Grateful Dead discography
The Steal Your Face image is one of the Grateful Dead's official logos. | |
Releases | |
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↙Studio albums | 13 |
↙Live albums | 9 |
↙Compilation albums | 7 |
↙Singles | 28 |
↙Video albums | 10 |
↙Box Sets | 6 |
↙Retrospective live albums | 47 |
↙Dick's Picks | 36 |
↙Road Trips | 17 |
↙Dave's Picks | 14 |
↙Digital Download series | 15 |
The discography of the rock band the Grateful Dead includes more than 140 albums, the majority of them recorded live in concert. The band has also released more than two dozen singles and a number of videos.[1][2]
The Grateful Dead formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1965 amid the counterculture of the 1960s. They had many musical influences, and their music evolved to a great degree over time. They made extensive use of improvisation, and are considered one of the originators of jam band music. The founding members were Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, Bob Weir on guitar and vocals, Phil Lesh on bass and vocals, Bill Kreutzmann on drums, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan on organ, harmonica, percussion, and vocals. Pigpen died in 1973, but the other four remained with the band for its entire 30-year history. Second drummer Mickey Hart was also in the band for most of that time. Others who were band members at different times were keyboardists Tom Constanten, Keith Godchaux, Brent Mydland, and Vince Welnick, and vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux.
While they were together, from 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead released thirteen studio albums and nine contemporary live albums. The nine live albums were recently recorded and mostly contained previously unreleased original material. They filled the role of traditional studio albums, and were an integral part of the contemporaneous evolution of the band. (The Dead's second album, Anthem of the Sun, was an experimental amalgam of studio and live material.)
In 1991, the band started releasing retrospective live albums, a practice that has continued to the present time. There are several series of these albums. The "traditional" live releases were created by remixing multitrack recordings of concerts. A second series of live albums, from 1993 to 2005, was Dick's Picks, concert recordings selected for their musical excellence but made using stereo recordings that did not allow the different musical parts to be remixed. This was followed by a similar series from 2007 to 2011 called Road Trips, and then, starting in 2012, by Dave's Picks. Another series of albums was released only in the form of digital downloads.
The Grateful Dead's video albums include some albums that were released as both audio CDs and concert DVDs, either separately or together, and some that were released only on video, as well as two theatrical films. The band has also released several compilation albums and box sets.
Studio and contemporary live albums
Unconventionally, the Grateful Dead made the release of live albums a common occurrence throughout their career. Because many were recently recorded and included previously unreleased original material, they often filled the role of traditional studio albums. An integral part of the contemporaneous evolution of the band, such live albums are included in this section.
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1967 | The Grateful Dead |
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73 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
1968 | Anthem of the Sun |
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1969 | Aoxomoxoa |
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73 | — | US: Gold [5] | |||||||||||||||||
Live/Dead |
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64 | — | US: Gold [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
1970 | Workingman's Dead |
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27 | — | US: Platinum: [5] | |||||||||||||||||
American Beauty |
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30 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
1971 | Grateful Dead (also known as Skull and Roses) |
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25 | — | US: Gold [5] | |||||||||||||||||
1972 | Europe '72 |
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24 | — | US: 2×Platinum [5] | |||||||||||||||||
1973 | History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) |
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60 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Wake of the Flood |
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18 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
1974 | From the Mars Hotel |
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16 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
1975 | Blues for Allah |
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12 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
1976 | Steal Your Face |
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56 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
1977 | Terrapin Station |
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28 | — | US: Gold [5] | |||||||||||||||||
1978 | Shakedown Street |
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41 | — | US: Gold [5] | |||||||||||||||||
1980 | Go to Heaven |
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23 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
1981 | Reckoning |
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43 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Dead Set |
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29 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
1987 | In the Dark |
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6 | — | US: 2×Platinum [5] Canada: Platinum [7] | |||||||||||||||||
1989 | Dylan & the Dead |
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37 | — | US: Gold [5] | |||||||||||||||||
Built to Last |
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27 | — | US: Gold [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Without a Net |
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43 | — | US: Gold [5] | |||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes release that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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1974 | Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead |
