As they were the last concerts before the hiatus, the Grateful Dead wanted them to be properly recorded and documented by a film crew.

The results were a rather unsuccessful live album, Steal Your Face, and a film, The Grateful Dead Movie.

A few months later, a five CD album was released as The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack.

Likewise, half of the selections are unique to this box set and not included in the DVD movie.

[3] Furthermore, despite being a rather comprehensive five-disc box set, it only captures about half of the nearly 60 different songs played across this five-night stand.