American Beauty

By any measure, 1970 was a high-water mark for the Grateful Dead. Hot on the heels of the incredible success of Workingman’s Dead that summer, the band returned in the autumn with the equally stunning American Beauty. Those backto-back classics not only introduced songs that would be a key part of the group’s live repertoire for decades, but they also opened a gateway into the world of the Grateful Dead for generations of Dead Heads. American Beauty celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with two new releases. • The three-CD set includes the original album with newly remastered audio, plus an unreleased concert recorded on February 18, 1971 at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. The show was mixed from the 16-track analog master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir’s Marin County TRI Studios and mastered by Grammy® Award-winning engineer, David Glasser. The 12” picture disc includes the original album with newly remastered audio. • Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart recorded American Beauty in August and September 1970 at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco with producer Stephen Quinn Barncard. When they entered the studio, Workingman’s Dead was still on the charts going strong. Such a quick follow-up on studio albums was unheard of for the band, and a feat they would never repeat. Equally shocking was the high level of craftsmanship exhibited by new songs like, Friend Of The Devil, Sugar Magnolia, Truckin’, and R

Tracks

1~1~Box Of Rain
1~2~Friend Of The Devil
1~3~Sugar Magnolia
1~4~Operator
1~5~Candyman
1~6~Ripple
1~7~Brokedown Palace
1~8~Till The Morning Comes
1~9~Attics Of My Life
1~10~Truckin’
2~1~Bertha
2~2~Truckin'
2~3~Hurts Me Too
2~4~Loser
2~5~Greatest Story Ever Told
2~6~Johnny B. Goode
2~7~Mama Tried
2~8~Hard To Handle
2~9~Dark Star, Pt. 1
2~10~Wharf Rat
2~11~Dark Star, Pt. 2
2~12~Me And My Uncle
3~1~Casey Jones
3~2~Playing In The Band
3~3~Me And Bobby McGee
3~4~Candyman
3~5~Big Boss Man
3~6~Sugar Magnolia
3~7~St. Stephen
3~8~Not Fade Away, Pt. 1
3~9~Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
3~10~Not Fade Away, Pt. 2
3~11~Uncle John's Band

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Grateful Dead
Release Date: 30 October 2020
Genre: Rock
Label: Rhino Records
Distributor: Inertia Music