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    Music from Big Pink - Wikipedia

    • Music from Big Pink is the debut studio album by the Canadian-American rock band the Band. Released on July 1, 1968, by Capitol Records, it employs a distinctive blend of country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, blues, and soul. The album's title refers to a house in West Saugerties, New York called "Big Pink", which was shared by bassist/singer Rick Danko, … See more

    Background and Big Pink house

    The Band's members included Danko, Manuel, Hudson, guitarist Robbie Robertson and drummer/singer
    Widely … See more

    Recording

    The Band's manager Albert Grossman (who was also Dylan's manager) approached Capitol Records to secure a record deal for a group still informally described as "Dylan's backing band". Alan Livingston at Capitol sig… See more

    Artwork

    Dylan offered to sing on the album, but ultimately realized it was important for the Band to make their own statement. Instead, Dylan signified his presence by contributing a cover painting. Barney Hoskyns has written that … See more

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    Reception

    The initial reception to the album was positive. It received praise for the organic quality of the instrumentation, which had been recorded live without overdubbing. In Rolling Stone, Al Kooper's rave review of Big Pink en… See more

    Re-releases

    The original LP record issue included a gatefold cover in 1968, duplicated 40 years later in 2008 as a remastered 180 gm LP. On compact disc, it was remastered as a gold CD in 1989, as a DVD-audio in 2001 and as a re… See more

    Personnel

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    • Rick Danko – bass guitar, fiddle, vocals
    • Levon Helm – drums, tambourine, vocals
    • Garth Hudson – organ, piano, clavinet, soprano and tenor saxophones… See more

    Sources

    • Hoskyns, Barney (1993). Across The Great Divide: The Band and America. Viking. ISBN 0-670-841447.
    • Landy, Elliott (2015). The Band Photographs 1968-1969. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1-4950-2251-7.… See more

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