Album Overview

Recorded during The Band’s December 1971 concerts at New York’s Academy of Music, Rock of Ages captures the group’s roots-rich sound in an expansive live setting. The performances bring together rock, blues, country, and gospel influences, with the band’s close harmonies and distinctive instrumental arrangements at the forefront. The album also features a celebrated horn section arranged by Allen Toussaint, adding a new dimension to the group’s concert sound. This Japanese Capitol double LP is catalogued as ECS-40072/3 and is listed with an OBI.