Grateful Dead discography
A discography for the Grateful Dead.
Studio and "current" live albums
More so than most bands, the Grateful Dead frequently released live albums that filled the role of conventional studio albums, in that they were recently recorded and often contained newly-written material not on any studio album. An integral part of the contemporaneous evolution of the band, such live albums are included in this section.
| File:GratefulDead1967LP.jpg | March 17, 1967 | The Grateful Dead | Gold: November 11, 1971 | Pop Albums: #37 |
| File:AnthemOfTheSun.jpg | July 18, 1968 | Anthem of the Sun | Pop Albums: #87 | |
| File:Aoxomoxoa.jpg | June 20, 1969 | Aoxomoxoa | Gold: March 13, 1997 | Pop Albums: #73 |
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November 10, 1969 | Live/Dead | Live Recorded January-March 1969 at various locations Gold: August 24, 2001 |
Pop Albums: #64 |
| File:Gratefuldead-workingman.jpg | June 14, 1970 | Workingman's Dead | Gold: July 7, 1974 Platinum: October 13, 1986 |
Pop Albums: #27 |
| File:Grateful Dead-American Beau.jpg | November 1970 | American Beauty | Gold: July 7, 1974 Platinum: October 13, 1986 Double Platinum: August 24, 2001 |
Pop Albums: #30 |
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October 1971 | Grateful Dead (also known as Skull & Roses) |
Live Recorded early 1971 at various locations |
Pop Albums: #25 |
| File:Europe '72.jpg | November 5, 1972 | Europe '72 | Live Recorded April-May 1972 at various European locations Gold: December 14, 1972 |
Pop Albums: #20 |
| File:GD-HofDBC.jpg | July 13, 1973 | History of the Grateful Dead Volume One (Bear's Choice) |
Live February 13 & 14, 1970 Fillmore East in New York City |
Pop Albums: #60 |
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October 15, 1973 | Wake of the Flood | Pop Albums: #18 | |
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June 27, 1974 | Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel | Pop Albums: #17 | |
| File:GDbluesforallah.jpg | August, 1975 | Blues for Allah | Pop Albums: #12 | |
| File:DECD011.jpg | June 1976 | Steal Your Face | Live Recorded October 16-20, 1974 at Winterland Arena, San Francisco |
Pop Albums: #56 |
| File:GDterrapinstation.jpg | July 27, 1977 | Terrapin Station | Gold: September 4, 1987 | Pop Albums: #28 |
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November 15, 1978 | Shakedown Street | Gold: September 4, 1987 | Pop Albums: #41 |
| File:GDgotoheaven.jpg | April 28, 1980 | Go to Heaven | Pop Albums: #23 | |
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April 1, 1981 | Reckoning | Live Recorded September 25 - October 31, 1980 at Warfield Theater, San Francisco and Radio City Music Hall, New York |
Pop Albums: #43 |
| File:DECD117.jpg | August 1981 | Dead Set | Live Recorded at same shows as Reckoning |
Pop Albums: #29 |
| File:GDITD.jpg | July 6, 1987 | In the Dark | Gold: September 4, 1987 Platinum: September 18 1987 Double Platinum: September 10, 1995 |
Billboard 200: #6 |
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October 31, 1989 | Built to Last | Gold: January 3, 1990 | Billboard 200: #27 |
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September 1990 | Without a Net | Live Recorded October, 1989 - April, 1990 at various locations Gold: November 27, 1990 |
Billboard 200: #29 |
Compilations/Box sets
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"Retrospective" live albums
Traditional releases
Dick's Picks
In the 1990s and 2000s, the Grateful Dead released numerous live concert recordings from their archives in three concurrent series. The "From the Vault" series are remixes of multi-track recordings made at the time of the concerts. The "View from the Vault" series are also multi-track remixes, but are released simultaneously as albums on CD and as concert performance videos on DVD. (The first three volumes were also released on VHS videotape.) Both of these series are included in the "Retrospective" live albums list above.
The third series of concert releases is Dick's Picks, which are based on two-track concert recordings. Because the options for remixing two-track recordings are much more limited than for multi-track recordings, the sound quality of the Dick's Picks series, while generally very good, is not quite as high as that of the other official releases of live recordings, as explained in the various "caveat emptor" notices on the CD boxes.
The Dick's Picks series, which started in 1993, was named for Grateful Dead tape vault archivist Dick Latvala, who selected shows with the band's approval and oversaw production of the albums. After Latvala's death in 1999, David Lemieux became the Dead's tape archivist and took over responsibility for the Dick's Picks releases. Latvala and Lemieux worked with recording engineer Jeffrey Norman, who was in charge of mastering the CDs.
