The Grateful Dead to release a Record Store Day exclusive LP

The Grateful Dead will release a special Limited Edition 180 Gram LP for this year’s Record Store Day. The LP, Dark Star: Europe ’72 Olympia Theatre – Paris, France 5/4/72, will feature what is billed as the longest version of “Dark Star” from the Dead’s Europe ’72 tour.

The version of “Dark Star” was previously released as part of Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings but has never been available as a standalone LP.

Rhino will press 4,200 copies of the Dark Star: Europe ’72 Olympia Theatre – Paris, France 5/4/72.

Here’s a look at the tracks on the LP:

Side 1 – Dark Star (19:21)

Side 2 – Drums (2:32), Dark Star (17:34)