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Moondog Matinee 
Studio album by The Band Released October 15, 1973 Recorded March-June 1973 at Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, NY; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; New York, NY Genre Rock Length 35:09 Label Capitol Producer The Band The Band chronology Rock of Ages
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(1974)Moondog Matinee is the sixth album by Canadian/American rock group The Band released in 1973. It consists entirely of cover material taken from the group's love of R&B and blues music with one exception in their interpretation of the theme from the film The Third Man.
The idea had been to replicate the group's setlists of the mid-'60s when they had been known as Levon and the Hawks playing clubs throughout Canada and the US. Of course, the final result was far from that. Of the ten tracks, only one, "Share Your Love (With Me)" had been performed by the group in the mid-'60s. The rest were merely tracks the group admired, two of them, "Holy Cow" and "A Change Is Gonna Come", chronologically coming after the group's club days.
Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of their favorite cover albums.[1]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
link[dead link]Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone (mixed) link Contents
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Ain't Got No Home" Clarence "Frogman" Henry 3:20 2. "Holy Cow" Allen Toussaint 3:15 3. "Share Your Love (With Me)" Deadric Malone, Alfred Braggs 2:50 4. "Mystery Train" H. Parker, Jr., Sam Phillips, adaptation by Robbie Robertson 5:35 5. "Third Man Theme" Anton Karas, W. Lord 2:43 6. "The Promised Land" Chuck Berry 3:00 7. "The Great Pretender" Buck Ram 3:07 8. "I'm Ready" Fats Domino, Al Lewis, Sylvester Bradford 3:22 9. "Saved" Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 3:42 10. "A Change Is Gonna Come" Sam Cooke 4:15 Bonus Track listing from 2001 re-release
No. Title Writer(s) Length 11. "Didn't It Rain (Outtake)" Traditional 3:16 12. "Crying Heart Blues (Outtake)" J. Brown 3:29 13. "Shakin' (Outtake)" Sam Cooke 3:31 14. "What Am I Living For (Outtake)" Chuck Willis 5:04 15. "Going Back To Memphis (Outtake)" Chuck Berry 5:02 16. "Endless Highway (Studio Version)" Robertson 5:09 Credits
- The Band - producers
- Rick Danko - bass guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
- Levon Helm - drums, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
- Garth Hudson - organ, piano, accordion, synthesizer, clavinet, tenor saxophone
- Richard Manuel - acoustic and electric piano, drums, vocals
- Robbie Robertson - guitars
- Billy Mundi - drums on "Ain't Got No Home" and "Mystery Train"
- Ben Keith - pedal steel guitar on "The Promised Land"
- Mark Harman - engineer
- Jay Ranellucci - engineer
- John Wilson - engineer
- Edward Kasper - artwork
References
Categories:- 1973 albums
- The Band albums
- Covers albums
- Capitol Records albums
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