Grateful Dead (album)

This article is about the band's 1971 live album. For their 1967 studio album, see The Grateful Dead (album).
"Skull and Roses" redirects here. For the card game with that name, see Skull (card game).
Grateful Dead
A drawing of a skull with roses on it
Live album by
Grateful Dead
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1971 (1971-09-24)
RecordedMarch 24 – April 29, 1971
Genre
Length70:12
LabelWarner Bros. (#2WS-1935)
ProducerGrateful Dead with Betty Cantor and Bob Matthews
Grateful Dead chronology
Historic Dead
(1971) 		Grateful Dead
(1971) 		Europe '72
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Village VoiceA−[2]

Grateful Dead is a live album by rock band the Grateful Dead. Released on September 24, 1971[3] on Warner Bros. Records, it is their second live double album and their seventh album overall. Although published without a title, it is generally known by the names Skull and Roses (due to its iconic cover art) and Skull Fuck (the name the band originally wanted to give to the album, which was rejected by the record company). It was the group's first album to be certified gold by the RIAA[4] and remained their best seller until surpassed by Skeletons from the Closet.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Shackleford, Tom (March 24, 2021). "Rhino to Reissue Grateful Dead's 'Skull & Roses' Live Album for 50th Anniversary". Live for Live Music. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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