I'm sure even Phil and Owsley didn't like it that much. In an interview, Jerry Garcia said: "None of us liked it. The phrase "Steal Your Money" is widely believed to be have been coined by Lester Bangs in his review of the original release: "Steal Your Face? Steal your money more like!" Indeed the record was dubbed Steal Your Money by fans at the time (also by the band), as many questioned the band's motives for releasing it. The album is generally considered by Deadheads to be the Grateful Dead's least representative live album, both due to the poor sound (some songs had to be fixed in the studio) and song selection (it focused on the band's songs rather than jams). The title of the album derives from the lyrics of "He's Gone" ( Like I told ya, what I said, steal your face right off your head), a song that does not appear on the album. The album was recorded live in concert between October 16 and Octoat San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom as part of the band's then-"farewell run". Steal Your Face is a live double album by the Grateful Dead, released in June 1976.
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