FIRST PITMAN CUSTOMATRIX PRESSING FROM 1968;  STILL MOSTLY IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP, ABOUT 23% OF THE SHRINK IS MISSING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT COVER AND A SMALL PIECE IS MISSING FROM BOTTOM LEFT CORNER FRONT COVER AND A COUPLE OTHER AREAS;  STICKER RESIDUE ON FRONT COVER, TOP RIGHT;  SOME CORNER WEAR AND RING WEAR AND SOME DISCOLORATION TO THE SHRINK;  SEE PICTURES, USE ZOOM;  INCLUDES ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE;  LABELS LOOK FINE;  VINYL VISUALLY LOOKS OK WITH LIGHT SCUFFS/MARKS SEEN BY LIGHT AT AN ANGLE;  PLAY TESTED OK, NICE SOUND WITH SOME BACKGROUND NOISE, BUT IT'S NOT OVERPOWERING;  




The Grateful Dead – Anthem Of The Sun


Label: Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records – WS 1749
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing
Country: US
Released: Jul 18, 1968
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock


That's It For The Other One
A1.I Cryptical Envelopement
A1.II Quadlibet For Tender Feet
A1.III The Faster We Go, The Rounder We Get
A1.IV We Leave The Castle
A2 New Potato Caboose
A3 Born Cross-Eyed
B1 Alligator
B2 Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)


Record Company – Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Inc.
Published By – Ice Nine Publishing
Recorded At – RCA Studios, Hollywood
Recorded At – American Recording Co.
Recorded At – Century Sound Studios
Recorded At – Olmstead Studios
Recorded At – Shrine Exposition, L.A.
Mixed At – Columbus Recorders, San Francisco
Mixed At – Apostolic Studios
Mixed At – Criteria Recording Studios
Mastered At – Columbus Recorders, San Francisco
Mastered At – Apostolic Studios
Mastered At – Criteria Recording Studios
Mastered At – Customatrix
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Artwork [Cover] – Bill Walker (8)
Bass, Trumpet, Harpsichord, Guiro, Kazoo, Piano, Timpani – Phil Lesh
Drums, Bells [Orchestra], Gong, Chimes, Crotales, Piano [Prepared], Finger Cymbals – Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart
Engineer [Asst.] – Bob Mathews*
Engineer [Executive] – Dan Healy
Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Kazoo, Vibraslap – Jerry Garcia
Organ, Celesta [Celesta Claves] – Ron McKernan*
Photography By [Liner Photo] – Thomas Weir
Piano, Piano [Prepared], Tape [Electronic] – Tom Constaten*
Producer [Studios And Live] – Dave Hassinger
Rhythm Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Kazoo – Bob Weir
Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – The Grateful Dead
Original first pressing. Green label with W7 logo.

Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing denoted by "P" in runouts, same label but variant pressing as The Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun

Medley 'That's It For The Other One'; Part A1-IV (We Leave The Castle) is listed on label but completely missing from back liner track song titles.
There are no track timings

Ice-Nine Pub. BMI

Studios:
Sept. '67 - RCA Studio A, Hollywood
Oct. 67 - American Studios, No. Hollywood
Dec. '67 - Century Sound, New York / Olmstead Studios, New York
Live:
11/10-11/67 Shrine Exposition, L.A.

Stereo Mix Mastering:
Columbus Recorders, San Francisco
Criteria Studio, Miami
Apostolic Studios, New York

Mastered at Customatrix denoted by "o" in runout

Runouts are etched except 'P, o, A0, D50, B 3, C2' are stamped.

Rights Society: BMI

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): S39369
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): S39370
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): P o 39369 WS 1749 A -1C
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): P o 39370 WS 1749 B -1C