Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction: becoming live 1
6. 1 “To capture that special feeling” Recorded (and Recording) Liveness (The Warner Bros. Years, 1966–1973) 31
7. 2 “The next best thing to being there” Tapes, Taping, and an Alternative Aesthetic of Recorded Liveness 61
8. 3 A time of reckoning New Approaches to Producing and Marketing Liveness (The 1980s, Part 1) 85
9. 4 “That quintessential spirit of the band” “Touch of Grey,” the “Betty Boards,” and the Rebirth of the Dead (The 1980s, Part 2) 105
10. 5 “The live feel of a tape” From the Vault, Dick’s Picks, and the Language(s) of Liveness 125
11. 6 Post-dead “Obstinately Physical,” “Vaporous Cargo,” and the Material Remains of Liveness 152
12. Conclusion: memento mori 169
13. Notes 177
14. Bibliography 201
15. Index 211