Grateful Dead "Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses)" 1971 2LPs, Warner Bros 2WS 1935

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Combined shipping discount offer:  Items must be purchased in the same transaction.  First item is at standard shipping rate, each additional LP ships for $1.

At the time of this writing, the Seller had additional titles by this artist for sale on Ebay.  The Seller is the Original Owner.

The discs were visually inspected and appeared to be in NM condition, with the exception of the 4th track on side 1 which has a small mar (Playing in the Band).  It was test played and found to track OK, but a few light ticks were heard for perhaps 30 seconds. The gatefold cover is in VG+ condition, with minimal shelf wear. It has the original generic WB inner sleeves. Please zoom in on the provided photos to see the overall condition of this item.

(Wikipedia Excerpts)  Grateful Dead is an album by rock band the Grateful Dead. Released on September 24, 1971 on Warner Bros. Records, it is their second live double album. Although published without a title, it is generally known by the names Skull and Roses, due to its iconic cover art. It was the group's first album to be certified gold by the RIAA and remained their best seller until surpassed by Skeletons from the Closet.

Unlike Live/Dead, the album contained several lead and background vocal overdubs. For the three new original compositions ("Bertha", "Playing in the Band", and "Wharf Rat"), the band invited Jerry Garcia associate Merl Saunders to overdub organ parts. This made the organ playing of Saunders more prominent than that of Pigpen, whose contributions tend to be buried in the mix.

"Playing in the Band" received a good amount of airplay, and became one of the Dead's most played songs in concert (a studio version was released the following year on rhythm guitarist Bob Weir's solo album Ace). The closing segue of "Not Fade Away" into "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad" also received airplay and became a fan favorite.

The album's cover art, composed by Alton Kelly and Stanley Mouse, is based on an illustration by Edmund Joseph Sullivan for an old edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Though the album has been known by the sobriquet "Skull & Roses", the original vertical gatefold cover unfolds to reveal the entire skeleton. The graphic became one of the images most associated with the band.

Opening track "Bertha" fades in on the original version of the album, in semblance of entering the performance space.

Tracklist

Bertha   5:27

Mama Tried   2:42

Big Railroad Blues   3:34

Playing In The Band   4:39

The Other One   18:05

Me And My Uncle   3:06

Big Boss Man   5:12

Me & Bobby McGee   5:43

Johnny B. Goode   3:42

Wharf Rat   8:31

Not Fade Away   9:14

Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad  (song length not noted on label)           

The Seller was in the retail record business in the 1970's-1980's and acquired a collection of 2500+ albums from that era, which is now being sold on Ebay. Most are promotional and collectible LPs which have never (or seldom) been played. Many are white label promos, first pressings, and often factory sealed. The collection has been securely boxed and stored in a smoke free environment since 1983, 39 years!  Please check back occasionally to see my new listings. I add approx. 25–50 new LPs per week.

Grading methodology is as follows:

M (MINT) - Album is brand new, sealed, and has never been played.

NM (NEAR MINT) - Vinyl looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap. LP cover may have some light rub marks.

 VG+ (VERY GOOD PLUS) - Vinyl may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experience. Sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned corners, or a slight seam split. May have slight signs of wear also may be marred by a cut out hole, sawcut, or cut corner indicating it is a promotional copy.

VG (VERY GOOD) - Vinyl has light wear, scratches, or scuffs. Covers may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached, etc.

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