Label: Grateful Dead

Reissued 9/12/2025, Originally released 1975

"To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead's ambitious 1975 album Blues For Allah, we have produced what we feel is the most eclectic 50th anniversary reissue since this series began in 2017. The 3-disc special release features the original album on Disc 1, remastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, with tape restoration and speed correction by Plangent Processes. On Disc 2, we have nearly 45 minutes of nearly-live material from August 12, 1975 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, the soundcheck the day before the Dead's famous show at the venue on August 13, 1975, all mixed from the 16-track analog masters. Additionally, we have included the full Blues For Allah suite from the March 23, 1975 SNACK Benefit at Kezar Stadium, where the Dead played their first of four 1975 shows by debuting one of their most wild pieces of music they'd ever composed. Disc 3 features 75 minutes of live material recorded in June 1976 at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA, on the Dead's first tour after the release of Blues For Allah, and features all five of the Blues For Allah songs the Dead were performing live at the time: "The Music Never Stopped," "Help On The Way>Slipknot!>Franklin's Tower," and "Crazy Fingers," along with a half hour of additional material from the shows. This 50th anniversary reissue is packed with three hours of studio, soundcheck, and live material. It's a reissue unlike any other, just as Blues For Allah is an album unlike any other."-David Lemieux

Track listing:

LP

1. Help on the Way (2025 Remaster)
2. Slipknot! (2025 Remaster)
3. Franklin's Tower (2025 Remaster)
4. King Solomon's Marbles (2025 Remaster)
5. Stronger Than Dirt or Milkin' the Turkey (2025 Remaster)
6. The Music Never Stopped (2025 Remaster)
   
7. Crazy Fingers (2025 Remaster)
8. Sage & Spirit (2025 Remaster)
9. Blues for Allah: Sand Castles and Glass Camels / Unusual Occurrences in the Desert (2025 Remaster)

CD

1. Help on the Way (2025 Remaster)
2. Franklin's Tower (2025 Remaster)
3. King Solomon's Marbles (2025 Remaster)
4. The Music Never Stopped (2025 Remaster)
5. Crazy Fingers (2025 Remaster)
6. Sage & Spirit (2025 Remaster)
7. Blues for Allah: Sand Castles and Glass Camels / Unusual Occurrences in the Desert (2025 Remaster)
   
8. Help on the Way > (Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, Ca, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 8/12/1975)
9. Slipknot! (Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, Ca, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 8/12/1975)
10. Franklin's Tower (Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, Ca, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 8/12/1975)
11. Help on the Way > (Reprise) [Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, Ca, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 8/12/1975]
12. Slipknot! (Reprise) [Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, Ca, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 8/12/1975]
13. Franklin's Tower (Reprise) [Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, Ca, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 8/12/1975]
14. King Solomon's Marbles (Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, Ca, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 8/12/1975)
15. Crazy Fingers (Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, Ca, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 8/12/1975)
16. Sage and Spirit (Live at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, Ca, Soundcheck/Rehearsal, 8/12/1975)
17. Blues for Allah (Live at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, Ca, 3/23/75)
18. Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin' the Turkey) [Live at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, Ca, 3/23/75]
19. Drums (Live at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, Ca, 3/23/75)
20. Stronger Than Dirt (Or Milkin' the Turkey) [Reprise] [Live at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, Ca, 3/23/75]
21. Blues for Allah (Reprise) [Live at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, Ca, 3/23/75]
    
22. The Music Never Stopped (Live at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pa, 6/21/1976)
23. Help on the Way > (Live at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pa, 6/21/1976)
24. Slipknot! (Live at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pa, 6/21/1976)
25. Franklin's Tower (Live at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pa, 6/21/1976)
26. Crazy Fingers (Live at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pa, 6/22/1976)
27. Comes a Time (Live at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pa, 6/22/1976)
28. Eyes of the World (Live at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pa, 6/22/1976)
29. Dancing in the Street (Live at Tower Theater, Philadelphia, Pa, 6/22/1976)