The Grateful Dead, "Without a Net" (AL3-8634) Vinyl VG+/VG+ Live 3LP Set

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1990 best-selling Grateful Dead triple-LP live album, certified Gold by the RIAA. Record acquired by a Brooklyn-based vintage shop that specializes in vinyl from a private collection. Previous owner was an audiophile who played exclusively on high-grade equipment.
Grading Vinyl graded in-store conservatively and competitively: NM - A nearly perfect record, never played. Never assigned unless a record is sealed. (Open records that look unplayed are graded down to VG+) VG+ - Some signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. May contain slight scuffs or light scratches that do not affect play. VG - Light surface noise upon play, but will not overpower the music. No skipping. G+ - Surface noise and groove wear will affect play and overpower the music in some sections. No skipping. G - Surface noise and groove wear will overpower the music in most sections. Record may contain skipping in some sections.
Label: Arista  - AL3-8634 Genre: Rock/Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock Condition: Vinyl/VG+, Sleeve/VG+ (See photos)
Runout codes: (Side A) AL3 8634-1-SA-DMM-SP1 SP1-1 MASTERDISK DMM HW / (Side B)  AL3-8634-<scratched out>-1-SB-DMM-SP1 SP1-1 MASTERDISK DMM / (Side C) AL3-8634-2-SA-DMM-SP1 SP1-1 MASTERDISK DMM HW / (Side D) AL3-8634-2-SB-DMM-SP1 SP1-1 MASTERDISK DMM / (Side E) AL3-8634-3-SA-DMM-SP1 SP1-1 MASTERDISK / (Side F) AL3-8634-3-SB-DMM-SP1 SP1-1 MASTERDISK DMM 
Track listing:
Side A

"Feel Like a Stranger" – 7:32

"Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" – 8:00

"Walkin' Blues" – 5:44

Side B

"Althea"– 6:55

"Cassidy" – 6:36

"Let It Grow" – 11:55

Side C

"China Cat Sunflower / I Know You Rider" – 10:24

Side D

"Eyes Of The World" – 16:17

Side E

Side F

"Bird Song" – 13:04

"One More Saturday Night" – 4:50

From Wikipedia:

"Without a Net is a recording of the Grateful Dead in concert. It compiles performances from October 1989 to April 1990, and was released in September 1990. The album simulates the progression of an actual Grateful Dead concert and was certified Gold by the RIAA in November 1990.

The Grateful Dead's albums had frustrated critics and fans alike for neither approaching nor accurately representing the band's live concert sound and experience—to the point that band-approved, fan-made tapes were preferred to official releases. The band's organization had poured profits into sound reinforcement and cutting-edge technology for their concert performances and were likewise frustrated by the seeming shortfall in capturing their sound on album.

With the advent of digital technology, Without a Net was the band's first contemporary live project in nine years, and featured selections from then-recent tours in an attempt to allow the home listener a closer facsimile of the band's engulfing sound system. Touting the advancement in production clarity, the accompanying shrink wrap sticker proclaimed: "The world's grandest, largest, best live recording."

The resulting album achieved gold-status sales within weeks of its release—the first live album by the band to do so. A series of live releases followed, beginning with a complete concert performance in its entirety. The release of archival live performances continued after the 1995 dissolution of the band and is ongoing."