Grateful Dead - From The Mars Hotel (50Th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 3Cd) - Import 3 CD Bonus Track

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Grateful Dead

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The latest in the Grateful Dead's anniversary series! This is the 50th anniversary edition of "FROM THE MARS HOTEL", the band's seventh studio album, released in June 1974 as the second album on Grateful Dead Records, the band's own label! This 3-CD 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition includes the original album, remastered to the latest specifications, two demo tracks, and a previously unreleased live recording of the band's May 12, 1974 performance at the University of Nevada, Reno, In the spring of 1974, the Grateful Dead successfully weathered a series of dizzying and painful periods to release "FROM THE MARS HOTEL," their second album for Grateful Dead Records, following the band's transformative "WAKE OF THE FLOOD" album. The band is now releasing their second album "FROM THE MARS HOTEL" on their own label, Grateful Dead Records.In the eight months between the last album and the release of this one, the band continued to captivate audiences with some of the most exploratory live performances in music history, including the first performance of their famous "homemade wall of sound," a 75-ton pile of equipment at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, the band's hometown. The band continued to captivate audiences with some of the most exploratory live performances in music history. During the tour, the band incorporated songs such as "Scarlet Begonias," "Ship Of Fools," and "U.S. Blues" into their live set list, but it took two months of recording sessions in the studio to complete the album "From Here On Out. The album "FROM THE MARS HOTEL" was completed in two months. The album is filled with other timeless classics such as "China Doll" and "Loose Lucy," as well as "Pride of Cucamonga" and "Unbroken Chain," the last song on the Dead's studio album to feature Phil Lesh on vocals. The album is filled with timeless classics such as "Pride of Cucamonga" and "Unbroken Chain," the last song on which Phil Resch sang vocals on the Dead studio album.This masterpiece will be released in various formats as a special edition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its release. The 50th anniversary edition of FROM THE MARS HOTEL, which will be released on June 21, six days before the original release date of June 27, will include a 3CD deluxe edition featuring demos and rare, previously unreleased live recordings, a 180-gram weight analog edition featuring the original album recordings, and a limited-edition Zoetrope picture analog edition in three different formats. The 50th anniversary edition of "FROM THE MARS HOTEL" will be released in three formats: a 3CD deluxe edition containing demos and rare, unreleased live recordings, a 180-gram weight vinyl analog version containing the original album material, and a limited edition Zoetrope picture analog version. (1/2)

Tracklisting:

1.U.S. Blues
2.China Doll
3.Unbroken Chain
4.Loose Lucy
5.Scarlet Begonias
6.Pride of Cucamonga
7.Money Money
8.Ship of Fools
9.China Doll (Demo) (Bonus Track)
10.Wave That Flag (Demo) (Bonus Track)
11.Greatest Story Ever Told
12.It Must Have Been the Roses
13.Me and Bobby McGee