(Dead) Heads Up: "Anthem Of The Sun" gets the 50th Anniversary treatment

[Miles Archer]

The album will arrive on July 13, less than a week before the LP's official anniversary on July 18. The 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition adds the 1971 remix to Disc One and live recordings from the band's show at San Francisco's Wnterland on Oct. 22, 1967, which included early versions of songs that would end up on the album nine months later.

Anthem of the Sun marks the second reissue in the Grateful Dead's new series that will reintroduce the original albums – in remastered sound plus a bonus CD of previously unreleased live tracks from the era – five decades after the LP's original release date. The band's self-titled debut kicked off the series in January 2017.

In addition to the two-disc set, the reissue will also be available as a 12" vinyl picture disc with a limited-edition pressing of 10,000 copies. You can see the track listing for the CD version below.

This new edition includes both the rare 1968 mix of the album plus the more common 1971 mix. Both are remastered from the original master tapes. The bonus disc includes a full concert, the band's first with percussionist Mickey Hart, who joined the band just a month earlier.

The Grateful Dead, 'Anthem of the Sun: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition' Track Listing

Disc One: Original 1968 Mix and 1971 Remix
"That's It For The Other One"
"New Potato Caboose"
"Born Cross-Eyed"
"Alligator"
"Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)"

Disc Two: Winterland, San Francisco, CA 10/22/67
"Morning Dew"
"New Potato Caboose"
"It Hurts Me Too"
"Cold Rain And Snow"
"Turn On Your Love Light"
"Beat It On Down The Line"
"That's It For The Other One"

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