Grateful Dead is perhaps one of the most revered and followed bands in the history of Rock and Roll. They have all kinds of live albums released, most from the Dick’s Picks archives. Even with the death of Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead still has a mystique that is largely unmatched. Over the course of their prolific recording period, where they delivered excellent original music in well over 15 studio albums.
Their live sets were as classic as their studio sets. Europe ’72 was a fixture on my turntable back in the year of its release, 1972. I played it often. When it comes to The Dead, I’m a fan. i may not be as fanatical a fan as some. But I love them.
On March 31, Grateful Dead Productions, distributed via Warner Brothers, will release a 2CD ‘best of’ collection called The Best Of The Grateful Dead. It will also be available digitally as MP3, FLAC, and Apple Lossless. Let’s hope for vinyl LPs!
The 32-tracks contained on this set are newly remastered from the original analog tapes by David Glasser. The set includes a rare 2 and a half minute single version of “Dark Star”, along with a 16-minute “Terrapin Station”.
Track-List: The Best Of The Grateful Dead
CD1:
01. The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) [2:09]
02. Cream Puff War [2:28]
03. Born Cross-Eyed [2:04]
04. Dark Star (Single Version) [2:41]
05. St. Stephen [4:26]
06. China Cat Sunflower [3:40]
07. Uncle John’s Band [4:42]
08. Easy Wind [4:59]
09. Casey Jones [4:24]
10. Truckin’ [5:03]
11. Box Of Rain [5:17]
12. Sugar Magnolia [3:17]
13. Friend Of The Devil [3:21]
14. Ripple [4:10]
15. Eyes Of The World [5:16]
16. Unbroken Chain [6:45]
17. Scarlet Begonias [4:19]
18. The Music Never Stopped [4:35]
19. Estimated Prophet [5:35]
CD2:
1. Terrapin Station [16:10]
2. Shakedown Street [4:59]
3. I Need A Miracle [3:36]
4. Fire On The Mountain [3:46]
5. Feel Like A Stranger [5:06]
6. Far From Me [3:39]
7. Touch Of Grey [5:47]
8. Hell In A Bucket [5:35]
9. Throwing Stones [7:18]
10. Black Muddy River [5:58]
11. Blow Away [6:09]
12. Foolish Heart [5:10]
13. Standing On The Moon [5:20]
Thumbs up for the Terrapin Station suite. Thumbs down for not including Alabama Getaway.
Why NO vinyl version? Vinyl selling well -CDs NOT selling well-What do they give us ? More CDs??? What am I missing here?????
I don’t have any numbers but from what I have read the actual number of cd sales outpaces those of vinyl by far.
You are correct that the sale of vinyl is going up while the sale of cds is going down but that has nothing to do will total sales of each.