Numbered Limited-Edition 180-gram LP Sourced from Original Master Tapes Album Presents the Dead in All its Incarnations: Country-Rock Merry Makers, Gospel-Sent Balladeers, Folk-Rock Storytellers, and Psychedelic Innovators
For the Grateful Dead, Wake of the Flood ushered in an exciting new era of change and potential. The band elected to depart Warner Bros. and start its own record label. A new lineup emerged after keyboardist/vocalist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan passed away and the group landed jazz-schooled pianist Keith Godchaux and his wife, Donna, who gave the ensemble a new option in the form of a dedicated backing vocalist.
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