Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars - Original 1977 UK ABC label 10-track LP

Scarce original 1977 UK ABC label 10-track LP - the rootsy country rock debut album by The Band drummer and lead vocalist - recorded with Dr. John and members of Blues Brothers band, Booker T. and the MGs a.o.

Vinyl has the generic rudimentary yellow to purple spectral 'target' labels and top full encircled ABC text/name-logo between two lines.

Vinyl has handetched (he) and machine stamped (ms) matrix information:
Side 1: ABCL.5236 A-1 (he), mother/stamper A 1 (ms)
Side 2: ABCL.5236 B-1 (he), mother/stamper A 1 (ms)

Vinyl is held in a card picture inner sleeve and ultimately in a front die cut picture cover allowing the viewer to see the scenery on the inner sleeve or the printed part of the inside of the cover.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl & labels)/M- (Inner sleeve)/M- (Cover):
Vinyl is incredible close to mint - has barely any signs of play or handling. Labels are plain mint.

Inner sleeve is mint - cover extremely close to - the very faintest lower corners dentiong and otherwise perfect - with no wear to the die cut frame - a simply sublime copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Washer Woman (Mac Rebennack) 3:14
2 The Tie That Binds (Mac Rebennack, Bobby Charles Guidry) 4:30
3 You Got Me (Booker T. Jones) 4:15
4 Blues So Bad (Henry Glover, Levon Helm) 4:09
5 Sing, Sing, Sing (Let's Make A Better World) (Earl King) 3:44

Side 2:
1 Milk Cow Boogie (Traditional) 3:10
2 Rain Down Tears (Henry Glover, Rudy Toombs)5:18
3 A Mood I Was In (Fred Carter Jr.) 3:41
4 Havana Moon (Chuck Berry) 4:26
5 That's My Home (Traditional) 3:24

Recorded At The RCO Studios, Woodstock, NY, and Shangri La Studio, Malibu, Ca.
Vocal overdubs recorded at The ABC Studios, Hollywood.
Recordings are re-mixed and mastered at The ABC Studios, Hollywood.

Credits:
Levon Helm - Drums, Vocals, Backing Vocals
Fred Carter Jr., Robbie Robertson, Steve Crooper - Guitar
Donald Dunn - Bass
Paul Butterfield - Harmonica, Backing Vocals
Mac Rebennack - Keyboards, Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Booker T. Jones - Keyboards, Percussion
Tom Malone - Trombone
Alan Rubin - Trumpet
Lou Marini - Saxophone
Charles Miller - Baritone Saxophone (That's My Home)
Howard Johnson - Baritone Saxophone, Tuba
Garth Hudson - Accordion (That's My Home)
Jesse Ehrlich, Louis Kievman, Sid Sharp, William Kurasch - Strings (That's My Home)
Emmaretta Marks, Jeannette Baker, John Flamingo - Backing Vocals

Technical Credits:
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars - Production
Eddy Offord - Recording Engineer
Dick Gibbs, Ed Anderson, Forrest Murray, Jim Sharp, Larry Samuels, Paul Berry, Ray Paret, Rick Ash, Tim Kramer - Additional Engineering
Mac Rebennack, Donald Dunn, Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars - Arrangements

Artwork:
Frank Mulvey - Art DirectionTim Bryant/Gribbit - Design
Fred Valentine, Melanie Nissen, Ceci Sebastian - Photography