tracks 12-1 to 12-11 acoustic guitar, lead guitar, vocals Jerry Garcia
tracks 12-1 to 12-11 acoustic guitar, organ, harmonica, percussion, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
tracks 12-1 to 12-11 acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals Bob Weir
tracks 1-1 to 2-14 arranged by Bill Kreutzmann
tracks 1-1 to 2-14 arranged by Bob Weir
tracks 1-1 to 2-14 arranged by Jerry Garcia
tracks 1-1 to 2-14 arranged by Phil Lesh
tracks 1-2, 1-7 to 1-10, 1-14 to 1-16, 2-2, 2-10, 2-13, 2-14 arranged by Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
tracks 3-1 to 5-12 arranged by The Grateful Dead
art direction, design Hugh Brown
art direction, design Steve Vance
tracks 1-1 to 5-12 bass Phil Lesh
tracks 12-1 to 12-11 bass Phil Lesh
tracks 1-1 to 2-14 compilation producer Dennis McNally
tracks 1-1 to 2-14 compilation producer Lou Tambakos
compilation producer [box set] David Lemieux
compilation producer [box set] James Austin
coordinator [associate producer - research coordination] Michael Wesley Johnson
coordinator [project coordination, grateful dead productions] Cassidy Law
coordinator [project coordination, rhino entertainment company] Jo Motta
tracks 1-1 to 2-14 drums Bill Kreutzmann
tracks 12-1 to 12-11 drums Bill Kreutzmann
tracks 3-1 to 3-15 drums Bill Kreutzmann
tracks 12-1 to 12-11 drums Mickey Hart
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 drums, bells [orchestra], gong, chimes, crotales, piano [prepared piano], finger cymbals Bill Kreutzmann
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 drums, bells [orchestra], gong, chimes, crotales, piano [prepared piano], finger cymbals Mickey Hart
tracks 2-1 to 2-14 engineer Bear
tracks 5-1 to 5-8 engineer Betty Cantor
tracks 3-1 to 3-9, 4-1 to 4-5 engineer Dick Bogert
tracks 1-1 to 1-6 engineer Leo Kulka
tracks 2-1 to 2-14 engineer Rock Scully
tracks 4-1 to 4-5 engineer [assistant engineer] Bob Matthews
tracks 5-1 to 5-8 engineer [consulting engineer] Dan Healy
tracks 5-1 to 5-8 engineer [consulting engineer] Owsley Stanley
tracks 5-1 to 5-8 engineer [consulting engineer] Ron Wickersham
tracks 5-1 to 5-8 engineer [executive engineer] Bob Matthews
tracks 4-1 to 4-5 engineer [executive engineer] Dan Healy
tracks 1-7 to 1-16 engineer, producer Gene Estribou
tracks 3-1 to 5-12 guitar Bob Weir
tracks 1-1 to 2-14, 5-1 to 5-12 guitar Jerry Garcia
tracks 3-1 to 3-15 guitar, vocals Jerry Garcia
tracks 3-1 to 4-8 harmonica, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
tracks 3-1 to 3-15 keyboards Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
tracks 5-1 to 5-12 keyboards Tom Constanten
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 lead guitar, acoustic guitar, kazoo, vibraslap Jerry Garcia
liner notes [discographical annotation] Gary Peterson
liner notes [liner notes coordination] Shawn Amos
tracks 5-1 to 5-8, 5-12 lyrics by Robert Hunter
management [business affairs, grateful dead productions] Eric Doney
management [business affairs, grateful dead productions] Nancy Mallonee
management [business affairs, rhino entertainment company] Malia Doss
mastered by [mastering, production consultant] Joe Gastwirt
tracks 3-1 to 5-12 mixed by [additional mixing] Jeffrey Norman
tracks 5-1 to 5-8, 5-12 music by Jerry Garcia
tracks 5-1 to 5-8, 5-12 music by Phil Lesh
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 organ, celesta, claves Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
tracks 1-1 to 2-14 organ, harmonica, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
tracks 5-1 to 5-12 percussion Bill Kreutzmann
tracks 5-1 to 5-12 percussion Mickey Hart
tracks 5-1 to 5-12 performer [pigpen] Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 piano, piano [prepared piano], tape [electronic] Tom Constanten
tracks 1-1 to 1-6 producer Bob Mitchell
tracks 3-1 to 3-9, 4-1 to 4-5 producer Dave Hassinger
tracks 1-17 producer Jon Hendricks
tracks 12-1 to 12-11 producer Owsley Stanley
tracks 2-01 to 2-14, 4-1 to 4-5, 5-1 to 5-8 producer The Grateful Dead
tracks 1-1 to 1-6 producer Tom Donahue
product manager Jimmy Edwards
tracks 12-1 to 12-11 recorded by Bear
reissue producer David Lemieux
reissue producer James Austin
research [archival research, grateful dead archives] Eileen Law
research [editorial research] Daniel Goldmark
tracks 1-1 to 2-14, 4-1 to 4-8 rhythm guitar, twelve-string guitar [12 string], acoustic guitar, kazoo Bob Weir
supervised by [editorial supervision] Vanessa Atkins
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 trumpet, harpsichord, guiro, kazoo, piano, timpani Phil Lesh
tracks 3-1 to 5-12 vocals Bob Weir
tracks 1-1 to 2-14, 4-1 to 5-12 vocals Jerry Garcia
tracks 3-1 to 5-12 vocals Phil Lesh
tracks 1-4 to 1-6, 1-11, 2-8, 3-1, 3-4, 3-10, 4-1b, 4-5, 4-7 written-by Bill Kreutzmann
tracks 1-4 to 1-6, 1-11, 2-8, 3-1, 3-4, 3-10, 4-1b, 4-5, 4-7 written-by Bob Weir
tracks 1-4 to 1-6, 1-11, 2-8, 3-1, 3-4, 3-10, 4-1b, 4-5, 4-7 written-by Jerry Garcia
tracks 1-4 to 1-6, 1-11, 2-8, 3-1, 3-4, 3-10, 4-1b, 4-5, 4-7 written-by Phil Lesh
tracks 1-4 to 1-6, 1-11, 2-8, 3-1, 3-4, 3-10, 4-1b, 4-5, 4-7 written-by Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Recorded At Fillmore East
Recorded At Fillmore West
Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright (c) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company
Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company
Mastered at Oceanview Digital, Los Angeles, CA.

