Terrapin Station
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| Studio album by The Grateful Dead | ||
| Released | July 27, 1977 | |
| Recorded | November 2, 1976 and May 8, 1977 | |
| Genre | Country rock, Rock | |
| Length | 35:38 | |
| Label | Arista | |
| Producer(s) | Keith Olsen | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Grateful Dead chronology | ||
| Steal Your Face (1976) |
Terrapin Station (1977) |
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been (1977) |
Terrapin Station is the ninth studio album by the Grateful Dead, and was originally released on July 27, 1977.
This album was the first time since Anthem of the Sun that the Grateful Dead used an outside producer. This is also the first Dead album on the Arista label after releasing other albums (1973-1976) on its own Grateful Dead Records.
According to Dennis McNally [1], Jerry Garcia conceived the idea for the song "Terrapin Station" while driving across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
The album was released for the first time on CD in 1990 by Arista Records before being re-released in 2000 by BMG International. It was then remastered, expanded, and released as part of the Beyond Description (1973-1989) box set in October 2004 with studio outtakes and live songs. The remasted version was later released separately on CD on March 7, 2006 by Rhino Records.
The album incorporates a more symphonic sound bordering on progressive rock styles that were expressed earlier by progressive art rock groups like Yes and Genesis. This was considered by fans to be a major departure from the more jazz-blues and traditional folk styles ues by the Dead earlier in their career, although these elements are still present here. The title track seems more like a symphony than anything else, using strings and a choir to evoke a tighter and more complex structure as opposed to their looser improvisational works. Horns are also employed extensively to "funk up" their sound.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:37
- "Dancing in the Street" (Gaye, Hunter, Stevenson) – 3:16
- "Passenger" (Lesh, Monk) – 2:48
- "Samson and Delilah" (Traditional) – 3:29
- "Sunrise" (Godchaux) – 4:03
[edit] Side two
- "Terrapin Station" – 16:17
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- "Lady With A Fan" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Terrapin Station" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Terrapin" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Terrapin Transit" (Hart, Kreutzmann)
- "At a Siding" (Hart, Hunter)
- "Terrapin Flyer" (Hart, Kreutzmann)
- "Refrain" (Garcia/Hunter)
[edit] 2004 reissue
- "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:37
- "Dancin' In The Streets" (Gaye, Hunter, Stevenson) – 3:18
- "Passenger" (Lesh, Monk) – 2:48
- "Samson and Delilah" (Traditional) – 3:29
- "Sunrise" (Godchaux) – 4:08
- "Terrapin Station" (Garcia, Hunter, Hart, Kreutzmann) – 16:29
- "Peggy-O" (studio track, instrumental) (traditional) – 4:41
- "The Ascent" (studio track, instrumental) – 1:59
- "Catfish John" (studio outtake) (McDill, Reynolds) – 4:43
- "Equinox" (studio outtake) (Lesh) – 5:15
- "Fire on the Mountain" (studio outtake) (Hart, Hunter) – 6:26
- "Dancin' in the Streets" (Gaye, Hunter, Stevenson) – 16:17
[edit] Personnel
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
- Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
- Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
- Phil Lesh - bass
- Bill Kreutzmann - drums
- Mickey Hart - drums
Additional performers:
- Paul Buckmaster - orchestral arrangements
- The Martyn Ford Orchestra
- The English Choral
- Tom Scott - lyricon, saxophones (on Estimated Prophet)
Production:
- Keith Olsen - producer, engineer
- Rick Collins, Greg Fulginiti - Mastering
[edit] Bonus tracks production details
- "Peggy-O" - instrumental studio outtake, on November 2, 1976
- "The Ascent" - instrumental studio outtake, on November 2, 1976
- "Catfish John" - studio outtake, Fall 1976
- "Equinox" - instrumental studio outtake, on February 17, 1977
- "Fire On The Mountain" - instrumental studio outtake, February 1977
- "Dancin' In The Streets" - live on May 8, 1977
[edit] Reissue production credits
- David Lemieux, James Austin - reissue producers
- Reggie Collins - annotation
- David Gans - liner notes
- Sheryl Farber - editorial supervision
- Cameron Sears - executive producer
- Dave Devore - engineer
- Tom Flye - mixing
- Robert Gatley - mixing assistant
- Mary Ann Mayer - art coordinator
- Jimmy Edwards, Robin Hurley, Hale Milfgrim, Scott Pascucci - associate producer
- Joe Gastwirt - mastering, production consultant
- Eileen Law - research
- Ed Perlstein, Robert Minkin, Richard McCaffrey, Peter Simon, Cornelius "Snookey" Flowers - photography
- Hugh Brown, Steve Vance - design, reissue art directors
- Steven Chean, Bill Inglot, Jeffrey Norman, Randy Perry, Mark Pinkus - project assistants
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | Pop Albums | 28 |
| Certification | Date |
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| Gold | September 4, 1987 |
