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"Truckin '" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album American Beauty. It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure . [ 2 ]
The album title is a pun, referring both to the idiom and to the fact that these are Grateful Dead tracks from Warner Bros.' "closet" (and skeletons being iconography associated with the band). The artwork for the front and back covers of the album was created by John Van Hamersveld. With no input from the band, it only vaguely represents the ...
However, the version from this album was later used as a B-side on the re-release of the "Truckin' " single. The album was remastered and expanded for the 2001 box set The Golden Road . This version, with three bonus tracks (two contemporaneous live tracks and a hidden promotional track) and the extended "Bertha", was released separately, in 2003.
The Grateful Dead's most recognizable song at the time, "Truckin'," is the only track used on both compilations. "St. Stephen" appears again, though this time in a live version (an excerpt of the Live/Dead track). Of the nine original Warner Bros. albums, the only one unrepresented is Anthem of the Sun (aside from its associated single). [4]
Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics in 1970 in London on the same afternoon he wrote those to "Brokedown Palace" and "To Lay Me Down" (reputedly drinking half a bottle of retsina in the process). [3] Jerry Garcia wrote the music to accompany Hunter's lyrics, [ 3 ] and the song debuted August 18, 1970 at Fillmore West in San Francisco.
Here Comes Sunshine 1973 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead.Packaged as a box set, it contains five complete concerts on 17 CDs. It was recorded in May and June 1973.
Truckin' Up to Buffalo is a double CD soundtrack to the DVD video of the same name by the Grateful Dead.It was recorded at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park on July 4, 1989. There are no differences in the track listings of the CD and DVD versions.
Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead.It contains six complete concerts recorded in the Pacific Northwest in 1973 and 1974, on 19 CDs.