Reckoning is a 1981 live double album by the Grateful Dead. It is the band's sixth live album and seventeenth album overall. It consists of acoustic material recorded live in September and October 1980. Some of the tracks are shortened versions of the live performances.
The material recorded in 1980 was originally intended for release on one double LP set, but the format of the music subsequently steered the Grateful Dead towards the release of two double albums, Reckoning and Dead Set. Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia commented that the band "ended with so much good material that it was a struggle. The idea of just one acoustic and one electric record was sort of pathetic, since our electric tunes are seldom less than eight minutes long. And that meant our fat electric album would have two songs on a side. It was kind of silly.""Grateful Dead Family Discography: Reckoning. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
Initial CD releases omitted one track, "Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie", for space reasons. One CD, tape, and LP release, by Pair/Arista Records in 1984, was given the title For the Faithful.... In 1988 the album was re-issued with the original title.
Track listing Original release
2004 Rhino reissue bonus disc
Personnel Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals Bob Weir – guitar, vocals Phil Lesh – bass guitar Brent Mydland – piano, harpsichord, vocals (except 1978 tracks) Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums
Production Produced by Dan Healy, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Jerry Garcia Mixing: Dan Healy Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson Engineering: Don Pearson, John Cutler, Dennis Leonard Cover illustration: Rick Griffin Photography: John Werner
Charts Album: Billboard YearChartPosition1981Pop Albums43
Singles: Billboard YearSingleChartPosition1981"Dire Wolf"Mainstream Rock37
References
External links —including the releases as For the Faithful...