Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It (180g 4-LP Box Set)

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eaturing 20 Unreleased Stellar Live Performances Culled from 5 Shows During the Dead's Spring 1990 Tour!

Recorded and Mixed Live by Grateful Dead Producer John Cutler!

Mastered for Vinyl by Jeffrey Norman with Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios and Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA!

The legendary Bay area rock superstars the Grateful Dead scored with a plethora of wonderful recordings throughout their incredible career that encompassed nearly four decades. Their concert tours were of legendary proportions, and during the late-'80s, a whole new audience was discovering their magic thanks to their hugely successful In The Dark and Built To Last albums. This success brought the band back out on the road for several more tours, and the Spring 1990 performances look to be some of the finest ever in their long history.

Always known for being on top of the audiophile medium, the Dead would record a lot of their shows over the years with state of the art equipment. This particular tour was of no exception as long time producer John Cutler recorded a number of shows during this much touted tour era and together with Dead archivist David Lemeiux compiled the long awaited Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It album.

Friday Music is very pleased to announce the exclusive 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl 4 LP Box Set of the Grateful Dead’s Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It. This amazing limited edition treasure trove highlights selections from five of their finest shows from this legendary tour. Filled with 20 unreleased stellar performances, The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Brent Mydland, Mickey Hart and Bill Kruetzmann truly radiate with some of their finest playing and singing ever documented, making this a wonderful listen and a collectible album for years to come.

Many favorite Grateful Dead classics and superior rarities abound in this lengthy audiophile dream box including the long-awaited release of "Loser" from the 3/24/90 concert in Albany, NY and several rare Brent Mydland performances like "Easy To Love You," "Blow Away" and "Gimme Some Lovin'." Known for their lengthy jams, four solid masterpieces get their due on this amazing set like the Landover, MD 3/16/90 performance of "Scarlet Begonias"/"Estimated Prophet" and "Playing In The Band"/"Eyes Of The World" from the Hartford, CT show on 3/19/90.

The band went back real deep into their arsenal of classic tunes and picked even more of their most loved repertoire including a fine reading of Tim Rose’s "Morning Dew" and the wonderful album closer "Attics Of My Life." As an added treat, a pair of killer covers made famous by the Rolling Stones found their way into the Dead’s set list this tour with brilliant revisits of "It's All Over Now" and "The Last Time."

Now for the first time ever as an exclusive 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl 4 LP Box Set, Friday Music is very honored to announce the limited edition Grateful Dead authorized release of Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It. Mastered for vinyl by Jeffery Norman with Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios and at Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA, this wonderful album is truly a welcomed addition to your Dead collection.

The Grateful Dead’s Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It album will be packaged in a stunning box set, with Wes Lang’s artwork detailed beautifully, a rich looking black background inside the box set itself, with a poly lined LP sleeve to preserve the rich details of each of the four 180g vinyl albums. Wonderful custom LP label artwork is also provided for each vinyl album, plus as an added bonus a superlative 11” x 11” Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It album cover print featuring the brilliant artwork of Wes Lang is included.

LP1

1. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL - Capital Center, Landover, MD (3/16/90)

2. FEEL LIKE A STRANGER - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (3/22/90)

3. WEST L.A. FADEAWAY - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (3/22/90)

4. EASY TO LOVE YOU - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (3/22/90)

5. BEAT IT ON DOWN THE LINE - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (3/22/90)

6. LOSER - Knickerbocker Arena, Albany NY (3/24/90)

7. JACK-A-ROE - Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/19/90)

LP2

1. IT’S ALL OVER NOW - Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/19/90)

2. BIRD SONG - Capital Center, Landover, MD (3/16/90)

3. THE LAST TIME - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (3/22/90)

4. BLOW AWAY - Capital Center, Landover, MD (3/16/90)

5. SAMSON AND DELILAH - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (3/22/90)

LP3

1. SCARLET BEGONIAS - Capital Center, Landover, MD (3/16/90)

2. ESTIMATED PROPHET - Capital Center, Landover, MD (3/16/90)

3. PLAYING IN THE BAND - Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/19/90)

4. EYES OF THE WORLD - Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/19/90)

LP4

1. GIMME SOME LOVIN’ - Knickerbocker Arena, Albany NY (3/26/90)

2. MORNING DEW - Knickerbocker Arena, Albany NY (3/26/90)

3. NOT FADE AWAY - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/30/90)

4. ATTICS OF MY LIFE - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/30/90)