album by the rock group the Allman Brothers Band. On February 11, 13, and 14, 1970, the Allman Brothers Band, along with the Grateful Dead and Love, played at Bill Graham's Fillmore East auditorium in New York City. The performances were taped by the Grateful Dead's sound engineer,
At Fillmore East Phil Walden explained to executives that the band were less of a studio band and that live performances were most important to them. In all, the album featured seven songs spread over four vinyl sides. The album received strong initial sales. While previous albums by the band had taken months to hit the charts (often near the bottom of the top 200), the record started to climb the charts after a matter of days. "At Fillmore East" peaked at number thirteen on "Billboard" Top Pop Albums chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America that October.