Blues For Allah

Recorded 4 Jun to 13 Jul 1975. Released 1 Sep 1975, with tracks:
Help On The Way 
Slipknot 
Franklin's Tower 
King Solomon's Marbles 
      -    Part I: Stronger Than Dirt
      -    Part II: Milkin' The Turkey
The Music Never Stopped 
Crazy Fingers 
Sage And Spirit 
Blues For Allah 
      -    Blues For Allah
      -    Sand Castles And Glass Camels
      -    Unusual Occurrences In The Desert
Remastered and reissued in 2004 with bonus tracks as part of the box set Beyond Description (1973-1990).

The bonus tracks are six instrumental studio outtakes:
Groove #1 instrumental studio outtake 27 Feb 1975
Groove #2 instrumental studio outtake 27 Feb 1975
Distorto instrumental studio outtake 28 Feb 1975 (note 1)
A To E Flat Jam instrumental studio outtake 27 Feb 1975
Proto 18 Proper instrumental studio outtake 27 Feb 1975
Hollywood Cantata studio outtake  7 May 1975
Notes
(1) an early instrumental version of "Crazy Fingers" (thanks to Todd for pointing this out)


Further Information
For more information on this recording see Matt Schofield's Grateful Dead Family Discography

 

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