LITTLE FEAT Waiting For Columbus 2LP WB 1978 US orig+foc 2BS3140 TOWER OF POWER
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LITTLE FEAT
BILL PAYNE, SAM CLAYTON, LOWELL GEORGE, RICHARD HAYWARD
KENNEY GRADNEY, PAUL BARRERE
plus THE TOWER OF POWER HORN SECTION
Long-running purveyors of funky southern boogie (by way of Los Angeles),
and once the chief songwriting outlet for Lowell George.
Though they had all the trappings of a Southern-fried blues band, Little Feat
were hardly conventional. Led by songwriter/guitarist Lowell George, Little Feat
were a wildly eclectic band, bringing together strains of blues, R&B, country,
and rock & roll. The bandmembers were exceptionally gifted technically
and their polished professionalism sat well with the slick sounds coming
out of Southern California during the '70s. However, Little Feat were
hardly slick -- they had a surreal sensibility, as evidenced by George's idiosyncratic
songwriting, which helped the band earn a cult following among critics
and musicians. Though the band earned some success on album-oriented radio,
the group was derailed after George's death in 1979
"WAITING FOR COLUMBUS"
1978 2LP WARNER BROS. RECORDS STEREO 2BS 3140
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING
GATEFOLD COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: WB - BURBANK LABEL w/WB SHIELD on TOP - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & inside right panel) 2BS 3140
Catalog on labels: 2BS 3140
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 2-WB-1-3140 Record 1 NY-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): 2-WB-2-3140 Record 1 NY-1
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): 2-WB-3-3140 Record 2 NY-1
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): 2-WB-4-3140 Record 2 NY-1
Other / Runout (on all sides, Stamped): TML-M ?????
On labels: top rim text reads "BURBANK, HOME OF WARNER BROS. RECORDS"
bottom rim text reads "Warner Bros.......Made in U.S.A."
Produced by Lowell George
? 1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
All selections published by Naked Snake Music-ASCAP
Prod. by Lowell George
(on Side A, B & D): except as indicated……
On spine: Printed in U.S.A.
On back cover: Warner Bros. Records Inc.,........© 1978 - Warner Bros. Records Inc.
tracklisting
Side A: JOIN THE BAND - FAT MAN IN THE BATHTUBALL THAT YOU DREAM - OH ATLANTA - OLD FOLKS' BOOGIE
Side B: TIME LOVES A HERO - DAY OR NIGHT
MERCENARY TERRITORY - SPANISH MOON
Side C: DIXIE CHICKEN - TRIPE FACE BOOGIE - ROCKET IN MY POCKET
Side D: WILLIN' - DON'T BOGART THAT JOINT - A APOLITICAL BLUES
SAILIN' SHOES - FEATS DON'T FAIL ME NOW
grading
RECORDS EX but (please, read above description)
Little Feat was one of the legendary live bands of the '70s, showered with praise by not only their small, fiercely dedicated cult of fans, but such fellow musicians as Bonnie Raitt, Robert Palmer, and Jimmy Page. Given all that acclaim, it only made sense for the group to cut a live album. Unfortunately, they waited until 1977, when the group had entered its decline, but as the double-album Waiting for Columbus proves, Little Feat in its decline was still pretty great. Certainly, the group is far more inspired on stage than they were in the studio after 1975 - just compare "All That You Dream," "Oh Atlanta," "Old Folks' Boogie," "Time Loves a Hero," and "Mercenary Territory" here to the cuts on The Last Record Album and Time Loves a Hero. The versions on Waiting are full-bodied and fully-realized, putting the studio cuts to shame. Early classics like "Fat Man in the Bathtub" and "Tripe Face Boogie" aren't as revelatory, but it's still a pleasure to hear a great band run through their best songs, stretching them out and finding new quirks within them. If there are any flaws with Waiting for Columbus, it's that the Feat do a little bit too much stretching, veering toward excessive jamming on occasion - and that mildly fuzzy focus is really the only way you'd be able to tell that this is a great live band recorded slightly after their prime. Even so, there's much to savor on Waiting for Columbus, one of the great live albums of its era, thanks to rich performances that prove Little Feat were one of the great live bands of their time...(AllMusic)
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