The Grateful Dead "Self Titled" cassette tape

And so it began. Jerry, Bob, Bill, Phil and Pigpen released their debut, which was a big deal in San Francisco and nowhere else — at least for a few years. But this is an excellent album, one of The Dead’s very best. The songs are winsome, bluesy, psychedelic Folk Rock — mostly covers. Frequently topical and political. "Beat It On Down the Line" is perfect. And "Sitting on Top of the World" is a standard. Jerry and Phil sound as good as they ever did, but this is really a Pigpen album, full of wiggle and shake from the keys. Tape is excellent vinatge condition.