Robert Hunter - Tales of the Great Rum Runners (Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster] (2024) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Robert Hunter
Title: Tales of the Great Rum Runners (Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]
Year Of Release: 1974 / 2024
Label: Rhino
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [192kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 1:24:18
Total Size: 3.47 GB / 511 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Tales of the Great Rum Runners (Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]
Year Of Release: 1974 / 2024
Label: Rhino
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [192kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 1:24:18
Total Size: 3.47 GB / 511 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Disc 1
1. Lady Simplicity (2024 Remaster) (00:20)
2. That Train (2024 Remaster) (04:37)
3. Dry Dusty Road (2024 Remaster) (02:20)
4. I Heard You Singing (2024 Remaster) (03:38)
5. Rum Runners (2024 Remaster) (03:03)
6. Children's Lament (2024 Remaster) (04:17)
7. Maybe She's a Bluebird (2024 Remaster) (02:01)
8. Boys in the Barroom (2024 Remaster) (01:09)
9. It Must Have Been the Roses (2024 Remaster) (03:31)
10. Arizona Lightning (2024 Remaster) (03:36)
11. Standing at Your Door (2024 Remaster) (04:33)
12. Mad (2024 Remaster) (04:13)
13. Keys to the Rain (2024 Remaster) (04:15)
Disc 2
1. Boys in the Barroom (Alternate Version) [2024 Remaster] (01:11)
2. Elijah (2024 Remaster) (02:08)
3. The Word (2024 Remaster) (01:56)
4. Rum Runners (Alternate Version) [2024 Remaster] (03:10)
5. It Must Have Been the Roses (Alternate Version) [2024 Remaster] (03:37)
6. Road Hog (2024 Remaster) (02:51)
7. Green Briar Song (2024 Remaster) (02:15)
8. Reelin' and a-Pitchin' (2024 Remaster) (03:40)
9. Briney Deep (2024 Remaster) (03:05)
10. Children's Lament (Alternate Version) [2024 Remaster] (04:23)
11. Lady Simplicity (Alternate Version) [2024 Remaster] (00:22)
12. Southern Fried Shuffle (2024 Remaster) (02:29)
13. West Virginia Steel Guitar (2024 Remaster) (02:36)
14. Buck Dancer's Choice (2024 Remaster) (02:05)
15. Boats (2024 Remaster) (02:23)
16. Keys to the Rain (Alternate Version) [2024 Remaster] (04:19)
Review by William Ruhlmann
On his debut album, supported by several members of the Grateful Dead and other Bay Area musicians, Robert Hunter demonstrated the musical and lyrical approach that had made his co-compositions with Jerry Garcia the best of the Dead's original material. Hunter's poetic language was redolent with a rustic Americana of roads, rivers, roses, and rain, and if his melodies lacked Garcia's grace and the backup lacked the Dead's cohesion, nevertheless this was identifiably music in the Dead vein. Hunter was an uncertain singer, alternately straining for a higher register reminiscent of Garcia and half-talking in a deeper voice that seemed more natural and advantageous to his lyrics. The album was overly ambitious musically, ranging from folk ballads to rockers and horn-filled raveups, along with barroom choruses and Scottish airs. But Hunter demonstrated he was more than just a lyricist. (Originally released on the Dead's Round Records label in 1974; reissued by Rykodisc on March 30, 1990, with some of the tracks re-edited.)
On his debut album, supported by several members of the Grateful Dead and other Bay Area musicians, Robert Hunter demonstrated the musical and lyrical approach that had made his co-compositions with Jerry Garcia the best of the Dead's original material. Hunter's poetic language was redolent with a rustic Americana of roads, rivers, roses, and rain, and if his melodies lacked Garcia's grace and the backup lacked the Dead's cohesion, nevertheless this was identifiably music in the Dead vein. Hunter was an uncertain singer, alternately straining for a higher register reminiscent of Garcia and half-talking in a deeper voice that seemed more natural and advantageous to his lyrics. The album was overly ambitious musically, ranging from folk ballads to rockers and horn-filled raveups, along with barroom choruses and Scottish airs. But Hunter demonstrated he was more than just a lyricist. (Originally released on the Dead's Round Records label in 1974; reissued by Rykodisc on March 30, 1990, with some of the tracks re-edited.)
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