Grateful Dead - American Beauty [Remaster]

Artist:

Grateful Dead

See Also:

Hart, Mickey Weir, Bob Old & In The Way Garcia, Jerry Various Artists - The Music Never Stopped: Roots Of The Grateful Dead

Description:

Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir (guitar); Ron McKernan (harmonica); Phil Lesh (bass guitar); Bill Kruetzmann (drums); Mickey Hart (percussion).
Additional personnel: David Nelson (electric guitar); David Grisman (mandolin); Ned Lagin (piano); Howard Wales (organ); Dave Torbert (bass guitar); New Riders Of The Purple Sage.
Recording information: Wally Heider Studio, San Francisco, California.
AMERICAN BEAUTY was an instant classic when it was first released November of 1970. It is among the most satisfying and enduring of the Grateful Dead`s studio recordings, expanding as it does on the engaging mix of country, blues, and folk materials they first coined earlier in the year with WORKINGMAN`S DEAD.
The musical vision of the Dead is more sharply focused on AMERICAN BEAUTY--from the serene reflection and compassion of the opening "Box Of Rain" and the earthy mysticism of "Ripple," to the sensual rock of "Sugar Magnolia" and the anthemic proto-boogie of the closing "Truckin`." But then, every tune on AMERICAN BEAUTY has attained a classic resonance, both from decades of steady airplay, and the way the Dead seemed to continually revive these popular standards for their concert repertoire.
Also available with WORKINGMAN`S DEAD on one cassette.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Box of Rain
2. Friend of the Devil
3. Sugar Magnolia
4. Operator
5. Candyman
6. Ripple
7. Brokedown Palace
8. Till the Morning Comes
9. Attics of My Life
10. Truckin`
11. Truckin` - (Bonus Material/Single Version)
12. Friend of the Devil - (Bonus Material/Live)
13. Candyman - (Bonus Material/Live)
14. Till the Morning Comes - (Bonus Material/Live)
15. Attics of My Life - (Bonus Material/Live)
16. Truckin` - (Bonus Material/Live)
17. Bonus Track 1
18. Bonus Track 2

Album Information

Release Date:

02/25/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

`70s

Label:

Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)

Producer:

Grateful Dead; Steve Barncard; James Austin (Reissue); Peter McQuaid (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

R274397

Original Release Year:

1970

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

79 : 45

Guest Artist:

David Grisman; New Riders Of The Purple Sage

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