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75 | — | US: 3×Platinum [5] |
1977 | What a Long Strange Trip It's Been |
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121 | — | US: Platinum [5] |
1996 | The Arista Years |
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95 | — | |
1997 | Selections From the Arista Years |
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2003 | The Very Best of Grateful Dead |
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69 | — | |
2011 | Flashback with the Grateful Dead |
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2015 | The Best of the Grateful Dead |
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Box sets
Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||
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1987 | Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977-1987) |
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1999 | So Many Roads (1965–1995) |
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170 | — | US: Gold [5] | |||||||||||||||||
2001 | The Golden Road (1965–1973) |
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191 | — | US: Gold [5] | |||||||||||||||||
2004 | Beyond Description (1973-1989) |
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2010 | The Warner Bros. Studio Albums |
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2012 | All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection |
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Retrospective live albums
Traditional releases
Year | Title | Album details | Recording date & location | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
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1991 | One From the Vault |
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August 13, 1975 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA |
106 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Infrared Roses |
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1989–1990 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Two from the Vault |
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August 24, 1968 Shrine Theater, Los Angeles, CA |
119 | — | |||||||||||||||||
1994 | Grayfolded |
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January 20, 1968 – September 13, 1993 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
1995 | Hundred Year Hall |
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April 26, 1972 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, West Germany |
26 | — | US: Gold [5] | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | Dozin' at the Knick |
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March 24 – 26, 1990 Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY |
74 | — | US: Gold [5] | ||||||||||||||||
1997 | Fallout from the Phil Zone |
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September 3, 1967 – March 18, 1995 | 83 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Terrapin Station (Limited Edition) |
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March 15, 1990 Capital Centre, Landover, MD |
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Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 |
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February 11, 1969 Fillmore East, New York, NY |
77 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
1999 | So Many Roads (1965-1995) Sampler |
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July 16, 1966 – March 30, 1994 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
2000 | View from the Vault, Volume One |
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July 8, 1990 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead |
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April 25 – 29, 1971 Fillmore East, New York, NY |
165 | — | US: Gold [5] | |||||||||||||||||
2001 | View from the Vault, Volume Two |
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June 14, 1991 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, DC |
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Nightfall of Diamonds |
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October 16, 1989 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ |
196 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Postcards of the Hanging |
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June 10, 1973 – March 24, 1990 | 120 | 264 | |||||||||||||||||
Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 |
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April 7 – May 26, 1972 | 160 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
View from the Vault, Volume Three |
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June 16, 1990 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA |
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Go to Nassau |
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May 15 – 16, 1980 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY |
— | 201 | ||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Birth of the Dead |
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November 3, 1965 – April 1967 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
View from the Vault, Volume Four |
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July 24, 1987 Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA July 26, 1987 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA |
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The Closing of Winterland |
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December 31, 1978 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA |
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2004 | Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead |
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April 24, 1972 Rheinhalle, Düsseldorf, West Germany |
75 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
2005 | The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack |
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October 16 – 20, 1974 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA |
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Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 |
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1966 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Truckin' Up to Buffalo |
