10.27.04 (MusicPortal.com) "Beyond Description (1973-1989)," a remastered and repackaged epic 12-CD box set compilation from THE GRATEFUL DEAD, has been released through a distribution agreement between Grateful Dead Productions and Rhino Records. The set contains each of the band's studio albums for Grateful Dead Records and Arista Records, and features 15 hours of music and 162 songs, 68 of which are previously unreleased. "Beyond Description (1973-1989)" begins with 1973's "Wake Of The Flood," and features the ensuing '70s classics from the albums "Mars Hotel," "Blues For Allah," "Terrapin Station" and "Shakedown Street." The '80s are then documented with the albums "Go To Heaven," "Reckoning," "Dead Set," "In The Dark" and "Built To Last." Bonus tracks were selected based on outstanding performance and historical significance. They include a rare studio version of 'Catfish John,' the much-requested 'Equinox,' studio versions of 'Peggy-O' and 'Jack-A-Roe,' an early studio version of 'Fire On The Mountain,' and the only live version of 'Let It Rock.' In addition to acoustic and instrumental outtakes, live extras, alternate versions, and songs culled from band rehearsals, "Beyond Description (1973-1989)" features expanded versions of "Reckoning" and "Dead Set." Captured at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco and New York's Radio City Music Hall respectively, the original albums have been transformed into two-disc sets in order to accommodate additional material culled from those gigs.
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