Blues for Allah

Album by Grateful Dead

Blues for Allah, a 1975 studio album by the Grateful Dead, was recorded during their touring hiatus and released on Grateful Dead Records. It blends jazz fusion and Middle Eastern influences with extended improvisation and exploratory instrumental textures.
First released: 1st September 1975

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Help on the Way / Slipknot!
    7:21
  2. 2.
    Franklin’s Tower
    4:33
  3. 3.
    King Solomon’s Marbles: Part I: Stronger Than Dirt / Part II: Milkin’ the Turkey
    5:16
  4. 4.
    The Music Never Stopped
    4:36
  5. 5.
    Crazy Fingers
    6:42
  6. 6.
    Sage & Spirit
    3:06
  7. 7.
    Blues for Allah / Sand Castles & Glass Camels / Unusual Occurrences in the Desert
    12:44
  8. 8.
    Groove #1 (instrumental studio outtake)
    5:45
  9. 9.
    Groove #2 (instrumental studio outtake)
    7:35
  10. 10.
    Distorto (instrumental studio outtake)
    8:14
  11. 11.
    A to E Flat Jam (instrumental studio outtake)
    4:39
  12. 12.
    Proto 18 Proper (instrumental studio outtake)
    4:18
  13. 13.
    Hollywood Cantata (studio outtake)
    4:14

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