Andrew ShieldsAug 21, 2025
The two versions of The Grateful Dead’s “Frankllin’s Tower” available on official albums in 1982. #111Words #TheGratefulDead #FranklinsTower #BluesForAllah #DeadSet #HelpOnTheWay #Slipknot! #JerryGarcia #RobertHunter #BobWeir #FeelLikeAStranger #Music https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-two-versions-of-grateful-deads.html
The two versions of The Grateful Dead’s “Frankllin’s Tower” available on official albums in 1982

When I first got into The Grateful Dead in 1982, two recordings of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter's "Franklin's Tower" had been released: th...

Andrew ShieldsAug 19, 2025
“Help on the Way / Slipknot! / Franklin’s Tower” at the Grateful Dead’s concert at Berkeley’s Greek Theater on 14 July 1984. #111Words #TheGratefulDead #GreekTheater #Berkeley #Music #LiveMusic #HelpOnTheWay #Slipknot! #FranklinsTower #PhilLesh #BobWeir #JerryGarcia https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/08/help-on-way-slipknot-franklins-tower-at.html
“Help on the Way / Slipknot! / Franklin’s Tower” at the Grateful Dead’s concert at Berkeley’s Greek Theater on 14 July 1984

14 July 1984 at Berkeley's Greek Theater was my favorite performance of the Grateful Dead's "Help on the Way / Slipknot! / Franklin's Tower"...

Show threadSt. Paul Apr 28, 2023

Roll away the dew…

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Tony Masiello ☮Feb 25, 2023

day 41

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Buffalo 5.9.77
Rhino Records

Cornell's evil twin! 😜

Actually, there are a fair amount of heads that prefer this night. Both have their moments, but not sure I have a preference. My favorite 1977 shows are 05/19 and 09/03, which I had on cassette & both of which became Dicks Picks.

This was a RSD release. The 05/07 Boston show will be released RSD 2023.

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Tony Masiello ☮Feb 2, 2023

day 18

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Blues For Allah
Grateful Dead Records (1975)

This is probably my favorite studio album. Perhaps the closest they came to capturing their live sound in the studio. Great songs, great instrumentals, lots of great weirdness, all things I love about this band.

I only saw them play Crazy Fingers once and I only saw Franklin's w/o Help once.

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