GRATEFUL DEAD Dark Star (2012 US Record Store Day exclusive limited edition 12" pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl, mixed by Jeffrey Norman and mastered by David Glasser, released in celebration of the 40thAnniversary of the legendary Europe ’72 tour. Grateful Dead’s 'Dark Star' was their ultimate improvisational vehicle, allowing the band to really stretch out and jam freely, often for over half an hour. Recorded on the 4th May 1972 at the OlympiaTheatre in Paris, France, this is one of the longest versions of the song recorded clocking in at over 40 minutes, with nearly 20 minutes of the song on the first side followed by a mid-song drum solo and the song's epic finale on the second side. Housed in a heavy card pasted picture sleeve with this copy still sealed in the original hype and Record Store Day stickered shrink)**Limited to 4,200 copies Worldwide**