Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah (3 CDs)

"To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead's ambitious 1975 album Blues For Allah, we have produced what we feel is the most eclectic 50thanniversary 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: "The Music Never Stopped," "Help On The Way>Slipknot!>Franklin's Tower," and "Crazy Fingers," along with a half hour of additional material from the shows. This 50thanniversary reissue is packed with three hours of studio, soundcheck, and live material. It's a reissue unlike any other, just as Blues For Allah is an album unlike any other."-David Lemieux

Disc One
2025 Remaster
“Help On The Way” / “Slipknot!”
“Franklin’s Tower”
“King Solomon’s Marbles”
Part I: “Stronger Than Dirt”
Part II: “Milkin’ The Turkey”
“The Music Never Stopped”
“Crazy Fingers”
“Sage & Spirit”
“Blues For Allah”
“Sand Castles & Glass Camels”
“Unusual Occurrences In The Desert”

Disc Two
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA Soundcheck/Rehearsal (8/12/75)
“Help On The Way” >
“Slipknot!”
“Franklin’s Tower”
“Help On The Way” >
“Slipknot!”
“Franklin’s Tower”
“King Solomon’s Marbles”
“Crazy Fingers”
“Sage And Spirit”
Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA (3/23/75)
“Blues For Allah”
“Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin’ The Turkey)”
“Drums”
“Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin’ The Turkey)”
“Blues For Allah”

Disc Three
Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA (6/21/76 and 6/22/76)
“The Music Never Stopped”
“Help On The Way” >
“Slipknot!” >
“Franklin’s Tower”
“Crazy Fingers”
“Comes A Time”
“Eyes Of The World” >
“Dancing In The Street”