The Grateful Dead – The Grateful Dead Movie

The Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead –The Grateful Dead Movie

1981

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Version Information

Label
Monterey Video
Catalog number
319802
Original year
1981
Version year
2004
Region
US
Format

2 x DVD
DVD-Video
Multichannel

Version notes

Filmed October 16-20, 1974, Winterland, San Francisco.

Disc 1 -

The Grateful Dead Movie in it's entirety, transferred from the original 35mm film negative in High Definition and presented in 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio.
Dolby Digital 5.1 presentation of the original theatrical audio mix.
New Dolby Digital 5.1 audio mix, mixed from the master multi-track tapes.
New Dolby Digital 2.0 audio mix, mixed from the master multi-track tapes.
Feature-length commentary with supervising editor Susan Crutcher and film editor John Nutt.
English subtitles option on entire movie.
Total running time of Disc 1: Approximately 132 minutes.

Disc 2 -

More than 95 minutes of never-before-seen concert footage.
Bonus songs transferred from the 16mm camera-original film negative.
Dolby Digital 5.1 audio mix on all Bonus Songs, mixed from the master multi-track tapes.
Dolby Digital 2.0 audio mix on all Bonus Songs, mixed from the master multi-track tapes.
Visible Lyrics Option on all Bonus Songs.
"A Look Back" documentary film.
"Making of the Animated Sequence" documentary film.
"Making of the DVD" documentary film.
Television commercial for "Mars Hotel" album from 1974.
Multi-camera and multi-track audio demonstration.
Extensive photo gallery of production notes, photos, film stills and other historical items from the Movie's production.
Total running time of Disc 2: Approximately 175 minutes.

Total running time of DVD approximately 5 hours.

With 22 page booklet in three-panel DVD digipak in slip case sleeve.

Produced at Zamacona Productions, San Francisco.
Archival research at Grateful Dead Archives.
HDTV Film Transfer and Final Color Correction: Retina, San Francisco.
Film and Audio Transfers: American Zoetrope, San Francisco.

All selections copyright © Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. (ASCAP), except: track 1-19 (Dobson, Rose) Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Co. (BMI) and track 1-21 (Berry) Arc Music/Isalee Music Pub. Co. (BMI).

Concert footage, musical performances and all bonus materials ©1974, 1977 & 2004 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. Package copyright © Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. Monterey video/distributed by Monterey Media, Inc.

Tracklist

The Grateful Dead Movie

1-1.Animation
1-2.U.S. Blues
1-3.One More Saturday Night
1-4.Bill Graham's Crew Introduction
1-5.Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
1-6.Soundcheck
1-7.Truckin'
1-8.Eyes Of The World
1-9.Ripped Off Fan
1-10.Sugar Magnolia
1-11.It's Like A Continuous Trip
1-12.Intermission
1-13.Playing In The Band
1-14.Levy Gets In
1-15.Stella Blue
1-16.Casey Jones
1-17.The Om People
1-18.Weirdness From He's Gone
1-19.Morning Dew
1-20.Encore Break
1-21.Johnny B. Goode
1-22.It Must Have Been The Roses/End Credits

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Bonus Features

Bonus Songs

2-1.Uncle John's Band
2-2.Sugaree
2-3.The Other One >
2-4.Spanish Jam >
2-5.Mind Left Body jam >
2-6.The Other One
2-7.Scarlet Begonias
2-8.China Cat Sunflower >
2-9.I Know You Rider
2-10.Dark Star
2-11.Weather Report Suite

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2-12.A Look Back Documentary Film
2-13.Making Of The Animated Sequence Documentary Film
2-14.Making Of The DVD Documentary Film
2-15."Mars Hotel" Television Commercial
2-16.Multi-Camera And Multi-Track Audio Demonstration
2-17.Photo Gallery

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