Terrapin Station

by Grateful Dead

Terrapin Station cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 July 1977
  • Label: Arista
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:39
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: The Martyn Ford Orchestra, Keith Godchaux, Phil Lesh, Tom Scott, Jerry Garcia, Donna Godchaux, Keith Olsen, Bob Weir

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking their first studio effort after the dissolution of their independent label, 'Terrapin Station' features an uncharacteristically polished and heavily produced sound courtesy of Keith Olsen. The album is anchored by its sprawling side-long title suite, which incorporates orchestral and choral overdubs rarely seen in the band's catalog. This ambitious project represented a conscious shift towards a more commercial, progressive rock-oriented aesthetic.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, suite, jamming

Tracklist

  1. Estimated Prophet (5:36)
  2. Dancin' in the Streets (3:17)
  3. Passenger (2:48)
  4. Samson and Delilah (3:27)
  5. Sunrise (4:07)
  6. Terrapin Station Medley (16:22)

Credits

  • Grateful Dead - primary artist
  • Kelley/Mouse Studios - artwork
  • The English Chorale - chorus
  • Robert Howes - conductor [the english chorale]
  • Bill Kreutzmann - performer, membranophone
  • Bob Weir - performer, written-by, arranged by, guitar, vocal
  • Donna Godchaux - performer, written-by, vocal
  • Jerry Garcia - performer, guitar, vocal

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