Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81 (ROCKTOBER) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label:    Rhino Records (2) – R1 687369
Format:    5 x Vinyl, LP, 180g
Box Set, Album, Limited Edition
Country:    US
Released:    Oct 6, 2023
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Blues Rock, Acid Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock

Tracklist
A1        Feel Like a Stranger    9:07
A2        Althea    7:52
B1        C.C. Rider    8:00
B2        Ramble on Rose >    7:41
B3        El Paso    5:31
C1        Deep Elem Blues    7:03
C2        Beat it on Down the Line    3:58
D1        Bird Song    11:15
D2        New Minglewood Blues    7:02
E1        China Cat Sunflower >    9:33
E2        I Know You Rider >    6:11
E3        Samson and Delilah    7:32
F1        Ship of Fools    8:22
F2        Estimated Prophet    14:07
G1        Uncle John's Band >    11:46
G2        Drums    10:32
H1        Space >    7:30
H2        The Other One    7:47
I1        Stella Blue >    9:50
I2        Good Lovin'    6:51
J1        US Blues    5:32

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Grateful Dead Productions
Copyright © – Grateful Dead Productions
Recorded At – Madison Square Garden
Mastered At – Mockingbird Mastering
Lacquer Cut At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Manufactured For – Rhino Entertainment LLC
Record Company – Warner Music Group
Art Direction – Dave Van Patten, Doran Tyson, Lisa Glines
Artwork By – Dave Van Patten
Design – Lisa Glines
Drums – Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart
Electric Bass – Phil Lesh
Executive Producer – Mark Pinkus
Keyboards, Vocals – Brent Mydland
Lacquer Cut By – Chris Bellman
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Jerry Garcia
Liner Notes – David Fricke
Mastered By – Jeffrey Norman
Producer – David Lemieux (2)
Recorded By – Dan Healy
Restoration – Jamie Howarth, John Chester (3)
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Bob Weir
Released as part of Rhino's 2023 ROCKTOBER series on 5x180g LPs; limited edition out of 10,000.

We're just now starting to loosen up to the point where we were, say, back in 1970, '72, where we can start drifting from key to key, from rhythm to rhythm, and in the jams, some interesting stuff has come up. Once again, we're tending to go new places every night." - Bob Weir, Rolling Stone, 1980

3/9/81 at Madison Square Garden delivers all that. It's got color and texture and freshness, keyboardist Brent Mydland's Hammond organ painting a new layer for the Dead to dabble on. And dabble they did, from the "shot out of a cannon" opener of "Feel Like A Stranger" to the "fleeting romance of 'Althea,"" to the high-gloss 80s blues of the first set to the second set, both intense ("China>Rider", "Samson And Delilah," "Estimated Prophet") and dramatic ("Ship Of Fools," "Stella Blue) in its ability wrap you up its spirals and accents. It's all undergone Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction, with mastering by Jeffrey Norman. Hot, hot, hot!
Barcode: 603497840281

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: 5xLP, Comp, Box
• Released: 10/6/2023