GRATEFUL DEAD
Shop rare prints of Grateful Dead from the original photographers – the legendary American band formed in San Francisco in 1965, renowned for their improvisational style, eclectic sound, and devoted fan community known as “Deadheads.” Blending rock, folk, blues, and psychedelia, timeless songs like "Truckin’," "Friend of the Devil," and "Ripple" have secured the Grateful Dead’s legacy as one of the most influential and enduring bands in music history.
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"Gratefully Yours," by acclaimed artist Peter Pracownik, an official commissioned artwork by the legendary band Grateful Dead in 1993
Signed limited edition of 50 prints measuring 31.5 x 24” (Image size 25 x 20”)
Printed from the original artwork onto 300gsm Somerset silk stock, this limited edition is hand-signed and numbered by Peter Pracownik . Each print has both Peter and YouNeeks embossed logo.
Jerry Garcia by David Corio, taken in London England in 1980. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Photographer notes: The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia wasn’t a typical subject for an interview with NME in 1981. This was the period when the paper was still incredibly popular with a circulation in excess of 200,000 and had moved on from punk to be championing new wave, post-punk, and particularly obscure regional indie bands. The interview was conducted by Paul Morley who was certainly not known as a Dead-Head.
The interview took place in a dimly-lit apartment in central London. Jerry Garcia was perfectly amenable sitting on the floor smoking cigarettes. I only used to shoot using available light if possible which was a challenge here so I took him into the bathroom as that was the brightest room. After a few shots by the bathroom mirror, I asked Jerry if he would mind getting into the bath (clothed) and he laughed and hopped in without hesitation. When the interview was published it was regarded as being very controversial as Jerry Garcia was a rock legend and he hadn’t been given the respect he deserved. NME’s editor at the time, Neil Spencer claimed the article lost the paper 10,000 readers. This was partly because Paul Morley was trying to inform Garcia about bands like The Fire Engines and Orange Juice and Morley was known as NME’s latest in a long line of enfant terrible writers that had included Nick Kent, Julie Burchill, and Ian Penman before him and readers tended to either love or hate his opinions and style of writing. In reality, they got on pretty well and I finished off the session by snapping the pair of them in the bathroom making peace signs with their hands.
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The Grateful Dead, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 1990
Signed limited edition photographic print by Blaise Hayward from his series “Tickets Please”
These editioned digital pigment prints are printed on Canson rag photographique paper and are accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity.