The Band -2009- Un-cut - Version

It is the sound of five men in a pink house in Woodstock, not trying to save rock and roll, but just jamming out the demons of the 1960s. It is messy. It is long. It is the definitive way to hear the greatest band that ever was.

It didn’t—not officially. This is the myth: In the late winter of 2009, a master tape was anonymously sent to a small radio station in Woodstock, NY. The tracklist was a shock. It wasn’t Stage Fright or Cahoots . It was a radical, 72-minute re-edit of their legendary 1969 Brown Album (officially titled The Band ). The Band -2009- Un-Cut Version

The official 1969 release is a masterpiece of economy: 12 songs, 44 minutes. It is a log cabin built tight against the snow. It is the sound of five men in

October 26, 2023