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July 4, 1989 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY |
137 | 137 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings |
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February 27 – March 2, 1969 Fillmore West, San Francisco, California |
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Fillmore West 1969 |
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February 27 – March 2, 1969 Fillmore West, San Francisco, California |
— | 272 | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Live at the Cow Palace |
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December 31, 1976 Cow Palace, Daly City, CA |
48 | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
Three from the Vault |
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February 19, 1971 Capitol Theater, Port Chester, New York |
112 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings |
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November 9 – 11, 1973 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California |
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Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 |
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September 15 – 16, 1978 Sound and Light Theater, Giza, Egypt |
35 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
2009 | To Terrapin: Hartford '77 |
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May 28, 1977 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut |
59 | 152 | |||||||||||||||||
Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings |
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June 7 – 9, 1977 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California |
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2010 | Crimson White & Indigo |
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July 7, 1989 John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Formerly the Warlocks |
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October 8 – 9, 1989 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia |
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2011 | Europe '72: The Complete Recordings |
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April 7 – May 26, 1972 Contains complete recordings of all 22 shows of this tour. |
193 | — |
US: Gold [5] | ||||||||||||||||
Europe '72 Volume 2 |
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April 7 – May 26, 1972 | 72 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Dark Star |
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May 4, 1972 Olympia Theatre, Paris, France |
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Spring 1990 |
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March 16 – April 2, 1990 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It |
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March 16 – April 2, 1990 | 157 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Winterland: May 30th 1971 |
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May 30, 1971 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California |
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2013 | May 1977 |
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May 11 – 17, 1977 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Sunshine Daydream |
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August 27, 1972 Old Renaissance Faire Grounds, Veneta, Oregon |
19 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 4/18/70 |
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April 18, 1970 Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, California |
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2014 | Live at Hampton Coliseum |
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May 4, 1979 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia |
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Spring 1990 (The Other One) |
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March 14 – April 3, 1990 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Wake Up to Find Out |
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March 29, 1990 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Houston, Texas 11-18-1972 |
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November 18, 1972 Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas |
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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 after Grateful Dead tape vault archivist Dick Latvala. Latvala selected shows with the band's approval and oversaw the production of the albums. After Latvala's death in 1999, David Lemieux became the Dead's tape archivist and took over responsibility for producing subsequent Dick's Picks releases. Latvala and Lemieux worked with recording engineer Jeffrey Norman, who was in charge of mastering the CDs. The last set of Dick's Pick's releases were released in 2005.
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.
Year | Title | Album details | Recording date & location |
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1993 | Dick's Picks Volume 1 |
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December 19, 1973 Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida |
1995 | Dick's Picks Volume 2 |
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October 31, 1971 Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio |
Dick's Picks Volume 3 |
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May 22, 1977 Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida | |
1996 | Dick's Picks Volume 4 |
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February 13 – 14, 1970 Fillmore East, New York, New York |
Dick's Picks Volume 5 |
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December 26, 1979 Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California | |
Dick's Picks Volume 6 |
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October 14, 1983 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut | |
1997 | Dick's Picks Volume 7 |
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September 9 – 11, 1974 Alexandra Palace, London, England |
Dick's Picks Volume 8 |
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May 2, 1970 Harpur College, Binghamton, New York | |
Dick's Picks Volume 9 |
