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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