Relix

Estimated shipping costs: $75 (domestic US) / $225 (international). ANALOGr will contact you following the auction with a shipping invoice.A luminous piece of psychedelic poster art from the Spring of 1967, this large-format 18 x 18-inch concert poster advertises a three-night run (April 14–16) at The Kaleidoscope in Los Angeles, featuring the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Canned Heat. The poster has been signed by members of Jefferson Airplane, adding a layer of personal connection to an already exceptional artifact. 1967 represented the flowering of the San Francisco psychedelic scene and the birth of the concert poster as an art form, and pieces from this period—particularly from Los Angeles venues—are among the most sought-after in the genre. A beautiful example of the era's visual and musical culture in one.

Grateful Dead / Jefferson Airplane / Canned Heat Pink Kaleidoscope Concert Poster — Signed by Jefferson Airplane

The Grateful Dead did not simply perform concerts. They built a world, night after night, in which electricity, improvisation, and the collective will of thousands of listeners converged into something that resisted every attempt to contain or define it. No recording could fully capture it. No photograph could hold it. And so the band's crew — engineers and roadies and sonic architects working under names like Owsley Bear, Ram Rod, Kidd Candelario, and Sparky Raizene — built systems of ever-increasing ambition in pursuit of a simple, impossible goal: to make the sound as large as the experience. The Wall of Sound, deployed across the Dead's historic 1974 touring season, was the apotheosis of that pursuit: a 641-speaker, 26,400-watt apparatus so colossal it required its own trucks, its own structural engineering, and a full day of assembly before a single note was played. It remains the most ambitious live sound installation in the history of popular music.This auction, the fifty-second presented by ANALOGr in partnership with Relix, gathers that hardware — and much more — into a single historic sale. McIntosh MC 2300 amplifiers that carried Garcia's signal through the Wall's towering arrays sit alongside the 1967 Fender Twin Reverb he played at Newport Pop Festival '68, later passed to John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service. Phil Lesh's original Dual Showman bass head is here, still bearing fragments of Courtney Pollock's tie-dye. So are the Hard Truckers cabinets marked "CHEOPS" — believed to be the monitors the Dead brought to the base of the Great Pyramid in 1978 — and the original Wall of Sound diagram poster, hand-signed by the crew who built it. Beyond the gear, the sale encompasses psychedelic posters, signed memorabilia, original tickets and backstage passes, and an ultra-rare 1965 Scorpio Records 7" single that predates the Dead's mythology entirely. Each lot carries direct, documented provenance traced to the band's inner circle, their personal estates, and their storage lockers. For those who believe that history lives in objects, this is where to look.

Estimated shipping costs: $40 (domestic US) / $100 (international). ANALOGr will contact you following the auction with a shipping invoice.A set of seven original audio frequency response graphs from the personal archive of John Curl—the legendary audio designer who helped engineer the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound in 1973. Rendered on period-correct K+E (Keuffel &amp; Esser Co.) Audio Frequency 46 6882 graph paper and measuring 8.5 x 11 inches each, these graphs document the acoustic research and testing that informed the design of the most ambitious live sound system ever built. One graph is hand-signed in pen: "John Curl '73." Obtained directly from Curl at his Berkeley home and archive, this set represents one of the only documented glimpses into the Wall of Sound's developmental process. Curl has since become one of the most respected figures in high-end audio design; his JC2 preamplifier, originally developed for the Wall of Sound, remains in production to this day. Priceless as history; extraordinary as collectibles.

Grateful Dead John Curl Hand-Signed Wall of Sound Audio Frequency Test Graphs, 1973

Estimated shipping costs: $40 (domestic US) / $100 (international). ANALOGr will contact you following the auction with a shipping invoice.Among the rarest items ever offered at Grateful Dead auction: an authentic Owsley "Bear" Stanley autograph on a photograph of the 1974 Wall of Sound at the Hollywood Bowl. Bear—the Dead's legendary sound engineer, financier, and LSD chemist—was famously averse to signing autographs or posing for photographs. His inscriptions are extraordinarily uncommon. This photograph shows the Wall of Sound in full deployment, and Bear's inscription reads: "I MADE THIS! 4 June '07"—a characteristically direct assertion of authorship from the man who, along with the Dead's crew, conceived and realized the most ambitious live sound apparatus in rock history. This is one of the few Bear Stanley autographs ever to appear at public auction.Dimensions: 5 x 4 inches.

