New Riders of the Purple Sage Discography
When the New Riders of the Purple Sage released their first album on Columbia Records in 1971, they were already familiar to Deadheads,…
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[Review] Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa (1969)
Featuring the lyrics of Robert Hunter, Aoxomoxoa is the band’s most accessible and succinct album to date.
[Review] Grateful Dead: American Beauty (1970)
This is the Sticky Fingers of the Dead, a virtual greatest hits album.
[Review] New Riders of the Purple Sage (1971)
Originally cast as an offshoot of the Dead, this debut features Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart and some of the Riders’ most enduring tracks.
[Review] New Riders of the Purple Sage: Powerglide (1972)
The material isn’t as strong, the Dead connection is weaker, but Buddy Cage and Nicky Hopkins are classy adds.
[Review] New Riders of the Purple Sage: Gypsy Cowboy (1972)
The Riders’ most psychedelic set yet, this is more aligned with the Byrds and the Burritos than the Dead.
[Review] New Riders of the Purple Sage: The Adventures of Panama Red (1973)
Country-rock and the California drug culture collide on the last of the classic New Riders records.
The Best of The New Riders of the Purple Sage (1976)
Kronomyth 9.0: THE BUST OF THE NEW RIDERS. Their greatest hits (get it?), although I would have racked ‘em up differently. Since the…