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Review: Terrapin Station is the ninth studio album by Grateful Dead, and it captures the band as they moved into a new era following a two year hiatus from touring. It's notable they were paired by their new label Arista to work with producer Keith Olsen, who brought a cleaner finish to the band in a move away from their rawer psychedelic origins. The recording process was focused on a more palatable end result than the wild frontiers of their early days, but that didn't stop them from laying down sprawling, proggy epics like the 16-minute long title track. Originally released in 1977, it's landmark release in the band's mountainous back catalogue, repressed here on translucent green vinyl.