Band, the Island ( 180g vinyl LP )

Release date: 11-07-2015(originally released in 1977)

2015 EU reissue ( 180g vinyl LP ) 1977's Islands is the final full-length album from The Band's original quintet lineup, issued in March 1977 to fulfill their Capitol Records contract so they could release the soundtrack to their concert film The Last Waltz on Warner Bros. Recognized by the group as more of a rarities collection than a full-fledged studio record, Islands does include a few catalog gems like Levon Helm's excellent take on "Ain't That A Lot of Love" and Richard Manuel's emotional performance of "Georgia on My Mind."

Tracks:
A1 Right As Rain 
A2 Street Walker 
A3 Let The Night Fall 
A4 Ain't That A Lot Of Love 
A5 Christmas Must Be Tonight

B1 Islands 
B2 The Saga Of Pepote 
B3 Georgia On My Mind 
B4 Knockin' Lost John 
B5 Livin' In A Dream

Legendary Canadian-American roots-rock group The Band was a musical institution unlike anything that came before them or since. In the 1960s, they were initially brought together as The Hawks by Ronnie Hawkins and later gained international recognition as Bob Dylan’s backing band on his groundbreaking electric tours.

However, it was the original material Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson and Levon Helm recorded as The Band such as "The Weight," "The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down," "Up On Cripple Creek," "Life is a Carnival," "The Shape I’m In," "Don't Do It," "It Makes No Difference," "Tears of Rage," "Stage Fright" and "Ophelia" that turned them into the highly respected icons they remain to this day.

Islands is the final full-length album from The Band's original quintet lineup, issued in March 1977 to fulfill their Capitol Records contract so they could release the soundtrack to their concert film The Last Waltz on Warner Bros. Recognized by the group as more of a rarities collection than a full-fledged studio record, Islands does include a few catalog gems like Levon Helm's excellent take on "Ain't That A Lot of Love" and Richard Manuel's emotional performance of "Georgia on My Mind."

Tracks:
A1 Right As Rain
A2 Street Walker
A3 Let The Night Fall
A4 Ain't That A Lot Of Love
A5 Christmas Must Be Tonight

B1 Islands
B2 The Saga Of Pepote
B3 Georgia On My Mind
B4 Knockin' Lost John
B5 Livin' In A Dream