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<img src="http://www.tonepublications.com/media/AP-The-Band-edit.jpg" alt="The Band – Music From Big Pink" class="thumbnail large post-image" /><p><span>The analog edition of this eminent rock recording follows Mobile Fidelity’s successful SACD release of the same title and raises the bar even higher. A groundbreaking album that combines a wide range of styles and influences, it came after the Band toured with Bob Dylan and recorded </span><em>The Basement Tapes </em><span>(reviewed last issue).</span></p>
<p><em>TONEAudio</em> collector Tom Caselli says the original black-label Capitol is an excellent original pressing. However, it is tough to find a copy that isn’t warped. EMI’s 100<sup>th</sup> Anniversary 180g pressing is rarer and equally good, but great-condition copies now command upwards of $100.</p>
<p>Here, $30 buys you a Super Big Gulp of extra creamy analog. Levon Helm’s drumming, while somewhat subdued, is rich with texture in a way that few digital recordings manage to capture. Multi-part harmonies dominate and come alive across the soundstage, bringing us back to a time in recording history before massive overdubs became the norm. All of which explains why this record stands the test of time, earning the 34<sup>th</sup> spot on <em>Rolling Stone</em>’s<em> </em>greatest albums of all-time list.</p>
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[Source: http://www.tonepublications.com/analogaholic/the-band-music-from-big-pink/]
<img src="http://www.tonepublications.com/media/AP-The-Band-edit.jpg" alt="The Band – Music From Big Pink" class="thumbnail large post-image" /><p><span>The analog edition of this eminent rock recording follows Mobile Fidelity’s successful SACD release of the same title and raises the bar even higher. A groundbreaking album that combines a wide range of styles and influences, it came after the Band toured with Bob Dylan and recorded </span><em>The Basement Tapes </em><span>(reviewed last issue).</span></p>
<p><em>TONEAudio</em> collector Tom Caselli says the original black-label Capitol is an excellent original pressing. However, it is tough to find a copy that isn’t warped. EMI’s 100<sup>th</sup> Anniversary 180g pressing is rarer and equally good, but great-condition copies now command upwards of $100.</p>
<p>Here, $30 buys you a Super Big Gulp of extra creamy analog. Levon Helm’s drumming, while somewhat subdued, is rich with texture in a way that few digital recordings manage to capture. Multi-part harmonies dominate and come alive across the soundstage, bringing us back to a time in recording history before massive overdubs became the norm. All of which explains why this record stands the test of time, earning the 34<sup>th</sup> spot on <em>Rolling Stone</em>’s<em> </em>greatest albums of all-time list.</p>
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[Source: http://www.tonepublications.com/analogaholic/the-band-music-from-big-pink/]