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It seems this lavish 50th-anniversary box is generating the same kind of excitement and ardent acclaim that the original album did when it came out of nowhere on July 1, 1968. As it began its rise to the Top 40, "Music from Big Pink" asserted itself as a rootsy, earthy alternative to psychedelia, sounding winsomely ramshackle on the surface even as it introduced songs (penned by Bob Dylan as well as by Robbie Robertson and Richard Manuel) as cherished and enduring as any of the era. Decades of accolades already exist for the original album, so let’s shift gears to this new release and its many splendors. The CD and Blu-Ray audio disc bring you a new stereo mix, a new 5.1 surround mix and, exclusive to this set, a 96kHz/24-bit high-resolution stereo mix. You also get the album on double vinyl and the 7" vinyl single "The Weight" b/w "I Shall Be Released" (a re-creation of the original 1968 single). Both the CD and the double vinyl feature that new stereo mix (created by Bob Clearmountain from the original four-track analog masters), and the CD features six bonus tracks: alternate takes of "Tears of Rage" and "Lonesome Suzie," an a cappella "I Shall Be Released" and the outtakes "Yazoo Street Scandal," "Long Distance Operator" and "Key to the Highway." The hardbound book, the stunningly high-fidelity new mixes, some never-before-heard studio chatter, the outtakes and alternate versions…it all adds up to a glorious elucidation and celebration of one of the most sublime studio albums and influential bands in rock history! (Also available here: the single CD with the new mix and bonus tracks, and the double vinyl with the new mix and no bonus tracks.) Capitol.