The Grateful Dead - Wake Of The Flood (50th Anniversary Remaster, 2 CDs)
The Grateful Dead - Wake Of The Flood
- 50th Anniversary Remaster
- 2x CDs
RELEASE DATE: 9/29/2023
DESCRIPTION
50th Anniversary Remaster of the debut album from the band's own label, GRATEFUL DEAD RECORDS. With the recent passing of founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan and temporary exit of drummer, Mickey Hart, this 1973 release introduces a fresh lineup that includes newest members Keith and Donna Godchaux on keys and vocals. Features"Eyes Of The World, " "Stella Blue, " and "Mississippi Half-Step." Upon the release of Wake Of The Flood on October 15, 1973, The Grateful Dead hit the road for a brief tour starting on October 19 in Oklahoma City and ending on November 1 in Evanston, Illinois, and it is from this final night that the bonus material on the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Wake Of The Flood is drawn. Book-ended with two songs from the new album ("Weather Report Suite" and "Mississippi Half-Step"), this Deluxe Edition features one of the most creative and inspired jams of the entire tour, with it's unique "Morning Dew" "Playing In The Band" "Uncle John's Band" "Playing In The Band" sequence. As with all of the Dead's 50thAnniversary Deluxe Edition releases, this live disc of music perfectly complements the studio album that it accompanies. Disc One features Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction 50th Anniversary Remaster by David Glasser, Produced for Release by David Lemieux.
TRACKLIST
- Disc 1 -
1 Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (2023 Remaster)
2 Let Me Sing Your Blues Away (2023 Remaster)
3 Row Jimmy (2023 Remaster)
4 Stella Blue (2023 Remaster)
5 Here Comes Sunshine (2023 Remaster)
6 Eyes of the World (2023 Remaster)
7 Weather Report Suite (2023 Remaster)
8 Eyes of the World (Demo)
9 Here Comes Sunshine (Demo)
- Disc 2 -
1 Weather Report Suite (Live at McGaw Memorial Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il, 11/1/73)
2 Morning Dew (Live at McGaw Memorial Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il, 11/1/73)
3 Playing in the Band, Pt. 1 (Live at McGaw Memorial Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il, 11/1
4 Uncle John's Band (Live at McGaw Memorial Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il, 11/1/73)
5 Playing in the Band, Pt. 2 (Live at McGaw Memorial Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il, 11/1
6 Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Live at McGaw Memorial Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston
LABEL: Grateful Dead / WEA
UPC: 603497833870