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September 16, 1990 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
1998 | Dick's Picks Volume 10 |
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December 29, 1977 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California |
Dick's Picks Volume 11 |
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September 27, 1972 Stanley Theater, Jersey City, New Jersey | |
Dick's Picks Volume 12 |
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June 26, 1974 Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island June 28, 1974 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | |
1999 | Dick's Picks Volume 13 |
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May 6, 1981 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York |
Dick's Picks Volume 14 |
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November 30 – December 2, 1973 Boston Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts | |
Dick's Picks Volume 15 |
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*September 3, 1977 Raceway Park, Englishtown, New Jersey | |
2000 | Dick's Picks Volume 16 |
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November 8, 1969 Fillmore West, San Francisco, California |
Dick's Picks Volume 17 |
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September 25, 1991 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | |
Dick's Picks Volume 18 |
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February 3, 1978 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin February 5, 1978 UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa | |
Dick's Picks Volume 19 |
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October 19, 1973 Oklahoma State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
2001 | Dick's Picks Volume 20 |
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September 25, 1976 Capital Center, Landover, Maryland September 28, 1976 Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, New York |
Dick's Picks Volume 21 |
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November 1, 1985 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia | |
Dick's Picks Volume 22 |
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February 23 – 24, 1968 Kings Beach Bowl, Kings Beach, California | |
Dick's Picks Volume 23 |
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September 17, 1972 Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
2002 | Dick's Picks Volume 24 |
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March 23, 1974 Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
Dick's Picks Volume 25 |
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May 10, 1978 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut May 11, 1978 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts | |
Dick's Picks Volume 26 |
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April 26, 1969 Electric Theater, Chicago, Illinois April 27, 1969 Labor Temple, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
2003 | Dick's Picks Volume 27 |
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December 16, 1992 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
Dick's Picks Volume 28 |
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February 26, 1973 Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, Nebraska February 28, 1973 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
Dick's Picks Volume 29 |
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May 19, 1977 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia May 21, 1977 Lakeland Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, Florida | |
Dick's Picks Volume 30 |
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March 25 – 28, 1972 Academy of Music, New York, New York | |
2004 | Dick's Picks Volume 31 |
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August 4 – 5, 1974 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 6, 1974 Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey |
Dick's Picks Volume 32 |
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August 7, 1982 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin | |
Dick's Picks Volume 33 |
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October 9 – 10, 1976 Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California | |
2005 | Dick's Picks Volume 34 |
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November 2, 1977 Seneca College, Toronto, Canada November 5, 1977 Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York |
Dick's Picks Volume 35 |
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August 6, 1971 Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California August 7, 1971 Golden Hall, San Diego, California August 24, 1971 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois | |
Dick's Picks Volume 36 |
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September 21, 1972 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Road Trips
The Road Trips series of albums is the successor to Dick's Picks. The series started after the Grateful Dead signed a ten-year contract with Rhino Records to release the band's archival material. The Road Trips releases are created using two-track concert recordings, but unlike Dick's Picks they each contain material from multiple concerts of a tour. The production of the CDs is supervised by vault archivist David Lemieux, with mastering by sound engineer Jeffrey Norman. Like the later Dick's Picks, the Road Trips albums are released in HDCD format.
Year | Title | Album details | Recording date & location |
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2007 | Road Trips Volume 1 Number 1 |
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October 25 – November 10, 1979 |
2008 | Road Trips Volume 1 Number 2 |
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October 7 – 16, 1977 |
Road Trips Volume 1 Number 3 |
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July 31, 1971 Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut August 23, 1971 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois. | |
Road Trips Volume 1 Number 4 |
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October 21 – 22, 1978 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California | |
Road Trips Volume 2 Number 1 |
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September 18 – 20, 1990 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
