Terrapin Station
Studio album by The Grateful Dead
Released	July 27, 1977
Recorded	November 2, 1976 and May 8, 1977
Genre	Country rock, Rock
Length	35:38
Label	Arista
Producer(s)	Keith Olsen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link
The Grateful Dead chronology
Steal Your Face (1976)	Terrapin Station (1977)	What a Long Strange Trip It's Been (1977)

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This album was the first time since Anthem of the Sun that the Grateful Dead used an outside producer. This is also the first Dead album on the Arista label after releasing other albums (1973-1976) on its own Grateful Dead Records. Anthem of the Sun is the second studio album by the Grateful Dead. ... Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ... Record label of the Grateful Dead. ...

According to Dennis McNally [1], Jerry Garcia conceived the idea for the song "Terrapin Station" while driving across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead. ... The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is the northernmost of the east-west crossings of the San Francisco Bay in California, USA, connecting Richmond on the east to San Rafael on the west end. ...

The album was released for the first time on CD in 1990 by Arista Records before being re-released in 2000 by BMG International. It was then remastered, expanded, and released as part of the Beyond Description (1973-1989) box set in October 2004 with studio outtakes and live songs. The remastered version was later released separately on CD on March 7, 2006 by Rhino Records. Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ... Beyond Description is the second twelve-CD boxed set retrospect of the Grateful Deads studio and live albums. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ...

The album incorporates a more symphonic sound bordering on progressive rock styles that were expressed earlier by progressive art rock groups like Yes and Genesis. This was considered by fans to be a major departure from the more jazz-blues and traditional folk styles ues by the Dead earlier in their career, although these elements are still present here. The title track seems more like a symphony than anything else, using strings and a choir to evoke a tighter and more complex structure as opposed to their looser improvisational works. Horns are also employed extensively to "funk up" their sound. For the unrelated Swedish music movement, see progg. ... It has been suggested that Experimental Rock be merged into this article or section. ... Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... Genesis is a Grammy Award-winning English progressive rock band who formed in 1967. ...

Track listing

Side one

1. "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:37
2. "Dancing in the Street" (Gaye, Hunter, Stevenson) – 3:16
3. "Passenger" (Lesh, Monk) – 2:48
4. "Samson and Delilah" (Traditional) – 3:29
5. "Sunrise" (Godchaux) – 4:03

John Perry Barlow (born Jackson Hole, Wyoming, October 3, 1947) is an American poet, essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. ... Robert Hall Weir (October 16, 1947–) is an American guitar player, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. ... Dancing in the Street is a 1964 song by Martha and the Vandellas. ... Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) is a musician and founding member of the rock band, Grateful Dead; he played bass guitar in that group throughout their entire 30-year career. ... Samson and Delilah can refer to: Samson and Delilah, a Biblical couple Samson and Delilah, an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns Samson and Delilah, a painting by Rembrandt Samson and Delilah, a 1949 movie This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Side two

1. "Terrapin Station" – 16:17

• "Lady With A Fan" (Garcia, Hunter)
• "Terrapin Station" (Garcia, Hunter)
• "Terrapin" (Garcia, Hunter)
• "Terrapin Transit" (Hart, Kreutzmann)
• "At a Siding" (Hart, Hunter)
• "Terrapin Flyer" (Hart, Kreutzmann)
• "Refrain" (Garcia/Hunter)

Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead. ... Robert C. Hunter (born June 23, 1941) is an American lyricist, singer songwriter, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. ... Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is known as one of the two drummers from the rock band the Grateful Dead. ... Bill Kreutzmann (born May 7, 1946 in Palo Alto, California) was the drummer for legendary rock band the Grateful Dead for their entire 30-year career. ...

