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Waiting for Columbus

Waiting for Columbus
Live album by
Little Feat
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1978
Recorded August 1–4, 1977
Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
August 8–10, 1977
Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., US
Length78:14
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerLowell George
Little Feat chronology
Time Loves a Hero
(1977) 		Waiting for Columbus
(1978) 		Down on the Farm
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Pitchfork8.4/10[3]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[4]

Waiting for Columbus is the first live album by the band Little Feat, recorded during seven performances in 1977. The first four shows were held at the Rainbow Theatre in London on August 1–4, 1977. The final three shows were recorded the following week at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on August 8–10. Local Washington radio personality Don "Cerphe" Colwell can be heard leading the audience in a "F-E-A-T" spellout in between the first ("Join the Band") and second ("Fat Man in the Bathtub") tracks.

The band were backed by the Tower of Power horn section with whom they had recorded for their 1974 album Feats Don't Fail Me Now.[5] The result was one of their biggest selling albums.

Many of their more well-known songs were either re-worked or extended. For instance, one of their signature songs, "Dixie Chicken", was heavily extended to include a lengthy piano solo by keyboardist Bill Payne, a Dixieland horn arrangement and finally a dual guitar jam between the band's two guitarists, Lowell George and Paul Barrère. In some cases, songs such as "Rocket in My Pocket" and "Mercenary Territory" were re-worked to include the horn section, and Little Feat additionally covered such tunes as Fraternity of Man's "Don't Bogart That Joint" and Allen Toussaint's "On Your Way Down" (which had also appeared on 1973's Dixie Chicken album). Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor makes a guest appearance playing slide guitar on "A Apolitical Blues".

The band recorded and mixed enough material from these performances for a triple LP, but for marketing reasons kept it to a double album. Three of the unused tracks were included on their 1981 album Hoy-Hoy!. All were eventually released on the 2002 "Deluxe edition" CD.

It was voted number 804 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[6]

The cover art, by Neon Park,[7] depicts items from the Americas unknown to Europeans before Columbus: an anthropomorphic tomato on a hammock in front of a backdrop of American native foliage and cactus.

Track listing

1978 double LP

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Join the Band"Traditional1:50
2."Fat Man in the Bathtub"George4:50
3."All That You Dream"Barrère, Payne4:25
4."Oh Atlanta"Payne4:09
5."Old Folks' Boogie"Barrère, Gabriel Barrère4:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Time Loves a Hero"Barrère, Gradney, Payne4:20
7."Day or Night"Payne, Fran Tate5:23
8."Mercenary Territory"George, Hayward4:27
9."Spanish Moon"George4:49
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Dixie Chicken"George, Martin Kibbee9:00
11."Tripe Face Boogie"Hayward, Payne7:02
12."Rocket in My Pocket"George3:42
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Willin'"George4:42
14."Don't Bogart That Joint"E. Ingber, L. Wagner0:57
15."A Apolitical Blues"George3:41
16."Sailin' Shoes"George6:18
17."Feats Don't Fail Me Now"Barrère, George, Kibbee5:17
Total length:78:14

Vinyl reissue LPs

There have been two different half-speed mastered vinyl reissues on LP, both on the Mobile Fidelity label and containing the original full track list. The first reissue was released not long after the original Warner Brothers LP, was mastered by Stan Ricker, MFSL 2-013, and pressed by JVC in Japan and features a GOLD banner on the cover.[8] The other is a 2011 release on Warner Brothers Records. This version is MFSL 2-322. It was mastered by Shawn R. Britton and pressed on 180g vinyl by Record Technology Incorporated in Camarillo, CA. This version features a GREEN banner the cover.[9]

In order to fit the double LP onto one CD, the tracks "Don't Bogart That Joint" and "A Apolitical Blues" were omitted from this release,[10] but included as additional tracks on the CD issue of The Last Record Album.[11]

1988 single CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Join the Band"Traditional1:50
2."Fat Man in the Bathtub"George4:50
3."All That You Dream"Barrère, Payne4:25
4."Oh Atlanta"Payne4:09
5."Old Folks' Boogie"Barrère, Gabriel Barrère4:22
6."Time Loves a Hero"Barrère, Gradney, Payne4:20
7."Day or Night"Payne, Fran Tate5:23
8."Mercenary Territory"George, Hayward4:27
9."Spanish Moon"George4:49
10."Dixie Chicken"George, Martin Kibbee9:00
11."Tripe Face Boogie"Hayward, Payne7:02
12."Rocket in My Pocket"George3:42
13."Willin'"George4:42
14."Sailin' Shoes"George6:18
15."Feats Don't Fail Me Now"Barrère, George, Kibbee5:17
Total length:74:00

