![]() In addition to the music, is also introducing a new merchandise collection tied to the Bear’s Choice 50th Anniversary. Pigpen takes charge on side two, leading the entire band (Garcia, Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Phil Lesh) on an extended tour de force through Howlin’ Wolf’s Smokestack Lightnin’ and Otis Redding’s Hard To Handle. He’s followed by Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir performing several covers (Dark Hollow and Wake Up Little Susie), as well as Black Peter, a Dead original destined for the then-unreleased studio album, Workingman’s Dead. Pigpen opens the record with a haunting solo version of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ Katie Mae. Likewise, Bear’s Choice features an acoustic side and an electric side. The band played two sets at those shows, one acoustic and the other electric. The collection pulls highlights from the Dead’s 13-14 February 1970 concerts at the Fillmore East in New York City. Stanley, the Dead’s fabled soundman and benefactor, recorded and produced the live performances on Bear’s Choice, the band’s first true archival album. There was a 300 watch featuring the classic skull-with-lightning bolt that appeared on the album Steal Your Face. There was not only the dancing bear watch but a 'Grateful Dead Time Teller Three Bears' watch, which zoomed in on the faces of smiling bears, their faces stretched out like balloon animals. ![]() To celebrate the record’s upcoming 50th anniversary, Grammy Award-winning engineer David Glasser has remastered the album from the original analog two-track tapes using Plangent Processes. I poked around more on the Nixon website. ![]() Released on 13 July 1973, the live album features Pigpen singing lead on three of the seven tracks. In the wake of co-founder and first frontman Pigpen’s death in March 1973, Owsley “Bear” Stanley curated Bear’s Choice in collaboration with the band to pay tribute to their fallen friend. Orders Ship Same Day or Next Business Day A Dancing Bear is as much a part of the Grateful Dead experience as the Steal Your Face logo or the Skull. The origin of the bear was taken from the. Limited to 5,000 copies, the album will be available with two different custom labels based on the artwork from the album’s back cover, which featured the debut of the now-iconic “Dancing Bears.” The newly remastered audio will also be available digitally. Licensed Grateful Dead Bear T-Shirts, Tees, Tie-Dyes, Hoodies, Gifts & Accessories Baby, Youth, Mens, Womens & Plus Size Tees. Why a Grateful Dead Bear The dancing bears symbolized the fun-loving aspect of the Grateful Dead and their fans. On the same day, the newly remastered album will be released exclusively from on custom “Bear Tracks” vinyl. History Of The Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice 50th Anniversary Edition) will be released on 180-gram black vinyl and available from digital and streaming services. ![]() Pre-order History Of The Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice 50th Anniversary Edition) here Grateful Dead have announced a 50th anniversary vinyl reissue of History Of The Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice), set for release on 5 May. ![]()
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