Birth of the Dead

Birth of the Dead
Compilation album by
Grateful Dead
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003
RecordedNovember 3, 1965 – April 1967
GenreJam, folk rock, psychedelic rock
Length126:57
LabelRhino Records
Grateful Dead chronology
Dick's Picks Volume 27
(2003) 		Birth of the Dead
(2003) 		View from the Vault, Volume Four
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]
The Music Box[2]

Birth of the Dead is a two-CD compilation album chronicling the early years of the San Francisco psychedelic band the Grateful Dead.[3] The set was originally part of the twelve-CD box set The Golden Road (1965–1973), released on October 16, 2001,[4] then was released as a stand-alone album on March 25, 2003.[5] The album consists of various studio and live tracks of seven original songs and a number of covers.

Birth of the Dead, Volume One (The Studio Sessions), containing the music from the first CD, was released as a vinyl LP on the Friday Music label on December 17, 2013.

  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Birth of the Dead". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Metzger, John. Birth of the Dead, The Music Box, January 2002
  3. ^ Discogs - Birth of the Dead images
  4. ^ Discogs - Birth of the Dead 2CD 2001 Rhino (8122-74401-2-A) US
  5. ^ Discogs - Birth of the Dead reissue 2CD 2003 Rhino (R2 74391) US