Set includes three unreleased 1977 concerts
Little Feat is celebrating the 45th anniversary of Waiting for Columbus with an expanded super deluxe edition on July 29th. Rhino Records will release a newly remastered version of the original double album as an 8 CD box set containing three previously unreleased concerts in Manchester, London and Washington, DC.
Little Feat, backed by the Tower of Power horn section, recorded several shows in the UK and US during the band’s 1977 summer tour. The unreleased concerts were recorded in Manchester at Manchester City Hall on July 29, 1977, London at The Rainbow on August 2, 1977, and Washington DC at Lisner Auditorium on August 10, 1977.
In addition, all the music will be available on the same day from digital and streaming services with a separate newly mastered 2 LP. Rhino.com is offering multiple bundles of the new collection with the 2 LP edition and a reissue of the Japanese 7-inch single for “Oh Atlanta” b/w “Willin’.”
Little Feat originally released Waiting For Columbus on February 10, 1978. The Platinum-certified double album cemented the band’s 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 sextet’s 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.”
The 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 didn’t, like “Cold, Cold, Cold,” “Rock And Roll Doctor,” “Skin It Back” and a cover of Allen Toussaint’s “On Your Way Down.”
8 CD | 2 LP
CD/LP 1: Original Album
- Join The Band
- Fat Man In The Bathtub
- All That You Dream
- Oh Atlanta
- Old Folks Boogie
- Time Loves A Hero
- Day Or Night
- Mercenary Territory
- Spanish Moon
CD 2: Original Album
- Dixie Chicken
- Tripe Face Boogie
- Rocket In My Pocket
- Willin’
- Don’t Bogart That Joint
- A Apolitical Blues
- Sailin’ Shoes
- Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
CD 3: Live at Manchester City Hall (7/29/77) [Previously Unreleased]
- Walkin’ All Night
- Skin It Back
- Fat Man In The Bathtub
- Red Streamliner
- Oh Atlanta
- Day At The Dog Races
- All That You Dream
- On Your Way Down
- Time Loves A Hero
- Day Or Night
CD 4: Live at Manchester City Hall (7/29/77) [Previously Unreleased]
- Rock And Roll Doctor
- Old Folks Boogie
- Dixie Chicken
- Tripe Face Boogie
- Willin’/Don’t Bogart That Joint
- Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
- Rocket In My Pocket
- Sailin’ Shoes
- Teenage Nervous Breakdown
CD 5: Live at The Rainbow, London, (8/2/77) [Previously Unreleased]
- Walkin’ All Night
- Fat Man In The Bathtub
- Red Streamliner
- Oh Atlanta
- Day At The Dog Races
- All That You Dream
- Mercenary Territory
- On Your Way Down
- Skin It Back
- Old Folks Boogie
CD 6: Live at The Rainbow, London, (8/2/77) [Previously Unreleased]
- Rock And Roll Doctor
- Cold Cold Cold
- Dixie Chicken
- Tripe Face Boogie
- Willin’/Don’t Bogart That Joint
- Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
- Rocket In My Pocket
- Spanish Moon
- A Apolitical Blues
- Teenage Nervous Breakdown
CD 7: Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C. (8/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
- Walkin’ All Night
- Red Streamliner
- Fat Man In The Bathtub
- Day At The Dog Races
- All That You Dream
- On Your Way Down
- Time Loves A Hero
- Day Or Night
- Skin It Back
CD 8: Live at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C. (8/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
- Oh Atlanta
- Old Folks Boogie
- Dixie Chicken
- Tripe Face Boogie
- Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
- Rocket In My Pocket
- Sailin’ Shoes
- Teenage Nervous Breakdown
