The Band – Islands
(Capitol Records 1977 SN16007 US Press)
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges and some rubbing on back cover
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
The Band was a Canadian-American roots rock group, originally consisting of four Canadians—Rick Danko (bass, vocals), Garth Hudson (keyboards), Richard Manuel (piano, vocals), and Robbie Robertson (guitar)—and one American, Levon Helm (drums, vocals). They originally performed as Bob Dylan’s backing band.
Islands is the seventh studio album by the Canadian-American rock group The Band.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Right as Rain” | Robbie Robertson | 3:52 | |
| 2. | “Street Walker” | Rick Danko, Robertson | 3:16 | |
| 3. | “Let the Night Fall” | Robertson | 3:11 | |
| 4. | “Ain’t That a Lot of Love” | Banks, Parker | 3:09 | |
| 5. | “Christmas Must Be Tonight” | Robertson | 3:38 | |
| 6. | “Islands” | Danko, Garth Hudson, Robertson | 3:54 | |
| 7. | “The Saga of Pepote Rouge” | Robertson | 4:14 | |
| 8. | “Georgia on My Mind” | Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell | 3:09 | |
| 9. | “Knockin’ Lost John” | Robertson | 3:50 | |
| 10. | “Livin’ in a Dream” | Robertson | 2:52 |
Personnel
- Rick Danko – bass guitar, vocals
- Levon Helm – drums, vocals
- Garth Hudson – organ, synthesizer, accordion, piccolo, tenor, alto, and baritone saxophones
- Richard Manuel – acoustic and electric pianos, vocals
- Robbie Robertson – guitars, vocals
- Additional musicians
- James Gordon – flute on “Islands”
- Tom Malone – trombone on “Islands”
- John Simon – alto saxophone on “Islands”
- Larry Packer – violin on “Islands”
- Production
- Ed Anderson – engineering
- Neil Brody – engineering
- Rob Fraboni – engineering
- Nat Jeffrey – engineering
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