Release Date: 23 March 2018
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Warners
£24.99
GRATEFUL DEAD THE BEST OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD LIVE VOL. 1: 1969 - 1977 Limited 180gram Vinyl 2LP Set
Overview:
The Grateful Dead forged its legend on the road, traveling countless miles between 1965 and 1995 to perform a world record 2,318 shows for millions of devoted fans. The band’s refusal to ever play a song the same way twice has endeared generations of fans, many of whom prefer certain live versions of songs over their studio counterparts, and garnered the popular phrase among Dead Heads: “There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert.”
The live albums the band released during its 30-year career are the primary source for the collection, including tracks like “Bertha” from Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) (1971), “Fire On The Mountain” from Dead Set (1981), and “The Music Never Stopped” from One From the Vault (1991). A testament to its ongoing popularity, the revered double-album Europe ’72 (1972), is represented by no less than five tracks, including “Sugar Magnolia,” “Jack Straw” and a searing rendition of “Morning Dew.”
Other performances on the set were selected from the growing number of live releases that have emerged since the death of founding member Jerry Garcia in 1995. Some of those recordings include “Touch Of Grey” from Truckin’ Up To Buffalo (2005), a 1990 version of “Eyes Of The World” with saxophonist Branford Marsalis featured on Wake Up To Find Out (2014), and “Estimated Prophet,” which debuted earlier this year as part of Cornell 5/8/77, a recording of the Grateful Dead’s mythic show at Cornell University in 1977, thought by many to be the band’s greatest live performance.
Made for die-hard Dead Heads and new fans alike, The Best Of The Grateful Dead Live Vol. 1 1969-1977 will be available as a on 180-gram vinyl as a 2-LP set, covering the first half of the album, on March 23rd. The music will be available through digital and streaming services as well. On the same date, The Best Of The Grateful Dead Live will also be available as a 2CD set. Volume Two on vinyl will be released at a later date.
Featured Tracks:
Side A
1. Saint Stephen
2. Bertha
3. Wharf Rat
Side B
1. Jack Straw
2. Truckin’
Side C
1. Sugar Magnolia
2. Morning Dew
Side D
1. Brown-Eyed Woman
2. The Music Never Stopped
3. Estimated Prophet
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