THE GRATEFUL DEAD Live / Dead 1969 UK WARNER 1st PRESS w/CELTIC INSERT Nr MINT
£
89
$
118
£ 89
Sold For
Jul 28, 2014
Sold Date
Jul 18, 2014
Start Date
£ 20
Start price
33
Number Of Bids
Great Britain
Country Of Seller
eBay
Auctioned at
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
GRATEFUL DEAD Live / Dead 1969 UK WARNER 1st PRESS w/CELTIC INSERT Nr MINT
SUPERB COPY - ONCE/TWICE PLAYED - ORIGINAL US SLEEVE
THE GRATEFUL DEADLive / Dead
1969 UK WARNER BROTHERS (WS 1830) FIRST PRESSING
RECORDED FEBRUARY 27th, 1969, AT FILLMORE WEST
COMPLETE WITH THE ELUSIVE GATEFOLD 'CELTIC' INSERT - NORMALLY PRESENT WITH THE FIRST ISSUE US COPIES
STUNNING COPY - ONCE/TWICE PLAYED ONLY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ORANGE WB LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: SIDE ONE IS BACKED WITH SIDE FOUR, SIDE TWO WITH SIDE THREE
Record One: WS 1830 A-2 *T STEREO / WS 1830 D-1 *T STEREO
Record Two: WS 1830 B-1 *T STEREO / WS 1830 C-1 *T STEREO
THE RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL THICK CARD UK GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH PASTED ON INTERNAL PANEL (an indication of an early edition released before the UK sleeves were printed)
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES, MATCHING WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" PRINTED IN BLUE
AND AFOREMENTIONED GATEFOLD INSERT
Jerry Garcia guitars, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann drums
Phil Lesh bass guitar, vocals
Pigpen vocals, congas, organ
Tom Constanten keyboards
Bob Weir guitars, vocals
Mickey Hart percussion
Just three years into their recording career, the Mothers of Invention released The Grateful Dead's fourth title was their first extended concert recording. Spread over two LPs, Live/Dead (1969) finally was able to relay the intrinsic sonic magnificence of a Dead show in real time.
Additionally, it unleashed several key entries into their repertoire, including the sidelong epic and Deadhead anthem"Dark Star" as well as wailing and otherwise electrified acidic covers of the Rev. Gary Davis blues standard "Death Don't Have No Mercy" and the R&B rave-up "(Turn on Your) Lovelight."
Finally, the conundrum of how to bring a lengthy performance experience to the listener has been solved.
The album's four sides provided the palette from which to replicate the natural ebb and flow of a typical Dead set circa early 1969. Tomes have been written about the profound impact of "Dark Star" on the Dead and their audience.
It also became a cultural touchstone signifying that rock music was becoming increasingly experimental by casting aside the once-accepted demands of the short, self-contained pop song. This version was recorded on February 27, 1969, at the Fillmore West and is presented pretty much the way it went down at the show. The same is true of the seven remaining titles on Live/Dead.
Few recordings have ever represented the essence of an artist in performance as faithfully as this.
It has become an aural snapshot of this zenith in The Grateful Dead's evolution and as such is highly recommended
Side 1: Dark Star (23:15)
Side 2: Saint Stephen (6:45) / The Eleven (9:39)
Side 3: Turn On Your Love Light (15:30)
Side 4: Death Don't Have No Mercy (10:30) / Feedback (8:52) - We Bid You Goodnight (:36)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of labels - clean and unmarked with no spindle traces on Side One and only one or two on the other labels
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
All four surfaces are practically unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
A superb live set faithfully capturing The Dead at their finest and my play-check a volume found nothing to fault bar the (very) occasional one-off tick and again, (very) occasional slight touch of surface but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins - an impossibly minor consideration - otherwise, exceptionally clean on the many long, quiet, more experimental sections - this is a really stunning copy which in my opinion would be pretty hard to beat
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The heavy duty original 1969 US gatefold is also in fine shape. There is some light storage rub to the edges/corners and surfaces - showing as a slight touch of ring - but there are no seam splits or structural damage
INSERT: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean, white and unmarked
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVES WITH ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
I will combine postage for items purchased within any 10 day period.
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you.
Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period.
I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Guarantee: The record is unconditionally guaranteed and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks
566 (GS 6.7.1 (566))
price rating
