THE GRATEFUL DEAD LIVE / DEAD 1969 ORIG WARNER BROS. U.K. DOUBLE L.P.

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I TRY TO GIVE THE BEST DESCRIPTION / DETAIL AND HONESTY WITH MY GRADINGS. I ALWAYS SUPPLY AT LEAST 4 PHOTOS SO WHAT YOU SEE IS THE REAL DEAL.  I TEST PLAY ALL MY RECORDS ON A LATE 1960s FIDELITY MONO RECORD PLAYER ( AS IN THE PHOTO WITH THIS RECORD). SO PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND IF YOU HAVE AN EXPENSIVE MODERN MACHINE AS SOUNDS COULD DIFFER.

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U.K. 1st PRESS STEREO

THE GRATEFUL DEAD

LIVE / DEAD

SIDE 1 ~ PLEASE SEE BELOW

SIDE 2 ~ PLEASE SEE BELOW

SIDE 3 ~ PLEASE SEE BELOW

SIDE 4 ~ PLEASE SEE BELOW

ON

WARNER BROS.

YEAR OF RELEASE ~ 1969

CAT No ~ WS.1830

MATRIX No's

WS 1830A - 2 *1

WS 1830 B -1 *1

WS 1830 C- 1 *T

WS 1830 D -1 *T

RECORD ~ VG  ( THIS RECORD HAS JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT SUPERFICIAL HANDLING / SCUFFS I NOTICED IN NORMAL LIGHT. UNDER STRONG LIGHT THERE WERE JUST A FEW MORE MARKS AND VERY FINE WHISPY RUBS. NO HEAVY OR NASTY MARKS AT ALL.  A PRETTY NICE SHINY PLAYABLE COPY. )

LABELS ~ EX ( NO WEAR AT ALL AND BOTH SIDES ARE NICE AND CLEAN.) 

PLAYS ~ VG ( THIS HAS JUST SOME MILD CRACKLE IN PLACES. MORE SO ON TRACK 1 SIDE 1 AS THIS IS A QUIET TRACK. I DID NOTICE ALSO A FEW VERY LIGHT POPS BUT THIS IS DUE TO DIRT INSIDE THE GROOVES AND NOT THROUGH A SCRATCH. SAYING THAT ALL 4 SIDES PLAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. GREAT SOUND. NO JUMPS OR SKIPS)

INNER SLEEVES ~ VG ( THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL PAPER SLEEVES. 1 HAS DISCOLOURED QUITE A BIT OVER THE YEARS . THESE HAVE A BLACK  LABEL ON THE TOP MIDDLE. ONE SLEEVE HAS A SMALL SEAM SPLIT AT THE MIDDLE DOWN ONE SIDE.)

GATEFOLD SLEEVE ~ F ( FIRST THING TO NOTE THERE IS A 5" INCH TEAR ALONG THE BOTTOM FOLD AT THE OPENER ON THE FRONT SECTION OF THE GATEFOLD AND A 1" INCH TEAR ON THE REAR AT THE BOTTOM OPENER AND A 1"TEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GATEFOLD. THE FRONT SLEEVE HAS CREASES NEAR THE CORNERS AND A MILD RING MARK WHERE THE RECORDS HAVE BEEN HOUSED. THE SPINE HAS FLATTENED AND HAS LOST SOME OF IT'S WRITING IN PLACES DUE TO SCUFFS. BUT PARTS ARE STILL STILL READABLE. THE REAR SLEEVE IS ABOUT THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT . THE INNER GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS PRETTY CLEAN AND FREE FROM RIPS OR TEARS. )

History

The songs were recorded with a mobile 16-track studio.[5] Owsley "Bear" Stanley also asked Ron Wickersham to invent a mic splitter that fed both into the PA and the record inputs with no loss in quality.[6] "Dark Star" and "St. Stephen" pairing was taken from the February 27, 1969 show at the Fillmore West; "The Eleven" and "Turn On Your Love Light" were from the January 26, 1969 show at the Avalon Ballroom; "Death Don't Have No Mercy," "Feedback," and "And We Bid You Goodnight" were from the March 2, 1969 show at the Fillmore West.

