''Dead Set'' is the seventh

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(eighteenth overall) by the

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. It was released in August 1981 on Arista. The album contains live material recorded between September and October 1980 at the

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in San Francisco and

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in New York. Original CD pressings omitted the track "Space" so the entire album could fit on one CD. However, "Space" was included when the album was rereleased as part of the 2004 '' Beyond Description'' box set, as well as on one CD in 2006. The 2006 release also included a bonus CD of live material. ''Dead Set'' is essentially a companion release to ''

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'', a 1981 release of songs featuring acoustic instruments: both of the albums were recorded at the same runs of concerts. Due to the length of the Dead's songs, several tracks from ''Dead Set'' were edited for release on vinyl, and the edited versions have been retained on CD reissues. The album's cover features an

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skeleton perched on the

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looking at the view of San Francisco, with a striking twilight sky reflecting off the bay. The back cover of the original gatefold album continues this image, except that it shows a view of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Track listing

Original release

2004 Rhino reissue bonus disc

Personnel

Grateful Dead *

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– drums *

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– keyboards, vocals *

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– guitar, vocals Production * Dan Healy – producer * Jerry Garcia – producer *

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– producer * Joe Gastwirt – digital remastering * Don Pearson –

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* John Cutler –

* Dennis Leonard –

* Dennis Larkins – cover illustration * John Werner – centerfold photography * Jim Welch – album jacket production

Recording dates

''Dead Set'' was recorded during the same shows as ''

''. * October 3, 1980 Warfield Theatre: "Brokedown Palace" * October 4, 1980 Warfield Theatre: "Deal", "Feel Like a Stranger", and "Not Fade Away" * October 7, 1980 Warfield Theatre: "Shakedown Street" * October 9, 1980 Warfield Theatre: "Greatest Story Ever Told" * October 10, 1980 Warfield Theatre: "Samson and Delilah", "New Minglewood Blues", "Row Jimmy", and "Jack Straw" * October 11, 1980 Warfield Theatre: "Loser" and "Passenger" * October 13, 1980 Warfield Theatre: "C.C. Rider", "Lazy Lightnin', and "Supplication" * October 25, 1980 Radio City Music Hall: "Franklin's Tower" and "High Time" * October 26, 1980 Radio City Music Hall: "Let It Grow" and "Sugaree" * October 27, 1980 Radio City Music Hall: "Friend of the Devil" * October 29, 1980 Radio City Music Hall: "Candyman" and "Little Red Rooster" * October 31, 1980 Radio City Music Hall: "Rhythm Devils", "Space", and "Fire on the Mountain"

Charts

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Notes

External links

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