Historic Dead is a live album by Grateful Dead , released in 1971 .
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| Grateful Dead Live Album | ||||
| Date of issue | June 1971 | |||
| Recorded by | End of 1966 | |||
| Genres | Psychedelic Rock , Blues Rock | |||
| Duration | 28:51 | |||
| Producers | Robert Cohen | |||
| A country |  USA | |||
| Language of songs | English | |||
| Label | Sunflower records | |||
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Content
About the album
The Historic Dead was recorded in San Francisco during concerts at the Avalon Ballroom in late 1966, and released in June 1971. He went out on long-playing records. Published on Sunflower Records and distributed by MGM Records. Sunflower Studios acquired the rights to a number of live recordings made at Avalon Ballroom, including the Grateful Dead . [1] . Thus, the recording is legal, although the group did not take any part in the release of the album. The album reached 154th position on the Billboard 200 . [2] It did not go on sale again, nor was it reissued on CD. This album was preceded by Vintage Dead , another album released by Sunflower based on recordings made in 1966 during concerts at the Avalon Ballroom.
List of Songs
- Side 1
- "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Sonny Boy Williamson)" - 11:01
- Lindy (Jab Jones and Will Shade) - 2:49
- Side 2
- 'Stealin' (Gus Cannon and Will Shade) - 3:00
- βThe Same Thingβ ( Willy Dixon ) - 12:01
Record Members
- Grateful dead
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Bill Kreuzman - drums
- Phil Lesch - bass, vocals
- Ron McKernan - keyboards, vocals, harmonica
- Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
- Technical staff
- Robert Cohen - Producer and Sound Engineer
- Richard Delvey - Editing and Mixing
- Robert Hickson - album design
Notes
- β Callahan, Mike, et al. Sunflower Album Discography at Both Sides Now Publications
- β [ Historic Dead on the AllMusic Grateful Dead Billboard albums] at Allmusic