THE BAND : THE KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR

  1. Don't Do It
  2. The Shape I'm In
  3. It Makes No Difference
  4. The Weight
  5. King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
  6. Twilight
  7. Ophelia
  8. Tears Of Rage
  9. Forbidden Fruit
  10. This Wheel's On Fire
  11. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
  12. The Genetic Method
  13. Chest Fever
  14. Up On Cripple Creek
  15. W.S. Walcott's Medicine Show

Label : BND

Venue : The Carter Barron Amphitheater, Rock Creek Park, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA

Recording Date : July 17, 1976

Length : 71:19

Quality : Pre-FM recording (A+)

Review (The Band Bootlegs) : Japanese 2003 bootleg, originally part of a "tree" put together in 2003 on the Yahoo Group "bandtrades". It appears that a copy of that "tree disc" that was meant to be shared and traded freely, made it into the hands of bootleg sellers. The bootleg artwork is lifted from this web site, it's one of Swedish artist Ingemar Almeros' Band paintings. This is the "King Biscuit Flower Hour" radio concert, from pre-broadcast reels. The tracks "Twilight," "Forbidden Fruit," and "This Wheel's On Fire" that are included here, do not appear on any of the previous KBFH CD's, only on LP and reel versions of the program. The actual date of the performance is assumed to be 17 July 1976, not 16 August 1976 as stated in Band books and on bootlegs.

Review (Discogs) : After more than 15 years together, by the summer of 1976 The Band was approaching its end. This superb concert, performed at a 4,000-seat arena on a warm Saturday night, captures them in terrific form as they play a cross-section of their remarkable back catalog shortly before their final appearance at the legendary "Last Waltz" on Thanksgiving weekend the same year.