2009 | Road Trips Volume 2 Number 2 |
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February 14, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California |
Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3 |
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June 16, 1974 Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa June 18, 1974 Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky | |
Road Trips Volume 2 Number 4 |
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May 26 – 27, 1993 Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California | |
Road Trips Volume 3 Number 1 |
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December 28, 1979 Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California | |
2010 | Road Trips Volume 3 Number 2 |
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November 15, 1971 Austin Municipal Auditorium, Austin, Texas |
Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 |
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May 15, 1970 Fillmore East, New York, New York | |
Road Trips Volume 3 Number 4 |
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May 6, 1980 Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania May 7, 1980 Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York | |
Road Trips Volume 4 Number 1 |
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May 23 – 24, 1969 Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation, West Hollywood, Florida | |
2011 | Road Trips Volume 4 Number 2 |
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March 31 – April 1, 1988 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Road Trips Volume 4 Number 3 |
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November 21, 1973 Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado | |
Road Trips Volume 4 Number 4 |
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April 6, 1982 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Road Trips Volume 4 Number 5 |
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June 9, 1976 Boston Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts |
Dave's Picks
The Dave's Picks albums followed the Road Trips series. They are named after Grateful Dead tape archivist David Lemieux.[9]
Year | Title | Album details | Recording date & location |
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2012 | Dave's Picks Volume 1 |
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May 25, 1977 The Mosque, Richmond, Virginia |
Dave's Picks Volume 2 |
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July 31, 1974 Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut | |
Dave's Picks Volume 3 |
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October 22, 1971 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois | |
Dave's Picks Volume 4 |
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September 24, 1976 College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia | |
2013 | Dave's Picks Volume 5 |
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November 17, 1973 Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California |
Dave's Picks Volume 6 |
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February 2, 1970 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri December 20, 1969 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California | |
Dave's Picks Volume 7 |
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April 24, 1978 Horton Fieldhouse, Normal, Illinois | |
Dave's Picks Volume 8 |
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November 30, 1980 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia | |
2014 | Dave's Picks Volume 9 |
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May 14, 1974 Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana |
Dave's Picks Volume 10 |
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December 12, 1969 Thelma Theater, Los Angeles, California | |
Dave's Picks Volume 11 |
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November 17, 1972 Century II Convention Hall, Wichita, Kansas | |
Dave's Picks Volume 12 |
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November 4, 1977 Colgate University, Hamilton, New York | |
2015 | Dave's Picks Volume 13 |
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February 24, 1974 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California |
Dave's Picks Volume 14 |
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March 26, 1972 Academy of Music, New York, New York |
Digital Download series
In the summer of 2005 the Dead began offering download 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 deadnetstore.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 256 kbit/s AAC format). Not surprisingly, these Internet-only albums have met with the same success as their CD-based brethren.
Year | Title | Album details | Recording date & location |
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2005 | Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 1 |
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April 30, 1977 Palladium, New York City, New York |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 2 |
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January 18, 1970 Springer's Inn, Portland, Oregon | |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 3 |
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October 26, 1971 The Palestra, Rochester, New York | |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 4 |
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June 18, 1976 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey | |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 5 |
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March 27, 1988 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia | |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 6 |
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March 17, 1968 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California | |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 7 |
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September 3, 1980 Springfield Civic Center Arena, Springfield, Massachusetts September 4, 1980 Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island | |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 8 |
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December 10, 1973 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina | |
