Grateful Dead

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
3LP (black): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
3LP ("Bozo or Bolo" rainbow): Dead.net
Lyceum '72 (24LP): Dead.net

Grateful Dead's thrilling run of European shows which were immortalized on the triple-album release Europe '72 and then in 2011 on the expansive 73-CD box set Europe '72: The Complete Recordings.  Now, Rhino has announced a host of releases from the final stand of the European tour.  Lyceum 1972: The Complete Recordings, due on July 29, will be the Dead's largest vinyl box to date.  The 24-LP set contains the last four shows of the tour from London's Lyceum Theatre, all pressed on 180-gram vinyl and available exclusively from Dead.net.

For fans looking for a more compact option, the Dead's ongoing 50th anniversary reissue series continues with a newly remastered version of Europe '72 in 2-CD, 3-LP, streaming, and digital download versions (including Apple Lossless and high-resolution FLAC).  Dead.net will carry a limited "Bozo or Bolo" 3-LP version which will ship earlier, on June 3 and feature the LPs pressed on psychedelic rainbow vinyl.  Each LP features a 50/50 color split with alternating transparent and neon colors of a rainbow: the first platter is transparent red and neon orange; the second is transparent yellow and neon green; the third is transparent indigo and neon violet.  The CD, vinyl, and digital iterations have all been remastered by David Glasser with audio restored using Plangent Processes.

Lastly, the 4-CD set Lyceum Theatre: May 26, 1972 breaks out the final Lyceum show from the Complete box set.  This landmark show was notably the second-to-last performance to feature founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan who passed away on March 8, 1973.