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GRATEFUL DEAD - AMERICAN BEAUTY EXPAN

A companion piece to Workingman's Dead, and released the same year, American Beauty is an even stronger document of the Grateful Dead's return to their musical roots. Sporting a more full-bodied and intricate sound than its predecessor, thanks to the addition of subtle electric textures, the record is also more representative of the group as a collective unit (the perennial favorite 'Truckin'), allowing for stunning contributions from bassist Phil Lesh (the poignant opener 'Box of Rain') and Bob Weir ('Sugar Magnolia.') Also at the top of his game was Jerry Garcia, who delivered the superb 'Friend of the Devil,' 'Candyman,' and 'Ripple,' all of which became in-concert staples. American Beauty remains as the Dead's studio masterpiece. The newly remastered version contain 6 live bonus tracks recorded in the same era.

The 2003 reissue on Rhino contains expanded liner notes with lots of photos. It also adds five new tracks to the album's original running order: the single version of 'Truckin'' and four live tracks ('Friend of the Devil' recorded at the Filmore East on 5/15/70, 'Candyman' recorded at Winterland on 4/15/70, 'Till the Morning Comes' recorded at Winterland on 10/4/70, 'Attics of My Life' recorded at the Filmore West on 6/6/70 and 'Truckin'' recorded at Legion Stadium on 12/26/70)

1. Box of Rain (Hunter/Lesh) - 5:18
2. Friend of the Devil (Dawson/Garcia/Hunter) - 3:24
3. Sugar Magnolia (Hunter/Weir) - 3:19
4. Operator (McKernan) - 2:25
5. Candyman (Garcia/Hunter) - 6:13
6. Ripple (Garcia/Hunter) - 4:09
7. Brokedown Palace (Garcia/Hunter) - 4:09
8. Till the Morning Comes (Garcia/Hunter) - 3:09
9. Attics of My Life (Garcia/Hunter) - 5:14
10. Truckin' (Garica/Hunter/Lesh/Weir) - 5:17 

Bonus Materials
11. Truckin' (Garica/Hunter/Lesh/Weir) - 3:17
12. Friend of the Devil [live] (Dawson/Garcia/Hunter) - 4:21
13. Candyman [live] (Garcia/Hunter) - 5:18
14. Till the Morning Comes [live] (Garcia/Hunter) - 3:20
15. Attics of My Life [live] (Garcia/Hunter) - 6:31
16. Truckin' [live] (Garica/Hunter/Lesh/Weir) - 10:10
17. (original radio promo) - 3:01
18. (original radio promo) - 1:10

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