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Grateful Dead - Origins (Deluxe Edition)

Grateful Dead - Origins (Deluxe Edition)

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Z2 Comics and Grateful Dead have teamed up to bring you 'Origins,' the story of the formation of the band.

Summary

Grateful Dead Origins takes an in depth and personal look at the formation of one of the most important American rock bands of all time, exploring the early days of Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Pigpen, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. The story of the band’s transformation from a bar band performing as the Warlocks to becoming the creators of their own sound and forefathers for the jamband culture is depicted in the original story written by Chris Miskiewicz and illustrated by Noah Van Sciver.

Product Details

Deluxe Edition Includes: ($99.99)

This limited run collector’s item will come in a hardcover, oversized coffee table edition of 6,800 featuring exclusive prints. It will also come with a selection of unreleased Grateful Dead music from the era on vinyl, exclusive to this edition only.

Grateful Dead Vinyl LP Includes: ($29.99)

  • One (1) Vinyl Record of Special Unreleased Grateful Dead Music
The vinyl LP features a performance that was recorded at the Fillmore West in San Francisco on August 21, 1968. The track list for the vinyl is:
Side 1
1. Dark Star (14:33)
2. St. Stephen (04:45)
 
Side 2
1. The Eleven (11:07)
2. Death Don’t Have No Mercy (08:09)

This previously unreleased show includes the first known West Coast live rendition of St. Stephen, and the first known performance of its William Tell Bridge, which would join St. Stephen to The Eleven. The show was recorded to 8-track analog tape, and was mastered by Grammy-winning engineer David Glasser at Airshow Mastering in Boulder, CO.

 

Standard Edition (paperback) does not include art prints, vinyl LP or slipcase.

 

Items bundled with the Graphic Novel are subject to change or cancellation at any time by Z2 Comics.  In the event that a bundled item is changed or cancelled, Z2 Comics will notify you of the change, and allow you the opportunity to cancel your order.  Purchaser assumes the risk of any such change or cancellation.

           

           

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