SLABS OF AMERICANA
In the face of heavy metal, America responded with The Band.
THE BAND
Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, NY 1971 [no label, 1CD]
Rehearsals live in New York, December 1971. Ex- SBD stereo. Speed-pitch corrected version.
To give their music an added dimension, The Band recruited Allen Toussaint and a five-man horn section to spice up their sound for the Cahoots album. When they rehearsed for a four-night stand at the Academy of Music in New York City back in the winter of ‘71, Toussaint and the horns were invited.
Note: This was shared as the Saturday Night Live rehearsals on Oct 30, 1976. But the general consensus among fans is that this is the rehearsals at Ultrasonic Studios for the Academy of Music December 28-31, 1971 shows. The tracks rehearsed do not match the songs performed on SNL in 1976.
1. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
2. Across the Great Divide (take 1)
3. WS Walcott Medicine Show (take 1)
4. WS Walcott Medicine Show (take 2)
5. Life Is A Carnival (take 1)
6. Life Is A Carnival (take 2)
7. Across the Great Divide (take 2)
8. Unfaithful Servant
9. Chestfever
10. Rag Mama Rag (take 1)
11. Rag Mama Rag (take 2)
Click here for the tracks.