Blues For Allah (Steven Wilson Remix) (Rhino Exclusive)[Blu-ray]

Features four new mixes of the album by acclaimed producer Steven Wilson: Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround, hi-resolution stereo, and an instrumental mix.

Limited To 3,000

Exclusive To Rhino.com

The whole idea was to get back to that band thing, where the band makes the main contribution to the evolution of the material. - Jerry Garcia

BLUES FOR ALLAH is the Dead’s unique vision, a deeply humane parable that framed their own artistic renewal in the most inclusive, expansive terms. Fifty years later, it remains one of their most musically successful and resolutely experimental albums. - Nicholas G. Meriwether, Executive Director of the Grateful Dead Studies Association, BLUES FOR ALLAH (50TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION) Liner Note Writer

When the Grateful Dead took a self-imposed hiatus in 1974 after their farewell run at Winterland, they left the road with no clear sense of when—or if—they’d return. A year later, the band surprised everyone when they reemerged with BLUES FOR ALLAH, one of the most forward-thinking, sonically adventurous albums of their career.

BLUES FOR ALLAH saw the Grateful Dead attempt something they never had before—and never would again. They would make the record almost entirely without pre-written material. 

Working at Bobby Weir’s home studio—just big enough to hold the band and their gear—the sessions took on an intimate, exploratory feel. Robert Hunter was back in the thick of it, writing lyrics on the spot as the songs took shape. Keith Godchaux’s keys gave the album its spacious texture, while Donna Jean’s harmony vocals elevated songs like “The Music Never Stopped.” “Crazy Fingers” became, in Phil Lesh’s words, “a marvelous essay in smoky ambiguity.” The mostly instrumental title suite pushed even further out, with Bill Kreutzmann saying it “bordered on acid-jazz composition.” Mickey Hart’s role was central, weaving percussion—and slowed-down field recordings of crickets—into a rich, immersive tapestry of sound.

ATMOS

5.1 Mix

Stereo Remix

Instrumental Remix (Stereo)

1. Help On The Way / Slipknot!
2. Franklin’s Tower
3. King Solomon’s Marbles

Part I: Stronger Than Dirt

Part II: Milkin’ The Turkey

4. The Music Never Stopped
5. Crazy Fingers
6. Sage & Spirit
7. Blues For Allah

Blues For Allah

Sand Castles & Glass Camels

Unusual Occurrences In The Desert

-Stereo Bonus Tracks-

8. Franklin’s Tower (Alternate Vocals)
9. Blues For Allah (Alternate Take) 

Blues For Allah 

Sand Castles & Glass Camels

Unusual Occurrences In The Desert