Grateful Dead Vinyl Records

The Grateful Dead are as much an institution as a band. From their San Francisco psychedelic-rock origins through three decades of constant touring and recorded output, the group built a catalogue that pulls equally from country, bluegrass, jazz, blues and avant-garde improvisation. The studio records are the entry point; the live archive material is where the band's true depth lives.

The Warner Brothers and Grateful Dead Records pressings of the early-70s studio albums are particularly sought-after; the Dick's Picks live series has long-since been issued on vinyl by the band's archive operation.

Best Grateful Dead Albums on Vinyl

American Beauty (1970)
— Their most-loved studio album. "Box of Rain", "Friend of the Devil", "Sugar Magnolia", "Truckin'". A perfect record.

Workingman's Dead (1970)
— Released the same year as American Beauty and equally beloved. Country-folk pivot from the psychedelic-rock that preceded it.

Europe '72 (1972)
— The live triple album from the spring '72 tour. Many fans' favourite recording of the band.

Anthem of the Sun (1968)
— The avant-garde, studio-stitched second album. Strange, layered, brilliant.

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