2002 "deluxe edition" double CD

This release now contains all the songs that were performed at the series of shows recorded for this album.[12] From the Rhino reissue liner notes (p. 23):

  • Disc 1 (all) & Disc 2, Tracks 1-5: From the original release of Waiting for Columbus. [Note: For aesthetic reasons, the playing order of Sides 2 (tks 9-12) & 3 (tks 6-8) has been switched so that the band's main set (contained on Disc 1) now concludes with the long ovation that leads into the encore.]
  • Disc 2 Tracks 6-10: Performances that were refurbished & mixed for the original album, but not used.
  • Disc 2 Tracks 11-12: Selections that were apparently never considered for inclusion on either the original album or Hoy-Hoy!. They are newly mixed from the original multitrack tapes and do not contain any overdubs.
  • Disc 2 Tracks 13-15: First issued on the album Hoy-Hoy!.
Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Venue & dateLength
1."Join the Band"TraditionalLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 10, 19771:54
2."Fat Man in the Bathtub"GeorgeLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 8, 19774:53
3."All That You Dream"Barrère, PayneLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 8, 19774:29
4."Oh Atlanta"PayneLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 8, 19774:20
5."Old Folks' Boogie"Barrère, Gabriel BarrèreThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 4, 19774:26
6."Dixie Chicken"George, Martin KibbeeThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 3 & 4, 19778:53
7."Tripe Face Boogie"Hayward, PayneThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 2 & 3, 19777:09
8."Rocket in My Pocket"GeorgeThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 2, 19773:57
9."Time Loves a Hero"Barrère, Gradney, PayneThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 4, 19774:19
10."Day or Night"Payne, F. TateThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 4, 19775:30
11."Mercenary Territory"George, E. George, HaywardThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, August 2, 19774:36
12."Spanish Moon"GeorgeLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., August 8, 19775:36
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Venue & dateLength
13."Willin'"GeorgeLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C. 08/08/19774:42
14."Don't Bogart That Joint"E. Ingber, L. WagnerLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 08/08/19771:01
15."A Apolitical Blues"GeorgeThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, 03/08/19773:51
16."Sailin' Shoes"GeorgeLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 10/08/19776:23
17."Feats Don't Fail Me Now"Barrère, George, KibbeeLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 09/08/19775:35
18."One Love Stand"Barrère, Gradney, PayneLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 09/08/19774:27
19."Rock and Roll Doctor"George, KibbeeLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 09/08/19774:17
20."Skin It Back"BarrèreThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, 02/08/19775:40
21."On Your Way Down"Allen ToussaintLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 10/08/19776:25
22."Walkin' All Night"Barrère, PayneLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 08/08/19774:12
23."Cold, Cold, Cold"GeorgeThe Rainbow Theatre, London England, 04/08/19775:18
24."Day at the Dog Races"Barrère, Clayton, Gradney, Hayward, PayneLisner Auditorium Washington D.C. 09/08/197712:12
25."Skin It Back"BarrèreLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 08/08/19774:40
26."Red Streamliner"Payne, F. TateLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 08/08/19774:59
27."Teenage Nervous Breakdown"GeorgeLisner Auditorium, Washington D.C., 09/08/19774:12
Total length:2:17:56

2022 "Super Deluxe Edition" eight CD box set

On 29 July 2022, Rhino released an eight disc "Super Deluxe Edition" of Waiting for Columbus. It contained the two shows used for the original 1977 album in their entirety, plus a previously unreleased live show recorded at Manchester City Hall.[13]

