Workingman’s Dead (Rhino High Fidelity)

AAA Cut From The Original Stereo Master Tapes By Kevin Gray
Pressed On 180-Gram Heavyweight Vinyl At Optimal
Heavyweight Glossy Gatefold Jacket
Features An Exclusive Insert Featuring Liner Notes By David Gans

Limited Numbered Edition Of 5,000
Exclusive To Rhino.com

On June 14, 1970, the Grateful Dead released WORKINGMANS DEAD, an album that was unlike anything theyd 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 everyman, as the albums title suggests.

While the Deads first three studio albums appealed to many, the group didnt yet have the mass breakthrough that would make the entire world take notice of this band of misfits from the Bay Area. WORKINGMANS DEAD changed all that. With eight perfect songs like Casey Jones and High Time 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 Uncle Johns Band, which climbed to #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron Pigpen 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 the bands live-sound engineers as producers.

ABOUT THE RHINO HIGH FIDELITY SERIES

Rhino is synonymous with high-quality reissues, setting the standard with award-winning audio releases for the past 45 years. Now we’ve raised the bar with a premium vinyl series, Rhino High Fidelity. These high-end, limited-edition vinyl reissues of classic albums represent the pinnacle of sound and packaging.

To ensure consistent sonic excellence, Kevin Gray will cut lacquers for all Rhino Hi-Fi releases, and Optimal will press the 180-gram vinyl records. The releases boast high-quality glossy covers and tip-on jackets, an old-school aesthetic that evokes the golden age of vinyl.

Side One

1. Uncle Johns Band
2. High Time
3. Dire Wolf
4. New Speedway Boogie

Side Two

1. Cumberland Blues
2. Black Peter
3. Easy Wind
4. Casey Jones