To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead's ambitious 1975 album, we have produced what we feel is the most eclectic 50th anniversary reissue since this series began in 2017. The 3-disc special release features the original album on disc 1, remastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, with tape restoration and speed correction by Plangent Processes. On disc 2, we have nearly 45 minutes of nearly-live material from August 12, 1975 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, the soundcheck the day before the Dead's famous show at the venue on August 13, 1975, all mixed from the 16-track analog masters. Additionally, we have included the full 'Blues For Allah' suite from the March 23, 1975 SNACK Benefit at Kezar Stadium, where the Dead played their first of four 1975 shows by debuting one of their most wild pieces of music they'd ever composed. Disc 3 features 75 minutes of live material recorded in June 1976 at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA, on the Dead's first tour after the release of 'Blues For Allah', and features all five of the 'Blues For Allah' songs the Dead were performing live at the time.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Help On the Way/Slipknot! (2025 Remaster)

The Grateful Dead

2.Franklin's Tower (2025 Remaster)

The Grateful Dead

3.King Solomon's Marbles: Part I: Stronger Than Dirt/Part II: Milkin' the Turkey (2025 Remaster)

The Grateful Dead

4.The Music Never Stopped (2025 Remaster)

The Grateful Dead

5.Crazy Fingers (2025 Remaster)

The Grateful Dead

6.Sage & Spirit (2025 Remaster)

The Grateful Dead

7.Blues for Allah/Sand Castles & Glass Camels/Unusual Occurrences in the Desert (2025 Remaster)

The Grateful Dead

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Help On the Way (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])

The Grateful Dead

2.Slipknot! (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])

The Grateful Dead

3.Franklin's Tower (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])

The Grateful Dead

4.Help On the Way (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])

The Grateful Dead

5.Slipknot! (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])

The Grateful Dead

6.Franklin's Tower (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])

The Grateful Dead

7.King Solomon's Marbles (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])

The Grateful Dead

8.Crazy Fingers (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])

The Grateful Dead

9.Sage and Spirit (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])

The Grateful Dead

10.Blues for Allah (Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75])

The Grateful Dead

11.Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin' the Turkey) [Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA (Soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75)]

The Grateful Dead

12.Drums (Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75])

The Grateful Dead

13.Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin' the Turkey) [Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA (Soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75)]

The Grateful Dead

14.Blues for Allah (Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75])

The Grateful Dead

Disc 3

Track name

Artist

1.The Music Never Stopped (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [21/06/76])

The Grateful Dead

2.Help On the Way (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [21/06/76])

The Grateful Dead

3.Slipknot! (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [21/06/76])

The Grateful Dead

4.Franklin's Tower (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [21/06/76])

The Grateful Dead

5.Crazy Fingers (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [22/06/76])

The Grateful Dead

6.Comes a Time (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [22/06/76])

The Grateful Dead

7.Eyes of the World (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [22/06/76])

The Grateful Dead

8.Dancing in the Street (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [22/06/76])

The Grateful Dead

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