Volume 15 and later were released in HDCD format. This provides enhanced sound quality when played on CD players with HDCD capability, and is fully compatible with regular CD players.
| File:GD DP V1.jpg | December 1993 | Volume 1 | December 19, 1973 Tampa, Florida |
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March 1995 | Volume 2 | October 31, 1971 Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio |
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November 1995 | Volume 3 | May 22, 1977 Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida |
| File:DECD028.jpg | February 1996 | Volume 4 | February 13 - 14, 1970 Fillmore East, New York City |
| File:DECD029.jpg | May 1996 | Volume 5 | December 26, 1979 Oakland Arena, Oakland, California |
| File:DECD031.jpg | October 1996 | Volume 6 | October 14, 1983 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut |
| File:DECD032.jpg | March 1997 | Volume 7 | September 9 - 11, 1974 Alexandra Palace, London, England |
| File:DECD033.jpg | mid-1997 | Volume 8 | May 2, 1970 Harpur College, Binghamton, New York |
| File:DECD034.jpg | October, 1997 | Volume 9 | September 16, 1990 Madison Square Garden, New York City |
| File:DECD035.jpg | February, 1998 | Volume 10 | December 29-30, 1977 Winterland, San Francisco, California |
| File:DECD036.jpg | June, 1998 | Volume 11 | September 27, 1972 Stanley Theater, Jersey City, New Jersey |
| File:DECD037.jpg | October, 1998 | Volume 12 | June 26, 1974 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI June 28, 1974 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
| File:DECD038.jpg | March 11, 1999 | Volume 13 | May 6, 1981 Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York |
| File:DECD039.jpg | June, 1999 | Volume 14 | November 30-December 2, 1973 Boston Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts |
| File:DECD040.jpg | October 19, 1999 | Volume 15 | September 3, 1977 Raceway Park, Englishtown, New Jersey |
| File:DECD041.jpg | February, 2000 | Volume 16 | November 8, 1969 The Fillmore, San Francisco, California |
| File:DECD042.jpg | April 28, 2000 | Volume 17 | September 25, 1991 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts March 31, 1991 |
| File:GDDP18.jpg | June, 2000 | Volume 18 | February 3, 1978 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI February 5, 1978 Uni-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| File:GDDP19.jpg | October 2000 | Volume 19 | October 19, 1973 Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma, OK |
| File:GDDP20.jpg | January 2001 | Volume 20 | September 25, 1976 Capital Center, Landover, Maryland September 28, 1976 Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY |
| File:GDDP21.jpg | March 2001 | Volume 21 | November 1, 1985 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia September 2, 1980 |
| File:GDDP22.jpg | June 2001 | Volume 22 | February 23 and 24, 1968 Kings Beach Bowl, Lake Tahoe, California |
| File:GDDP23.jpg | October 16, 2001 | Volume 23 | September 17, 1972 Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
| File:GDDP24.jpg | February 10, 2002 | Volume 24 | March 23, 1974 Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
| File:GDDP25.jpg | July 20, 2002 | Volume 25 | May 10, 1978 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut May 11, 1978 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Mass. |
| File:GDDP26.jpg | October 1, 2002 | Volume 26 | April 26, 1969 Electric Theater, Chicago, Illinois April 27, 1969 Labor Temple, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| File:GDDP27.jpg | January 23, 2002 | Volume 27 | December 16, 1992 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
| File:GDDP28.jpg | April 20, 2003 | Volume 28 | February 26, 1973 Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, Nebraska February 28, 1973 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| File:GDDP29.jpg | July 22, 2003 | Volume 29 | May 19, 1977 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia May 21, 1977 Lakeland Civic Arena, Lakeland, Florida |
| File:GDDP30.jpg | October 30, 2003 | Volume 30 | March 25, 1972 March 28, 1972 Academy of Music, New York City |
| File:GDDP31.jpg | March 16, 2004 | Volume 31 | August 4-5, 1974 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA August 6, 1974 Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ |
| File:GDDP32.jpg | July 20, 2004 | Volume 32 | August 7, 1982 Alpine Valley, East Troy, Wisconsin |
| File:GDDP33.jpg | November 15, 2004 | Volume 33 | October 9 and 10, 1976 Oakland Stadium, Oakland, California |
| File:GDDP34.jpg | February 14, 2005 | Volume 34 | November 5, 1977 Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY November 2, 1977 Seneca College Field House, Toronto, ON |
| File:GDDP35.jpg | June 17, 2005 | Volume 35 | August 7, 1971 San Diego, California August 24, 1971 Chicago, Illinois August 6, 1971 Palladium, Hollywood, California |
| File:GDDP36.jpg | October 2005 | Volume 36 | September 21, 1972 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Digital Download series
In the summer of 2005 the Dead began offering downloadable versions of both their existing live releases, and a new internet-only series, The Grateful Dead Download Series, that is available exclusively through both their own GDStore.com (which offers the albums in both 256 kbit/s mp3 files and FLAC files -- a preferred audio standard for those who archive Dead and other fan-made live recordings on the Internet) and the iTunes Music Store (which offers them in their 128 kbit/s AAC format). Not surprisingly, these Internet-only albums have met with the same success as their CD-based brethren.
