open today 12 to 7 ! on this date in 1974 ! From the Mars Hotel is the seventh studio alb** by the Grateful Dead. It was mostly recorded in April 1974 and originally released on June 27, 1974. It was the second release under the band's own label, Grateful Dead Records, after fulfilling their contract with Warner Bros. Records. This was the final alb** before the band's hiatus from touring in October 1974, during which time they would finish up the film editing of The Grateful Dead Movie.