July 1: The Band Released “Music From Big Pink” in 1968

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-Al kooper

Bob Dylan contributed “I Shall Be Released” and co-wrote two other tunes. But it was the rustic beauty of the Band’s music and the drama of their own reflections on family and obligations, on songs such as “The Weight,” that made Big Pink an instant homespun classic.
–rollingstone.com

Over time, Music from Big Pink came to be regarded as a watershed work in the history of rock, one that introduced new tones and approaches to the constantly evolving genre.
–allmusic.com

..the debut album from the Band made roots music sound as impressionistic and idiosyncratic as any other kind of rock’n’roll. It was revolutionary.
–pitchfork
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The Weight:

Released	July 1, 1968
Recorded	Early 1968
Genre	Americana, roots rock
Length	42:22
Label	Capitol
Producer	John Simon

 

Wikipedia:

Music from Big Pink is the debut studio album by The Band. Released in 1968, it employs a distinctive blend of country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, and soul. The music was composed partly in “Big Pink”, a house shared by Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson in West Saugerties, New York. The album itself was recorded in studios in New York and Los Angeles in 1968, and followed the band’s backing of Bob Dylan on his 1966 tour (as The Hawks) and time spent together in upstate New York recording material that was officially released in 1975 as The Basement Tapes, also with Dylan. The cover artwork is a painting by Dylan.

In 2000 the album was rereleased with additional outtakes from the recording sessions, and in 2018 a “50th Anniversary Super Deluxe” edition was released with a new stereo mix by Bob Clearmountain.

I Shall Be Released:

Chest Fever:

Full album:

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Check out:

• Music From Big Pink @ wikipedia
• Music From Big Pink @ allmusic
• Music From Big Pink @ pitchfork

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-Egil