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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.
- August 4–15, 1973
- Grateful Dead
- October 15, 1973
Oct 15, 2023 · Wake Of The Flood became their highest-charting album to date in the US, and many of its tracks became staples in the Dead’s setlist. A new era in Grateful Dead history was well and truly underway. Buy the 50th-anniversary deluxe edition of ‘Wake Of The Flood’.
- Joe Tiller
About “Wake of the Flood ”. The Dead’s sixth studio album, Wake of the Flood, provides a short list of firsts for the band: First studio album released in three years. First album on the...
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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,...
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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,...
November 15, 1973. Duration. 31:17. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles. Album Rock, Jam Bands, Country-Rock. Recording Date. August 4, 1973 - September 7, 1973. Discography Timeline. See Full Discography. Live/Dead (1969) Workingman's Dead (1970) American Beauty (1970) Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) (1971) Europe '72 (1972) Wake of the Flood (1973)