Dead Ahead

ITA Gold Video Award
RIAA Certified Gold Video Award

"More perhaps than any other attraction in rock, the Dead audience is part of the show."
- Los Angeles Times

"Stickers with Grateful Dead slogans are appearing not only on Cadillac's but on China's Great Wall."
- USA Today

"The Dead have forged a symbiosis with their audience that is simply unequaled."
- Rolling Stone

"The Grateful Dead currently rank as the highest-grossing concert act in America."
- Parade Magazine

“Highly Recommended. 3 ½ Stars. Sure to appeal to Deadheads and most other classic rock fans. A hilarious introduction by Saturday Night Live alumni Al Franken.” - Video Librarian

"Highly recommended. Dead Ahead stands the test of time. It not only captured the band at an important time, but became a fan favorite and an eventual cornerstone of the Dead's oeuvre."
- Honest Tune

Entire original Dead Ahead, plus more than 50 Minutes of previously unreleased concert footage!

October of 1980, the Grateful Dead plays the world-famous Radio City Music Hall in a week long marathon of sell-out shows that were beloved by fans and captured on film.

Now, in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead, the original 1” master tapes from the show have been lovingly transformed onto DVD, The Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead hits the stores November 1st from monterey video. The Grateful Dead’s best loved songs performed live onstage by Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Brent Mydland, this DVD is a celebration of America’s most loved touring band, and features both acoustic and electric performances.

Featuring:
Uncle John's Band	Don't Ease Me In
Bird Song	Lost Sailor
On The Road Again	Saint of Circumstance
To Lay Me Down	Franklin's Tower
Ripple	Rhythm Devils
Me & My Uncle	Space
Mexicali Blues	Fire On The Mountain
Ramble On Rose	Not Fade Away
Little Red Rooster	Good Lovin'

Bonus Songs from 10/30/80
Heaven Help The Fool	He's Gone
Shakedown Street	Truckin'
Samson and Delilah

DVD Special Features:

• More than 50 Minutes of previously unreleased concert footage
• First time ever on DVD
• The entire, 114 minute original Dead Ahead, recorded October, 1980, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City
• Transferred from the original master 1" video in full color
• Audio features the original stereo mix produced by Dan Healy and Betty cantor-Jackson, PLUS a brand new 5.1 mix of the concert
• MC'd by Al Franken and Tom Davis
• Visible Lyrics Option on entire DVD
• All bonus songs feature Visible Lyrics Option, and a NEW stereo AND 5.1 audio mix
• Collectors Booklet featuring a new essay by Dead Head scholar and author Steve Silberman, and rare and previously unseen photos by Peter Simon and Bob Minkin