Grateful Dead 'Wake Of The Flood' #3 Mother Pressing Plate from Jerry Garcia & Rock Scully's House on Hepburn Heights, 1973

Steel record pressing plates known as a “Mother” from Wake of the Flood, the first album recorded on the Grateful Dead's private record label, "Grateful Dead Records," 1973.

Steel pressing plates are one of a kind artifacts from the Grateful Dead office and are among the rarest historical artifacts in this collection. The sixth studio album by the Grateful Dead, recorded between August 4 through 15, 1973 and originally released on October 15, 1973. Dated Sept 12, 1973, in good condition.

This came from Jerry's Hepburn Heights House in San Rafael, Marin County. Part of a collection of items that were put out for the curb for trash pickup after Rock Scully was fired from The Grateful Dead and was moved out/evicted from the house on Hepburn Heights that he and Jerry Garcia shared in Marin County, California in the late 70’s and early 80’s. 

“I had a store for 10 years in Sonoma County, California from 2006 to 2016. In 2006 a gentleman named David came into the Santa Rosa store with a unique tale. He told me that he had been living in Marin County in the 80’s and one day, he noticed a pile of belongings out on the curb for garbage pickup. He and another friend checked out the items and realized that they were in front of Jerry Garcia’s house. As the things were out on the curb for garbage collection, they got their station wagon and loaded up as much as they could, making multiple trips to collect what they could before the garbage truck came to pick up the items. Those items included some furniture and boxes of miscellaneous paper and other goods including a number of record albums and a few items from The Grateful Dead offices and studios. David returned to my store a few times over the next 4 or 5 years always with another box of items and each time, I purchased what he brought to sell me. Due to the nature of the items and a number of other factors, I can state with confidence that these items were indeed owned by Jerry Garcia. Over the years, through my research, I was able to determine that these items were put out on the curb to clear out the apartment where Rock Skully had been living until he was fired from The Grateful Dead organization.” - Pü Tzu

Offered for auction is a rare artifact from music history: steel record pressing plates known as a 'Mother' from Wake of the Flood, the Grateful Dead's sixth studio album released on their private label, 'Grateful Dead Records,' in October 1973. These one-of-a-kind plates, dated September 12, 1973, were sourced from Jerry Garcia's Hepburn Heights House in San Rafael, Marin County.

This unique piece is part of a collection rescued from the curb for trash pickup after Rock Scully, manager of The Grateful Dead, was dismissed and evicted from the house he shared with Jerry Garcia in the late 1970s. The collection, discovered by a guy named David in Marin County during the 1980s, includes furniture, boxes of papers, and memorabilia from The Grateful Dead offices and studios. David subsequently sold these items to Pü Tzu over several years, and through extensive research, their authenticity as belongings of Jerry Garcia has been confirmed.

This artifact not only represents a pivotal album in the band's discography but also carries a significant historical connection to Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead's legacy.

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