{"product_id":"apple-think-different-miles-davis-poster-lithograph-from-the-educators-set-2000-copy","title":"Grateful Dead Steal Your Face Rare Vintage Album Promo Poster 1977 | Happiest Kid Finds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGRATEFUL DEAD - Steal Your Face \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003erare and vintage music album promo poster \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edimensions: 12 1\/2\" x 12 1\/2\"  \u003cbr\u003edate: 1977\u003cbr\u003econdition: Very good. Evenly toned, consistent with its age. A couple of smudges on the right side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eartist: The Steal Your Face logo was a collaboration between the band's sound engineer, Owsley \"Bear\" Stanley,\u003cspan\u003e and artist \u003c\/span\u003eBob Thomas - \"\u003cem\u003ehe needed a quick way to identify the band’s equipment cases during chaotic tour setups.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally intended for practical use, the logo gained fame when it was featured on the cover of the band’s 1976 live album, Steal Your Face. Fans began referring to the image itself by the same name..\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eprinter: Atlantic Recording Corp.\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"2shf7-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-text=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a great example of the convoluted change of working relationships that occurs in  the music industry.  The album \"Steal Your Face\" was released in 1976 under the band's own label, Grateful Dead Records. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBased on information that I was able to locate, here's a loose timeline:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlantic Recording Corp was involved in the initial release of the album.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Steal Your Face\" was released in 1976, shortly before Arista Records took over.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArista Records promoted the album after acquiring the Grateful Dead's catalog.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe album received mixed reviews, impacting its promotional strategy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Grateful Dead's live performance reputation contributed to the album's visibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarketing efforts included concert promotions and radio play to reach fans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlantic Recording Corp. \u003cspan\u003ebecame a subsidiary of \u003c\/span\u003eWarner Communications Inc. around 1975. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a few years, the added stress of handling business matters took its toll, and the bandmates opted out of operating the label and signed with \u003c\/span\u003eArista Records\u003cspan\u003e in 1977.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt turned out that this was the band's least favorite album, \" due to\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ethe\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003epoor sound (some songs had to be fixed in the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003estudio) and song selection (it focused on the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eband's songs rather than jams). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on these details, I can surmise that this promo poster was never distributed because of all of the changes between the band and record companies, which makes it a superb addition to any Grateful Dead collection with its missing bits of info and offers a little more clarity with regard to the timeline and such. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"2shf7-0-0\" data-editor=\"8gqcu\" data-block=\"true\" class=\"block paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2shf7-0-0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"2shf7-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-text=\"true\"\u003ePurchase this item now for $75.99\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2shf7-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"2shf7-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-text=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"3raju-0-0\"\u003e(this item will ship FREE within the US)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Happiest Kid Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52256458604725,"sku":"222475","price":75.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3683\/1157\/files\/IMG_5470_9d5f823a-ce73-4559-a168-c0b7e5a0cbfd.jpg?v=1771304463","url":"https:\/\/www.happiestkidfinds.com\/products\/apple-think-different-miles-davis-poster-lithograph-from-the-educators-set-2000-copy","provider":"HAPPIEST KID FINDS - Museum-quality antique and vintage posters, original art, preservation and restoration","version":"1.0","type":"link"}