Grateful Dead / Workingman's Dead

On June 14, 1970, the Grateful Dead released WORKINGMANâ€™S DEAD, an album that was unlike anything theyâ€™d ever done, one that showed the world a new side of the Dead. It was clearly the same band as before, but now with a distinctly different sound and approach to the music, pivoting from psychedelic improvisation to folk-rock storytelling for the â€œeveryman,â€ as the albumâ€™s title suggests. While the Deadâ€™s first three studio albums appealed to many, the group didnâ€™t yet have the mass breakthrough that would make the entire world take notice of this band of misfits from the Bay Area.

WORKINGMANâ€™S DEAD changed all that. With eight perfect songs â€“ like â€œCasey Jonesâ€ and â€œHigh Timeâ€ â€“ the album solidified the Jerry Garcia-Robert Hunter songwriting tandem as one of the best and most important songwriting collaborations in music history. The album reached the Top Thirty and included the single â€œUncle Johnâ€™s Band,â€ which climbed to #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron â€œPigpenâ€ McKernan, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart recorded the album in about 10 days at Pacific High Recording Studio in San Francisco with Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor â€“ the bandâ€™s live-sound engineers â€“ as producers.

GRATEFUL DEAD / WORKINGMAN'S DEAD

Tracklist:

Uncle John's Band
High Time
Dire Wolf
New Speedway Boogie
Cumberland Blues
Black Peter
Easy Wind
Casey Jones

UPC: 081227804923
Label: Rhino
Release Date: 7.31.26
Format: Vinyl

Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead (Brick & Mortar Exclusive) (Hifi)