Waiting for Columbus Limited Super Deluxe 180gram Vinyl 2LP Set – Little Feat

Little FeatWaiting for Columbus Limited Super Deluxe 180gram Vinyl 2LP Set

Overview:

Little Feat originally released Waiting For Columbus LP on February 10, 1978. The platinum-certified double album cemented the bands reputation as one of the premier live bands of the 1970s. When it was recorded, the group included: Lowell George (vocals, guitar), Paul Barrere (guitar, vocals), Bill Payne (keyboard, vocals), Richie Hayward (drums, vocals), Sam Clayton (percussion, vocals), and Kenny Gradney (bass).

Waiting For Columbus touches on songs from all six of the studio albums Little Feat released between 1971 and 1977. The dynamic performances showcase the sextets inimitable fusion of blues, country, jazz, and New Orleans R&B on signature tracks like Fat Man In The Bathtub, Oh Atlanta, and Sailin Shoes.

WAITING FOR COLUMBUS: SUPER DELUXE EDITION is the definitive edition of this classic. It includes unreleased live versions of songs that appeared on the original (Rocket In My Pocket and Spanish Moon), along with several that didnt, like Cold, Cold, Cold, Rock And Roll Doctor, Skin It Back and a cover of Allen Toussaints On Your Way Down.

With their 1978 double concert album Waiting for Columbus, Little Feat staked their claim as one of the premier live bands of the 1970s. Recorded over a series of dates in London and Washington, D.C. over the summer of 1977, Waiting for Columbus vividly captures the L.A. sextet at a crossroads between its swampy mid-’70s fusion of blues, country, jazz and New Orleans R&B.

Featured Tracks:

Side A:

Join the Band (Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8/10/1977)
Fat Man in the Bathtub (Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8/10/1977)
All That You Dream (Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8/10/1977)
Oh Atlanta (Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8/10/1977)
Old Folks’ Boogie (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/4/1977)

Side B:

Time Loves a Hero (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/4/1977)
Day or Night (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/4/1977)
Mercenary Territory (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/2/1977)
Spanish Moon (Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8/8/1977)

Side C:

Dixie Chicken (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/3/1977)
Tripe Face Boogie (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/3/1977)
Rocket in My Pocket (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/2/1977)

Side D:

Willin’ (Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8/8/1977)
Don’t Bogart That Joint (Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8/8/1977)
A Apolitical Blues (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 8/3/1977)
Sailin’ Shoes (Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8/10/1977)
Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 8/9/1977)