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The Dead’s 50th-anniversary reissue series continues with this watershed 1968 LP, their second LP and first featuring the work of lyricist Robert Hunter and percussionist Mickey Hart. Their most experimental album blends studio recordings and live performances into an unprecedented hybrid. It’s a psychedelic landmark full of extended jams, now available on a 12" vinyl picture disc limited to 10,000 copies: "That’s It for the Other One," "New Potato Caboose," "Born Cross-Eyed," "Alligator" and "Caution (Do Not Stop on the Tracks)." Deluxe edition includes the 1968 and 1971 mixes of the album (the first being more primal, while the second is more clearly delineated). Disc two of the deluxe edition (get ready, Dead Heads): an unreleased October 22, 1967 live recording at Winterland: "Morning Dew," "New Potato Caboose," "It Hurts Me Too," "Cold Rain and Snow," "Turn On Your Love Light," "Beat It On down the Line" and "That’s It for the Other One. A pivotal year in the Dead’s rise, brought back in two ultra-fine forms! Grateful Dead.