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Night of the Living Dregs 
Summary
Night of the Living Dregs is the third album by Dixie Dregs, released in 1979. The first half of the album was recorded in the studio, and the second half at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 23, 1978.
| Night of the Living Dregs | ||||
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| Studio album with live elements by | ||||
| Released | March 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Length | 35:10 | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
| Producer | Ken Scott | |||
| Dixie Dregs chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.[4]
"Country House Shuffle" and "Leprechaun Promenade" were previously released on the band's 1976 demo record The Great Spectacular.
The first four tracks are studio recordings, while the second four were recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Steve Morse except where stated
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Punk Sandwich" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Country House Shuffle" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "The Riff Raff" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Long Slow Distance" | 6:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Night of the Living Dregs" | 4:21 | |
| 6. | "The Bash" | Morse, Morgenstein, Parrish, Sloan, West | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Leprechaun Promenade" | 3:46 | |
| 8. | "Patchwork" | 4:53 |
Personnel edit
- Steve Morse – guitars
- Andy West – bass
- Allen Sloan – strings
- Mark Parrish – keyboards
- Rod Morgenstein – percussion
References edit
- ^ Night of the Living Dregs at AllMusic
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 209.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 62. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1980 – Grammy Award Winners 1980". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.