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Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Initial release : January 1972
Warner Brothers BS 2582
Garcia's first solo album. Recorded almost entirely by Garcia with
assistance from Bill Kreutzmann (drums) and Robert Hunter (lyrics). Six of
the songs became regulars in the Grateful Dead repertoire.
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Track listing
Deal (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
Bird Song (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
Sugaree (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
Loser (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
Late For Supper (Jerry Garcia)
Spidergawd (Jerry Garcia / Bill Kreutzmann / Robert Hunter)
Eep Hour (Jerry Garcia / Bill Kreutzmann)
To Lay Me Down (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
An Odd Little Place (Jerry Garcia / Bill Kreutzmann)
The Wheel (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter / Bill Kreutzmann)
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Musicians
Jerry Garcia - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass,
piano, organ, samples, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Robert Hunter - lyrics
Cover gives credits simply as "With Billy Kreutzmann and Robert Hunter"
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Other credits
Producer - Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor with Ramrod and Bill Kreutzmann
Cover photo, album design - Bob Seidmann
Recorded at Wally Heider's Studio D, San Francisco, CA
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Notes
Garcia's first solo LP was recorded over a three week period in late Summer
1971. It was recorded entirely by Garcia except for assistance on drums from
Kreutzmann.
The majority of the songs were first recorded by Garcia and Kreutzmann as
simple acoustic guitar and drum tracks. Garcia then overdubbed all other
parts.
This was the first studio album to be released by the Grateful Dead family
for over a year, the last being the Dead's American Beauty. This is possibly
why it benefits from some wonderful, new Garcia / Hunter compositions.
Garcia spoke about the LP in a contemporary interview;
I don't want antone to think it's me being serious of anything like that.
It's really me goofing around. I'm not trying to have my own career or
anything like that.
Garcia spoke about this album during an interview with Rolling Stone;
I'm doing it to be completely self-indulgent musically. I'm just going on a
trip. I have curiosity to see what I can do, and I've a desire to get into
sixteen track and go on trips that are too weird for me to want to put
anybody else I know through. And also I want to pay for this house.
It reached 35 in Billboard's album charts - in chart terms the peak of
Garcia's solo career!
The singles taken from the album did not fare so well. With Sugaree / EEP
Hour being the most successful reaching 94th in the charts in April 1972.
Early European release was as Garcia (The Wheel)
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Reissues
Issued in the UK in 1972 on LP by Warner Brothers K 46139
Reissued in 1988 on CD by Warner Brothers CD-4003
Reissued in February 1989 on LP/CD/Cass by Grateful Dead Records
CDV/GDCD/GDC 4003
Reissued in 1995 by Arista 14003
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Related releases
The Wheel was included on a Warner Brothers loss leader sampler;
The Whole Burbank Catalog, Various Artists, 1972, Warner Brothers PRO 512
Two singles were released in conjunction with this LP;
Deal / The Wheel, Jerry Garcia, 1972, Warner Brothers 7551
Sugaree / EEP Hour, Jerry Garcia, 1972, Warner Brothers 7569
A promotional EP was also released;
Deal / The Wheel, Jerry Garcia, 1972, PRO 514
A different European (Germany) single was released;
Sugaree / Deal, Jerry Garcia, 1973
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album siderale. Da avere assolutamente.
ciao bp

 album siderale. Da avere assolutamente.
Concordo, meglio di qualsiasi album dei Dead..
ciao
gianni