THE BAND Rock Of Ages 180 gram MFSL NEW SEALED 2 LP Levon Helm Robbie Robertson

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THE BAND

Rock of Ages

SEALED numbered limited edition 180 gram Vinyl 2 LP set. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-348. Numbered limited edition # 1000, reissue. COVER & VINYL: MINT still sealed, never played, tri-fold cover.

The Last Waltz gets bigger billing, but 1972’s Rock of Ages is the better representation of a live Band album. Recorded over the course of four nights at New York’s Academy of Music at the end of December 1971, the incendiary concert set bookmarks the close of the first phase of the collective’s career.

Rather than follow the lead of most other live records made at the time (and many since), The Band resists any temptation to improvise or extend its material. Instead, the group plays with an intensity, chemistry, and spirit that’s nearly unrivaled by any other live album. The quintet also draws on iconic arranger Allen Toussaint, who tailors expert horn passages for multiple songs. To top it all off, the horn charts are performed by the five-piece Rock of Ages Horn Section.

Unencumbered by the myriad guests and grandiose sense that define The Last Waltz, Rock of Ages is the sound of a great band pulling out all the stops. Robbie Robertson’s guitar solos take “Unfaithful Servant” to a higher ground; “The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show” kicks with raunchy R&B abandon; Garth Hudson delivers a show-stealing organ performance on “The Genetic Method.”

After various inferior reissues, Rock of Ages is finally presented on an immaculate-sounding 180g 2LP set that lets the feverish interplay shine like never before. Mastered from the original tapes, the open, airy, natural, and balanced sound will have you returning to Rock of Ages again and again.



Track Listing:

1. Introduction / Don’t Do It

2. King Harvest (Has Surely Come)

3. Caledonia Mission

4. Get Up Jake

5. The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show

6. Stage Fright

7. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

8. Across The Great Divide

9. This Wheel’s On Fire

10. Rag Mama Rag

11. The Weight

12. The Shape I’m In

13. Unfaithful Servant

14. Life Is A Carnival

15. The Genetic Method

16. Chest Fever

17. (I Don’t Want To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes

***BRAND NEW***FACTORY SEALED***NEVER PLAYED***

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