Workingman's Dead: The Angel's Share

Grateful Dead

Rhino

A digital only release of previously unreleased outtakes from the Workingman's Dead recording Sessions. Released to mark the 50th anniversary of the original release of the Workingman's Dead LP. The release includes demos, false starts, takes which break down, studio talk, and at least one complete take of each song on the album. There is a total of two and half hours of material.

Tracks

• Uncle John's Band (False Start 1)
• Uncle John's Band (Breakdown)
• Uncle John's Band (False Start 2)
• Uncle John's Band (Complete Track)
• Uncle John's Band (Take 6 Breakdown)
• Uncle John's Band (Take 7 Breakdown)
• High Time (Breakdown 1)
• High Time (Breakdown 2)
• High Time (Take 3 Breakdown)
• High Time (Complete Track 1)
• High Time (Studio Chatter)
• High Time (Complete Track 2)
• High Time (Take 6 Breakdown)
• High Time (Take 7 Breakdown)
• Dire Wolf (Breakdown 1)
• Dire Wolf (Complete Track 1)
• Dire Wolf (Complete Track 2)
• Dire Wolf (Take 2 Breakdown)
• Dire Wolf (Take 3 False Start & Breakdown)
• Dire Wolf (Breakdown 2)
• Dire Wolf (Take 6 Breakdown)
• Dire Wolf (Breakdown 3)
• Dire Wolf (False Starts 1)
• Dire Wolf (Breakdown 4)
• Dire Wolf (False Starts 2)
• Dire Wolf (Complete Track 3)
• Dire Wolf (Complete Track With Vocals)
• Dire Wolf (False Start 3)
• New Speedway Boogie (Demo With Acoustic Guitar, Drums & Vocals)
• New Speedway Boogie (Complete Track With Vocals 1)
• New Speedway Boogie (Take 2 Breakdown With Vocals)
• New Speedway Boogie (Take 3 Breakdown With Vocals)
• New Speedway Boogie (Mis-Named As Take 3 False Start With Vocals)
• New Speedway Boogie (Take 4 Complete With Vocals & Lead Guitar)
• New Speedway Boogie (Arranging Take With Vocals)
• New Speedway Boogie (Breakdown With Vocals 1)
• New Speedway Boogie (Breakdown With Vocals 2)
• New Speedway Boogie (Complete Track With Vocals 2)
• New Speedway Boogie (Take 8 Complete With Vocals)
• Cumberland Blues (Various Breakdowns & Take 9)
• Black Peter (Breakdown 1)
• Black Peter (Take 1 – Breakdown)
• Black Peter (Studio Chatter)
• Black Peter (Breakdown 3)
• Black Peter (Breakdown 4)
• Black Peter (Complete Track With Vocals)
• Easy Wind (Complete Track With Vocals 1)
• Easy Wind (Breakdown With Vocals 1)
• Easy Wind (Breakdown With Vocals 2)
• Easy Wind (Breakdown With Vocals 3)
• Easy Wind (Breakdown With Vocals 4)
• Easy Wind (Complete Track With Vocals 2)
• Easy Wind (False Start & Breakdowns With Vocals)
• Easy Wind (Incomplete Track With Vocals)
• Easy Wind (Take 17 With Vocals)
• Easy Wind (Take 18 Breakdown With Vocals)
• Easy Wind (Take 19 Breakdown With Vocals)
• Easy Wind (Take 20 With Vocals)
• Easy Wind (Take 21 False Start With Vocals)
• Easy Wind (Take 22 Breakdown With Vocals)
• Easy Wind (Take 23 Breakdown With Vocals)
• Casey Jones (Breakdown 1)
• Casey Jones (Breakdown 2)
• Casey Jones (Complete Track With Vocals)

• 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

• David Nelson - acoustic guitar (on LP version of Cumberland Blues)

Original LP credits:

• Producer - Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor in association with The Grateful Dead
• Engineer - Alembic
• Equipment crew - Ramrod, Rex Jackson, S. Heard
• Big Nurse - Jon McIntire
• Executive Nanny - Sam Cutler
• Lady in Waiting - Cosmic Gail
• Guardians of the Vault - David and Bonnie Parker
• Cover photo, art amd design - Mouse Studios w/ Toon N Tree
• Recorded at Pacific High Recording Studio, San Francisco

• Mixing (from the 16-track analog master tapes) - Jeffrey Norman
• Mastering - David Glasser

Workingman's Dead was originally released in 1970:

• Workingman's Dead, Grateful Dead, 1970

• Workingman's Dead 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Grateful Dead, 2020

• Workingman's Dead 50th Anniversary Picture Disc, Grateful Dead, 2020