Dead Fans !! ... & Fans of " Blues ! ... For Allah !! ". Offered here is the Very-Rare ! ... & Very-Awesome !! Grateful Dead Blues For Allah " Limited Edition Picture Disc CD " !!! Featuring ( naturally ... ) Legendary ! " The Fiddler " Art - by Philip Garris ( 1974 ) !! This is a Rare ! Grateful Dead Records ( GDR ) - London - UK Printing ! ... " GDPD 4001 " - from way back in the day when Grateful Dead Records still had a London, England Address ! > 48-50 Steele Road, London NW10 7AS ! So, yes indeed ... a Serious ! Piece of G.D. History here - from Yesteryear ! Wow ... I mean how time flies - as here today, this " Picture Disc CD " was issued over 35-Years Ago !! The 1975 Studio Album Masterpiece ! by The Grateful Dead !!! This '75 Album release was in essence the " Return ! " of The Grateful Dead !!! This 1975 Album is nothing short of both Amazing ! & Spectacular !! ... and, as I always like to ponder & say - I cannot even Imagine ! what it would have been like in 1975 to actually see one of the only Four ( 4 ) Shows ! the Grateful Dead played - that whole 1975 year ... as the jaws in the crowd must have been on the ground ! Both in surprise, and in sheer amazement too ... Whoa !?! And especially on 8/13/75 at the Great American Music Hall !!! In many-many ways - this brand of G.D. was Far ! different than what they were offered in the past ...very different & Amazing ! This is the Help > Slip ! > Franklin's - Crazy Fingers & Music Never Stopped Era ! Touched in sound & delivery by the Mid-'70's sound & style for certain, but as usual - uniquely trademarked in a Grateful Dead way - that Only ! the Grateful Dead can do ! Now ... keep in mind here - that the Grateful Dead announced it would be taking a ' Hiatus ' right after the October '74 Winterland Shows - and it was really uncertain what exactly the future held for the Good Ol' Grateful Dead ?! Well, they all did their own things - side-projects made main - studio albums - practicing - relaxing, or really - just doing other things ... and, as it turned out - it really was the very-best thing that could have ever happened for every Member in the Band ! Rumors that they were " done " & disbanding - quickly came to a halt ... and they got back into the studio soon, in early '75 - and began working on this here project ... " Blues For Allah " !!! This is indeed the inaugural essence of post-hiatus Grateful Dead, and it is something ! They only toured 1/2 of the year in '76 - but toured it hard ! they definitely did - Wow. And, keep in mind too ... that this Album and subsequent tour were really the ideas that eventually led to Terrapin Station - and Shakedown Street ... and of course - just right around the corner - the Banner ! Grateful Dead year of 1977 !!! Allah !!! One that I definitely ! could not live without - both This !! & 8/13/75 at the Great American !!! So, as far as ' Blues For Allah ' goes ... just one look at the track listing & one listen through ! will indeed tell you why !! ... Help > Slip ! > Franklin's - King Solomon's Marbles I & II - Music Never Stopped - Crazy Fingers - Sage & Spirit - and the Blues For Allah Suite ! And Dead Fans ... I mean who in the World ! would have ever thought that " Allah " could even possibly get any-better ... but, indeed it did -- way back in 1988 ! -- in a format you've likely never seen ? ... the Grateful Dead Records - London - UK Issued ... " Picture Disc CD " ! - with a Picture Disc Featuring Artwork by the ' Grate ! ' Philip Garris ! - truly one of the Best ! of them all. An Amazing ! CD Piece here Fans - for the serious Collector of Rare Grateful Dead items ! Wow ... " Help On The Way !!! " - Enjoy !!!!!
Grateful Dead : Blues For Allah : 1975 : ( 1988 Grateful Dead Records ( GDR ) - London " Picture Disc CD " ! :
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
Item Condition : This Very-Rare ! ( 1988 Grateful Dead Records - London ( UK Issue ) ) Grateful Dead Blues For Allah ( 1975 ) CD (1975/1988) is in Very Good condition. CD ( 1-CD ) is in Very Good condition - close to Very Good/Like New with light marks/scratches on the playing surface (please see photos). Liner Notes ( Double-Sided 6-Page Tri-Fold Insert & Back Insert Card ) are in Very Good condition - close to Like New with light indentations, mostly from the internal plastic CD holders (please see photos). CD Case ( Original 1-CD Jewel Case - with Original CD Sticker - ' Limited Edition Picture Disc CD ' ) is in overall Very Good condition with medium scratches/marks (please see photos). Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. " Blues For Allah !!! " ... the '88 U.K. " Limited Edition Picture Disc CD !!! ... Enjoy !!!!!
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