


The final tapes were recorded at Rick Danko's and Levon Helm's house on Wittenberg Road. Most of the songs were recorded in the basement of the Band's rented house nicknamed Big Pink in the town of Saugerties, about 5 miles northeast of Woodstock, and The recording sessions began in the "Red Room" of Dylan's huge house called Hi-Lo-Ha in Byrdcliffe (an old artist community in the hills above the town of Woodstock.) Usually the three places are described as follows: With the release of the extended version of The Basement Tapes, there have been many articles about the specific location of where the songs were recorded back in 1967 (during the months between May to December), some 47 years ago. The "Wittenberg Road" house of the Basement Tapes fame. Later Van Morrison's.Ĩ) plus.quick looks at covers of some other Band albums. To be notified of new PopSpots entries, follow PopSpotsNYC on Twitter:įor questions or comments you can email me (Bob)ġ) The legendary "Wittenberg Road" house, where the final songs of the "Basement Tapes" were recorded.Ģ) Site of The Band's "Civil War" pictureģ) Location of The Band's "Brown Album" front and back cover photosĤ) Location of the "Next of Kin" shot from inside Music From Big Pinkĥ) Location of Big Pink and current basement shotsħ) Garth's house on Spencer Road.
