The beloved, coveted, and highly sought-after debut album by Circles Around The Sun, Interludes For The Dead, will have a limited edition vinyl reissue on Oct. 21.
The music found on the LP was originally recorded for the PA system during the breaks of the Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead shows in 2015. The sound was so well received that the late Neal Casal founded the band. The recordings see the original lineup of Circles Around The Sun stretch out beloved Grateful Dead favorites in a way that eludes definition, but it is notable that eight of the 10 recordings track in at over 10 minutes, and three last over 20.
The reissue of the original double-LP will be shared on a limited run of 5,000 copies on 140-gram Pacific-blue vinyl as a tribute to Casal, who had a deep love for the ocean. An expanded edition will also be presented as a 4-LP set that contains the complete track listing and Casal’s versions of The Grateful Dead’s “Ship Of Fools” and “Mountains Of The Moon” from the double-CD release on vinyl for the very first time. The expanded edition will be limited to just 3,000 copies on pressed 180-gram vinyl.
Pre-order the limited edition reissue of Interludes For The Dead here.
Learn about the Neal Casal Music Foundation here.
