Blues For Allah (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

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Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 1975, 2025 Grateful Dead Productions. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.

Annotation last modified on 2025-09-12 22:39 UTC.

Tracklist

1Digital Media: Original Album (2025 David Glasser remaster)
2Digital Media: Soundcheck/Rehearsal (8/12/75) & Snack Benefit Concert (3/23/75)
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1Help on the Way
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-08-12)
live recording of:
Help on the Way (on 1975-08-12)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:22
2Slipknot!
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-08-12)
live recording of:
Slipknot! (on 1975-08-12)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead), Keith Godchaux, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:20
3Franklin's Tower
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-08-12)
live recording of:
Franklin’s Tower (on 1975-08-12)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) and Bill Kreutzmann
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:30
4Help on the Way (reprise)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-08-12)
live recording of:
Help on the Way (on 1975-08-12)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:05
5Slipknot! (reprise)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-08-12)
live recording of:
Slipknot! (on 1975-08-12)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead), Keith Godchaux, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:07
6Franklin's Tower (reprise)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-08-12)
live recording of:
Franklin’s Tower (on 1975-08-12)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) and Bill Kreutzmann
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
7:16
7King Solomon's Marbles6:23
8Crazy Fingers
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-08-12)
live recording of:
Crazy Fingers (on 1975-08-12)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
9:05
9Sage and Spirit
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-08-12)
live recording of:
Sage and Spirit (on 1975-08-12)
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
3:32
10Blues for Allah
recorded at:
Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-03-23)
live recording of:
Blues for Allah (part I of suite) (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
part of:
Blues for Allah / Sand Castles & Glass Camels / Unusual Occurrences in the Desert (full suite)
10:01
11Stronger Than Dirt (or Milkin' the Turkey)
recorded at:
Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-03-23)
live recording of:
King Solomon’s Marbles: Part I: Stronger Than Dirt / Part II: Milkin’ the Turkey (on 1975-03-23)
composer:
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead), Bill Kreutzmann and Phil Lesh
6:30
12Drums
recorded at:
Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-03-23)
live recording of:
Drums (on 1975-03-23)
composer:
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead) and Bill Kreutzmann
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
3:37
13Stronger Than Dirt (or Milkin' the Turkey) [reprise]
recorded at:
Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-03-23)
live recording of:
King Solomon’s Marbles: Part I: Stronger Than Dirt / Part II: Milkin’ the Turkey (on 1975-03-23)
composer:
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead), Bill Kreutzmann and Phil Lesh
9:44
14Blues for Allah (reprise)
recorded at:
Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1975-03-23)
live recording of:
Blues for Allah (part I of suite) (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
part of:
Blues for Allah / Sand Castles & Glass Camels / Unusual Occurrences in the Desert (full suite)
3:29
3Digital Media: Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA (June 21, 22, 1976)