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Personal Grail acquired. Pre-concert first printing poster for the very first shows by The Band as The Band. 9 months after releasing Music From Big Pink, they finally played their first concerts at Winterland in San Francisco.
The shows are legendary. The Band is one of my all time favorite bands and this has been a huge want for me. I’d have settled for a halfway decent copy, but this one is in beautiful near mint condition. Gonna frame it up soon.

Tried listening to it today, only to notice it was gone. Is there some copyright dispute going on?

So I recently decided I'd get back into sharing some amazing Band related tracks. Some are already aware of this outtake, but most aren't. By putting these on YouTube this stuff can be archived better and be more accessible to new and old fans.

How this didn't make the Big Pink reissue is very puzzling but perhaps it was a quality issue? The good news is there is more and I plan to share it so The Bands amazing legacy can be enjoyed for years and years to come!

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do (it's probably my favorite Richard Manuel track)

**YouTube might delete this.

I was stunned when I discovered this existed. Very little info on it was mentioned anywhere, I thought the version on the 2000 Big Pink remaster was it.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I will continue to share what I feel are historic recordings related to The Band in the future!

Historical because it's probably the last time someone recorded him sing this, as he would be moved on from here in 7 days..