The Golden Road (1965–1973)

~ Release by Grateful Dead (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶HDCD: Birth of the Dead: The Studio Sides
2▶HDCD: Birth of the Dead: The Live Sides
3▶HDCD: The Grateful Dead
4▶HDCD: Anthem of the Sun
5▶HDCD: Aoxomoxoa
6▶HDCD: Live/Dead
7▶HDCD: Workingman’s Dead
8▶HDCD: American Beauty
9▼HDCD: Grateful Dead
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1Bertha
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
guest organ:
Merl Saunders
organ:
Merl Saunders (on 1971-04-27)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-27)
live recording of:
Bertha (on 1971-04-27)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
55:44
2Mama Tried
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-26)
live cover recording of:
Mama Tried (on 1971-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
52:44
3Big Railroad Blues
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-05) and Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-05)
live cover recording of:
Big Railroad Blues (on 1971-04-05)
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
53:35
4Playing in the Band
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
guest organ:
Merl Saunders
organ:
Merl Saunders (on 1971-04-06)
recorded at:
Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-06) and Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-06)
live recording of:
Playing in the Band (on 1971-04-06)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead) and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
written at:
Mickey Hart’s Ranch in Novato, California, United States
is based on:
The Main Ten (an early version of “Playing in the Band”)
54:40
5The Other One
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-28)
live recording of:
The Other One (core part of That’s It for… suite) (on 1971-04-28)
lyricist:
Bob Weir
composer:
Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
part of:
That’s It for the Other One (full suite, inc. Cryptical Envelopment)
518:07
6Me & My Uncle
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-29)
live cover recording of:
Me and My Uncle (on 1971-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
Spirit Two Music
53:04
7Big Boss Man
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-26)
live cover recording of:
Big Boss Man (on 1971-04-26)
writer:
Luther Dixon and Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Conrad Publishing Co. Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mijac Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tristan Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
55:14
8Me & Bobby McGee
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-27)
live cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee (on 1971-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
55:43
9Johnny B. Goode
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1971-03-24)
live cover recording of:
Johnny B. Goode (on 1971-03-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
53:44
10Wharf Rat
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
guest organ:
Merl Saunders
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-26)
live recording of:
Wharf Rat (on 1971-04-26)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
58:33
11Not Fade Away / Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad
engineer:
Betty Cantor‐Jackson and Bob Matthews
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-05)
live medley including a recording of:
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad (on 1971-04-05)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Not Fade Away (on 1971-04-05)
writer:
Charles Hardin Holley (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter), Charles Hardin (Charles Hardin Holley) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Inc., Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Peermusic (Germany) GmbH, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Wren Music
59:26
12Oh, Boy!
recorded at:
Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-06) and Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-06)
live cover recording of:
Oh, Boy! (on 1971-04-06)
writer:
Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman (songwriter) and Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Wren Music Co.
52:50
13I’m a Hog for You
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-06)
live cover recording of:
I’m a Hog for You (on 1971-04-06)
writer:
Leiber & Stoller (songwriting team), Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
55:21
14Radio Ad
51:00
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11▶HDCD: Europe ’72
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Credits

Release

art direction:Greg Allen (LA-based graphic designer and photographer)
Hugh Brown (US art director and photographer)
Rachel Gutek
Ed Thrasher (US art director & photographer)
photography:Gene Anthony
Bob Seidemann (Photographer, Graphic Arts)
George Conger
Herb Greene (U.S. Photographer and art director)
Jim Marshall (photographer)
Rosie McGee
Tom Weir
additional mixer:Jeffrey Norman
mixer:Betty Cantor‐Jackson
Grateful Dead
Bob Matthews
associate producer:Michael Wesley Johnson
executive producer:Peter McQuaid
producer:James Austin (US producer, associated with Rhino Records)
David Lemieux
mastering:Joe Gastwirt
12 string guitar:Bob Weir
acoustic guitar:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
Bob Weir
additional instruments:Pete Grant (Steel guitar, dobro and banjo player)
Marmaduke (John Dawson) (of New Riders of the Purple Sage)
David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician)
bell, chimes, crotales, drums (drum set), finger cymbals and gong:Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead)
Bill Kreutzmann
celesta, claves, harmonica and organ:Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
electric bass guitar, güiro, harpsichord, timpani and trumpet:Phil Lesh
electric guitar:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Bob Weir
guitar and kazoo:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Phil Lesh
Bob Weir
keyboard:Tom Constanten
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
pedal steel guitar and vibraslap:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
percussion:Bill Kreutzmann
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
piano:Tom Constanten
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Phil Lesh
prepared piano:Tom Constanten
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead)
Bill Kreutzmann
vocals:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Phil Lesh
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
Bob Weir
illustration:R.D. Thomas
Bill Walker (credited for artwork)
design:Greg Allen (LA-based graphic designer and photographer)
Rachel Gutek
copyrighted (©) by:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2001)
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2001)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Grateful Dead Productions
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2001)
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 2001)
mixed at:Alembic Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
mastered at:Apostolic Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
Columbus Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
Oceanview Digital in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6990198 [info]
ASIN:US: B00005OWEZ [info]