Vince Welnick Discography

Vince Welnick was a founder member of The Tubes and stayed with them until they initially disbanded in 1986. Vince Welnick joined the Grateful Dead in 1990 and remained a member of the group through to 1995. During this time the Dead did not release any studio recordings but archive live performances have subsequently been released.

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Performing appearances on albums, singles and compilations

The Tubes, The Tubes, 1975
Single: White Punks On Dope, Pt 1 / White Punks On Dope, Pt 2, The Tubes, July 1975
Single: White Punks On Dope / What Do You Want From Life?, The Tubes, July 1975
Single: What Do You Want From Life? / Space baby, The Tubes, November 1975
Young and Rich, The Tubes, 1976
Single: Don't Touch Me There / Proud To Be An American, The Tubes, June 1976
Now, The Tubes, 1977
Single: Young and Rich / Love Will Keep Us Together, The Tubes, January 1977
Single: This Town / I'm Just A Mess, The Tubes, August 1977
What Do You Want From Live, The Tubes, 1978
Remote Control, The Tubes, 1978
Single: Show Me A Reason (live) / I Saw Her Standing There (live), The Tubes, July 1978
Single: Prime Time / No Way Out, The Tubes, 1979
Single: Love's A Mystery (I Don't understand) / Telecide, The Tubes, May 1979
The Completion Backward Principle, The Tubes, 1981
T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities & Smash Hits) , The Tubes, 1981
Single: Don't Want To Wait Anymore / Think About Me, The Tubes, 1981
Single: Talk To Ya Later / Power Tools, The Tubes, 1981
Single: Gonna Get It Next Time / Sports Fans, The Tubes, 1982
Single: Tubular Holiday (fan club flexidisc), The Tubes, 1982
Outside/Inside, The Tubes, 1983
Single: She's A Beauty / When You're Ready To Come, The Tubes, April 1983
Single: The Monkey Time / Sports Fans, The Tubes, 1983
Single: Tip Of My Tongue / Keyboard Kids, The Tubes, 1983
Single: Happy Holidaze (fan club flexidisc), The Tubes, 1983
Love Bomb, The Tubes, 1985
First Chud, Bill Spooner, 1985
Single: Piece By Piece / Night People, The Tubes, March 1985
Nearly Human, Todd Rundgren, 1989
The Lion For Real, Allen Ginsberg, 1989
2nd Wind, Todd Rundgren, 1991
Infrared Roses, Grateful Dead, 1991
The Best Of The Tubes 1981-1986, The Tubes, 1991
The Best Of The Tubes, The Tubes, 1992
Chance in a Million, Zero, 1994
Grayfolded : Transitive Axis, Grateful Dead / John Oswald, 1994
Grayfolded : Mirror Ashes, Grateful Dead / John Oswald, 1995
Live: The Greek, The Tubes, 1995
Second Sight, Second Sight, 1996
Calling up the Spirits, Dick Dale, 1996
Grayfolded, Grateful Dead / John Oswald, 1996
If A Tree Falls, Various Artists, 1996
Dick's Picks, Vol. 9, Grateful Dead, 1997
Fallout From The Phil Zone, Grateful Dead, 1997
Fiesta Amazonica, Merl Saunders, 1997
Goin' Down, The Tubes, 1997
Better Shred than Dead, Dick Dale, 1997
The Very Best Of Todd Rundgren, Todd Rundgren, 1997
I Love Life, Nenad Bach, 1997
Guitars On Mars - Ocean of Sound, Vol. 4, Various Artists, 1997
Missing Man Formation, Vince Welnick and Missing Man Formation, 1998
Don't Want To Wait Anymore, The Tubes, 1998
So Many Roads (1965-1995), Grateful Dead, 1999
So Many Roads Sampler, Grateful Dead, 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, Grateful Dead, 2000
Best Of The Grateful Dead Hour, Grateful Dead, 2000
Gathering On The Mountain: Live Part 1, Various Artists, 2000
Gathering On The Mountain: Live Part 3, Various Artists, 2000
Smallstone, Smallstone, 2000
Mood Food, Mood Food, 2000
Might as Well...The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead, The Persuasions, 2000
Dawn Of The Tubes: Demo Daze and Radio Waves, The Tubes, 2000
Infomercial: How to Become Tubular, The Tubes, 2000
20th Century Masters: The Best of the Tubes, The Tubes, 2000
White Punks On Dope, The Tubes, 2000
View From The Vault II, Grateful Dead, 2001
Uh-Oh, Tipsy, 2001
Gifts From The Dead, Gifts From The Dead, 2001
Premium Gold Collection, The Tubes, 2001
Spiral, The Non-Prophets, 2002
Tears Like Rain, Delta Wires, 2002
The Best of the EMI Years, The Tubes, 2002
Watching The Water, Groove.Org, 2002
Todd Rundgren - Live in Japan 1990, Todd Rundgren, 2002 (DVD)
Masters of Rock, The Tubes, 2002
Dick's Picks, Vol. 27, Grateful Dead, 2003
Across the Laguna, Various Artists, 2003
The KUMD Sessions: Live From The Music Room #2, Various Artists, 2003
On The Road: July 26, 2003 San Francisco, CA, String Cheese Incident, 2004
Texistentialism, Jerry Lightfoot And His Band Of Wonder, 2004
White Punks on Dope (2 on 1), The Tubes, 2004
Then and Now, The Tubes, 2004
Local Color, Solid Air, 2005
A Thousand Years of Peace, Nenad Bach, 2005
Garcia Plays Dylan, Jerry Garcia Band / Grateful Dead, 2005
The Best Of, The Tubes, 2005 (Capitol)
The Best Of, The Tubes, 2005 (Collectables)
It Might Rain, Timmy/Eye, 2006
Operation Stardust: 45 Years - Perry Rhodan, Various Artists, 2006
Live in America, The Tubes, 2007
Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 1: Madison Square Gardens, Sept 1990, Grateful Dead, 2008
World Music Jam ... Or Is It Jelly?, Tiedye Keith, 2008
Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 4: Cal Expo 1993, Grateful Dead, 2009
Persuasions Of The Dead: The Grateful Dead Sessions, The Persuasions & Friends, 2011
Live At The Keswick Theatre, Beatlejam, 2011
Live At BB Kings Blues Club, Beatlejam, 2011
Live At The Webster Theatre, Beatlejam, 2011
Young & Rich / Now, The Tubes, 2012
A Cappella / Nearly Human / 2nd Wind, Todd Rundgren, 2012
Spill The Beans, The Beans, 2016
Long Strange Trip, Grateful Dead, 2017
The Best Of The Grateful Dead Live, 2018
Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991, Grateful Dead, 2019
Saint Of Circumstance: Giants Stadium, 6/17/91, Grateful Dead, 2019
Ready Or Not, Grateful Dead, 2019
Naught Again, Zero, 2022

Compositions on albums

Other non-playing appearances on recordings