Waiting for Columbus
Little Feat
LPA
- Join The Band
- Fat Man In The Bathtub
- All That You Dream
- Oh Atlanta
- Old Folks Boogie
LPB
- Time Loves A Hero
- Day Or Night
- Mercenary Territory
- Spanish Moon
LPC
- Dixie Chicken
- Tripe Face Boogie
- Rocket In My Pocket
LPD
- Willin'
- Don’t Bogart That Joint
- A Apolitical Blues
- Sailin’ Shoes
- Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
It’s fitting that Little Feat is on the road this summer as the group celebrates the upcoming 45th anniversary of Waiting For Columbus, one of the greatest live albums ever made. Released in 1978, the live double album featured memorable performances of songs (“Dixie Chicken,” “Willin’” and “Time Loves A Hero”) that spanned the group’s fantastic career. Click here for the first song from the new set, “Fat Man In The Bathtub,” recorded at The Rainbow in London.
To make the album, Little Feat (backed by the Tower of Power horn section) recorded several shows in the U.K. and U.S. during the band’s 1977 summer tour. Rhino will include three of those performances, which have never been released, in a new boxed set for the album’s 45th anniversary. The unreleased concerts were recorded in Manchester at Manchester City Hall (7/29/77), London at The Rainbow (8/2/77), and Washington D.C. at Lisner Auditorium (8/10/77).
WAITING FOR COLUMBUS: SUPER DELUXE EDITION is an 8-CD boxed set that will be released on July 29. It includes a newly remastered version of the original double album on CD and three unreleased concerts.
Little Feat originally released Waiting For Columbus on February 10, 1978. The platinum-certified double album cemented the band’s reputation as one of the premier live bands of the 1970s. When it was recorded, the group included: Lowell George (vocals, guitar), Paul Barrere (guitar, vocals), Bill Payne (keyboard, vocals), Richie Hayward (drums, vocals), Sam Clayton (percussion, vocals), and Kenny Gradney (bass).
Waiting For Columbus touches on songs from all six of the studio albums Little Feat released between 1971 and 1977. The dynamic performances showcase the sextet’s inimitable fusion of blues, country, jazz, and New Orleans R&B on signature tracks like “Fat Man In The Bathtub,” “Oh Atlanta,” and “Sailin’ Shoes.”