Grateful Dead Download Series: Family Dog at the Great Highway |
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February 4, 1970 Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, California | |
2006 | Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 9 |
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April 2 – 3, 1989 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 10 |
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July 21, 1972 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, Washington | |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 11 |
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June 20, 1991 Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, Michigan | |
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 12 |
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April 17, 1969 Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri | |
2008 | Road Trips Full Show: Spectrum 11/5/79 |
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November 5, 1979 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Road Trips Full Show: Spectrum 11/6/79 |
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November 6, 1979 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Unauthorized legal releases
These albums are not bootlegs. They were released legally, but without the band's consent or cooperation.
Year | Title | Album details | Recording date & location | Peak chart position |
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1970 | Vintage Dead |
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Autumn 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California |
127 |
1971 | Historic Dead |
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Autumn 1966 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California |
154 |
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
- Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978
- Crimson White & Indigo
Year | Title | Video details | Recording date & location |
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1977 | The Grateful Dead Movie |
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October 16 – 20, 1974 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California |
1981 | Dead Ahead |
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October 30 – 31, 1980 Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York |
1987 | So Far |
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1985 |
Dead Ringers: The Making of Touch of Grey |
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1987 | |
1992 | Backstage Pass |
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Early 1970s – 1992 |
1995 | Infrared Sightings |
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1989–1990 |
1996 | Ticket to New Year's |
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December 31, 1987 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
1997 | Downhill from Here |
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July 17 – 19, 1989 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin |
1998 | Anthem to Beauty |
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(The making of Anthem of the Sun and American Beauty) |
2013 | Sunshine Daydream |
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August 27, 1972 Old Renaissance Faire Grounds, Veneta, Oregon |
Singles
Year | A-Side | B-Side | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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1966 | "Stealin'" | "Don't Ease Me In" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
1967 | "The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)" | "Cream Puff War" | — | — | — | The Grateful Dead | ||||||||||||||||
1967 | "Viola Lee Blues" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
1968 | "Dark Star" | "Born Cross Eyed" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
1969 | "Dupree's Diamond Blues" | "Cosmic Charlie" | — | — | — | Aoxomoxoa | ||||||||||||||||
1969 | "China Cat Sunflower" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
1970 | "Uncle John's Band" | "New Speedway Boogie" | 69 | — | — | Workingman's Dead | ||||||||||||||||
1970 | "Casey Jones" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
1970 | "Truckin'" | "Ripple" | 64 | — | — | American Beauty | ||||||||||||||||
1972 | "One More Saturday Night" | "Bertha" | — | — | — | Europe '72 | ||||||||||||||||
1972 | "Johnny B. Goode" | "Truckin'" | — | — | — | Skull & Roses | ||||||||||||||||
1973 | "Sugar Magnolia" | "Mr. Charlie" | 91 | — | — | Europe '72 | ||||||||||||||||
1973 | "Let Me Sing Your Blues Away" | "Here Comes Sunshine" | — | — | — | Wake Of The Flood | ||||||||||||||||
1973 | "Eyes Of The World" | "Weather Report Suite, Pt. 1" | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
1974 | "U.S. Blues" | "Loose Lucy" | — | — | — | From the Mars Hotel | ||||||||||||||||
1975 | "The Music Never Stopped" | "Help On the Way" | 81 | — | — | Blues For Allah | ||||||||||||||||
1975 | "Franklin's Tower" | "Help On The Way" | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
1977 | "Dancin' in the Streets" | "Terrapin Station" | — | — | — | Terrapin Station | ||||||||||||||||
1977 | "Passenger" | "Terrapin Station" | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
1978 | "Good Lovin'" | "Stagger Lee" | — | — | — | Shakedown Street | ||||||||||||||||
1979 | "Shakedown Street" | "France" | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
1980 | "Alabama Getaway" | "Far From Me" | 68 | — | — | Go To Heaven | ||||||||||||||||
1980 | "Don't Ease Me In" | "Far From Me" | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
1981 | "Dire Wolf" | — | — | 37 | — | Reckoning | ||||||||||||||||
1987 | "Touch of Grey" | "My Brother Esau" | 9 | 1 | 15 | In The Dark | ||||||||||||||||
1987 | "Hell In A Bucket" | "West L.A. Fadeaway" | — | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||
1987 | "Throwing Stones" | "When Push Comes To Shove" | — | 15 | — | |||||||||||||||||
1989 | "Foolish Heart" | "We Can Run" | — | 8 | — | Built To Last | ||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes release that did not chart. |
Live albums by recording date
Following is a list of Grateful Dead live albums in recording date order. The dates listed are the principal recording dates and do not include bonus tracks or bonus discs.
- Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 (live tracks) – February–July 1966
- Birth of the Dead (disc two) – July 1966
- So Many Roads (1965–1995) (live tracks) – July 16, 1966 – July 9, 1995
- So Many Roads (1965-1995) Sampler (live tracks) – July 16, 1966 – March 30, 1994
- Vintage Dead – Late 1966
- Historic Dead – Late 1966
- Fallout from the Phil Zone – September 3, 1967 – March 18, 1995
- Anthem of the Sun (live material) – November 10, 1967 – February 24, 1968
- Grayfolded – January 20, 1968 – September 13, 1993
- Road Trips Volume 2 Number 2 – February 14, 1968
- Dick's Picks Volume 22 – February 23–24, 1968
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 6 – March 17, 1968
- Two from the Vault – August 24, 1968
- Live/Dead – January 26 – March 2, 1969
- Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 – February 11, 1969
- Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings – February 27 – March 2, 1969
- Fillmore West 1969 – February 27 – March 2, 1969
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 12 – April 17, 1969
- Dick's Picks Volume 26 – April 26–27, 1969
- Road Trips Volume 4 Number 1 – May 23–24, 1969
- Dick's Picks Volume 16 – November 8, 1969
- Dave's Picks Volume 10 – December 12, 1969
- Dave's Picks Volume 6 – December 20, 1969 – February 2, 1970
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 2 – January 18, 1970
- Grateful Dead Download Series: Family Dog at the Great Highway – February 4, 1970
- History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) – February 13–14, 1970
- Dick's Picks Volume 4 – February 13–14, 1970
- Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 4/18/70 – April 18, 1970
- Dick's Picks Volume 8 – May 2, 1970
- Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 – May 15, 1970
- Three from the Vault – February 19, 1971
- Grateful Dead – March 24 – April 29, 1971
- Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead – April 25–29, 1971
- Winterland: May 30th 1971 – May 30, 1971
- Road Trips Volume 1 Number 3 – July 31 – August 23, 1971
- Dick's Picks Volume 35 – August 6–24, 1971
- Dave's Picks Volume 3 – October 22, 1971
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 3 – October 26, 1971
- Dick's Picks Volume 2 – October 31, 1971
- Road Trips Volume 3 Number 2 – November 15, 1971
- Dick's Picks Volume 30 – March 25 – 28, 1972
- Dave's Picks Volume 14 – March 26, 1972
- Europe '72 – April 7 – May 26, 1972
- Europe '72: The Complete Recordings – April 7 – May 26, 1972
- Europe '72 Volume 2 – April 7 – May 26, 1972
- Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 – April 7 – May 26, 1972
- Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead – April 24, 1972
- Hundred Year Hall – April 26, 1972
- Dark Star – May 4, 1972
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 10 – July 21, 1972
- Sunshine Daydream – August 27, 1972
- Dick's Picks Volume 23 – September 17, 1972
- Dick's Picks Volume 36 – September 21, 1972
- Dick's Picks Volume 11 – September 27, 1972
- Dave's Picks Volume 11 – November 17, 1972
- Houston, Texas 11-18-1972 – November 18, 1972
- Dick's Picks Volume 28 – February 26–28, 1973
- Postcards of the Hanging – June 10, 1973 – March 24, 1990
- Dick's Picks Volume 19 – October 19, 1973
- Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings – November 9–11, 1973
- Dave's Picks Volume 5 – November 17, 1973
- Road Trips Volume 4 Number 3 – November 21, 1973
- Dick's Picks Volume 14 – November 30 – December 2, 1973
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 8 – December 10, 1973
- Dick's Picks Volume 1 – December 19, 1973
- Dick's Picks Volume 24 – March 23, 1974
- Dave's Picks Volume 13 – February 24, 1974
- Dave's Picks Volume 9 – May 14, 1974
- Road Trips Volume 2 Number 3 – June 16–18, 1974
- Dick's Picks Volume 12 – June 26–28, 1974
- Dave's Picks Volume 2 – July 31, 1974
- Dick's Picks Volume 31 – August 4–6, 1974
- Dick's Picks Volume 7 – September 9–11, 1974
- Steal Your Face – October 16 – 20, 1974
- The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack – October 16–20, 1974
- One From the Vault – August 13, 1975
- Road Trips Volume 4 Number 5 – June 9, 1976
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 4 – June 18, 1976
- Dave's Picks Volume 4 – September 24, 1976
- Dick's Picks Volume 20 – September 25–28, 1976
- Dick's Picks Volume 33 – October 9–10, 1976