Unlike in later years, in early 1969 the contents of the Dead's set lists varied little. They improvised the medley of "Dark Star"/"St. Stephen"/"The Eleven" several times a week, which enabled them to explore widely within the songs' simple frameworks. The album was a financial success for the band in the eyes of their label, Warner Bros. Constanten had commented that "Warner Bros. had pointed out that they had sunk $100,000-plus into Aoxomoxoa ... so someone had the idea that if we sent them a double live album, three discs for the price of one wouldn't be such a bad deal."[5]

A six-and-a-half-minute edit of "Turn On Your Lovelight" was issued first on the Warner/Reprise Loss Leaders album The Big Ball in 1970, and later on Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead. A two-and-a-half minute edit of "Dark Star" was released on the soundtrack album for Zabriskie Point, an Antonioni film for which Garcia created additional music. The album's version of St. Stephen appears on the 1977 Grateful Dead compilation What a Long Strange Trip It's Been, but fades out during the final verse.

The 2001 Rhino cd features a different mix than previously issued.

Artwork

The cover art for Live/Dead is by Robert Donovan (Bob) Thomas. The word "Live" is seen on the front cover, and the word "Dead" fills the back cover. The top part of the word "Dead" on the back cover spells "acid", a slang term for LSD.

The original Warner Bros. LP [#2WS 1830] included an 8.5" X 11" bi-fold art and lyric book containing the lyrics to "Saint Stephen", "The Eleven", and "Dark Star".

Track listing

Notes

• Later remixed and released with entire concert on Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, Disc #2
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• Later remixed and released with entire concert on Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, Disc #9
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• Later remixed and released with entire concert on Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, Disc #10, and Fillmore West 1969
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4. Later remixed and released with entire concert, in unedited form, on Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, Disc #10, and Fillmore West 1969

Personnel

Grateful Dead
• Tom Constanten – organ
• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
• Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
• Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – vocals, congas, organ on "Death Don't Have No Mercy"
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
Production
• Produced by Grateful Dead, Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor
• Executive engineer: Bob Matthews
• Engineer: Betty Cantor
• Consulting engineers: Owsley, Ron Wickersham
• Sound: Bear
• Art direction: Ed Thrasher
• Cover art: R.D. Thomas

Sales charts and certification

Billboard chart

Year Chart Position 1970 Pop Albums 64[citation needed]

RIAA certification

Certification Date Gold August 24, 2001[11]

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MY GRADING IS AS FOLLOWED

MINT ~ A pristine record - looks brand new, never played.

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NEAR MINT ~ Superb condition; apart from a few very light marks, e.g. handling marks and/or sleeve scuffs only visible under strong light.

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EXCELLENT CONDITION ~ A copy which shows hardly any defects at all apart from one or two superficial hairline, scuffs noticeable in normal light. 

PLAYS ~ EX ~ Great sound quality.

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VERY GOOD CONDITION ~  Record has been played but still looks good, with only a few light hairline marks and/or scuff marks noticeable in normal light.

PLAYS ~ VG ~ Has occasional light crackle. Still sounds very good.

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GOOD CONDITION ~ Record shows quite a few light hairline marks and/or scuffs not affecting play.

PLAYS ~ G ~ Background crackle will be present but will not spoil the listening.

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FAIR ~ Record shows needle marks, scuffs. Some will be feelable with the odd click. Not trashed.

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POOR ~ These go in the bin! As far as I am concerned records are for playing. Pictures are for looking at.

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I TRY TO GIVE THE BEST DESCRIPTION / DETAIL AND HONESTY WITH MY GRADINGS. I TEST PLAY ALL MY RECORDS ON A LATE 1960s FIDELITY MONO RECORD PLAYER ( AS IN THE PHOTO WITH THIS RECORD). SO PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND IF YOU HAVE AN EXPENSIVE MODERN MACHINE AS SOUNDS COULD DIFFER.

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