{"product_id":"the-grateful-dead","title":"The Grateful Dead","description":"\u003ch2\u003e2017 Remaster Pressed on 180g Vinyl LP!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in March of 1967 on Warner Bros. Records courtesy of a line-up of Jerry Garcia (guitar, vocals), Bob Weir (guitar, vocals), Phil Lesh (bass, vocals), Ron \"Pigpen\" McKernan (organ, vocals) and Bill Kreutzmann (drums, percussion), the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGrateful Dead's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eself-titled debut album features seven folk\/blues standards from the likes of Sonny Boy Williamson and Jessie Fuller along with a pair of originals in \"The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)\" and \"Cream Puff War.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt captures the group's early sound with a mix of electrified jug band stomps (\"Sitting On Top of the World\"), Chicago blues (\"Good Morning Little School Girl\"), crazed modal improv (\"Viola Lee Blues\"), and Dylan-y put-downs (\"Cream Puff War\"). \u003c\/span\u003eThe set unabashedly flaunts the Dead's musical roots and influences while simultaneously showcasing the promising songwriting that would subsequently help define an entire genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic scribe \u003cspan\u003eJesse Jarnow noted, \"The Grateful Dead is the Grateful Dead as they existed, a slice of their fast-changing live repertoire circa 1967. Nothing would ever be the same, but nothing had ever been the same with the Dead from the time of their second show onward.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Golden Road (2017 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeat It on down the Line (2017 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Morning Little School Girl (2017 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold Rain and Snow (2017 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSittin' on Top of the World (2017 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCream Puff War (2017 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorning Dew (2017 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, New Minglewood Blues (2017 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViola Lee Blues (2017 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Grateful Dead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68066686959765,"sku":"lro1793033019553","price":18.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/0751\/5797\/files\/the-grateful-dead_1.jpg?v=1793033027","url":"https:\/\/gorpcorego.shop\/products\/the-grateful-dead","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}