GRATEFUL DEAD 12" Vinyl Record DARK STAR B&W Cover 1973-74 RARE #GD-2255 WCF VG+
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This ultra-rare 1973-74 Grateful Dead bootleg of 'Dark Star' cannot be bought or sold on Discogs $5 Media Mail shipping, please see my other items and I will discount shipping accordingly.
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From https://theamazingkornyfonelabel.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/grateful-dead-dark-star-a-wcf-original-gd-2255/
Reissued in a folder-style cover with an image of the artist on the back panel, ca. late 1973/4:
Source: 1971 radio broadcast; even the lostlivedead blog could not be bothered to research the exact source & date: “Dark Star is an Eastern bootleg, (…) It was an FM broadcast from Fall 71, with a great “Dark Star”>”Me And My Uncle”
The Dark Star bootleg included what appears to have been a late 71 “Dark Star,” with Keith Godchaux on piano. At this juncture, I have no interest in figuring out which show it was, but keep in mind that back in the mid-70s, it was literally impossible. There was no Deadbase, no Deadlists, no list of shows, much less setlists–we couldn’t even guess what it was. Unlike the Western “gatefold” albums, it had a conventional white cover with a pasted-on sheet.”
Two comments from me: Re. “Eastern bootleg”, I would place WCF’s operations at this time somewhere in the vicinity of the state of Illinois.
Re. “Western “gatefold” albums”, which outfit on the West coast did gatefold covers in 1972? Dub & Ken/TMOQ sure did not.
