GRATEFUL DEAD - Steal Your Face - Vintage Vinyl 2 LP Set Live 1976 1st Press
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The Grateful Dead
Steal Your Face
Vinyl 2 LP Set - Grateful Dead Records
First Pressing (1976) GD-LA620-J2/GD-104
Steal Your Face is a live double album by the Grateful Dead, released in June 1976, and recorded October 17–20, 1974 (a very good year) at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. It was the fourth and final album released by the band on their original Grateful Dead Records label, as well as their only double live album on the label. While the 1976 shows are known for their looser jamming, the tracks for this release were purposefully chosen as shorter versions.
Track List:
Side one 1. "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) 3:15 2. "Cold Rain and Snow" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) 5:35 3. "Around and Around" (Berry) 5:07 4. "Stella Blue" (Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia) 8:48
Side two 1. "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Hunter, Garcia) 8:00 2. "Ship of Fools" (Hunter, Garcia) 6:59 3. "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) 3:22
Side three 1. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) 4:53 2. "Black-Throated Wind" (John Barlow, Bob Weir) 6:05 3. "U.S. Blues" (Hunter, Garcia) 5:18 4. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) 4:15
Side four 1. "Sugaree" (Hunter, Garcia) 7:33 2. "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) 5:58 3. "Casey Jones" (Hunter, Garcia) 7:02
Recording dates - All tracks recorded live at Winterland, San Francisco "Casey Jones" and "It Must Have Been the Roses" – October 17, 1974 "Ship of Fools", "Beat It On Down the Line" and "Sugaree" – October 18, 1974 "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo", "Black Throated Wind", "U.S. Blues", "Big River" and "El Paso" – 10/19/74 "Promised Land", "Cold Rain and Snow", "Around and Around", and "Stella Blue" – October 20, 1974
Playing in the Band Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals Bob Weir – guitar, vocals Phil Lesh – bass guitar Keith Godchaux – keyboards, vocals Mickey Hart – drums on "The Promised Land" Bill Kreutzmann – drums Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
Please note that this album is visually inspected and graded only.
Grading is hard to do and subjective, but I try to err on the side of conservative grading so, hopefully, the
product is in as good or slightly better shape than the grade it gets.
That said, here’s kind of how the grading stacks up:
VINYL DISC GRADING:
Mint (M): Not new but probably never played and usually sealed, visually and audibly perfect. Like from the factory almost.
Near Mint (NM): The record has been opened and maybe even played, but appears to be free of marks, scuffs, scratches or visual defects, though might have very slight inner sleeve rub.
Excellent (EX): A step down from NM typically due to a few marks or light scratches or hairlines, and general signs of use. Should be no audible issues.
Very Good Plus (VG+): Minor wear, more faults are visible including a few light scratches and scuffs; Audibly, might be some scratches or crackles but nothing compromising.
Very Good (VG): Like VG+ but more visual faults apparent, including scuffs and some obvious scratches, possible groove wear, but should still be an enjoyable record to hear.
Good Plus (G+): Has been used and played a lot, shows moderate scratches (some detectable with fingernail) and scuffs. Still playable but may have some clicks, pops and scratches.
Good (G): Definitely seen better days and probably shows heavy wear, many scratches, might even be slightly warped. Still might have its greatest value as a collectible or for sentimental reasons other than quality of its sound.
COVER GRADING
Mint (M): Looks brand new though not sealed.
Near Mint (NM): No creases, no ring wear, no seam splits, no cutouts, no stains.
Excellent (EX): Very slight seam or shelf wear; probably on a corner or two; practically no ring wear.
Very Good Plus (VG+): Minor seam wear, very slight ring wear or shelf soiling possible; maybe some corner(s) dinged; no more than a single split less than 1 inch; title on spine readable or perfect.
Very Good (VG): Normal wear considering age of album; Signs of handling; some ring wear on front and/or back covers; seam splits on two or three sides; title on spine mostly readable; price tag, writing or cutout marking visible.
Good Plus (G+): Obvious ring wear; significant seam splits; dog-eared corners; title on spine not readable
Good (G): Like G+ but worse…heavy wear and might show some damage; definitely has lived its lifetime; maybe works as an artifact or collectible.
SLEEVES:
No standard grades for generic sleeves, even if from back in the day…though if they’re terrible or nearly perfect I’ll note that. If they’re missing, I replace them with new lined protective sleeves. Otherwise, when original album sleeves feature band photos, lyrics or credits, or promotional material, that will be mentioned in the condition description.
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