The Band – Capitol Rarities 1968-1977

The Band, like The Beatles, or The Rolling Stones, need little to no introduction. Although less people have heard of The Band as opposed to many of the other bands that emerged from the same period, their fame is still legendary.

The Band famously ended their career, albeit on a high note, with their legendary The Last Waltz extravaganza. It may not have been to all the band members’ liking but it happened nevertheless. It’s been meticulously chronicled by the popular film of the same name, and several versions of the phenomenal soundtrack.

From a studio point, The Band ended with Islands, a collection of previously unreleased songs that Robbie Robertson has called “their Odds And Sods (The Who collection of unreleased tracks)”. To this day, I still listen to Islands quite frequently.

On May 12, Capitol Records will release a digital version (for now) of Capitol Rarities 1968-1977 that contain rarities from The Band. Since the date is way out there, I’m betting that we might see a CD version of this. Right now, there is no other word on content, or anything else that this might contain. If this has already been released, then I’m not seeing it. Therefore, I thought it worthy to make mention of.

Here’s hoping that we get something classic for our libraries! Updates as they come.