2004 reissue

1. "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:37
2. "Dancin' In The Streets" (Gaye, Hunter, Stevenson) – 3:18
3. "Passenger" (Lesh, Monk) – 2:48
4. "Samson and Delilah" (Traditional) – 3:29
5. "Sunrise" (Godchaux) – 4:08
6. "Terrapin Station" (Garcia, Hunter, Hart, Kreutzmann) – 16:29
7. "Peggy-O" (studio track, instrumental) (traditional) – 4:41
8. "The Ascent" (studio track, instrumental) – 1:59
9. "Catfish John" (studio outtake) (McDill, Reynolds) – 4:43
10. "Equinox" (studio outtake) (Lesh) – 5:15
11. "Fire on the Mountain" (studio outtake) (Hart, Hunter) – 6:26
12. "Dancin' in the Streets" (Gaye, Hunter, Stevenson) – 16:17

John Perry Barlow (born Jackson Hole, Wyoming, October 3, 1947) is an American poet, essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead. ... Robert Hall Weir (October 16, 1947–) is an American guitar player, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. ... Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) is a musician and founding member of the rock band, Grateful Dead; he played bass guitar in that group throughout their entire 30-year career. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead. ... Robert C. Hunter (born June 23, 1941) is an American lyricist, singer songwriter, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. ... Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is known as one of the two drummers from the rock band the Grateful Dead. ... Bill Kreutzmann (born May 7, 1946 in Palo Alto, California) was the drummer for legendary rock band the Grateful Dead for their entire 30-year career. ...

Personnel

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• Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
• Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
• Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
• Phil Lesh - bass
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums
• Mickey Hart - drums

Additional performers: Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead. ... Robert Hall Weir (October 16, 1947–) is an American guitar player, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. ... Keith Godchaux (July 19, 1948 - 23 July 1980) (piano) and Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux Mackay (born August 22, 1947) (singer) are best known for having been members of the Grateful Dead. ... Keith Godchaux (July 19, 1948 - 23 July 1980) (piano) and Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux Mackay (born August 22, 1947) (singer) are best known for having been members of the Grateful Dead. ... Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California) is a musician and founding member of the rock band, Grateful Dead; he played bass guitar in that group throughout their entire 30-year career. ... Bill Kreutzmann (born May 7, 1946 in Palo Alto, California) was the drummer for legendary rock band the Grateful Dead for their entire 30-year career. ... Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is known as one of the two drummers from the rock band the Grateful Dead. ...

• Paul Buckmaster - orchestral arrangements
• The Martyn Ford Orchestra
• The English Choral
• Tom Scott - lyricon, saxophones (on Estimated Prophet)

Production:

• Keith Olsen - producer, engineer
• Rick Collins, Greg Fulginiti - Mastering

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Bonus tracks production details

• "Peggy-O" - instrumental studio outtake, on November 2, 1976
• "The Ascent" - instrumental studio outtake, on November 2, 1976
• "Catfish John" - studio outtake, Fall 1976
• "Equinox" - instrumental studio outtake, on February 17, 1977
• "Fire On The Mountain" - instrumental studio outtake, February 1977
• "Dancin' In The Streets" - live on May 8, 1977

Reissue production credits

• David Lemieux, James Austin - reissue producers
• Reggie Collins - annotation
• David Gans - liner notes
• Sheryl Farber - editorial supervision
• Cameron Sears - executive producer
• Dave Devore - engineer
• Tom Flye - mixing
• Robert Gatley - mixing assistant
• Mary Ann Mayer - art coordinator
• Jimmy Edwards, Robin Hurley, Hale Milfgrim, Scott Pascucci - associate producer
• Joe Gastwirt - mastering, production consultant
• Eileen Law - research
• Ed Perlstein, Robert Minkin, Richard McCaffrey, Peter Simon, Cornelius "Snookey" Flowers - photography
• Hugh Brown, Steve Vance - design, reissue art directors
• Steven Chean, Bill Inglot, Jeffrey Norman, Randy Perry, Mark Pinkus - project assistants

Charts

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See also

• Grateful Dead
• Grateful Dead discography

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References