{"product_id":"the-grateful-dead-the-best-of-the-grateful-dead-skeletons-from-the-closet","title":"The Grateful Dead – The Best Of The Grateful Dead: Skeletons From The Closet","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Grateful Dead - The Best Of Skeletons From The Closet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1974, Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock and Country Rock, San Francisco, California 8\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e W 2764\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e VG (LM) | Members: Grateful Dead (N\/A)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompilation Lore:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Released after the Dead had moved on from Warner Bros., Skeletons From The Closet pulled together recordings from 1967 through 1972, spanning their early psychedelia through the rootsier Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty period.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal Struggle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Founding member Ron “Pigpen” McKernan’s declining health forced him to stop touring in 1972, and he died the following year at only 27, making this compilation one of the first major Dead releases issued after his death.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlbum Art:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The surreal skeleton-and-rose cover was created by celebrated graphic artist John Van Hamersveld, with Bob Seidemann handling art direction, adding another distinctive image to the Dead’s growing skeleton iconography.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44820449591483,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-12238376-1531170730-1524.jpg?v=1699224888","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/the-grateful-dead-the-best-of-the-grateful-dead-skeletons-from-the-closet","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}