One of the earliest, the First Free Underground Grateful Dead Tape Exchange, ... not selling bootleg albums. “Oh, [live] tapes I don’t care about—the tapes are totally cool,” he said.

When I first listened to the Grateful Dead’s seminal live album, 1969’s “Live/Dead,” I heard little but cacophonous jams, the aural equivalent of a bad acid trip. Sure, I liked ear candy ...

When I first listened to the Grateful Dead’s seminal live album, 1969’s “Live/Dead,” I heard little but cacophonous jams, the aural equivalent of a bad acid trip. Sure, I liked ear candy ...