Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$472.00
Starting bid: $100.00
Inside the Dead's 1971 Live album there is a plea inside the gatefold that reads: DEAD FREAKS UNITE Who are you? Where are you?How are you?Send us your name and address and we'll keep you informed.
This lot is an actual Grateful Dead Time Capsule consisting of 25 items that were sent to those that answered the plea. 1) A letter addressed Fellow Dead Head 2) A letter addressed Dead Head People 3) 2 Page Boolet titled Dead Head Folks 4) A MINT NEVER PLAYED promo copy of Old and Away by Keith and Donna 5)A MINT NEVER PLAYED Tiger Rose by Robert Hunter 6)A MINT NEVER PLAYED Tales of the Great Rum Runners by Garcia 12 Fanclub letter dated Spring 1972 Europe Tour 1972 East Coast Tour Itinerary 1972 Fan Club Art/Lyrics 1973 East Coast Tour May 1973 Summer 1973 Fall 1973 Sept 1973 Dec 1973 Production Plan for GD 103 1974 1975 Blues for Allah announcement Fan Club Art/Lyrics 1976.
In addition there are 7 Grateful Dead almanacs dated Spring 1993 Fall 1993 4 from 1994 and one from 1999.
Included inside the newsletter was artwork from Bay Area legends.
This lot offers a once in a lifetime opportunity for Grateful Dead Collectors. This is another of several lots in this auction from the 45+ year lifelong collection of a New Jersey/Philadelphia native that loved and collected the Grateful Dead.
These mail order/fan club goodies are a part of Grateful Dead history. They show the highest level of appreciation from the band for the fans while at the same time trying to create and produce hstorical memorabilia for everyone to enjoy.
This correspondance or should we dare say marketing was groundbreaking at the time. Ever since it has been a blueprint for other bands on how to build and maintain relationships with their fans. As such there can be no argument that this material posseses tremendous historical importance.
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