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    Robert Hunter: Tales Of The Great Rum Runners (Deluxe) [2LP]

     

    “I considered myself a folksinger, and then we all became bluegrass musicians. When it turned rock and roll, I turned to my typewriter.” - Robert Hunter, The Golden Road, 1984

    And we're certainly glad he did! We're confident you're familiar with the tremendous impact of songwriter and lyricist Robert Hunter's work with the Grateful Dead. He may have been the sixth member unseen, but his contribution to their songs stands testament to their everlasting effect on generations of Dead Heads. Now we're offering up the chance to explore Hunter's 1974 solo debut, one that Rolling Stone once called "perhaps the most interesting solo album to emerge from the Dead’s quirky ambit." Hear it for yourself with the 50th anniversary edition of TALES OF THE GREAT RUM RUNNERS due June 7th.

    TALES OF THE GREAT RUM RUNNERS (DELUXE EDITION) introduces a freshly remastered version of the original album alongside 16 previously unreleased recordings, including alternate versions of album tracks and several session outtakes. All the music has been remastered from the original master tapes by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer David Glasser using Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction.

    Originally released in spring 1974, TALES OF THE GREAT RUM RUNNERS marked the inaugural release on Round Records, an offshoot of the newly formed Grateful Dead Records. Among its 13 tracks were several destined to become staples of Hunter’s live repertoire, like “Boys In The Barroom,” “Rum Runners,” and “It Must Have Been The Roses.”

    Recorded at Mickey Hart’s converted barn studio in Novato, California, the album reveals Hunter’s multifaceted talents and features him singing and playing various instruments, including guitar, tin whistle, and bagpipes on “Children’s Lament.” He was accompanied by a revolving cast of Bay Area musicians on the album, including Jerry Garcia, Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux, and Mickey Hart of the Dead, as well as guitarist Barry Melton (Country Joe & The Fish), bassist David Freiberg (Quicksilver Messenger Service/Jefferson Starship), and pedal steel guitarist Buddy Cage (New Riders Of The Purple Sage).
    TALES OF THE GREAT RUM RUNNERS (DELUXE EDITION) comes with 16 previously unreleased bonus tracks, offering new insight into the album’s evolution. Among these are alternate versions of six songs that made the album (“Keys To The Rain” and “It Must Have Been The Roses”), plus ten gems that did not (“The Word,” “Buck Dancer’s Choice,” and “Elijah.”)

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    Hopefully general distribution, so I can bag a copy off Amazon UK with no postage. I have always liked the lo fi vibe of this record, myself. So although I hope it has a good sound, I also hope the original feel isn't lost with all the digital shenanigans.

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    Is this only available through dead.net? Or will it have general distribution?

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    Looking forward to this - would have preferred if it had said an audiophile AAA cut - but it is a brilliant dense record that I’m hoping modern mastering shines new light on and exposes it to a wider audience.

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    Another Analog tape bastardized by the plangent digitization. I will not spend money on Plangent.

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Robert Hunter: Tales Of The Great Rum Runners (Deluxe) [2LP]

 

“I considered myself a folksinger, and then we all became bluegrass musicians. When it turned rock and roll, I turned to my typewriter.” - Robert Hunter, The Golden Road, 1984

And we're certainly glad he did! We're confident you're familiar with the tremendous impact of songwriter and lyricist Robert Hunter's work with the Grateful Dead. He may have been the sixth member unseen, but his contribution to their songs stands testament to their everlasting effect on generations of Dead Heads. Now we're offering up the chance to explore Hunter's 1974 solo debut, one that Rolling Stone once called "perhaps the most interesting solo album to emerge from the Dead’s quirky ambit." Hear it for yourself with the 50th anniversary edition of TALES OF THE GREAT RUM RUNNERS due June 7th.

TALES OF THE GREAT RUM RUNNERS (DELUXE EDITION) introduces a freshly remastered version of the original album alongside 16 previously unreleased recordings, including alternate versions of album tracks and several session outtakes. All the music has been remastered from the original master tapes by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer David Glasser using Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction.

Originally released in spring 1974, TALES OF THE GREAT RUM RUNNERS marked the inaugural release on Round Records, an offshoot of the newly formed Grateful Dead Records. Among its 13 tracks were several destined to become staples of Hunter’s live repertoire, like “Boys In The Barroom,” “Rum Runners,” and “It Must Have Been The Roses.”

Recorded at Mickey Hart’s converted barn studio in Novato, California, the album reveals Hunter’s multifaceted talents and features him singing and playing various instruments, including guitar, tin whistle, and bagpipes on “Children’s Lament.” He was accompanied by a revolving cast of Bay Area musicians on the album, including Jerry Garcia, Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux, and Mickey Hart of the Dead, as well as guitarist Barry Melton (Country Joe & The Fish), bassist David Freiberg (Quicksilver Messenger Service/Jefferson Starship), and pedal steel guitarist Buddy Cage (New Riders Of The Purple Sage).
TALES OF THE GREAT RUM RUNNERS (DELUXE EDITION) comes with 16 previously unreleased bonus tracks, offering new insight into the album’s evolution. Among these are alternate versions of six songs that made the album (“Keys To The Rain” and “It Must Have Been The Roses”), plus ten gems that did not (“The Word,” “Buck Dancer’s Choice,” and “Elijah.”)

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Another Analog tape bastardized by the plangent digitization. I will not spend money on Plangent.

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Looking forward to this - would have preferred if it had said an audiophile AAA cut - but it is a brilliant dense record that I’m hoping modern mastering shines new light on and exposes it to a wider audience.

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Is this only available through dead.net? Or will it have general distribution?

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Hopefully general distribution, so I can bag a copy off Amazon UK with no postage. I have always liked the lo fi vibe of this record, myself. So although I hope it has a good sound, I also hope the original feel isn't lost with all the digital shenanigans.

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