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- Originally released on Oct. 15, 1973, Wake of the Flood was recorded following the death of Grateful Dead founding member Ron “Pigpen” McKernan. It was the first album released on the band’s record label and represented an evolution in their style.
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Wake of the Flood is the sixth studio album (and tenth album overall) by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Released on October 15, 1973, it was the first album on the band's own Grateful Dead Records label. Their first studio album in nearly three years, it was also the first without founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who had recently died.
Oct 15, 2023 · When Grateful Dead entered The Record Plant, in California, in August 1973, to record their sixth studio album, Wake Of The Flood, it was the first time they’d been in the studio since the sessions for 1970’s American Beauty.
- Joe Tiller
Oct 3, 2023 · The Dead’s sixth studio album, “Wake of the Flood,” released 50 years ago on Oct. 15, is a high mark of the band’s ability to recast itself, pushing on in the wake of adversity and grief ...
- Erin Osmon
Oct 21, 2013 · Whatever its faults, this Oct. 15, 1973 release remains a key moment in the Grateful Dead's musical narrative, if only because so many of the songs on Wake of the Flood became consistent...
Oct 15, 2018 · The Grateful Dead ‘s long awaited sixth studio album, Wake of the Flood, marked a new era for the California band.
The Grateful Dead ’s reissue program continues with the September 2023 release of a 50th-anniversary edition of Wake of the Flood, the group’s sixth studio album (following three live LPs). The self-produced record, which originally came out in October 1973, evidenced several notable changes.
Jul 27, 2023 · Released in October 1973, Wake of the Flood marked an album of change for the Dead. It was their first record without Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, who died that spring, and drummer Mickey Hart, who...
