DESCRIPTION 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 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: "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 50th anniversary 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. Tracks: CD: 2025 REMASTER
Help On The Way / Slipknot!
Franklins Tower
King Solomons 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
CD2: GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SOUNDCHECK/REHEARSAL 8/12/75) / KEZAR STADIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA (3/23/75)
Help On The Way> - (Great American Music Hall)
Slipknot! - (Great American Music Hall)
Franklin's Tower - (Great American Music Hall)
Help On The Way> - (Great American Music Hall)
Slipknot! - (Great American Music Hall)
Franklin's Tower - (Great American Music Hall)
King Solomon's Marbles - (Great American Music Hall)
Crazy Fingers - (Great American Music Hall)
Sage And Spirit - (Great American Music Hall)
Blues For Allah - (Kezar Stadium)
Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin The Turkey) - (Kezar Stadium)
Drums - (Kezar Stadium)
Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin The Turkey) - (Kezar Stadium)
Blues For Allah - (Kezar Stadium)
CD3: TOWER THEATER, PHILADELPHIA, PA (6/21/76) / TOWER THEATER, PHILADELPHIA, PA (6/22/76)
The Music Never Stopped - (Tower Theater, 6/21/76)
Help On The Way> - (Tower Theater, 6/21/76)
Slipknot! - (Tower Theater, 6/21/76)
Franklin's Tower - (Tower Theater, 6/21/76)
Crazy Fingers - (Tower Theater, 6/22/76)
Comes A Time - (Tower Theater, 6/22/76)
Eyes Of The World - (Tower Theater, 6/22/76)
Dancing In The Street - (Tower Theater, 6/22/76)

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