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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Grateful Dead Records: Press
creator:
Grateful Dead Productions
Identifier/Call Number: MS.332.Ser. 4
Physical Description:
64 Linear Feet
102 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1965-2017 (bulk 1989-1996)
Date (bulk): 1989-1996
Abstract: This series includes clippings and articles from newspapers, journals, ephemeral publications, and web sites, etc. with announcements,
essays, reviews, commentary and criticism on the band and its performances, recordings, and cultural impact and influence.
Physical Location: Stored in Special Collections and Archives.
Container: Box 1-102
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This series is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained
by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use
for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions,
and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit
guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/reproduction-publication.
Preferred Citation
Grateful Dead Records: Press. MS 332 Ser. 4. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California,
Santa Cruz.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Grateful Dead Productions, 2008.
Alternative Forms Available
Selected images may be viewed at the Grateful Dead Archive Online at www.gdao.org
Accruals
The first accrual of material was received in 2008. Ongoing accruals continue to add clippings and materials.
Biography
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 clippings and articles from newspapers, journals, ephemeral publications, and web sites, etc. with announcements,
essays, reviews, commentary and criticism on the band and its performances, recordings, and cultural impact and influence.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically, except for articles where the entire magazine has been retained (Boxes 91-95), which
are arranged alphabetically by title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Concert tours
Deadheads (Music Fans)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Grateful Dead (Musical group)