Dixie Dregs - Dregs of the Earth (AL-9528)

Artist: Dixie Dregs
Title: Dregs of the Earth
Catalog #: AL-9528
Label: Arista Records
Year: 1980
Format: LP
Condition: VG+

The Dixie Dregs were one of the most technically accomplished and stylistically adventurous instrumental bands of the late 70s and early 80s, and Dregs of the Earth is among their finest statements. Steve Morse's guitar work is central — fluid, precise, and capable of moving between jazz, bluegrass, classical, and hard rock within a single track without a seam showing. The band around him is equally formidable, and the compositions are ambitious without becoming self-indulgent. This VG+ copy plays cleanly — essential for the progressive rock or fusion collector, and a prime example of the instrumental virtuosity that defined the Arista prog-rock roster.