THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS: “Win, Lose or Draw” (Capricorn):: For a year or so I’ve been telling cynics that the Brothers haven’t broken up. Now I feel like maybe I was taken. C. CRACKIN’: “Crackin’—1” (Polydor) :: Inspirational Verse: “Throw away all your thoughts of hating,/We’re all important to someone,/But even though your house may need painting, /Yours is not the only one.