Massive Grateful Dead DVD Anthology Being Released in April

Dead.netAn expansive 14-DVD box set collecting a variety of previously issued and unreleased live footage of The Grateful Dead will hit stores on April 17.  All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection boasts many of the iconic group's popular concert films, including The Grateful Dead Movie, The Closing of Winterland and Dead Ahead, most of which are packaged with various bonus features.

Also included is So Far, which previously was only available on VHS and laser disc, as well as an extra DVD offering rare performance footage, a 1992 documentary by Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann's son Justin and a new interview with Dead archivist David Lemieux.

All the Years Combine is priced at $99.99 and is available for pre-order from ShoutFactory.com.  Fans buying the collection at the website will receive an exclusive Grateful Dead bumper sticker while supplies last.

Here are the DVDs included in All the Years Combine, along with information about each video:

The Grateful Dead Movie (two-DVD) (Theatrical film, originally released in 1977)
The Closing of Winterland (two-DVD) (Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, December 31, 1978)
Dead Ahead (Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, October 1980)
So Far (Originally released on VHS and laser disc in 1987 -- first time on DVD)
Ticket to New Year's (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA, December 31, 1987)
Truckin' up to Buffalo (Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY, July 4, 1989)
Downhill from Here (Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, July 17, 1989)
View from the Vault (Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA, July 8, 1990)
View from the Vault II (RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, June 14, 1991)
View from the Vault III (Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, June 16, 1990)
View from the Vault IV (Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA, July 24, 1987, and Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA, July 26, 1987)
Exclusive bonus disc featuring:
-- Five previously unreleased live Grateful Dead performances
-- Backstage Pass, 1992 documentary directed by Justin Kreutzmann
-- Interview with Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux

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