Named after one of famed San Francisco poster artist Rick Griffin's lysergic palindromes, the GRATEFUL DEAD's third album saw the band inject their acid-fueled sting into folk music of various ages. Hunter added a lyrical landscape perfect for the band's blend of exploration and tradition. Portraits of a rebellious mystic ("St. Stephen") and a dandy day-tripper ("Cosmic Charlie"), proper Olde English tales ("Dupree's Diamond Blues"), and hallucinatory excursions to the borders of Hunter's muse ("China Cat Sunflower," "Mountains Of The Moon") are remarkable in that their expansive overview is interwoven with precise detail.
01 St. stephen - 4:25 02 Dupree's diamond blues - 3:40 03 Rosemary - 2:02 04 Doin' that rag - 5:15 05 Mountains of the moon - 4:15 06 China cat sunflower - 4:15 07 What's become of the baby - 8:30 08 Cosmic charlie - 5:45