Release Round-Up: Week of July 10

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Grateful Dead, Workingman’s Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Grateful Dead/Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Often hailed as one of Grateful Dead’s most accessible albums along with its follow-up, American Beauty, Workingman’s Dead placed its focus on tighter songcraft in a country/folk-oriented vein that would later be described as “Americana.” It introduced the group’s first chart hit, the timeless “Uncle John’s Band,” as well as the favorite “Casey Jones” which has received substantial…

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Juntos: Real Gone Preps Reissues of Airto’s Sophomore Album and Errol Dunkley’s Roots Reggae Classic “Darling Ooh!”

July 31 is sure to be a crate-digger’s delight as Real Gone Music is set to release color vinyl reissues of two jazz and reggae classics:  Airto’s Seeds on the Ground: The Natural Sounds of Airto and Errol Dunkley’s roots classic Darling Ooh! Seeds on the Ground was percussion master Airto’s second album and his final release on Buddah.  Following sessions with the likes of Miles Davis, Paul Desmond, Wayne Shorter, and Astrud Gilberto, Airto began a solo career that often found him collaborating with vocalist Flora Purim.  Here, Airto, Purim, bassist Ron…

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