Best Grateful Dead recording?

Just don't forget to look at the image of "Mars Hotel" in the mirror while held upside down.

Ericd74,
50 bucks for 5/8/77 on cd? Ouch! That's a very common and uniformly great sounding tape/cd, if my burner weren't currently on the fritz I'd burn the person who started this thread a copy right now. A note to all, there are two many ways to get bootlegs for free, don't pay for them without doing some searching. That being said I don't advocate burning any copyrighted recording, just boots.

for those looking for quality GD recordings...lossless SHN files can be downloaded from the internet.

http://www.gdlive.com/ , tons of them. some real gems too!
seek out the spring '90 SBDs that were mixed down from 24track ADAT masters. very nice.

IMO, you just cant beat a great audience recording for pure energy and fidelity. Afer all, the GD is "live band" and not a studio band. Might as well get them where it counts.

JonD...i hear ya, wasn't thrilled about dropping $50, but it was a few years back and didn't know anyone who could burn me a copy...still, i've more than gotten my $50 worth out of this recording

good to see another dead fan / audiophile

The first Garcia - Grisman album. Great acoustic versions of songs and excellent recording quality! I know I am slipping away from the "Grateful dead" question - but this is such an enjoyable album - I had to include it.