Blues for Allah (50th Anniversary)

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
1: Help On the Way/Slipknot! (2025 Remaster)
2: Franklin's Tower (2025 Remaster)
3: King Solomon's Marbles: Part I: Stronger Than Dirt/Part II: Milkin' the Turkey (2025 Remaster)
4: The Music Never Stopped (2025 Remaster)
5: Crazy Fingers (2025 Remaster)
6: Sage & Spirit (2025 Remaster)
7: Blues for Allah/Sand Castles & Glass Camels/Unusual Occurrences in the Desert (2025 Remaster)

Disc 2
1: Help On the Way (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])
2: Slipknot! (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])
3: Franklin's Tower (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])
4: Help On the Way (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])
5: Slipknot! (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])
6: Franklin's Tower (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])
7: King Solomon's Marbles (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])
8: Crazy Fingers (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])
9: Sage and Spirit (Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 12/08/75])
10: Blues for Allah (Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75])
11: Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin' the Turkey) [Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA (Soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75)]
12: Drums (Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75])
13: Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin' the Turkey) [Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA (Soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75)]
14: Blues for Allah (Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA [soundcheck/rehearsal 23/03/75])

Disc 3
1: The Music Never Stopped (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [21/06/76])
2: Help On the Way (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [21/06/76])
3: Slipknot! (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [21/06/76])
4: Franklin's Tower (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [21/06/76])
5: Crazy Fingers (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [22/06/76])
6: Comes a Time (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [22/06/76])
7: Eyes of the World (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [22/06/76])
8: Dancing in the Street (Tower Theater, Philadelphia, PA [22/06/76])

Number of Discs: 3

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