Second solo album from the legendary drummer and one of the most distinctive voices in rock history as a founding member of The Band. Recorded for ABC in 1978, this album has long been unavailable on CD anywhere & here has it's first ever European release. Guests include Steve Cropper. Acadia label. 2002.
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A Musical History
The Band Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000B19B6M Release Date: 2005-09-27 |
Tracks:
- Who Do You Love? - Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks (mono)
- You Know I Love You - Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks
- Further On Up The Road - Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks
- Nineteen Years Old - Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks
- Honky Tonk - Levon & The Hawks (mono) [track previously unissued]
- Bacon Fat - Levon & The Hawks (mono) [track previously unissued]
- Robbie's Blues - Levon & The Hawks (mono) [track previously unissued]
- Leave Me Alone - Levon & The Hawks (mono) [track previously unissued on CD]
- Uh Uh Uh - Levon & The Hawks (mono) [track previously unissued on CD]
- He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your Heart) - Levon & The Hawks (mono)
- (I Want To Be) The Rainmaker (mono) (song sketch) [track previously unissued]
- The Stones I Throw (song sketch) (mono) [track previously unissued]
- The Stones I Throw (Will Free All Men) - Levon & The Hawks (mono)
- Go Go Liza Jane - Levon & The Hawks (mono)
- Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (single version) - Bob Dylan (mono)
- Tell Me, Momma (live 5/14/66, The Odeon, Liverpool) - Bob Dylan (mono)[track previously unissued]
- Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (live 5/14/66, The Odeon, Liverpool) - Bob Dylan (mono)[track previously unissued on LP (in the U.S.) or CD]
- Words And Numbers (song sketch) (mono) [track previously unissued]
- You Don't Come Through (song sketch) (mono) [track previously unissued]
- Beautiful Thing (song sketch) (mono) [track previously unissued]
- Caledonia Mission (song sketch) (mono) [track previously unissued]
- Odds And Ends - Bob Dylan & The Band
- Ferdinand The Impostor (mono)
- Ruben Remus (mono)
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken (mono) [track previously unissued]
Tracks:
- Katie's Been Gone
- Ain't No More Cane On The Brazos
- Don't Ya Tell Henry - Bob Dylan & The Band
- Tears Of Rage
- To Kingdom Come (full-length version) [track previously unissued]
- In A Station
- The Weight
- We Can Talk
- Long Black Veil
- Chest Fever
- This Wheel's On Fire
- I Shall Be Released
- Yazoo Street Scandal [track previously unissued]
- I Ain't Got No Home (live 1/20/68, Carnegie Hall, NYC) - Bob Dylan with
- Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast)
- Baby Lou [track previously unissued]
- Long Distance Operator [track previously unissued]
- Key To The Highway [track previously unissued]
- Bessie Smith
Tracks:
- Across The Great Divide
- Rag Mama Rag
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
- When You Awake
- Up On Cripple Creek
- Whispering Pines
- King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
- Get Up Jake
- Jemima Surrender (early version) [track previously unissued]
- Daniel And The Sacred Harp (alternate take)
- Time To Kill
- All La Glory (early version) [track previously unissued]
- The Shape I'm In
- Stage Fright
- The Rumor
- Slippin' & Slidin' (live 7/5/70, the Festival Express Train Tour, Calgary, Canada) [track previously unissued]
- Don't Do It
- Strawberry Wine (live 6/2/71, Royal Albert Hall, London) [track previously unissued]
- Rockin' Chair (live 6/2/71, Royal Albert Hall, London) [track previously unissued]
- Look Out Cleveland (live 6/2/71, Royal Albert Hall, London) [track previously unissued]
- 4% Pantomime [track previously unissued]
Tracks:
- Life Is A Carnival
- When I Paint My Masterpiece
- The Moon Struck One
- The River Hymn
- Don't Do It [live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC]
- Caledonia Mission [live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC]
- Smoke Signal [live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC] [track previously unissued]
- Unfaithful Servant [live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC]
- The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC]
- The Genetic Method [live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC]
- Chest Fever [live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC]
