hidden promotional track) and the extended "Bertha", was released separately, in 2003. The 50th Anniversary Edition of Skull and Roses was released on June 25, 2021, in CD, LP, and digital formats. The CD includes a bonus disc of songs recorded live at the Fillmore West in San Francisco on July 2, 1971. Title and message When the band submitted "Skull Fuck" (a contemporary euphemism for "blow your mind") as the album title, it was rejected by the record label. Ultimately the agreement was made that the album would be published without the title appearing anywhere on the record labels or cover artwork. Though the band refers to the album by this title, and it has long been known to fans (through interviews with band members, the Deadhead network and other outlets), the alternate, descriptive title "Skull & Roses" developed among distributors, music buyers and reviewers as a graphic incipit from the cover artwork. Drummer Bill Kreutzmann explained the lack of a title on the artwork and labels, "...the original name was going to be "Skull Fuck". This was a time long before rap artists like Eminem numbed concerned citizens to the idea of offensive language in music. Warner Brothers freaked out on us. They said stores would boycott it and we wouldn't be able to get it on shelves." Inside the gatefold of the original LP, the band reached out directly to its burgeoning fan base, which had begun to attend multiple concerts in a row and collect live audio tapes of each concert, with a message reading: The mailing address is no longer valid. Track listing The four sides of the vinyl album were combined as tracks 1–11 on CD reissues. Note: More songs from the April 25 – 29, 1971 shows at the Fillmore East are included in Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead. Personnel Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – organ, harmonica, vocals Additional musicians Merl Saunders – organ on "Bertha", "Playing in the Band", "Wharf Rat" Production Produced by Grateful Dead Recording: Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor Artwork: Alton Kelley Photo: Bob Seidemann Production – 50th Anniversary Edition Produced for release by David Lemieux Mastering: David Glasser Tape restoration and speed correction: Jamie Howarth, John Chester Recording – Fillmore West bonus disc: Rex Jackson