Birth of the Dead
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| Released | March 25, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | November 3, 1965 – April 1967 | |||
| Genre | Jam, folk rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 126:57 | |||
| Label | Rhino Records | |||
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Birth of the Dead is a two-CD compilation album chronicling the early years of the San Francisco psychedelic band the Grateful Dead. The set was originally part of the twelve-CD box set The Golden Road (1965–1973), released on October 16, 2001, then was released as a stand-alone album on March 25, 2003. The album consists of various studio and live tracks of seven original songs and a number of covers.
Birth of the Dead, Volume One (The Studio Sessions), containing the music from the first CD, was released as a vinyl LP on the Friday Music label on December 17, 2013.