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The Grateful Dead went into a state of latent activity in the fall of 1974 that lasted until the spring of the following year when the band reconvened at guitarist/vocalist Bob Weir's Ace Studios to record Blues for Allah. The disc was likewise the third to be issued on their own Grateful Dead Records label. When the LP hit shelves in September of 1975, the Dead were still not back on the road -- although they had played a few gigs throughout San Francisco. Obviously, the time off had done the band worlds of good, as Blues for Allah -- more than any past or future studio album -- captures the Dead at their most natural and inspired.
Tracklist
1 Help On The Way / Slipknot!
2 Franklin's Tower
3 King Solomon's Marbles King Solomon's Marbles (Stronger Than Dirt Pt. 1 & Milkin' The Turkey Pt. 2)
4 The Music Never Stopped
5 Crazy Fingers
6 Sage & Spirit
7 "Blues For Allah, Sand Castles & Glass Camels & Unusual Occurrences In The Desert"
8 Groove #1
9 Groove #2
10 Distorto
11 A To E Flat Jam
12 Proto 18 Proper
13 Hollywood Cantata