The Band: Cahoots 50th Anniversary Limited Edition (2CD)

"Cahoots," The Band's fourth album, will be reissued in 2021 in celebration of its 50th anniversary in four physical formats, as an LP, double CD and a Super Deluxe Edition with double CD, LP and bonus 7ʺ-single, a Blu-ray audio and some extras. "Cahoots" was originally released in 1971 as a follow-up to 1970's "Stage Fright." It was their last album of original material for four years. Eleven songs were recorded and produced by The Band, which at the time consisted of Rick Danko (bass guitar, vocals), Levon Helm (drums, mandolin, guitar, vocals), Garth Hudson (organ, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals) and Robbie Robertson (guitars, vocals), at Bearsville Sound Studio in Bearsville, New York. The song "Life Is A Carnival" was released as a single. With "When I Paint My Masterpiece" a Bob Dylan cover made it onto the record. In addition, Van Morrison can be heard as a guest singer in the song "4% Pantomime". Helm's then partner Libby Titus contributed backing vocals to "The River Hymn" - the first time a woman was heard on a The Band album. The front cover of the album was painted by New York artist and illustrator Gilbert Stone, while the back cover features a portrait of the group by Richard Avedon. All 2021 reissues include a new stereo mix of the album by Bob Clearmountain. Another eight bonus tracks await on the double CD, including outtakes, alternate mixes, instrumental versions, and the eleven-song concert recording "Live At The Olympia Theatre, Paris 1971."