It was the first grateful dead album on arista records and the first studio album after the band returned to live touring. The selection of keith olsen can be seen as an attempt to produce a more commercial album. Although most consider 1977’s terrapin station as a continuation of the dead’s trend toward production so clean that it’s practically passionless, the first side has a couple of good songs.
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Terrapin station is the ninth studio album by the grateful dead, and was originally released on july 27, 1977 This album was the first time since anthem of the sun that the grateful dead used an outside producer. The grateful dead’s ninth studio album, originally released in july 1977 and certified gold a decade later, has been reissued by rhino records in both 180g black and limited edition green vinyl [r1 516251] versions. The song found its home in the album also named terrapin station, which was released in 1977
The album, much like the track, invites listeners to embark on a journey that moves through varied narratives, emotional landscapes, and reflective pauses. The recording of terrapin station was the first time since the early recording stages of anthem of the sun in 1967 that the dead had used an outside producer to assist in the studio
