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The Very Best Of The Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead

Initial release : September 2003

Rhino

A 17 track Grateful Dead compilation. The first Dead compilation to include material from Warner Brothers, Arista and Grateful Dead/United Artists releases.

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Tracks

  • Truckin' (Garcia / Lesh / Weir / Hunter)
  • Touch of Grey (Garcia / Hunter)
  • Sugar Magnolia (Weir / Hunter)
  • Casey Jones (Garcia / Hunter)
  • Uncle John's Band (Garcia / Hunter)
  • Friend of the Devil (Garcia / Dawson / Hunter)
  • Franklin's Tower (Garcia / Hunter)
  • Estimated Prophet (Weir / Barlow)
  • Eyes of the World (Garcia / Hunter)
  • Box of Rain (Lesh / Hunter)
  • U.S. Blues (Garcia / Hunter)
  • The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) (Garcia / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir)
  • One More Saturday Night (Weir)
  • Fire on the Mountain (Hart / Hunter)
  • The Music Never Stopped (Weir / Barlow)
  • Hell in a Bucket (Weir / Mydland / Barlow)
  • Ripple (Garcia / Hunter)
Musicians

The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) is taken from the first Grateful Dead album. The musicians involved on the track are;

  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - keyboards, harmonica, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar
Uncle John's Band and Casey Jones are taken from Workingman's Dead. The musicians involved on these tracks are;
  • Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - keyboards, vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Mickey Hart - drums
Truckin', Sugar Magnolia, Box Of Rain, Ripple and Friend Of The Devil are taken from American Beauty. The musicians involved on these tracks are;
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, pedal steel, piano, vocals
  • Phil Lesh - bass, guitar, piano, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Pigpen (Ron McKernan) - harmonica, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - percussion
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Dave Torbert - bass on Box Of Rain
  • Dave Nelson - electric guitar on Box Of Rain
  • David Grisman - mandolin on Friend Of The Devil and Ripple
  • Howard Wales - organ on Truckin'
One More Saturday Night is taken from Europe 72. The musicians involved on the track are;
  • Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - piano
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Ron (Pigpen) McKernan - organ, harmonica, vocals
  • Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Merl Saunders - organ (later studio overdubs)
Eyes Of The World is taken from Wake Of the Flood. The musicians involved on the track are;
  • Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
  • Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
U. S. Blues is taken from From The Mars Hotel. The musicians involved on the track are;
  • Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - keyboards
  • Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Franklin's Tower and The Music Never Stopped are taken from Blues For Allah. The musicians involved on these tracks are;
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Mickey Hart - percussion, crickets
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums, percussion
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Steven Schuster - saxophone (on The Music Never Stopped)
Estimated Prophet is taken from Terrapin Station. The musicians involved on the track are;
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - keyboards
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Mickey Hart - drums
  • Tom Scott - lyricon and saxophones
  • The Martyn Ford Orchestra
  • The English Choral
Fire On The Mountain is taken from Shakedown Street. The musicians involved on the track are;
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals
  • Keith Godchaux - keyboards
  • Mickey Hart - drums, percussion
  • Robert Hunter - lyrics
  • Billy Kreutzmann - drums, percussion
  • Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
  • Jordan Amarantha - percussion
  • Matthew Kelly - harp
  • John Kahn - horn arrangements
Touch of Grey and Hell in a Bucket are taken from In The Dark. The musicians involved on these tracks are;
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
  • Mickey Hart - drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann - drums
  • Phil Lesh - bass
  • Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
  • Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Credits

  • Compilation producers - James Austin, David Lemieux
  • Album coordination/Grateful Dead productions - Cameron Sears
  • Associate producer/WSM - Robin Hurley
  • Product manager - Jimmy Edwards
  • Remastering - Joe Gastwirt
  • Discographical annotation - Gary Peterson
  • Editorial supervision - Vanessa Atkins
  • Cover art, lettering - Stanley Mouse
  • Art direction - Hugh Brown
  • Design - Linda Cobb
  • Photography - Fred Ordower (O-card)
  • Other photos - Michael Ochs Archive, Bob Seidermann, Herb Greene, Bruce Polonsky
  • Business affairs/WSM - Malia Doss
  • Project assistance - Hale Milgrim, Kevin Gore, Scott Pascucci, Mark Pinkus, Tim Scanlin, Steven Chean, Dennis McNally, Jeffrey Norman
  • Rhino/WSM wishes to thanks the vast universe of Dead Heads & everyone at Grateful Dead Productions
Related releases

The tracks are taken from the following albums.

The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) from;

Uncle John's Band and Casey Jones from; Truckin', Sugar Magnolia, Box Of Rain, Ripple and Friend Of The Devil from; One More Saturday Night from; Eyes Of The World from; U. S. Blues from; Franklin's Tower and The Music Never Stopped from; Estimated Prophet from; Fire On The Mountain from; Touch of Grey and Hell in a Bucket from; A songbook was released in conjunction with this CD;

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