Waiting for Columbus

Publications

  • Record ( double LP) 1978
  • Single CD 1990
  • Double CD 2002

Occupation

  • Paul Barrere - guitar, vocals
  • Sam Clayton - congas, vocals
  • Lowell George - Lead vocals, guitar
  • Kenny Gradney - Bass
  • Richard Hayward - drums, vocals
  • Bill Payne - keyboards, vocals
  • Mick Taylor - slide guitar (A apolitical blues)
  • Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons - Background vocals ( Red Streamliner )

With the Tower of Power Horn Section:

  • Emilio Castillo - tenor saxophone
  • Greg Adams - trumpet
  • Lenny Pickett - alto and tenor saxophone
  • Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone
  • Mic Gillette - trumpet, trumpet

Waiting for Columbus is the first live album by the American rock band Little Feat. The recordings for the album took place in 1977, it was published in February 1978.

  • 2.3.1 Disc 1
  • 2.3.2 Disc 2

General

Little Feat developed in the course of their band's career a solid reputation among fans and critics. With each album they have been commercially successful. However, the group decided until the end of its existence to a live album, as the disputes between Lowell George and Bill Payne on the musical development made ​​already noticeable. Waiting for Columbus was at four concerts at the Rainbow Theatre in London and at three concerts in the Lisner Auditorium of the George Washington University in Washington, DC recorded. In these concerts enough material for a triple - LP was recorded, for cost reasons, however, only one double - LP was released. The original recordings were only available as a double LP. Only in the 2002 edition, portions of the material have been published.

Title list

1978 double LP

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

1990 single CD

In order to accommodate the two LPs on a single CD, Do not Bogart did joint and A apolitical blues have been omitted in this edition, but published as additional tracks on The Last Record Album.

  • Running time 74:00.

2002 Deluxe Edition double CD

This edition includes not only the digitally prepared title of the original edition, but also additional pieces not included on the original LP, but during the recording sessions for the LP incurred. Disc 1 contains the recordings of page 1, 3 and 2 of the original LP ( in that order), Disc 2 contains the side 4, continues with previously unreleased recordings ( 6-12 ) and ends with three pieces on Hoy Hoy! had already been published.

Disc 1

  • Running time: 60:02

Disc 2

  • Running time: 77:54

Location of title

Critics votes

  • All About Jazz sat Waiting for Columbus at No. 2 of the 10 best rock live albums.
  • Little Feat really gets down to some hard-driving boogie rock did captures the essence of the band. Billboard 1978 ( Little Feat goes to work with boogie rock that captures the essence of the band. )
  • It 's still a pleasure to hear a great band- run through their best songs ... but as the double -album Waiting for Columbus Proves, Little Feat in its decline which quietly pretty great. All Music Guide Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine ( It's still a pleasure to hear a great band play their best songs ... but how the double album Waiting for Columbus proves Little Feat was still pretty great on the decline. )
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