The Band, The Band - The Brown Album (RMST)

Brand new CD. Remastered edition with bonus tracks

Music from Big Pink had been a fine, even superior debut; The Band was their masterpiece. Robbie Robertson's songwriting had grown by leaps and bounds. As players, all five musicians had reached a completely new level of ensemble cohesion. The sum was very much greater than the parts, and the parts were as good as any that existed. The album's single, "Up on Cripple Creek", became the Band's first and only Top 30 release. It was one of several songs on the album that had an "old-timey" feel. Other highlights on this masterpiece include "Rag Mama Rag", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "King Harvest".
--Rob Bowman, All-Music Guide

1. Across the Great Divide
2. Rag Mama Rag
3. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 4. When You Awake
5. Up On Cripple Creek
6. Whispering Pines
7. Jemima Surrender
8. Rockin' Chair
9. Look Out, Cleveland
10. Jawbone
11. The Unfaithful Servant
12. King Harvest (Has Surely Come)

13. Get Up Jake
Outtake - original stereo mix
14. Rag Mama Rag - Alternate version - recorded in the Spring of 1969 - this is a rough mix from the first set of California mixes.
15. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Alternate mix - this mix features unused overdubs - mixed by The Band 6/3/69.
16. Up On Cripple Creek - Alternate take (take 9) - earlier performance than the released version. Recorded in the Spring of 1969.
17. Whispering Pines - Alternate take (take 14) - recorded 6/16/69 at A&R Studios in NYC.
18. Jemima Surrender - Alternate take - earlier take than released version recorded in the Spring of 1969. This version features Helm on drums, as opposed to the released take, which featured Manuel on drums.
19. King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
Recorded at a house in Woodstock. EMI says Robertson remembers this taking