Home, Home on the Road/Brujo

Performer: New Riders of the Purple Sage
Engineer: Kurt Kinzel; Tom Flye; Bob Edwards; Don Wood
Producer: Jerry Garcia; Ed Freeman; Jerry Garcia; Ed Freeman
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: 2 LPs on 1 CD: HOME HOME ON THE ROAD (1974)/BRUJO (1974). New Riders of the Purple Sage: David Torbert (vocals, bass guitar); Buddy Cage (pedal steel guitar); Skip Battin (bass guitar); David Nelson, John Dawson, Spencer Dryden. Personnel: Skip Battin (vocals, guitar, piano); David Nelson, John Dawson (vocals, guitar); Spencer Dryden (vocals, drums); Dave Torbert (vocals); Dan Patiris (English horn); Andy Stein (baritone saxophone); Mark Naftalin (piano); Ed Freeman (Mellotron); Neil Larsen (keyboards); Armando Peraza (bongos); Kalifornia Kurt Kinzel, Bob Edwards (sound effects). Audio Remasterer: Andrew Thompson . Audio Remixer: Tom Flye. Photographers: Urve Kuusik; Jamie Eisman; Ed Sirrs. Unknown Contributor Role: Clambourine Society Of Marin. In 2004, Collectables reissued two obscure albums by the New Riders of the Purple Sage that had been out of print for years, Home, Home on the Road and Brujo. Both albums were originally released on Columbia in 1974, with the best material being on the Jerry Garcia-produced live recording Home, Home on the Road, which combined rock & roll favorites such as Ricky Nelson's "Hello Mary Lou," Chuck Berry's "School Days," and the Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers" with NRPS originals "Kick in the Head," "Henry," and "Sutter's Mill." Fans of the Grateful Dead's overt country material will find this a welcome addition to their collections. ~ Al Campbell

Formed in 1969 by Bakersfield country obsessive John Dawson and guitarist David Nelson, the New Riders Of The Purple Sage counted among their original line-up Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart from the Grateful Dead. Cutting their teeth as the Dead's opening act, the New Riders quickly established an independent identity through the strength of Dawson's original songs. Their 1971 debut, which featured Garcia on pedal steel, blended country rock with a loose, hippie aesthetic. POWERGLIDE introduced steel ace Buddy Cage and a punchier, more assertive sound, which yielded their 1973 fourth album, THE ADVENTURES OF PANAMA RED, gold status. After this commercial peak, the band continued recording and touring in various guises in the ensuing decades--although the '00s lineup did not feature John Dawson.

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