Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978
| Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | September 15–16, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | CDs: 145:48 DVD: 111:49 Bonus disc: 75:32 | |||
| Label | Grateful Dead | |||
| Producer | Grateful Dead | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | (favorable) |
| Allmusic | |
| Glide | |
| The Music Box | |
| Relix | (favorable) |
| The Best of Website | (A+) |
Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 is a live album by American rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains two CDs and one DVD and was released in 2008. The album was recorded September 15 & 16, 1978, at the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt. This was the third continent on which the band performed, having previously performed in Europe. The shows on the album were recorded on a 24-track multitrack recorder and were mixed down to stereo for the album's release.
A bonus disc of additional tracks from the dates was included with early copies of the album. The DVD contains concert footage (all of which is represented either on the two CDs or the bonus disc) from the September 16 performance. It also includes "The Vacation Tapes", a 15-minute feature, from footage originally shot on 8mm silent film, of band members, crew and friends visiting various Egyptian sites.