The Deep End, Volume 1
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".
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.
Track listing
All tracks written by Warren Haynes, except where noted.Personnel
Band
- Warren Haynes – vocals, guitar
- Matt Abts – drums
Bass players
- Allen Woody
- Jack Bruce
- Oteil Burbridge
- Bootsy Collins
- John Entwistle
- Flea
- Roger Glover
- Mike Gordon
- Larry Graham
- Stefan Lessard
- Dave Schools
- Mike Watt
- Willie Weeks
- Chris Wood
Additional musicians
- Gregg Allman – vocals, keyboards
- Rob Barraco – organ and Wurlitzer
- Keith Barry – tenor sax
- Randall Bramblett – organ
- Jerry Cantrell – vocals
- Audley Freed – guitar
- Eddie Harsch – keyboards and organ
- Chuck Leavell – organ and Wurlitzer
- Little Milton – guitar, vocals
- Danny Louis – organ and Wurlitzer
- Page McConnell – organ, Wurlitzer and synthesizer
- John Scofield – guitar
- Derek Trucks – slide guitar
- Mike Uhler – trumpet
- Dan Weinstein – trombone
- Bernie Worrell – organ, clavinet and Mini Moog
- Tim Reynolds – guitar
- Larry McCray - vocals guitar
Production
- Michael Barbiero – production, mixing, engineering
- Warren Haynes – production, mixing
- John Cutler – production, engineering
- David Z – production, mixing, engineering
- Ray Martin – engineering, mixing
- Stefani Scamardo – executive producer
- Raeanne Zschokke – assistant engineer at The Theater 99
- Greg Griffith – assistant engineer on "Banks of the Deep End"
- Jeff Hoffman – second assistant engineer at The Theater 99
- Ryan Castle – assistant engineer at Sunset Sound
- Michael Rosen – assistant engineer at Fantasy Studios
- Dan Jurow – assistant engineer at Water Music
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Steve Fallone – editing