Shakedown Street
Occupation
- Jerry Garcia ( vocals, guitar)
- Bob Weir ( guitar, vocals)
- Phil Lesh (bass, vocals)
- Bill Kreutzmann (drums)
- Mickey Hart (drums)
- Keith Godchaux (keyboards)
- Donna Godchaux (vocals )
- Robert Hunter (Songwriter )
- John Perry Barlow (Songwriter )
Shakedown Street is the tenth studio album by the Grateful Dead.
History
The album was released on November 15, 1978 by Arista Records.
As a producer for this album the band leader of Little Feat Lowell George was won, was to die after the publication of a heart attack six months. George was obliged to come away from the role of their producers, who had been with Keith Olsen.
Jerry Garcia said in an interview that they chose George because they wanted someone who knows the mechanisms of a band. Bill Kreutzmann went so far as George and compared with a band member, as he himself attacked as an experienced musician guitar and played along when he said that the songs were not good and should be changed.
The recordings of the album had to be interrupted for the Egypt tour, where the band also played at the Pyramids of Giza. Although this appearance is caused by the environment viewed as legendary, he was musical rather disappointing. After this tour, appearances were canceled in the United States so that they could publish for later U.S. tour the album in time. Since George at that time had no time to production work was completed by John Kahn.
As singles first Good Lovin / Stagger Lee and 1979 Shakedown Street / France were released.
Gilbert Shelton, creator of the comic book series The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and important representative of the underground comix was responsible for the album cover.
The first time the album was released on CD in 1990, before 2004, a revised version of six songs and six additional songs by Rhino Records for the box set Beyond Description ( 1973-1989 ) brought to the market, which were then published in 2006 as a single CD.
Achievements
In the Billboard charts, the album reaching number 41
On July 4, 1987, the album reached gold status.