Grateful Dead - History of the Grateful Dead Vol 1 Vinyl LP
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Grateful Dead - History of the Grateful Dead Vol 1 Vinyl LP
The dead's first true archival album in honor of the 50th anniversary
Price $25.00
Format 1xLP
Label Grateful Dead / WEA
UPC 603497835492
Color Black
Year May 5 2023
Condition
Media condition
New/Mint
Sleeve condition
New/Mint
Album Facts
The dead's first true archival album in honor of the 50th anniversary
Price $25.00
Format 1xLP
Label Grateful Dead / WEA
UPC 603497835492
Color Black
Year May 5 2023
Condition
Media condition
New/Mint
Sleeve condition
New/Mint
The Grateful Dead's first true archival album, Bear's Choice, was lovingly produced as atribute to Pigpen shortly after he passed by none other that the Dead's original soundman and benefactor, Owsley Stanley, aka Bear. Drawing from live shows recorded three years earlier by Bear at the Fillmore East in New York City, Bear's Choice captures the Dead at an essential moment of their history, as they were about to record Workingman's Dead (and shortly thereafter, American Beauty), and were transitioning into becoming Americana pioneers, while never losing touch with their psychedelic improvisational roots. Three of the eight songs on the album are sung by Pigpen, with Side 1 being the definitive example of early Acoustic Dead, and Side 2 being electric blues and rock & roll, with Pigpen leading the charge on both tracks on the second side. This has been re-mastered by David Glasser using Plangent Processes from the original analog 2-track tapes recorded live by Bear and has never sounded better.
