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Music From Big Pink
The Band’s landmark debut album, July 1968’s Music From Big Pink, drew inspiration from the American roots music melting pot of country, blues, R&B, gospel, soul, rockabilly, the honking tenor sax tradition, hymns, funeral dirges, brass band music, folk and good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll to foment a timeless new style that forever changed the course of popular music.
Northern Lights-Southern Cross
The Band released their sixth studio album, Northern Lights-Southern Cross, in 1975. Critics consider the album a significant milestone as it was the first time they recorded at their new California studio, Shangri-La, and the first album with all-new material since Cahoots in 1971. The Band used a 24-track tape recorder to record this album, allowing keyboardist Garth Hudson to add numerous layers of keyboards to several tracks.
