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American Beauty is the fifth studio album (and sixth overall) by rock band the Grateful Dead. Released in November 1970, by Warner Bros. Records, the album continued the folk rock and country music style of their previous album Workingman's Dead, issued earlier in the year.
- August–September 1970
- Grateful Dead, Steve Barncard
- November 1970
Dec 12, 2021 · American Beauty was released in 1970 and served as a companion album to Workingman’s Dead, released earlier that same year. The album is in the same realm of roots rock songwriting as Workingman’s Dead , with an even more accessible collection of Americana songs on this one.
- Must-Haves: Live Dead (1969) The ultimate live document of Grateful Dead v1.0, and candidate for the best live rock album ever, is this double LP made during the distended Aoxomoxoa sessions.
- Must-Haves: Workingman’s Dead (1970) Leaning into their love of country music and the harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, the Dead make the perfect Americana LP, years before the genre was coined.
- Must-Haves: American Beauty (1970) The sister LP to Workingman’s Dead, released just over four months later, rode the songwriting bonanza, with new influences digested.
- Must-Haves: Europe ’72 (1972) Having perfected their stage game, the Dead take it overseas, with trusty 17-track studio in tow. The result is that rarest of things, an essential triple LP.
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American Beauty is ranked at #261 on Rolling Stone ’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, three spots above Workingman’s Dead.
The album was recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco in August and September 1970, and the front cover artwork was by Kelley/Mouse Studios. Versions. Filter by. Format. Labels & Companies. Country. Year. 192 versions. Add to Wantlist. Show all 192 versions. Recommendations. Harvest. Neil Young. Released. 1972 — US. Vinyl —
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American Beauty completed a two album set that capped off one of the finest periods in the band’s extensive discography. Today its remembered as one of their finest records and considered a cornerstone of their transition from an oblique live band to one of the songwriting powerhouses of the 1970s.
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