GREATEST HITS (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

 

The Band – Greatest Hits

Label: Capitol Records – 72435-24941-2-5

Series: The Band Remasters

Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered

Country: US

Genre: Rock

Style: Classic Rock, Folk Rock

1                       The Weight 4:36

2                       Tears Of Rage

Written-By – Dylan*, Manuel*

5:21

3                       Chest Fever           5:13

4                       I Shall Be Released

Written-By – Dylan*

3:13

5                       Up On Cripple Creek          4:32

6                       The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down         3:32

7                       Rag Mama Rag      3:03

8                       King Harvest (Has Surely Come)     3:39

9                       The Shape I'm In    4:02

10                     Stage Fright           3:42

11                      Time To Kill 3:27

12                     Life Is A Carnival

Written-By – Helm*, Danko*

3:58

13                     When I Paint My Masterpiece

Written-By – Dylan*

4:20

14                     Ain't Got No Home

Written-By – Henry*

3:25

15                     It Makes No Difference       6:33

16                     Ophelia      3:32

17                     Acadian Driftwood  6:42

18                     The Saga Of Pepote Rouge            4:13

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc.

Copyright © – Capitol Records, Inc.

Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.

Remastered At – Capitol Mastering

Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – F40622-02

Pressed By – Cinram, Richmond, IN

A&R [Administration] – Michelle Azzopardi

Art Direction, Design – Peter Grant (3)

Compiled By, Reissue Producer – Cheryl Pawelski

Creative Director – Sam Gay

Liner Notes – Rob Bowman

Management [Licensing] – David Brown (47), Gladys Sanchez (2)

Mastered By – Andrew Sandoval, Ron McMaster

Photography By – Elliott Landy

Photography By [On Pages 4, 7, 8, 13 & 14] – David Gahr

Producer [Associate] – Andrew Sandoval, Dick Hirthe

Project Manager – Jimmy Edwards, Kenny Nemes

Reissue Producer – Bryan Kelly*

Written-By – Robertson* (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 12, 15 to 18)

All tracks 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

 

According to Cinram, Richmond, IN profie, this particular release Glass Mastered in 22.June.2004

Barcode (Text): 7 2435-24941-2 5

Barcode (Scanned): 724352494125

 

The Band: Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko (vocals, various instruments). Additional personnel includes: Byron Berline (fiddle); John Simon (tuba, piano); Billy Mundi (drums). Includes liner notes by Rob Bowman. Digitally remastered by Ron McMaster & Andrew Sandoval (May 2000, Capitol Mastering). Personnel: Robbie Robertson (vocals, guitar); Garth Hudson (vocals, keyboards); Levon Helm (vocals, drums); Rick Danko (vocals). Liner Note Author: Rob Bowman. Though they were predominantly Canadian, the Band wrote the proverbial book on what would come to be known as Americana roots-rock. After years of backing everyone from rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins to Bob Dylan, they emerged as a creative force in their own right at the end of the 1960s. They were just in time to spearhead a movement away from the acid-rock excesses of the '60s, toward a simpler, more down-home musical mindset heavily informed by folk, country, and blues. GREATEST HITS offers a definitive look at the Rushmore-like legacy they left behind through their classic recordings. Garth Hudson's quirky Lowery organ sound (quite distinct from the Hammond most rock organists favored) wheezed and ground; Robbie Robertson's terse, blues-influenced guitar licks snapped at the singers' heels; and Levon Helm's syncopated, hillbilly-funky drumming turned the time ever so slightly askew. Atop it all, the rough-hewn harmonies of Helm, bassist Rick Danko, and pianist Richard Manuel carried Robertson's masterfully crafted tales of an America more imagined than remembered, coming off like preachers tossed off the pulpit for carousing and general rowdiness, but still obviously close to God's heart.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: CD
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: (CD)
• Released: 9/26/2000