At Fillmore East the band was paid $1250 each show. The shows were typical performances for the band, and regarded as slightly above average by drummer Jai Johanny Johanson. Ads for the shows read: "Bill Graham Presents in New York — Johnny Winter And, Elvin Bishop Group, Extra Added Attraction: Allman Brothers." While Winter was billed as headliner, by the third night the Allman Brothers were closing the show. Tom Dowd produced "At Fillmore East"; he had previously worked on their second studio album, "Idlewild South". He had recently returned from Africa from working on the film "Soul to Soul", and stayed in
Fillmore: The Last Days the film and the album, but eight songs are in the film and not on the album, and twelve songs are on the album but not in the film. Several other albums contain music that was recorded at the June 30 to July 4, 1971 concerts at the Fillmore West. Hot Tuna's 1985 album "Historic Live Tuna" includes three songs from the July 3 Fillmore West concert. Their 1996 album "Classic Hot Tuna Electric" consists of eight songs from that show. Their 2014 album "Live at the Fillmore West: 3rd July 1971" contains their entire performance. The 1998 CD reissue