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Blues For Allah: The Angel's Share

Grateful Dead

Initial release : 2025

Grateful Dead / Rhino

A digital only release of previously unreleased rehearsal tracks from the Blues For Allah recording sessions at Ace's studio in Mill Valley. Released to mark the 50th anniversary of the original release of the Blues For Allah LP.

Tracks

  • Distorto
  • Proto 18 Proper
  • Stronger Than Dirt
  • The Music Never Stopped
  • Sand Castles And Glass Camels
  • Jam/Blues For Allah
  • Surf Jam
  • Crazy Fingers
  • Help On The Way/Slipknot!
  • Franklin's Tower
  • Help On The Way/Slipknot!
  • Help On The Way/Slipknot!
  • King Solomon's Marbles
  • They Love Each Other
  • Lazy Lightning/Supplication
Musicians

  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Mickey Hart - percussion, crickets
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums, percussion
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Notes

All tracks are instrumentals.

The tracks were recorded on the following dates:

  • Distorto - 2/28/75
  • Proto 18 Proper - 2/28/75
  • Stronger Than Dirt - 2/28/75
  • The Music Never Stopped - 2/28/75
  • Sand Castles And Glass Camels - 3/5/75
  • Jam/Blues For Allah - 3/5/75 Rehearsal
  • Surf Jam - 3/26/75
  • Crazy Fingers - 4/2/75
  • Help On The Way/Slipknot! - 4/2/75
  • Franklin's Tower - 6/5/75
  • Help On The Way/Slipknot! - 6/5/75
  • Help On The Way/Slipknot! - 6/5/75
  • King Solomon's Marbles - 7/7/75
  • They Love Each Other - 7/7/75
  • Lazy Lightning/Supplication - 7/7/75
Related releases

A 3 CD 50th anniversary version of Blues For Allah was also released. This comprised a remastered version of the album plus live recordings from 1975 and 1976 that feature songs from the Blues For Allah album:

A number of limited edition vinyl editions of the album were also released to mark the 50th anniversary:
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