During the final week of 1971, The Band played four legendary concerts at New York Citys Academy of Music, ushering in the New Year with electrifying performances, including new horn arrangements by Allen Toussaint and a surprise guest appearance by Bob Dylan for a New Years Eve encore. Select highlights from the concerts were compiled for the Bands classic 1972 double LP, ROCK OF AGES, which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and remains a core album in the trailblazing groups storied Capitol Records catalog. For the first time, all four of the concerts multi-track recordings have been revisited for LIVE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC 1971.
1 The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (Friday, December 31)
2 The Shape I'm in (Friday, December 31)
3 Caledonia Mission (Thursday, December 30)
4 Don't Do It (Wednesday, December 29)
5 Stage Fright (Friday, December 31)
6 I Shall Be Released (Thursday, December 30)
7 Up on Cripple Creek (Thursday, December 30)
8 This Wheel's on Fire (Wednesday, December 29)
9 Strawberry Wine (Tuesday, December 28) (Previously Unissued Performance)
10 King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Friday, December 31)
11 Time to Kill (Tuesday, December 28)
12 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Wednesday, December 29)
13 Across the Great Divide (Thursday, December 30)
- Disc 2 -
1 The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (Friday, December 31)
2 The Shape I'm in (Friday, December 31)
3 Caledonia Mission (Thursday, December 30)
4 Don't Do It (Wednesday, December 29)
5 Stage Fright (Friday, December 31)
6 I Shall Be Released (Thursday, December 30)
7 Up on Cripple Creek (Thursday, December 30)
8 This Wheel's on Fire (Wednesday, December 29)
9 Strawberry Wine (Tuesday, December 28) (Previously Unissued Performance)
10 King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Friday, December 31)
11 Time to Kill (Tuesday, December 28)
12 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Wednesday, December 29)
13 Across the Great Divide (Thursday, December 30)
During the final week of 1971, The Band played four legendary concerts at New York Citys Academy of Music, ushering in the New Year with electrifying performances, including new horn arrangements by Allen Toussaint and a surprise guest appearance by Bob Dylan for a New Years Eve encore. Select highlights from the concerts were compiled for the Bands classic 1972 double LP, ROCK OF AGES, which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and remains a core album in the trailblazing groups storied Capitol Records catalog. For the first time, all four of the concerts multi-track recordings have been revisited for LIVE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC 1971.
