Release
The album was originally released as an LP on September 22, 1969. After a number of reissues on cassette tape and CD, it was remastered and rereleased in a process overseen by Robbie Robertson in 2000. The 2000 re-release has also been packaged as a double CD with The Band's debut album Music from Big Pink.
The album was also reissued in 2009 by Audio Fidelity as a limited edition gold CD. Remastered from a 1980's CD pressing, the album also included a single b-side "Get Up Jake" as a bonus track. Originally slated for the album "Get Up Jake" was dropped from the original album line-up at the last minute because the band felt it was too similar to another track on the album.
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