Listen: Grateful Dead Drop Winter Solstice Playlist, Featuring 16 Hours of Music

To mark the official seasonal shift from fall to winter, the Grateful Dead dropped a new playlist featuring over 16 hours of their so-called “best and longest versions of essential Dead tracks.” The collection of music is comprised of 61 tracks, featuring live recordings of choice material.

Dubbed “Winter Solstice,” the extensive curated collection lands the day before the official frosty shift, on the evening of Dec. 21, 2023. Included are differing live renditions of songs such as “Playing in the Band,” “Estimated Prophet,” “Eyes of the World,” “The Other One,” and other popular material associated with the San Francisco jamband. 

Apart from recognizable tracks that frequented their live shows, there are also amusing moments of instrumentation like on “Mind Left Body Jam,” from Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., circa Oct. 19, 1973, and lesser played tunes like a cover of “In The Midnight Hour,” and paired material like “Let It Grow/ Deal,” from Chicago 1981, “Alligator/ Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks),” sourced from Dec. 1967.

Stream the Grateful Dead’s Winter Solstice via Spotify now.

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