- Live at the Cow Palace – December 31, 1976
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 1 – April 30, 1977
- May 1977 – May 11–17, 1977
- Dick's Picks Volume 29 – May 19–21, 1977
- Dick's Picks Volume 3 – May 22, 1977
- Dave's Picks Volume 1 – May 25, 1977
- To Terrapin: Hartford '77 – May 28, 1977
- Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings – June 7–9, 1977
- Dick's Picks Volume 15 – September 3, 1977
- Road Trips Volume 1 Number 2 – October 7 – 16, 1977
- Dave's Picks Volume 12 – November 4, 1977
- Dick's Picks Volume 34 – November 5, 1977
- Dick's Picks Volume 10 – December 29, 1977
- Dick's Picks Volume 18 – February 3–5, 1978
- Dave's Picks Volume 7 – April 24, 1978
- Dick's Picks Volume 25 – May 10–11, 1978
- Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 – September 15 – 16, 1978
- Road Trips Volume 1 Number 4 – October 21–22, 1978
- The Closing of Winterland – December 31, 1978
- Live at Hampton Coliseum – May 4, 1979
- Road Trips Volume 1 Number 1 – October 25 – November 10, 1979
- Road Trips Full Show: Spectrum 11/5/79 – November 5, 1979
- Road Trips Full Show: Spectrum 11/6/79 – November 6, 1979
- Dick's Picks Volume 5 – December 26, 1979
- Road Trips Volume 3 Number 1 – December 28, 1979
- Road Trips Volume 3 Number 4 – May 6–7, 1980
- Go to Nassau – May 15–16, 1980
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 7 – September 3–4, 1980
- Reckoning – September 25 – October 31, 1980
- Dead Set – September 25 – October 31, 1980
- Dave's Picks Volume 8 – November 30, 1980
- Dick's Picks Volume 13 – May 6, 1981
- Road Trips Volume 4 Number 4 – April 6, 1982
- Dick's Picks Volume 32 – August 7, 1982
- Dick's Picks Volume 6 – October 14, 1983
- Dick's Picks Volume 21 – November 1, 1985
- Dylan & the Dead – July 3–26, 1987
- View from the Vault, Volume Four – July 24–26, 1987
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 5 – March 27, 1988
- Road Trips Volume 4 Number 2 – March 31 – April 1, 1988
- Infrared Roses – 1989–1990
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 9 – April 2–3, 1989
- Truckin' Up to Buffalo – July 4, 1989
- Crimson White & Indigo – July 7, 1989
- Formerly the Warlocks – October 8–9, 1989
- Without a Net – October 9, 1989 – April 1, 1990
- Nightfall of Diamonds – October 16, 1989
- Spring 1990 (The Other One) – March 14 – April 3, 1990
- Terrapin Station (Limited Edition) – March 15, 1990
- Spring 1990 – March 16 – April 2, 1990
- Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It – March 16 – April 2, 1990
- Dozin' at the Knick – March 24 – 26, 1990
- Wake Up to Find Out – March 29, 1990
- View from the Vault, Volume Three – June 16, 1990
- View from the Vault, Volume One – July 8, 1990
- Dick's Picks Volume 9 – September 16, 1990
- Road Trips Volume 2 Number 1 – September 18–20, 1990
- View from the Vault, Volume Two – June 14, 1991
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 11 – June 20, 1991
- Dick's Picks Volume 17 – September 25, 1991
- Dick's Picks Volume 27 – December 16, 1992
- Road Trips Volume 2 Number 4 – May 26–27, 1993
References
- ↑ Grateful Dead Discography at the Grateful Dead Family Discography
- ↑ Scott, John W.; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu (1995). DeadBase IX: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, NH: DeadBase. pp. 115–124. ISBN 1-877657-18-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Artist Chart History – Grateful Dead". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Allmusic -> Grateful Dead -> Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 "Gold & Platinum Search Database: Grateful Dead". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search: Grateful Dead". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ↑ http://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/#!/gp_search=Grateful%20dead
- ↑ "Canadian DVD certifications – Grateful Dead – All the Years Combine". Music Canada.
- ↑ Eisen, Benjy (October 24, 2011). "Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux Announces New Live Series", Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Grateful Dead—Allmusic chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
External links
- Official Grateful Dead website
- Grateful Dead on Myspace
- Grateful Dead discography at the Grateful Dead Family Discography
- The Compleat Grateful Dead Discography