![]() The cover folds out on the left side of the inside fold are the names of the band members, a listing of songs and authors and the same photo of the pink house. Giant, bold letters proclaim Music From Big Pink. The back cover sports a snapshot of a rather ordinary, pink suburban house with a basement garage entrance. The drummer, just a sketch, has a funny hat on, and the guitarist, the largest figure, straddles his reddish instrument under his right arm. Another with a feather in a band around his head seems to be plucking a large bass guitar. One looks like he's playing a sitar with a large espresso cup on his head. The six include a pianist sprawled across a greenish upright piano, with a second character holding him up by his feet so he can reach the keys. The Dylan work was a somewhat primitive and surrealĬover painting of a gray elephant and six odd characters. Released in August 1968, Big Pink was an awkwardly packaged vinyl album. I took the plunge and plunked down my three bucks, placing my trust in the simple power of proximity - by believing that the Band, whom Bob Dylan painted, would make music I would appreciate, too. Music From Big Pink would become a landmark in my musical development. In effect, it was my first alt-record purchase. Rubber Soul and Revolver, were becoming the medium of choice for rock "artists" and the music industry. I had become accustomed to hearing a song on the radio and, if I liked it, buying the 45-rpm single.Īnd I had begun venturing into 33 1/3 rpm albums, which, in the wake of Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited and the Beatles' I didn't think the painting was particularly good - it's since grown on me - but it was interesting enough and it was by Bob Dylan.īack in those days, before FM radio formats became the norm, there was only Top 40 radio on the AM dial. Actually, I purchased it mostly because of the cover. Was the first album I bought before I heard any of the music inside. Big Pink in Retrospect How Songs Learn: "The Weight" Hangs Tough at 35 ![]()
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