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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Length | 36:14 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Steve Morse | |||
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Dregs of the Earth is the fourth studio album by Dixie Dregs, released in 1980. It was the band's first release on Arista Records, and its last one before changing its name to the Dregs. The album contains a re-recording of one of the band's earlier songs, "The Great Spectacular", which appeared on its 1976 demo The Great Spectacular .
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
At the time of release, the writers of Billboard placed review on this album in section "Recommended LP's". According to them the musical style of the band is hard to categorize, "but the musicianship is often superb". [3]
The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. [4]
All tracks are written by Steve Morse.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Road Expense" | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Pride o' the Farm" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Twiggs Approved" | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Hereafter" | 6:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "The Great Spectacular" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Broad Street Strut" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "I'm Freaking Out" | 9:06 |
| 8. | "Old World" | 2:00 |
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