What is the name of the album that Bob Dylan recorded with The Grateful Dead in 1987?

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The album Bob Dylan recorded with the Grateful Dead in 1987 was Dylan & the Dead. It is a collaborative live album drawn from the artists’ 1987 stadium tour.

The recordings were made in July 1987, when Dylan and the Grateful Dead performed both separately and together. The Grateful Dead provided the backing band for seven songs written and sung by Dylan, including “All Along the Watchtower,” “Gotta Serve Somebody” and “Joey.”

The album was released by Columbia Records on February 6, 1989—two years after the concerts. That gap explains the most common mix-up: 1987 is the recording and tour year, while 1989 is the release year. Jerry Garcia and John Cutler produced the album, adding another important link between Dylan’s songwriting and the Dead’s live improvisational tradition.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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