<P> The rising cost of fuel and personnel , as well as friction among many of the newer crew members and associated hangers - on , contributed to the band 's October 1974 `` retirement . '' The Wall of Sound was disassembled , and when the Dead began touring again in 1976 , it was replaced with a more logistically practical sound system . </P>
<P> The rising cost of fuel and personnel , as well as friction among many of the newer crew members and associated hangers - on , contributed to the band 's October 1974 `` retirement . '' The Wall of Sound was disassembled , and when the Dead began touring again in 1976 , it was replaced with a more logistically practical sound system . </P>
when did the grateful dead stop using the wall of sound
when did the grateful dead stop using the wall of sound
October 1974
October 1974