- (I Don't Want To Hang Up My) Rock 'N' Roll Shoes [live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC]
- Loving You (Is Sweeter Than Ever) [live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC]
- Endless Highway
- Move Me (song sketch) [track previously unissued]
- Two Piano Song [track previously unissued]
- Mystery Train
Tracks:
- Ain't Got No Home
- Share Your Love With Me
- Didn't It Rain
- Forever Young - Bob Dylan
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (live 2/13/74, The Forum, Inglewood, CA) - Bob Dylan & The Band
- Highway 61 Revisited (live 1/31/74, Madison Square Garden, NYC) - Bob Dylan [track previously unissued]
- Ophelia
- Acadian Driftwood
- It Makes No Difference
- Twilight (song sketch) [track previously unissued]
- Christmas Must Be Tonight
- The Saga Of Pepote Rouge
- Livin' In A Dream
- Forbidden Fruit (live 9/18/76, The Palladium, NYC) [track previously unissued]
- Home Cookin' [track previously unissued]
- Out Of The Blue
- Evangeline - with Emmylou Harris
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (from The Last Waltz, live 11/25/76, Winterland Palace, San Francisco, CA)
- The Weight - with The Staples
Tracks:
- Jam/King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (rec. 1970, Robbie's Studio, Woodstock, NY) [performance previously unissued in its entirety] (DVD)
- Long Black Veil (live 7/5/70, the Festival Express Train Tour, Calgary, Canada) [performance previously unissued] (DVD)
- Rockin' Chair (live 7/5/70, the Festival Express Train Tour, Calgary, Canada) [performance previously unissued] (DVD)
- Don't Do It (live 12/28-12/31/71, the Academy of Music, NYC) [performance previously unissued] (DVD)
- Hard Times (The Slop)/Just Another Whistle Stop (live 9/14/74, Wembley Stadium, London) [performance previously unissued] (DVD)
- The Genetic Method/Chest Fever (live 9/14/74, Wembley Stadium, London) [performance previously unissued] (DVD)
- Life Is A Carnival (live 10/30/76, Saturday Night Live, NYC) [performance previously unissued in its entirety] (DVD)
- Stage Fright (live 10/30/76, Saturday Night Live, NYC) [performance previously unissued in its entirety] (DVD)
- Georgia On My Mind (live 10/30/76, Saturday Night Live, NYC) [performance previously unissued] (DVD)
Amazon.com
The Band: A Musical History is a labor of love, and Executive Producer/Band member Robbie Robertson has built something truly impressive in the form of this five CD, one DVD, and 108-page hardcover book collection. The book alone will impress just about any music enthusiast. From its candid photographs of artists from Bob Dylan to Janis Joplin, to a detailed history of the Bend written by Grammy Award-winning musicologist Rob Bowman, it's well worth the price of admission. The 102-song collection follows the group's progression from their earliest of days, pre-Band, circa 1963, as background players for Toronto blues/rocker Ronnie Hawkins, to their final studio recording, "Out of the Blue" laid down in 1977. The box also includes 30 previously unreleased songs. On that list you'll find everything from early versions of Band tunes to "song sketches" (pieces for which the lyrics may have been unfinished, but, as in the case of the late Richard Manuel's soulful "Beautiful Thing," the emotion is captured just the same. Equally impressive is the DVD, which is filled with newly-issued live performances. These include a rough-but-wonderful songs from the Festival Express train tour, two tracks from a Wembley Stadium concert (admittedly the weakest sonically and visually on the disc) and three songs recorded for Saturday Night Live, including an endearing cover of "Georgia On My Mind." This amazing box set isn't just for Band fans; anyone who loves the music of the '60s and '70s could spend dozens of hours lost in this incredible collection. --Denise SheppardCustomer Reviews:
Great Product and Ever So Complete.......2007-07-12
Listening for the first time, I was reminded of something my dad told me: their songs are great, but sometimes, their singing is the pits. That's especially noticeable on "Will the Circle Be Unbroken".
But that does not impact the value of this set. It gives a complete picture of The Band and their history. The accompanying book (I would call it liner notes, but that minimizes its impact) does not delve into the lasting rift between Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson, but it still makes great reading. If you're a fan, this set is worth the investment.
