Terrapin Station

A great album, well worth it, and bears repeated listening as you notice something different about it each time you listen.

I got this album years ago on vinyl, but packed away my record player a while back. I'm glad I got the CD version of it too, as in my opinion it's one of the best albums by The Grateful Dead. The first half will please any existing Dead Heads, but the second half is really their masterpiece, with a medley that picks up the gauntlet thrown by The Beatles on Abbey Road. The poetry of Robert Hunter particularly shines through in the "Lady with a Fan" opening sequence. For anyone keen on quality experimental songwriting, this album's well worth a listen.

A replacement for an old copy. Arrived on time and in good order. Thanks.

Yes, its clearly The Dead but with a different sound. I think Terrapin Pt 1 could have been a masterpiece but there are a couple of things that let it down and I don't think Dancing in the Streets works but that's just my opinion, but still worth buying.

Terrapin Station changed my musical life. This gets under your skin and never leaves.

To me this was their greatest album. This remaster truly reveals it's genius. However to really get it I think you have to have a sound system worthy of this superb remaster.

crikey, it's a long time since i heard this... Most tracks very good, but sadly there is a lot of padding with the bonus tracks of Ghastly Noodling. Which i'm going to claim as my band's name...

Nice to hear this again. Used to have on vinyl I'd forgotten how good it isu

Wonderful!!

tres bon produit et tres bon livreur

Siempre me gustan los Dead tanto en estudio como en directo, sus obras representan lo bueno y mejor de la musica americana con mayusculas y son el orgullo de esa gran nacion, siempre venerados y con radio propia en GD radio

I admit I love history of languages and seeing those turtles on the cover of Terrapin Station playing banjo and tambourine respectively reveals that little turtles were from the Algonquian for little turtle introduced into the English language around 1672. Just in case punters are wondering what the significance is of those wee turtles. Enough. Terrapin Station was in my opinion not a landmark album for the Grateful Dead. But it has its moments. It really is all about that title track. The story goes that Jerry Garcia had that cool effective riff and tune going around in his head and on a journey he was so sure of it, he turned his car around and went home to work on it. Meanwhile Garcia's lyrical cohort Robert Hunter was busy writing the lyrics for Terrapin Station. When they met up, magic as it does in the Dead camp happened and the song was born. Another effective pull comes in the shape of Phil Leish's Passenger with a riff obviously influenced from Fleetwood Mac's Station Man featured on their album Kiln House. And Bob Weir's treatment of the traditional Samson and Delilah is his worthy contribution to this album. The warm gem just has to be Donna Godchaux's vocal on her composition Sunrise written in memory of Grateful Dead's late roady Rex Jackson. Terrapin Station begins in cool, easy tones via the lovely Estimated Prophet. Of the bonus material included on this re-issue Catfish John is the standout. I was not a huge fan of this album upon original release, however it has stood the test of time and its appeal all these years later has surprised me and is rewarding.

No complaints!