![]() ![]() The "Part 1" in the title refers to the fact that only a portion of Hunter's lyrics intended for the piece were used. "Terrapin Part 1" includes the only lead vocal from Garcia on Terrapin Station, with all other lead vocals on the album being shared by Bob Weir and Donna Jean Godchaux. Since the 1995 death of Garcia and the dissolution of the Grateful Dead, many groups consisting of former members of the band, such as Furthur and Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, have performed the piece in full (a performance of the suite sans "Terrapin Transit" appears on Wolf Bros' Live in Colorado Vol. ![]() The song's lyrics were written by Robert Hunter, with the music being written by Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann. ![]() While the Grateful Dead never performed the song live in full, the first three sections of the song (usually denoted as simply "Terrapin Station") became commonplace in the band's setlists. The piece, split up into seven distinct movements, is the band's longest studio recording at sixteen minutes and twenty-three seconds long. Released on their 1977 album Terrapin Station, it takes up the album's entire second side. "Terrapin Part 1" is a song suite by the Grateful Dead. ![]()
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