The Ultimate collection for the Band.......2007-05-12
A supererb collection of music from The Band.......2007-01-10
Essential for collectors, casual fans should get the good albums.......2007-01-10
I'd say the earlier Hawks material is the most essential, since it's usually not included in any Band compilations. It's so much fun to hear the harder, earlier rock and roll sound they were cranking out--Robbie plays cutting lead on "Who do You Love?" and Richard Manuel howls in a way we've never heard on "Honky Tonk" and "Bacon Fat." There's also some interesting detours when the Hawks left Ronnie Hawkins, working such delightfully immature rockers as "Leave Me Alone," the oldie-sounding "Uh Uh Uh," and the romper "Go Go Liza Jane." This is some really fun stuff--it's not half as creative or accomplished as they got when they were The Band, but helps make the compilation worth the price of admission for me. There's also some great Dylan-era Hawks, like the dark Basement Tapes outtake "Words and Numbers," and the rare single "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?"
The rest of the discs include unreleased tracks, live tracks and alternate versions that are at times very good but don't obviate the original album versions or reveal anything earth-shattering. A few of the unreleased tracks are phenomenal--a cleaned up studio version of the essential live favorite "Don't Do It," the funky cover "Baby Lou," unreleased Rick Danko tracks "Move Me" and "Home Cookin'" (how did "Home Cookin'" NOT make it onto the mediocre Islands--it's stronger than any other original!), and a superior version of the Manuel/Van Morrison duet "4% Pantomime" from Cahoots. A few of the live tracks kill as well--notably the Guthrie composition and Dylan collaboration "I Ain't Got No Home," ripping encore "Slippin' and Slidin'," rarities that really cook--"Look Out Cleveland," "Strawberry Wine," "Smoke Signal," and "Forbidden Fruit."
Unfortunately, a lot of the rest of the unreleased material is pretty Robbie Robertson heavy and not as high-quality--he's shown a remarkable skill at self-aggrandizement, especially in rewriting his historical role in The Band. He tries to make it seem like he contributed a lot to vocals in the group, stacking the deck with unreleased tracks with himself on (weak) vocals. In actuality, he only sang on a couple tracks and his mic was always off in concert. Likewise, the liner notes are so pro-Robbie in their interview proportion and sympathy. Anyone interested in The Band's story should also read Levon Helm's autobiography "This Wheel's On Fire" as a grain of salt.
The DVD is great too, with some awesome 70's concert footage and all 3 performances from their 1976 Saturday Night Live date. It's great to get some visual accompaniment.
The rest of the standard material from the albums is frustrating. A lot of times it's incomplete, with all but a couple tracks from an album, and sometimes the songs are rearranged from their original order, which is pretty weird when you're used to the superb albums the way they were meant to be. I bought this compilation for the unreleased material--there's nothing that will ever make me stop listening to The Band's albums in their full, original form (even the mediocre ones). The songs sound better in original sequence, and there are some great tracks that this compilation leaves out.
If you're new to The Band, I beg you please to experience their classic albums, Music From Big Pink, The Band, Stage Fright, and Northern Lights - Southern Cross as entire albums, the way they're meant to be heard. If you're on a hunt for everything The Band ever recorded, this is a great place to pick up a bulk of extra material, despite its dubious value.
The Band revisited.......2006-07-07
While the box itself (much like the Talking Heads set) is awkard and large, "A Musical History" is exactly what a chronological gathering of the pivotal tracks and some previously unreleased tracks/rarities should be. The tracks included here that have been released before (such as "Leave Me Alone" recorded as Levon and The Hawks)have not been available on CD before and receive their debut here with stellar sound.
My one reservation with this set is that there's too much previously released material on this set. Clearly this was designed for hardcore fans or people that own some of their albums. Since The Band's catalog has been remastered before (and sounds great) this might be a great gift for a fan who hasn't upgrade their CD collection yet or who simply won't buy this for themeselves because they have much of the material. The real keeper here aside from the new to CD tracks is the DVD which features eight performances that have never been issued before or have been available on bootleg videos. The performances of "Life Is A Carnival", "Georgia On My Mind" and "Stage Fright" from "Saturday Night Live" hasn't been available (to the best of my knowledge) on DVD before in their entirety.
If you're a fan of The Band this is a great single collection with a deluxe book of great photographs and a fine discussion of the band's history by Rob Bowman. The DVD and previously unreleased tracks will be of particular interest to fans I just wish that they had been released together at a lower price vs. having to repurchase material that many fans already have.
