Tales Of The Great Rum Runners Deluxe EditionRobert HunterInitial release : June 2024Rhino An expanded and remastered deluxe edition of Robert Hunter's first solo LP. This 2 CD (or 2 LP) release comprises a remastered version of the original album, 6 alternate takes of tracks on the album and 10 songs that were recorded during the album sessions but were not included on the final release. This expanded release marks the 50th anniversary of the original release of the album. Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Keith Godchaux and Donna Godchaux play on the album.
Tracks
CD 1 (Remastered album):
- Lady Simplicity (Hunter)
- That Train (Hunter)
- Dry Dusty Road (Hunter)
- I Heard You Singing (Hunter / Freiberg)
- Rum Runners (Hunter)
- Children's Lament (Hunter)
- Maybe She's A Bluebird (Hunter)
- Boys In The Barroom (Hunter)
- It Must Have Been The Roses (Hunter)
- Arizona Lightning (Hunter)
- Standing At Your Door (Hunter)
- Mad (Hunter / Hart)
- Keys To The Rain (Hunter)
CD 2 (Alternate takes and outtakes):
- Boys In The Barroom (alt take) (Hunter)
- Elijah * (Hunter)
- The Word * (Hunter)
- Rum Runners (alt take) (Hunter)
- It Must Have Been The Roses (alt take) (Hunter)
- Road Hog * (Hunter)
- Green Briar Song * (Hunter)
- Reelin' And A-Pitchin' * (Hunter)
- Briney Deep * (Hunter)
- Children's Lament (alt take) (Hunter)
- Lady Simplicity (alt take) (Hunter)
- Southern Fried Shuffle * (Hunter)
- West Virginia Steel Guitar * (Hunter)
- Buck Dancer's Choice * (Hunter)
- Boats * (Hunter)
- Keys To The Rain (alt take) (Hunter)
Musicians
Original album credits:
- Peter Albin - bass
- Rodney Albin - vocals, fiddle
- Maureen Aylett - vocals, spoons
- T.Will Claire - vocals
- Hadi El Sadoon - trumpet
- Snooky Flowers - saxophone
- David Freiberg - bass
- Jerry Garcia -guitar
- Donna Godchaux - vocals
- Keith Godchaux - keyboards
- Mickey Hart - drums
- Barry Melton - guitar
- Jamie Paris - harp
- Steve Schuster - saxophone
- Markee Shubb - mandolin
- Rick Shubb - banjo
- Robbie Stokes - guitar
The following are credited on the original album but with no indication of what their contribution may have been:
- Mario Cipollina
- John Farey
- Milt Farrow
- Bruce Gapinski
- David Kessner
- Ray Scott
- Jeff Slattery
- Randall Smith
- Bill Steele
For more detailed musician information for some of the original album tracks see the page for the original album.
Credits
Original album credits:
- Directed by - Robert Hunter
- Engineer - Dan Healy, Steve Brandon and Bob Matthews
- Mixing - Jerry Garcia
- Technical and production assistance - Barry Melton and Mickey Hart
- Art - Rick Griffin
- Thanks to Forbes & Jerilyn, to Johnny D Jr & Sr and to Jeff of Roadhog
- Changes for Mad - Mickey Hart
- Changes for I Heard You Singing - David Freiberg
- Recorded at Rolling Thunder Studios
- Mixed at Alembic
- Mastered at the Lacquer Channel
Related releases
Tales Of The Great Rum Runners was originally released in June 1974:
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