Re-release of The Band’s Vinyl Albums

The Band’s seven Capitol Records studio albums plus their “Rock Of Ages” double LP concert album have been remastered from their original analogue masters for “The Band: The Capitol Albums 1968-1977,” a new nine-LP vinyl box set to be released July 31 by Capitol/UMe, the company announced June 11. The albums were remastered for vinyl at Capitol Mastering, manufactured by Quality Record Pressings and presented on 180-gram vinyl with original album art and packaging. Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin), Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, vocals), Rick Danko (bass, vocals, fiddle), Richard Manuel (keyboards, vocals, drums) and Garth Hudson (keyboards, horns) first performed and recorded together between 1960 and 1962 as members of the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins called the Hawks. In late 1963, the Hawks struck out on their own and became Levon & the Hawks.

In 1989, The Band was inducted into the Canadian Juno Hall of Fame; five years later they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2008, they were honored with The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The contents of “The Band: The Capitol Albums 1968-1977” vinyl box set: “Music From Big Pink,” “The Band,” “Stage Fright,” “Cahoots,” “Rock of Ages” (2 discs), “Moondog Matinee,” “Northern Lights-Southern Cross,” “Islands.”

Source: The Examiner