Workingman's Dead DVD-Audio Now In Stock
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BACKGROUND WORKINGMANS DEAD was the first of two studio masterpieces released by the Grateful Dead in 1970, and it began the bands progression away from the psychedelic experiments of their earlier studio and live albums. The album is full of refined and accomplished songwriting, and it proved to be universally appealing. Driven by the bands first radio hits, Casey Jones and Uncle Johns Band, the album reached #27 on BILLBOARD chart and was voted Album of the Year by the readers of ROLLING STONE . Mainly acoustic with beautiful melodies and delicate harmony vocals at its heart, this album is acknowledged as one of the landmark releases in the evolution of alternative country. Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, an expert in Surround Sound technology, mixed the album for DVD-Audio. As with Mickeys mix for AMERICAN BEAUTY , many vocals and instruments that had been buried were uncovered, and many songs are now longer as a result. New Speedway Boogie now includes glorious gospel-flavored backing vocals omitted from the original release. Hart also produced a sparkliing new stereo mix. |