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The Ties That Bind: The Best of Levon Helm 1975-1996
Levon Helm Manufacturer: Raven [Australia] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000HYY4 Release Date: 1999-02-02 |
Tracks:
- Milk The Cow
- The Weight
- Atlantic City
- The Tie That Binds
- You Got Me
- Even A Fool Would Let Go
- Willie & The Hand Jive
- Lucrecia
- The Caves Of Jericho
- Don't Ya Tell Henry
- Take Me To The River
- Livin' In A Dream
- Rock Salt & Nails
- Play Something Sweet (Junkyard Blues)
- Stand Up
- Standing On The Mountain Top
- When I Get My Rewards
- Hurricane
- Watermelon Time In Georgia
Album Description
19 track overview of his best recordings from 1975-1996, both as a solo and as drummer for The Band, plus his guest appearances on albums by John Martyn, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Ringo Starr's All-Star Band. Over 75 minutes long, it includes 'The Weight', 'You Got Me' and 'Even A Fool Would Let Go'. 1999 release.Album Details
19 Tracks, 75 Minutes, this Album Showcases Material from his Last Days in the Band, his Solo Albums, Guest Appearances with John Martyn, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ringo Starr's all Star Band Through to the Reunited the Band.Customer Reviews:
LEVON AND THE BAND REVISTED.......2007-05-08
Thank you Imus!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Surprisingly Solid Set.......2005-09-26
Good retrospective.......2001-03-19
Levon really is a classic.......2000-05-26
Love it!
GREAT OVERVIEW OF LEVON'S WORK.......1999-03-06
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Live at the Palladium NYC, New Years Eve 1977
Levon Helm and the RCO All Stars Manufacturer: Levon Helm Studios ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000EWBKGM Release Date: 2006-04-18 |
Tracks:
- Ain't That a Lotta Love
- A Mood I Was In
- Milk Cow Boogie
- Ties That Bind
- Goin Back to Memphis
- Blues So Bad
- Washer Woman
- Born In Chicago
- Rain Down Tears
- Got My Mojo Working
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- Ophelia
- Good Night Irene
Customer Reviews:
Always the Greatest!!.......2007-05-14
This CD is a bargain at twice the price! A MUST have for any collection.
Some Darn Good Music!.......2007-05-12
Good Night Irene.......2006-08-09
My toes are tapping! .......2006-05-22
This album just went into my shopping cart.
It is a must buy.
Can't wait until it arrives.
All my body cells keep saying, give me more of that music!
:-)
Levon Helm and RCO AllStars Live at the Palladium NYC, NEw Years Eve 1977- Bringin' in a great 78........2006-05-15
I think this disc does a much better job than the original studio release (Levon Helm and the RCO AllStars) of allowing the talent of this band to shine through. The addition of some traditional blues tunes (Born in Chicago, Got My Mojo WOrkin, Goddnight Irene) and "Ophelia" from Levon's days in the Band add to the flavor of the original studio recording. The tunes from the original disc sound better in live setting, particularly "Milk Cow Boogie," "Blues so Bad" and "Sing, Sing Sing." Levon Helm and the RCO Allstars are a monster band live, yet they are able to play together as a cohesive unit. It is obvious that this band was about playing music together, leaving their egos at the door.
For some good-time music, buy this disc. Levon Helm Studios managed to pick an inaguaral "vault" release that packages a whole lot of soul into a small container. I can't wait to hear their next release!
