GRATEFUL DEAD – IN THE DARK LP – Nr MINT 1987 GARCIA PSYCHEDELIC

The Grateful Dead – In The Dark
(Arista Records  1987  AL8452)

Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some light rubbing
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– a little light creasing on corners

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area amid the rise of the counterculture of the 1960s. The founding members were Jerry Garcia (lead guitar, vocals), Bob Weir (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (keyboards, harmonica, vocals), Phil Lesh (bass, vocals), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums).

In the Dark is the 12th studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between January 6 and 13, 1987 and originally released on July 6, 1987. The album contained the hit – “Touch of Grey”.

Track listing

Original release

Side one

1. “Touch of Grey” (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:47
2. “Hell in a Bucket” (Barlow, Weir) – 5:35
3. “When Push Comes to Shove” (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:05
4. “West L.A. Fadeaway” (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:39

Side two

5. “Tons of Steel” (Mydland) – 5:15
6. “Throwing Stones” (Barlow, Weir) – 7:18
7. “Black Muddy River” (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:58

Personnel

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
• Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals
• Phil Lesh – bass
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Mickey Hart – drums

Production

• Bob Bralove – programming, special effects, spatialization
• Guy Charbonneau, Dan Healy, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts, Jeff Sterling – engineers
• John Cutler – producer, engineer
• Gail Grant – design
• Herb Greene – art direction, photography
• Randy Tuten – cover art