The Apocalypse Now Sessions

The Apocalypse Now Sessions
On the banks of a river flowing through a jungle, skeletons play various percussion instruments
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1980
GenreWorld music
LabelPassport
ProducerMickey Hart
Mickey Hart chronology
Diga
(1976)
The Apocalypse Now Sessions
(1980)
Däfos
(1983)
Bill Kreutzmann chronology
The Apocalypse Now Sessions
(1980)
Backbone
(1999)

The Apocalypse Now Sessions is an album by the Rhythm Devils. Subtitled The Rhythm Devils Play River Music, and sometimes referred to by that name, it contains music that was recorded for the soundtrack of the film Apocalypse Now. It was released by Passport Records as a vinyl LP in 1980. It was remastered and released on CD in somewhat expanded form by Rykodisc Records in 1990.[1]

The Rhythm Devils is a percussion based music ensemble led by Grateful Dead drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. At the time of the recording of The Apocalypse Now Sessions, the band also included Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, along with percussionists Airto Moreira, Greg Errico, Jim Loveless, and Jordan Amarantha, guitarist Mike Hinton, and vocalist Flora Purim.

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