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American Beauty - Original Master Recording 180 Gram 45RPM - Sealed

GRATEFUL DEAD American Beauty (Original Master Recording limited edition Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 10-track double album 2-LP, mastered by Krieg Wunderlich on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System, specially plated and pressed on 180-gram High-Definition Vinyl at 45RPM. Their 1970 masterpiece American Beauty is the most perfectly realized, superbly played, and openly natural folk-rock record ever released and this pressing allows you to experience the album with unrivaled intimacy, realism, detail, and perspective. Heavyweight gatefold picture sleeve with original album art by Kelly-Mouse Studios, individually gold-foil numbered and still sealed inside its perforated loose bag. Recommended)
#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time

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$114.29, £89.99  
Product Availability In stock. Order now for shipping on Friday 22nd November
Release Year 2024
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Complete Stock List Go to Grateful Dead
Product Catalogue No MFSL2-429
Music Genre Psychedelic, 60s Rock, 70s Artists, 70s Rock
Country Comes from USA Comes from 'USA'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

The pinnacle of the Dead's studio output, American Beauty lives up to its name – as well as that of the "American Reality" ambigram on the iconic cover. Airy vocal harmonies blow like fresh breezes. Strummed acoustic guitars amicably intermingle with plaintive percussive beats. Warmth, relaxation, and poignancy envelop the performances and create sensations of bliss, peace, and honesty. Songs flower with majestic melodies and emotionally direct lyrics. It's a rare album that makes one feel, restores one's faith, and renews one's appreciation for all life offers.

Made just months after its companion release, Workingman's Dead, the San Francisco legends' second 1970 masterpiece furthers the former work's close-knit relationship between country and folk while adding extra rock and bluegrass currents. Understated amplified passages, graceful melodies, layered singing, and old-time string flavors – including mandolin work from masterful guest David Grisman – bestow the material with easygoing, comfortable vibes. Again taking advantage of the best songwriting of Robert Hunter's career, the Dead turns in its most collective studio performance, with every individual contributing equally and focusing on nothing but the songs at hand.

Indeed, Garcia doesn't even indulge in a single guitar solo on the record. A majority of fare lacks any significant instrumental breaks. The Dead recorded the foundations (drums, bass, acoustic guitars) of nearly every track live, which helps explain why American Beauty sounds so powerfully rich and clear. Coupled with the band's personal reflections of the circumstances surrounding them – Bob Weir's parents had died, Garcia's mother and Lesh's father were in the process of passing, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan's health was in decline – these characteristics combined to yield a purity of heart that exceeds that managed by Dead peers (and roots revivalist leaders) The Band and Bob Dylan.

From Garcia's breathtaking gospel-laden homage to his mother ("Brokedown Palace") to Lesh's healing salve in the form of the groove-based "Box of Rain," from Weir's jaunty and free-wheeling summer escape "Sugar Magnolia" to McKernan's eloquently simple homespun plea "Operator," all the way to the closing autobiographical anthem "Truckin'," American Beauty feels like the warm, spirit-infusing embrace of a loved one after a long journey away. Welcome home.

Side One
1. Box Of Rain
2. Friend Of The Devil

Side Two
3. Sugar Magnolia
4. Operator
5. Candyman

Side Three
6. Ripple
7. Brokedown Palace
8. Till The Morning Comes

Side Four
9. Attics Of My Life
10. Truckin'

DOUBLE LP  
Recording Artist Grateful Dead
Product Title American Beauty - Original Master Recording 180 Gram 45RPM - Sealed
Product Information Grateful Dead American Beauty - Original Master Recording 180 Gram 45RPM - Sealed USA 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Artists Related To Bob Weir, Bobby & The Midnites, Diga Rhythm Band, Good Old Boys, Goose (US), Jerry Garcia, Kingfish, Matt Kelly, Merl Saunders, Mickey & The Heartbeats, Mickey Hart, Old And In The Way, Phil Lesh, Phil Lesh & Friends, Rhythm Devils, Robert Hunter, The Other Ones
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