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The Midnight Ramble Music Sessions, Vol. 1
Levon Helm Manufacturer: Levon Helm Studios ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000E5N6JS Release Date: 2006-02-21 |
Tracks:
- Sad Hours
- Oh Baby
- I'm Ready
- Blow, Wind Blow
- Blues with a Feeling
- New Scratch My Back
- I Ain't Lyin'
- I'm Crazy About You Baby
- Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights
- Forty Days and Forty Nights
- I Want to Take You Downtown
- Everything Gonna Be Alright/Wrapped Up in Love Again
- California Blues
Tracks:
- Sad Hours [DVD]
- Oh Baby [DVD]
- I'm Ready [DVD]
- Blow, Wind, Blow [DVD]
- Blues with a Feeling [DVD]
- New Scratch My Back [DVD]
- I Ain't Lyin' [DVD]
- I'm Crazy About You Baby [DVD]
- Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights [DVD]
- Forty Days and Forty Nights [DVD]
- I Want to Take You Downtown [DVD]
- Everything Gonna Be Alright/Wrapped Up in Love Again [DVD]
- California Blues [DVD]
Customer Reviews:
almost Saturday night..........2007-06-28
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The Midnight Ramble Music Sessions, Vol. 2
Levon Helm Manufacturer: Levon Helm Studios ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000E5N6K2 Release Date: 2006-02-21 |
Tracks:
- Battle Is Over but the War Goes On
- What Kind of Man Are You
- Don't Ya Tell Henry
- Blue Shadows - Sean Costello,
- All About John
- I Want to Know
- Fool in Love
- Borrowed Time - Dr. John, ,
- When the Battle Is Over
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Endless Highway - The Music Of The Band (2 CD Set)
Various Artists , Jack Johnson , Bruce Hornsby , Death Cab For Cutie , Josh Turner , Lee Ann Womack , My Morning Jacket , Allman Brothers , Gomez , and Guster Manufacturer: 429 Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000N2YMB8 |
Product Description
Limited 21 Track 2 CD Edition: DISC ONE: 1)GUSTER This Wheel's on Fire, 2)BRUCE HORNSBY King Harvest, 3)MY MORNING JACKET It Makes No Difference, 4)JACK JOHNSON I Shall Be Released, 5)LEE ANN WOMACK The Weight, 6)WIDESPREAD PANIC Chest Fever, 7)GOMEZ Up on Cripple Creek, 8)ALLMAN BROTHERS The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, 9)STEVE REYNOLDS Stage Fright -- Steve Reynolds, 10)BLUES TRAVELER Rag Mama Rag, 11)JAKOB DYLAN Whispering Pines, 12)THE ROCHES Acadian Driftwood, 13)ROSANNE CASH Unfaithful Servant, 14)JOSH TURNER When I Paint My Masterpiece, 15)TREVOR HALL Life Is A Carnival, 16)JACKIE GREENE Lookout Cleveland, 17)DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Rockin' Chair DISC TWO: 18)LUCAS REYNOLDS Across The Great Divide, 19)ANIMAL LIBERATION ORCHESTRA Ophelia, 20)JOE HENRY Bessie Smith, 21)GOV'T MULE The Shape I'm In
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Levon Helm
Levon Helm Manufacturer: Kejo Ent Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BHN7OS Release Date: 2005-10-11 |
Tracks:
- You Can't Win 'Em All
- Lucrecia
- Even a Fool Would Let Go
- I've Got a Bet with Myself
- Money
- Get Out Your Big Roll Daddy
- Willie and the Hand Jive
- Got Song
- Give a Little Bit
- God Bless 'Em All
- Summertime Blues [#][*]
Customer Reviews:
Levon at ahe Helm, a trustworthy captain........2006-05-03
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Levon Helm
Levon Helm Manufacturer: Acadia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006JYV7 Release Date: 2002-10-07 |
Tracks:
- Ain't No Way To Forget You
- Driving At Night
- Play Something Sweet
- Sweet Johanna
- I Came Here To Party
- Take Me To The River
- Standing On A Mountaintop
- Let's Do It In Slow Motion
- Audience For My Pain
Album Description
Second solo album from the legendary drummer and one of the most distinctive voices in rock history as a founding member of The Band. Recorded for ABC in 1978, this album has long been unavailable on CD anywhere & here has it's first ever European release. Guests include Steve Cropper. Acadia label. 2002.Album Details
The First Solo Album from the Legendary Band who is Blessed with One of the Most Distinctive and Soulful Voices in Rock History.
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Staying Together - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000008L47 Release Date: 1991-07-01 |
Customer Reviews:
TRACK LISTING - Staying Together Soundtrack.......2007-02-15
1 The more things change
2 Kit's theme
3 Lean on me
4 Hotel Buick
5 Big love in a small tone
6 While we're young
7 Main title theme
8 Rest in peace
9 Staying together
10 Brian's decision/Brian leaves home
11 Marathon
12 Off to vacation land
13 We have all night
Paul Cotton, Levon Helm, Melinda Dillon
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Spend It All
Levon Helm Bow Thayer Manufacturer: Crooked Roof ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000OEBPOC |
Product Description
Tracks: 1.Got My Attention 2.Thinner 3.Wingless Angels 4.The Way That It Swings 5.Snake Bite 6. Stoned Kid 7.10,000 Beer Cans 8.Nor Easter Snow 9.Road To Oblivion 10.JewelRap Music:
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