Grateful Dead to Release _May 1977_

May 6, 2013

The celebrated month of May 1977 will be reflected in the latest box set from the Grateful Dead. While May 8, 1977 will not be included (that show is not located in the archives), five other deserving performance will be represented. May 1977 will collect: 5/11/77 St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN, 5/12/77 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, 5/13/77 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, 5/15/77 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis MO and 5/17/77 University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL. Jeffrey Norman has mastered the 14 discs in HDCD, while James R Anderson contributes period photos and Steve Silberman offers an essay. May 1977, will come out on June 11 (just in time for father’s day: hint, hint) and will be limited to 15,000 individually numbered copies, contained in a psychedelic box that boasts an intricate die-cut design created by artist Masaki Koike. Click here for additional information on May 1977.