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Grateful Dead Records: Media
MS.332.Ser. 7
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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Grateful Dead Records: Media
Creator:
Grateful Dead Productions
Identifier/Call Number: MS.332.Ser. 7
Physical Description:
21.5 Linear Feet
25 boxes
Physical Description:
11 Digital Files
Date (inclusive): 1967-2005 (bulk
1967-1995)
Date (bulk): 1967-1995
Abstract: This series includes examples of
non-commercial, and in some cases unofficial audio and video recordings, variant editions,
and fan recordings.
Language of Material:
English .
Collection open for research. CDs and DVDs are accessible via a listening station in the
Special Collections and Archives reading room. All other audiovisual media is unavailable
until reformatted. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to
audiovisual media.
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Grateful Dead Records: Media. MS 332 Ser. 7. Special Collections and Archives, University
Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Gift of Grateful Dead Productions, 2008.
Existence and Location of Copies
Selected recordings may be accessed at the
Grateful Dead Archive Online (GDAO)
The first accrual was received in 2008. The second accrual was received in June 2012.
The Grateful Dead were an American rock band that formed in 1965 in Northern California.
They came to fame as part of author Ken Kesey's Acid Tests, a series of multimedia
happenings centered around then-legal LSD. Famed for their concerts, the band performed more
than 2,300 shows over thirty years, disbanding after the death of lead guitarist Jerry
Garcia in August 1995. Although their only Top 10 hit, "Touch of Grey," charted in 1987,
their popularity was based on concerts, and in their last decade they consistently placed in
the top five tours every year. Known for the range of their repertoire and the caliber of
their compositions, the Dead's songbook has been covered by a wide range of other musicians,
from Bob Dylan to Jane's Addiction. They released thirteen studio albums and nine
contemporary live albums during their career, and more than 100 live releases since then.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Scope and Content of Collection
This series includes examples of non-commercial, and in some cases unofficial audio and
video recordings, variant editions, and fan recordings. Official and commercially produced
audio and video recordings of and about the Grateful Dead have been cataloged separately by
title and may be found in the UCSC Library's online catalog.
Boxes 1-8 contain vinyl records. Also included are CDs, DVDs, and cassette tapes.
The material is arranged chronologically.
Many of the cassettes and tapes have been cataloged and are available for listening in the
Digital Scholarship Commons or Special Collections. Please consult the Library catalog for
further details.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Video recordings
Deadheads (Music Fans)
Sound recordings
Grateful Dead (Musical group)