The Rolling Stone Collection - 25 Years of Essential RockVarious ArtistsInitial release : 1994Time/Life Music A 7 CD, 110 song collection that includes Casey Jones and Touch of Grey by the Grateful Dead. (Uncertain if this set of CDs was distributed as a box set, as individual CDs or as both). Also includes tracks by Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Santana, Moby Grape, Bob Dylan, Sly & The Family Stone and the Steve Miller Band.
Tracks / musicians
The seven CDs are organised by chronological groups. The tracks and performers on this compilation are as follows.
1967-1969
- Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
- For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
- Omaha - Moby Grape
- Dino's Song - Quicksilver Messenger Service
- Seasons Of The Witch - Donovan
- Crystal Ship - The Doors
- Spanish Castle Magic - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Crossroads - Cream
- I Can See For Miles - The Who
- All Along The Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck Group
- Piece Of My Heart - Big Brother and the Holding Company
- The Weight - The Band
- Wasn't Born To Follow - The Byrds
- Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter
- 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds - Jefferson Airplane
- Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
1969-1970
- Kick Out The Jams - MC5
- Everybody's Everything - Santana
- My Dark Hour - The Steve Miller Band
- The Loner - Neil Young
- Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
- Ohio - Crosby Stills Nash & Young
- Loan Me A Dime - Boz Scaggs
- I Want You Back - The Jackson Five
- Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly and the Family Stone
- Working Class Hero - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
- Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- BluesPower - Eric Clapton
- Casey Jones - Grateful Dead
- Dreams - The Allman Brothers Band
- Friends - Led Zeppelin
1971-1973
- Maggie Mae - Rod Stewart
- Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
- What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
- California - Joni Mitchell
- Mother And Child Reunion - Paul Simon
- Sail Away - Randy Newman
- Take It Easy - The Eagles
- Give It Up (Or Let Me Go) - Bonnie Raitt
- Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
- Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band
- Bell Bottom Blues - Derek and the Dominos
- All The Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
- Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
1973-1977
- Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
- It's All Over Now - Ry Cooder
- No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley and the Wailers
- Daniel - Elton John
- Mexico - James Taylor
- Simple Twist Of Fate - Bob Dylan
- Tonight's The Night - Neil Young
- Trampled Under Foot - Led Zeppelin
- Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
- Heat Treatment - Graham Parker
- Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
- Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
- Runaway - Bonnie Raitt
- The Pretender - Jackson Browne
- Hotel California - The Eagles
- Maybe I'm Amazed - Wings
1977-1982
- God Save The Queen - The Sex Pistols
- See No Evil - Television
- Watching The Detectives - Elvis Costello
- We Three - The Patti Smith Group
- Sex & Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll - Ian Dury and the Blockheads
- Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
- Refugee - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Little Sister - Ry Cooder
- A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy - The Kinks
- Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
- Just What I Needed - The Cars
- Train In Vain (Stand by Me) - The Clash
- Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
- I Will Follow - U2
- When U Were Mine - Prince
- Wall Of Death - Richard and Linda Thompson
- The Message - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
1982-1986
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - The Eurythmics
- Freeze Frame - J. Geils Band
- Little Red Corvette - Prince
- Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting
- The Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
- When Doves Cry - Prince
- Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen
- Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2
- Borderline - Madonna
- She Bop - Cyndi Lauper
- Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
- Rain On The Scarecrow - John Mellencamp
- Lives In The Balance - Jackson Browne
- I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
1986-1992
- Manic Monday - Bangles
- Walk This Way - Run D.M.C.
- Smoking Gun - The Robert Cray Band
- Cult Of Personality - Living Colour
- Love Shack - The B-52's
- Touch Of Grey - Grateful Dead
- The End Of The Innocence - Don Henley
- Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution - Tracy Chapman
- Fight The Power - Public Enemy
- White Boots - Vaughan Brothers
- Thing Called Love - Bonnie Raitt
- Hard To Handle - The Black Crowes
- Losing My Religion - REM
- Shake This Town - Robbie Robertson
- Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
Casey Jones is taken from Workingman's Dead on which the Grateful Dead were;
- Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals
- Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
- Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
- Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan - keyboards, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann - drums
- Mickey Hart - drums
Touch of Grey was released as a single and as part of the In The Dark. The Grateful Dead during the recording of the song comprised;
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Mickey Hart - drums
- Bill Kreutzmann - drums
- Phil Lesh - bass
- Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
- Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Related releases
Casey Jones is taken from;
Touch Of Grey is taken from;
3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds is taken from;
Dino's Song is taken from;
Piece Of My Heart was originally released on;
My Dark Hour was originally released on;
Omaha was originally released as a single and on an LP;
- Omaha / Someday, Moby Grape, June 1967, Columbia 44173
- Moby Grape, Moby Grape, 1967
Like A Rolling Stone was originally released on;
Lay Lady Lay was originally released on;
Knockin' On Heaven's Door was originally released on;
Simple Twist Of Fate was originally released on;
Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) was originally released on a single;
- Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody is a Star, Sly & The Family Stone, 1970, Epic 10555
Everybody's Everything was originally released on;
The Rolling Stone Collection CDs may have been distributed individually and/or as part of the seven CD collection. For the sake of this discography both types of distribution have been assumed. Entries for relevant single CDs are also available.
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