Videos
Grateful Dead videos.
This section does not include the "View from the Vault" videos, which were also released as audio CDs and are listed in "Retrospective live albums" above:
- View from the Vault, Volume One
- View from the Vault, Volume Two
- View from the Vault, Volume Three
- View from the Vault, Volume Four
- The Closing of Winterland
- Truckin' Up to Buffalo
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June 1, 1977 | The Grateful Dead Movie | October 16-20, 1974 Winterland Ballroom San Francisco, California |
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1981 | Dead Ahead | October 30-31, 1980 Radio City Music Hall New York, New York |
| File:SoFarVHS.jpg | 1987 | So Far | 1985 various locations |
| File:MakingOfTheTouchOfGrayVideoVHS.jpg | September 1, 1987 | The Making of the Touch of Gray Video | May 9, 1987 Laguna Seca Recreation Area Monterey, California |
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1992 | Backstage Pass | various dates various locations |
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1992 | Infrared Sightings | various dates various locations |
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October 1, 1996 | Ticket to New Year's | December 31, 1987 Oakland Coliseum Oakland, California |
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1997 | Downhill from Here | July 17-19, 1989 Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, Wisconsin |
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1998 | Anthem to Beauty | (The making of Anthem of the Sun and American Beauty) |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| 1966 | "Stealin'" | - | - | - | non-album |
| 1967 | "The Golden Road (To The Unlimited Devotion)" | - | - | - | The Grateful Dead |
| 1967 | "Viola Lee Blues" | - | - | - | The Grateful Dead |
| 1968 | "Dark Star" | - | - | - | non-album |
| 1969 | "Dupree's Diamond Blues" | - | - | - | Aoxomoxoa |
| 1969 | "Cosmic Charlie" | - | - | - | Aoxomoxoa |
| 1969 | "China Cat Sunflower" | - | - | - | Aoxomoxoa |
| 1970 | "Uncle John's Band" | - | - | - | Workingman's Dead |
| 1970 | "Casey Jones" | - | - | - | Workingman's Dead |
| 1970 | "Truckin'" | 68 | - | - | American Beauty |
| 1972 | "One More Saturday Night" | - | - | - | Europe '72 |
| 1973 | "Sugar Magnolia" | 91 | - | - | Europe '72 |
| 1973 | "Let Me Sing Your Blues Away" | - | - | - | Wake Of The Flood |
| 1973 | "Eyes Of The World" | - | - | - | Wake Of The Flood |
| 1974 | "U.S. Blues" | - | - | - | Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel |
| 1975 | "The Music Never Stopped" | 81 | - | - | Blues For Allah |
| 1975 | "Franklin's Tower" | - | - | - | Blues For Allah |
| 1977 | "Dancin' in the Streets" | - | - | - | Terrapin Station |
| 1977 | "Passenger" | - | - | - | Terrapin Station |
| 1978 | "Good Lovin'" | - | - | - | Shakedown Street |
| 1980 | "Alabama Getaway" | 68 | - | - | Go To Heaven |
| 1980 | "Don't Ease Me In" | - | - | - | Go To Heaven |
| 1981 | "Dire Wolf" | - | 37 | - | Reckoning |
| 1987 | "Touch Of Grey" | 9 | 1 | 15 | In The Dark |
| 1987 | "Hell In A Bucket" | - | 3 | - | In The Dark |
| 1987 | "Throwing Stones" | - | 15 | - | In The Dark |
| 1987 | "West L.A. Fadeaway" | - | 40 | - | In The Dark |
| 1989 | "Foolish Heart" | - | 8 | - | Built To Last |
Problem with Archive.org
In November of 2005, the Dead's management outraged fans by asking the operators of the popular Internet Archive (archive.org) to stop making concerts available for download, and to offer only streamcast recordings instead. The band's spokesman, Dennis McNally, claimed such a repository "doesn't represent Grateful Dead values" because it doesn't foster one-to-one connections between fans. However, David Gans, host of a syndicated radio program, "The Grateful Dead Hour," speculates that the band is motivated by money, noting "when they were making $50 million a year on the road, there wasn't a lot of pressure to monetize their archives."[1]
The removal of the Dead's concerts from Archive.org created a storm of protest, in addition to a rapidly spreading boycott of the band's remaining commercial products. Several days after the announcement that the concerts had been removed, Brewster Kahle of Archive.Org made a cryptic announcement that audience tapes of the concerts would again become available, though so-called board tapes would only be available as streaming audio. Kahle claimed that the whole affair had been a "misunderstanding," but John Perry Barlow, one of the band's lyricists, claimed that concerts had been restored after several members of the band had backed away from their earlier opposition after realizing they had created a public relations "catastrophe."
