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Workingman's Dead
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0081227439620
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Rhino / Wea
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
MPN: 74396
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Rhino / Wea
Release Date: February 25, 2003
Studio: Rhino / Wea
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Editorial Review:
Expanded & remastered (HDCD) version of the band's 1970 seminal masterpiece includes 7 bonus cuts 'New Speedway Boogie' (alt. mix), 'Dire Wolf' (live), 'Black Peter' (live), 'Easy Wind' (live), 'Cumberland Blues' (live), 'Mason's Children' (live) & 'Uncle John's Band' (live). Digipak. Warner/Rhino. 2003.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Workingman or Beauty
Workingman's dead a true classic from the Dead,could be classified a companion to American Beauty,both released in 1970,Workingman's Dead first,could've easily been released as a double album,Workingman contains a mixture of different genres,blues,country,funk,and rock,yet in a subdued way,listen to,Uncle John's Band,a definite classical touch and the Dead's best weapon of course are the tight harmonies flowing consistently within each song,as so do the strong lyrics. Jerry Garcia's steel guitar ... Read More
Rating: - Working Class Heroes
"Workingman's Dead" is music for truckin' down a dusty gravel road. It paints a sonic landscape of Southern mines, railroads, vast desert mesas, tumbleweeds, and purple sage. This is a Grateful Dead album that's a little bit country, a little bit rock n'roll, with some psychedelia thrown in for good measure. In a sense,it's a predecessor to the "freak folk" of Devendra Barnhardt and Kimya Dawson&the Moldy Peaches. This is down home country music, as earthy as a bowl of grits, from the San Francisco ... Read More
Rating: - Jerry's alive, man!
Getting to hold this disc, place it in my stereo, and hear the bliss brought forth by such, great fails to capture the sensation; 'though, it does, you know?
Rating: - Well said Duane.....and the Quicksilver tip is appreciated
Duane is correct in his opinion of the band, and I checked out samples of that Quicksilver CD that is out in May...UNREAL. I'd like to hear even more of the Quiksilver, but I'll have to wait for it's release I guess...
Rating:  - Love it
This purchase was to replace an old, long-lost copy. I've always liked their studio-produced stuff, much to the chagrin of some more serious aficionados. Every once in a while it's nice to hear a nice crisp rendition than to have to pore over tons of bootlegs to find just the one.
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