Original Album Remastered, Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Join the Band"Traditional1:55
2."Fat Man in the Bathtub"George4:54
3."All That You Dream"Barrère, Payne4:29
4."Oh Atlanta"Payne4:15
5."Old Folks' Boogie"Barrère, Gabriel Barrère4:32
6."Time Loves a Hero"Barrère, Gradney, Payne4:20
7."Day or Night"Payne, Fran Tate5:30
8."Mercenary Territory"George, Hayward4:38
9."Spanish Moon"George5:04
Original Album Remastered, Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Dixie Chicken"George, Martin Kibbee9:02
11."Tripe Face Boogie"Hayward, Payne7:10
12."Rocket in My Pocket"George4:11
13."Willin'"George3:50
14."Don't Bogart That Joint"E. Ingber, L. Wagner1:02
15."A Apolitical Blues"George3:50
16."Sailin' Shoes"George6:26
17."Feats Don't Fail Me Now"Barrère, George, Kibbee5:35
Disc 3, Live At Manchester City Hall, Manchester, U.K. July 29, 1977
No.TitleLength
1."Walkin' All Night"4:50
2."Skin It Back"5:15
3."Fat Man In The Bathtub"5:26
4."Red Streamliner"5:38
5."Oh Atlanta"4:16
6."Day At The Dog Races"9:56
7."All That You Dream"4:59
8."On Your Way Down"7:20
9."Time Loves A Hero"4:26
10."Day Or Night"7:51
Disc 4, Live At Manchester City Hall, Manchester, U.K. July 29, 1977
No.TitleLength
1."Rock And Roll Doctor"4:10
2."Old Folks Boogie"4:31
3."Dixie Chicken"12:49
4."Tripe Face Boogie"8:13
5."Medley: Willin' / Don't Bogart That Joint"5:34
6."Feats Don't Fail Me Now"6:39
7."Rocket In My Pocket"4:33
8."Sailin' Shoes"5:19
9."Teenage Nervous Breakdown"3:51
Disc 5, Live At The Rainbow, London, U.K. August 2, 1977
No.TitleLength
1."Walkin' All Night"5:02
2."Fat Man In The Bathtub"5:04
3."Red Streamliner"5:35
4."Oh Atlanta"4:23
5."Day At The Dog Races"12:51
6."All That You Dream"5:36
7."Mercenary Territory"4:36
8."On Your Way Down"7:18
9."Skin It Back"5:36
10."Old Folks Boogie"4:41
Disc 6, Live At The Rainbow, London, U.K. August 2, 1977
No.TitleLength
1."Rock And Roll Doctor"4:21
2."Cold Cold Cold"5:11
3."Dixie Chicken"11:47
4."Tripe Face Boogie"6:35
5."Medley: Willin' / Don't Bogart That Joint"5:47
6."Feats Don't Fail Me Now"7:12
7."Rocket In My Pocket"3:49
8."Spanish Moon"6:00
9."A Apolitical Blues"5:05
10."Teenage Nervous Breakdown"4:20
Disc 7, Live At Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., August 10, 1977
No.TitleLength
1."Walkin' All Night"5:10
2."Red Streamliner"5:38
3."Fat Man In The Bathtub"5:06
4."Day At The Dog Races"11:04
5."All That You Dream"5:21
6."On Your Way Down"6:41
7."Time Loves A Hero"4:23
8."Day Or Night"7:23
9."Skin It Back"5:52
Disc 8, Live At Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C., August 10, 1977
No.TitleLength
1."Oh Atlanta"4:45
2."Old Folks Boogie"4:05
3."Dixie Chicken"14:04
4."Tripe Face Boogie"7:43
5."Feats Don't Fail Me Now"6:58
6."Rocket In My Pocket"4:39
7."Sailin' Shoes"6:21
8."Teenage Nervous Breakdown"3:19

Personnel

Little Feat

Guest musicians

Tower of Power horn section

Charts

1978 chart performance for Waiting for Columbus
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[14] 27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 11
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 18
US Billboard 200[18] 18
2022 chart performance for Waiting for Columbus
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 170
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 51
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 55

Tributes

References

  1. ^ Waiting for Columbus at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (August 2, 2022). "Waiting for Columbus (Super Deluxe Edition) Album Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Little Feat: Waiting for Columbus". Rolling Stone. 2009-03-01. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  5. ^ "Greg Holt: The Musical Nature of Rock - Little Feat".
  6. ^ Colin Larkin (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 251. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
  7. ^ "Neon Park".
  8. ^ "Little Feat Waiting For Columbus 2LP" – via www.elusivedisc.com.
  9. ^ "Waiting for Columbus: Live Limited Edition LP" – via www.amazon.com.
  10. ^ "Little Feat – Waiting For Columbus". Discogs. 1988.
  11. ^ "Little Feat – The Last Record Album". Discogs. 25 April 1988.
  12. ^ "Little Feat – Waiting For Columbus". Discogs. 15 April 2002.
  13. ^ Sinclair, Paul (4 June 2022). "Little Feat/Waiting For Columbus Super Deluxe Edition". Super Deluxe Edition.
  14. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 178. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "Little Feat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Columbus