Waiting For Columbus

It’s fitting that Little Feat is on the road this summer as the group celebrates the upcoming 45th anniversary of "Waiting For Columbus", one of the greatest live albums ever made. Released in 1978, the live double album featured memorable performances of songs that spanned the group’s fantastic career.

To make the album, Little Feat, backed by the Tower Of Power horn section, recorded several shows in the UK and the US during the band’s 1977 summer tour. Rhino Records will include 3 of those performances, which have never been released, in a new boxed set for the album’s 45th anniversary. The unreleased concerts were recorded in Manchester at Manchester City Hall, July 29th, 1977, London at The Rainbow, August 2nd, 1977, and Washington DC at Lisner Auditorium, August 10th, 1977.

Little Feat originally released "Waiting For Columbus" on February 10th, 1978. The platinum certified double album cemented the band’s reputation as one of the premier live bands of the 1970's. When it was recorded, the group included: Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Bill Payne, Richie Hayward, Sam Clayton and Kenny Gradney.

"Waiting For Columbus" touches on songs from all 6 of the studio albums Little Feat released between 1971 and 1977. The dynamic performances showcase the sextet’s inimitable fusion of blues, country, jazz and r'n'b on signature tracks like “Fat Man In The Bathtub”, “Oh Atlanta” and “Sailin’ Shoes”.

The "Waiting For Columbus : Super Deluxe Edition" is the definitive edition of this classic. It includes unreleased live versions of songs that appeared on the original, “Rocket In My Pocket” and “Spanish Moon”, along with several that didn’t, like “Cold, Cold, Cold”, “Rock And Roll Doctor”, “Skin It Back” and a cover of Allen Toussaint’s “On Your Way Down”.

Rhino Records, July 29th, 2022.