Grateful Dead Records (1973-1976) Discography
The Grateful Dead set up two record labels after leaving Warner Brothers in 1973; Grateful Dead Records for group recordings and Round Records for solo projects. According to a mailer sent to Deadheads at the time 'This adventure is a jumping off point to get us in a position of greater contact with our people, to put us more in command of our own ship, and for unspoken potentials for the "far out.".'
Grateful Dead Records was a partnership of ten people; the current band members plus Ron Rakow, Jon McIntire, Rock Scully and Alan Trist.
At the end of 1975 the group abandoned some of their independence and signed a distribution deal with United Artists. After this time albums were released with both Grateful Dead Records catalog numbers and United Artists numbers. The Dead however retained rights to their recordings of this period and they subsequently became available through Grateful Dead Merchandising. The labels were wound up in 1976 and the Dead signed with Arista.
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Grateful Dead Records - Main studio and contemporary live recordings
 Wake Of The Flood, Grateful Dead, 1973
Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead, 1974
Blues For Allah, Grateful Dead, 1975
Steal Your Face, Grateful Dead, 1976
Grateful Dead Records - Compilations
Wake Of The Flood / From The Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead, 1977?
For Dead Heads, Various Artists, 1976
Grateful Dead Records - Singles
Let Me Sing Your Blues Away / Here Comes Sunshine, Grateful Dead, 1973
Eyes Of The World / Weather Report Suite Part 1, Grateful Dead, 1973
U. S. Blues / Loose Lucy, Grateful Dead, 1974
The Music Never Stopped / Help On The Way, Grateful Dead, 1975
Franklin's Tower / Help On The Way, Grateful Dead, 1976
Last updated July 2001
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