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- Artist(s): Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel
- Summary: The re-release of the 1968 debut of the roots rock group features a new stereo mix produced by Bob Clearmountain as well as a previously unreleased a cappella track, six outtakes and alternative versions.
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- Record Label: Capitol
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Sep 4, 2018It's this funhouse-mirror approach to the past—backward-looking but never self-consciously “retro”—that makes Music from Big Pink feel truly timeless. This goes double for this anniversary edition, which features a revelatory new mix supervised by veteran engineer Bob Clearmountain. His work brings a feeling of presence to the album.
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Sep 5, 2018The album was intricately produced by John Simon, and meticulously arranged with three singers/players--Levon Helm, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel--sharing the spotlight (Robbie Robertson also took a rare lead vocal). Subtleties like oblique background horn charts, keyboard whiz Garth Hudson’s inspired and playful sounds (particularly on “This Wheels On Fire”) and Helm’s unique drum patterns are given a fresh glow, making this enduring classic even more enticing.
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MojoOct 2, 2018Sensitively remixed and remastered--like cleaning stained glass for brighter colours--and in combinations of formats, here's a masterpiece that lives up to its legend. [Oct 2018, p.106]
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Sep 4, 2018This super deluxe edition—complete with a 49-minute album pressed as a double-LP at 45rpm--encourages exploration of the original album, because even with the bright, discordant new remix, there remains a mysterious core that can not be explained but only experienced.
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UncutSep 4, 2018It sounds both timeless and brand new. [Oct 2018, p.43]
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Sep 4, 2018If you love the Band, it’s mostly nothing you haven’t heard a couple thousand times before, but little else is needed. A half-century later, the brotherhood of Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Manuel and Garth Hudson still makes you want to join the party.
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Sep 4, 2018Well worth refreshing with its delights, Big Pink is a marvel of a debut.
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