The Band – The Basement Tapes

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Label:	Columbia – C2 33682
Format:	2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Santa Maria Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	Jun 1975
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Country Rock

Tracklist

A1	Odds And Ends Written-By – B. Dylan*	1:43
A2	Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast) Written-By – R. Manuel*	3:40
A3	Million Dollar Bash Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:30
A4	Yazoo Street Scandal Written-By – J. R. Robertson*	3:26
A5	Goin' To Acapulco Written-By – B. Dylan*	5:25
A6	Katie's Been Gone Written-By – J. R. Robertson*	2:49
B1	Lo And Behold! Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:43
B2	Bessie Smith Written-By – J. R. Robertson*	4:17
B3	Clothes Line Saga Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:56
B4	Apple Suckling Tree Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:47
B5	Please, Mrs. Henry Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:31
B6	Tears Of Rage Written-By – R. Manuel*	4:17
C1	Too Much Of Nothing Written-By – B. Dylan*	3:00
C2	Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:14
C3	Ain't No More Cane Arranged By – The Band Written-By – Traditional	3:57
C4	Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood) Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:06
C5	Ruben Remus Written-By – J. R. Robertson*	3:11
C6	Tiny Montgomery Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:51
D1	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:39
D2	Don't Ya Tell Henry Written-By – B. Dylan*	3:12
D3	Nothing Was Delivered Written-By – B. Dylan*	4:22
D4	Open The Door, Homer Written-By – B. Dylan*	2:47
D5	Long Distance Operator Written-By – B. Dylan*	3:38
D6	This Wheel's On Fire Written-By – R. Danko*	3:55

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Recorded At – Big Pink, West Saugerties, N.Y.
Mixed At – The Village Recorder
Mixed At – Shangri-La, Malibu, CA
Mastered At – Customatrix

Credits

Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals – Bob Dylan
Compiled By – Robbie Robertson
Design [Design Consultant] – Bob Cato
Drums, Mandolin, Electric Bass, Vocals – Levon Helm
Electric Bass, Mandolin, Vocals – Rick Danko
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Vocals – Robbie Robertson
Engineer [Mastering] – George Horn
Engineer [Mixing] – Rob Fraboni
Engineer [Recording] – Garth Hudson
Liner Notes – Greil Marcus
Organ, Clavinet [Clavinette], Accordion, Tenor Saxophone, Piano – Garth Hudson
Photography By – Reid Miles
Piano, Drums, Harmonica, Vocals – Richard Manuel
Producer [Produced By] – The Band

Notes

Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria, pressing variation, denoted by "S" etched in runouts. Remainder of runouts mostly stamped, plating (e.g., B1, C4) etched.

Issued in a gatefold jacket.

Autocoupled release (sides 1/4, sides 2/3).

Recorded in the basement of Big Pink, West Saugerties, N.Y., 1967.
Mixed at Village Recorders & Shangri-La Studios

© 1975 CBS Inc. / ℗ 1975 CBS Inc. / Manufactured by Columbia Records / CBS Inc. / 51 W. 52nd St. New York, N. Y.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Price Code (On spine): X998
Other (Record 1 catalog #): C 33683
Other (Record 2 catalog #): C 33684
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 33683
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AL 33684
Matrix / Runout (Side C label): BL 33684
Matrix / Runout (Side D label): BL 33683
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side A runout): o AL 33683-2A
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side B runout): AL 33684-2B S B
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side C runout): o BL 33684-2A S2 A
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 side D runout): BL 33683-2A S1 A
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side A runout): o P AL 33683-1A S1 B3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side B runout): o P AL 33684-1A S1 B2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side C runout): o P BL-33684-1A S1 C4
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 side D runout): o P BL-33683-1A S2 A6
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side A runout): P AL 33683-1A S2 A2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side B runout): P AL 33684-1D S1 A2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side C runout): P BL-33684-1D S1 A1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 side D runout): P BL-33683-1A S1 A1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 side A runout): o P AL 33683-1A S1 B2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 side B runout): o P AL 33684-1A S1 B2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 side C runout): o P BL 33684-1A S1 C4
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 side D runout): o P BL 33683-1A S1 B1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 side A runout): o P AL 33683-1A S1 A2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 side B runout): o P AL 33684-1A S1 B4
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 side C runout): o P BL 33684-1A S1 C3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5 side D runout): o P BL 33683-1A S1 A1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 side A runout): o P AL 33683-1A S1 C1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 side B runout): o P AL 33684-1D S1 A10
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 side C runout): o P BL 33684-1A S1 A2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 side D runout): o P BL 33683-1A S2 A2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 side A runout): o P AL33683-1A S1 A6
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 side B runout): o P AL 33683-1D S1 A10
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 side C runout): o P BL 33683-1A S2 A7
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7 side D runout): o P BL 33683-1A S2 C6

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Basement Tapes (2×LP, Album)	CBS	S 80918	Europe	1975
New Submission	The Basement Tapes (2×LP, Album)	CBS	CBS 88147, 88147, S 88147	UK	1975
Recently Edited	The Basement Tapes (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold, Pitman Pressing)	Columbia	C2 33682, C 33684	US	1975
New Submission	The Basement Tapes (Cassette, Album)	Columbia	C2T 33682	US	1975
	The Basement Tapes (2×LP, Album, Auto-Coupled)	CBS	88147, CBS 88147	Europe	1975