The Deep End, Volume 1

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The Deep End, Volume 1
Studio album by Gov't Mule
Released	October 23, 2001
Recorded	The Theater 99, New York City; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA; Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
Genre	Southern rock
Length	79:39
Label	ATO, Evangeline
Producer	Michael Barbiero, Warren Haynes, John Cutler, David Z, Stefani Scamardo
Gov't Mule chronology
Life Before Insanity (2000) The Deep End, Volume 1 (2001) The Deep End, Volume 2 (2002)

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The Deep End, Volume 1 is the fourth studio album by American rock band Gov't Mule. It was released on October 23, 2001, by ATO Records and Evangeline Records.

After the death of founding member and bass guitarist Allen Woody, the band considered breaking up. Instead, remaining members Warren Haynes and Matt Abts recorded several songs with bass players Woody had admired. So many musicians wanted to participate that the band ended up recording two albums worth of material. Woody himself is posthumously featured on a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "Sin's a Good Man's Brother".

Volume 1 was issued in 2001. Originally, The Deep End, Volume 1 was released with a bonus disc called Hidden Treasures which featured live performances by the "New School of Gov't Mule" (Haynes, Abts, bassist Dave Schools, and keyboardist Chuck Leavell).

The Deep End, Volume 2 was released a year later, featuring a somewhat heavier sound.

"Sco-Mule" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 2003.