Compilation of the Grateful Dead's Warner Bros. albums released between 1967 and 1973, with many bonus tracks and a double CD of previously unreleased material from 1966 & 1967.

Each release is presented with cover art from the original vinyl album and its own liner notes.

76 page booklet included.

A limited two CD set, the Grateful Dead Documentary was only available as a bonus for pre-orders of The Golden Road (1965-1973) at www.dead.net.

Compilation ℗ & © 2001 Warner Bros. Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company.

Notes regarding Discs 1 and 2, Birth Of The Dead:

Tracks 1-01 to 1-06 rec. Golden State Recorders, San Francisco, CA 3/11/1965.
Tracks 1-07 to 1-16 rec. Buena Vista Studio & Western Studio, San Francisco, CA 6/1966.
Track 1-17 rec. Columbus Recorders, San Francisco, CA 3/1967.
Tracks 2-01 to 2-14 rec. live San Francisco, CA 7/1966.

Tracks 1-05, 1-06 previously released 9/11/1999 on Arista CD #GD-14066 'So Many Roads (1965-1969)'.
Tracks 1-08, 1-10 previously released 7/1966 as Scorpio single #201.
Track 1-17 previously released 4/1967 as Verve single #VK-10512.
All other tracks previously unreleased.

Notes regarding Disc 3, The Grateful Dead:
Track 3-1 rec. Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA 1/1967.
Tracks 3-2 to 3-14 rec. RCA Victor Studio A, Hollywood, CA 1-2/1967.
Track 3-15 rec. live Dance Hall, Rio Nido, CA 3/9/1967.

Tracks 3-1 to 3-9 first released as Warner Bros. LP WS-1689, 17/3/1967.
Tracks 3-10 to 3-15 previously unreleased.