Owsley 'Bear' Stanley Hand-Signed Grateful Dead 1974 Wall of Sound Photograph

Estimated shipping costs: $40 (domestic US) / $100 (international). ANALOGr will contact you following the auction with a shipping invoice.A deeply poignant pair of artifacts from one of the most significant nights in Grateful Dead history: the October 20, 1974 concert at Winterland, the final show of the band's legendary Wall of Sound tour—filmed for "The Grateful Dead Movie" and the last performance before the band's extended hiatus. The ticket stub from this show is stamped with the ominous phrase "The Last One," which at the time prompted genuine fear among Deadheads that the band was breaking up permanently. Accompanying the stub is a Maxell 7" reel-to-reel tape recording, preserving the concert on magnetic tape as Deadheads of the era did before digital media existed. Together, these items tell the story of a single night that felt like an ending—and eventually proved to be only a pause.

Grateful Dead 7-Inch Reel-to-Reel Recording + 10/20/1974 'The Last One' Ticketron Ticket Stub

Estimated shipping costs: $40 (domestic US) / $100 (international). ANALOGr will contact you following the auction with a shipping invoice.An exceptionally rare Grateful Dead concert handbill from 1969, featuring the Hell's Angels and drawn by artist Geno Henicki—one of the only known surviving copies of this item. The handbill documents a singular moment in the cultural mythology of the San Francisco rock scene, capturing the complicated and storied relationship between the Grateful Dead and the Hell's Angels motorcycle club during the late 1960s. At a time when handbills were the primary means of announcing underground shows, this fragile paper document survived against the odds to become one of the rarest pieces of Dead memorabilia in existence. For serious collectors of psychedelic-era concert ephemera, this represents a once-in-a-generation acquisition.Dimensions: 7 x 10 inches.

Grateful Dead 1969 Geno Henicki / Hells Angels Handbill

Estimated shipping costs: $75 (domestic US) / $225 (international). ANALOGr will contact you following the auction with a shipping invoice.A remarkable convergence of two of rock's greatest acts, this 17 x 23-inch poster commemorates the legendary Kezar Stadium concert featuring both the Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin. The poster bears authentic signatures from Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, as well as the signature of Randy Tuten—the acclaimed poster artist who designed the piece and whose work defines the aesthetic of the Bay Area concert scene. Kezar Stadium shows were landmark events in the early 1970s San Francisco rock calendar, and a signed poster from such an event—featuring two of the era's most iconic bands—is an extraordinary collectible for admirers of either act.

Grateful Dead / Led Zeppelin Kezar Stadium Poster — Signed by Robert Plant, John Paul Jones & Randy Tuten

Estimated shipping costs: $500 (domestic US) / $1,500 (international). ANALOGr will contact you following the auction with a shipping invoice.A complete set of seven limited-edition fine art prints reproducing the artwork of Stanley Mouse's iconic "Workingman's Dead" album cover, numbered 163 of 200. Rendered in charcoal pencil on white heavyweight archival bond paper and authenticated with both a Pyramid stamp and Mouse's imprint of authenticity, each print in the set is individually signed and numbered by Mouse—with each signature rendered in a playfully distinct style unique to Mouse's artistic personality. Stanley Mouse, along with Alton Kelley, created much of the Grateful Dead's defining visual identity; his album cover work is inseparable from the music itself. A complete signed set in a limited edition of only 200 is a significant addition to any collection.

Complete Workingman's Dead Lithos 163/200 — Stanley Mouse 

Estimated shipping costs: $75 (domestic US) / $225 (international). ANALOGr will contact you following the auction with a shipping invoice.Two original payment checks issued to Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir for their appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman," dated February 27, 1992. One check is made out to Garcia, the other to Weir, creating a matched pair that documents a specific, verifiable moment in the careers of two of rock's most enduring figures. As primary artifacts with real financial and biographical significance—bearing the names of Garcia and Weir as payees—these checks occupy a unique category between musical memorabilia and historical document. For collectors who prize items that connect to specific, dateable events, this is a rare find.

Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir 1992 Letterman Show Appearance Checks

Estimated shipping costs: $75 (domestic US) / $225 (international). ANALOGr will contact you following the auction with a shipping invoice.A hand-signed, limited edition offset lithograph titled "Lizard Board" by Jerry Garcia, numbered 139 of 500. Garcia was not only one of the most celebrated guitarists in rock history but also a prolific visual artist whose paintings, drawings, and prints have become highly collectible in their own right. His hand-applied signature on this 17.5 x 18.5-inch print authenticates it as a direct product of Garcia's creative engagement with the visual arts—a side of his artistic personality that many fans are only beginning to fully appreciate. Original Garcia-signed prints from numbered editions are increasingly difficult to find; this example is in excellent condition and represents genuine artistic and collectible value.

Grateful Dead / Jefferson Airplane / Canned Heat Pink Kaleidoscope Concert Poster — Signed by Jefferson Airplane

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