Live/Dead From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Live/Dead by ReleasedNovember 10, 1969RecordedJanuary 26 – March 2, 1969Length75:07
Bob Matthews
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Live/Dead is the first official  released by the -based band . It was recorded over a series of live concerts in early 1969 and released later in the year on November 10. At the time of its release,  wrote that side two of the double album "contains the finest rock improvisation ever recorded." A landmark live album that captured the Grateful Dead's improvisations at their best— would write that "Few recordings have ever represented the essence of an artist in performance as faithfully as Live/Dead".

It was the final album with keyboardist .

The album was remastered and released with hidden bonus tracks as part of the 2001 box set , and subsequently as a stand-alone album in 2003.

The first 1:34 of "Dark Star" can be found on the previous track, "Mountains of the Moon", in the 2005 box set .

In 2003, the album was ranked number 244 on  magazine's list of .

Track listing[] Side oneNo.TitleLength1."" (, , , , , , and )23:18Side twoNo.TitleLength2."" (Garcia, Hunter, and Lesh)6:313."" (Hunter and Lesh)9:18Side threeNo.TitleLength4."" ( and Joseph Scott)15:05Side fourNo.TitleLength5."Death Don't Have No Mercy" ()10:286."Feedback" (, Garcia, Hart, Kreutzman, Lesh, McKernan, and Weir)7:497."And We Bid You Goodnight" (Traditional, arr. by Grateful Dead)0:35

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