It’s possible that I shall make an ass of myself. But in that case one can always get out of it with a little dialectic. I have, of course, so worded my proposition as to be right either way (K.Marx, Letter to F.Engels on the Indian Mutiny)
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
NOSTALGIA G̰r̰a̰t̰ḛf̰ṵl̰ ̰ ̰D̰ead-- A̰m̰ḛrican Beauty-- Full Album 1970
Box of Rain – (Robert Hunter e Phil Lesh) 00:00Friend of the Devil – (John Dawson, Jerry Garcia, e Hunter) 05:18Sugar Magnolia – (Hunter e Bob Weir) 08:43Operator – (Ron McKernan) 12:02Candyman – (Garcia e Hunter) 14:28Ripple – (Garcia e Hunter) 20:42Brokedown Palace – (Garcia e Hunter) 24:52Till the Morning Comes – (Garcia e Hunter) 29:01Attics of My Life – (Garcia e Hunter) 32:10Truckin' – (Garcia, Hunter, Lesh, e Weir) 37:23Grateful DeadJerry Garcia – guitar, pedal steel, piano, vocalsMickey Hart – percussionRobert Hunter – lyricsBill Kreutzmann – drumsPhil Lesh – bass guitar, guitar, piano, vocalsPigpen (Ron McKernan) – harmonica, vocals, lyrics on "Operator"Bob Weir – guitar, vocalsAdditional musiciansDavid Grisman – mandolin on "Friend of the Devil", "Ripple"David Nelson – electric guitar on "Box of Rain"Ned Lagin – piano on "Candyman"Dave Torbert – bass guitar on "Box of Rain"Howard Wales – organ on "Candyman", "Truckin'"; piano on "Brokedown Palace"Technical personnelProduced by Grateful DeadCo-producer, audio: Stephen BarncardDave Collins – pre-mastering assistanceArtwork: Kelley/Mouse StudiosRear photo: George CongerReissue personnelJames Austin – producerDavid Lemieux – producerPeter McQuaid – executive producerMichael Wesley Johnson – associate producer, research coordinatorArchival research: Eileen Law – archival researchCassidy Law – project coordinatorEric Doney – business affairsNancy Mallonee – business affairsMalia Doss – business affairsDennis McNally – Grateful mentorJeffrey Norman – additional mixingJoe Gastwirt – mastering, production consultantJimmy Edwards – project managerJoe Motta – project coordinatorGary Peterson – discography annotationShawn Amos – liner notes coordinatorVanessa Atkins – editorial supervisionDaniel Goldmark – editorial researchHugh Brown – reissue art directionGreg Allen – reissue art directionRachel Gutek – reissue art directionDesign: Rachel Gutek – designGreg Allen – designAmerican Beauty was released just over four months after Workingman's Dead. The title of the album has a double meaning, referring both to the musical focus on Americana and to the rose that is depicted on the front cover. Around the rose, the album title is scripted as a text ambigram that can also be read "American Reality".[21] The back cover is a George Conger photograph of a diorama containing ferns, roses, a bust, shadowboxes and other curios. To each side of the photo are illustrated panels with a vaguely-shaped guitar, whose strings are also rose stems. The cover artwork was produced by Kelley–Mouse Studios."Truckin'," a blues/boogie-based rock tune with a shuffle rhythm, was also released as a single (backed with "Ripple"), and the songs "Box of Rain", "Sugar Magnolia", and "Friend of the Devil" also received radio airplay. The single version of "Truckin'" is a completely different mix, with extra lead guitar fills throughout, reverb on Weir's vocals, fewer verses, and without Wales's organ part. The autobiographical song became the one most associated with the band, and their track most commonly played on FM radio classic rock formats. In his book on Garcia, Blair Jackson noted that "if you liked rock'n'roll in 1970 but didn't like the Dead, you were out of luck, because they were inescapable that summer and fall".American Beauty peaked at No. 30 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while the single, "Truckin'", peaked at No. 64 on the Pop Singles chart. It was the final album with Mickey Hart until his return to the band four years later, in 1975. Eight of the album's ten songs would remain in live setlists throughout the band's history.The album was remixed for 5.1 surround in 2001 by Mickey Hart. This version is heavy in reverb and bass drum, and received mixed reviews.[23] It was remastered and expanded with eight bonus tracks, as part of the box set The Golden Road (1965–1973) in 2001. This version was released separately in 2003
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