Notes regarding Disc 4, Anthem Of The Sun:
Tracks 4-1 to 4-5 studio tracks rec. RCA Victor Studio A, Hollywood CA 9/1967, American Recording Co, Studio City, CA 10/1967, Century Sound Studio, New York, NY 12/1967 & Olmstead Sound Studios, New York, NY 12/1967.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-5 live tracks rec. Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, CA 10-11/11/1967, Eureka Municipal Auditorium, Eureka, CA 20/1/1966, Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, WA 26-27/1/1968, Crystal Ballroom Portland OR 2-3/2/1968, Carousel Ballroom San Francisco, CA 14/2/1968, 15-17/3/1968 & 29-31/3/1968 & King's Beach Bowl, Lake Tahoe, CA 22-24/2/1968.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-5 mixed at Columbus Recorders, San Francisco, CA, Criteria Studios, Miami, FL & Apostolic Studios, New York, NY.
Tracks 4-6 to 4-8 rec. live Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, CA, 23/8/68.

Tracks 4-1 to 4-5 first released as Warner Bros. LP WS-1749, 18/7/1968.
Tracks 4-6 to 4-8 previously unreleased.

Notes regarding Disc 5, Aoxomoxoa:
Tracks 5-1 to 5-8 rec. Pacific Recording Studio, San Mateo, CA & Pacific High Recording Studio, San Francisco, CA 9/1968-3/1969.
Tracks 5-9 to 5-11 rec. live Pacific Recording Studio, San Mateo, CA 13/8/1968.
Track 5-12 rec. live Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA 25/1/1969.

Tracks 5-1 to 5-8 first released as Warner Bros. LP WS-1790, 20/6/1969.
Tracks 5-9 to 5-12 previously unreleased.

Notes regarding Disc 6. Live/Dead
Tracks 1 & 2 rec. live Fillmore West San Francisco, CA 27/2/1969.
Tracks 3 & 4 rec. live Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA 26/1/1969.
Tracks 5 to 7 rec. live Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 2/3/1969.
All tracks rec. by Alembic Recordings Studios, Novato, CA, mixed at Muggles Gramophone, San Francisco, CA.

Track 1 to 7 first released as Warner Bros. double LP 2WS-1830, 10/11/1969.

Notes regarding Disc 7 Workingman's Dead
Tracks 1 to 9 rec. Pacific High Recording Studio, San Francisco, CA 2/1970.
Track 10 rec. live Santa Rosa Veteran's Memorial Hall, Santa Rosa, CA 27/6/1970.
Track 11 rec. live Golden Hall Community Concourse, San Diego, CA 10/1/970.
Track 12 rec. live Springer's Ballroom, Portland, OR 16/1/1970.
Track 13 rec. live Oregon State University Gymnasium, Corvallis, OR 17/1/970.
Track 14 rec. live Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HI 24/1/1970.
Track 15 rec. live Winterland,San Francisco, CA 23/12/1970.

Tracks 1 to 8 first released as Warner Bros. LP WS-1869, 14/6/1970.
Tracks 9 to 15 previously unreleased.

Notes regarding Disc 8 American Beauty
Tracks 1 to 11 rec. Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA 9/1970.
Track 12 rec. live Fillmore East, New York, NY 15/5/1970.
Track 13 rec. live Winterland, San Francisco, CA 15/4/1970.
Track 14 rec. live Winterland, San Francisco, CA 4/10/1970.
Track 15 rec. live Winterland, San Francisco, CA 6/6/1970.
Track 16 rec. live Legion Stadium, El Monte, CA 26/12/1970.

Tracks 1 to 10 first released as Warner Bros. LP WS-1893, 11/1970.
Track 11 released as Warner Bros. single 7464 20/1/1970.
Tracks 12 to 16 previously unreleased.

Notes regarding Disc 9 Grateful Dead
Tracks 1, 2, 5 to 8 & 10 rec. live Fillmore East, New York, NY, 26-29/4/1971.
Tracks 3, 4 & 11 to 13 rec. live Manhattan Center, New York, NY 5-6/4/1971.
Track 9 rec. live Winterland, San Francisco, CA 24/3/1971.

Tracks 1 to 11 first released as Warner Bros. double LP 2WS-1935, 24/9/1971.
Tracks 12 & 13 previously unreleased.

Notes regarding Discs 10/11 Europe '72
Tracks 1-01, 2-05 rec. live Empire Pool, Wembley,UK.
Track 1-02 rec. live Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Tracks 1-03, 1-05, 1-09, 1-10, 1-12 & 2-01 to 2-04 rec. live Lyceum Theatre, London, UK.
Tracks 1-04, 1-06, 1-07, 1-11 & 1-13 rec. live Olympia Theatre, Paris, France.
Tracks 1-08 & 2-06 to 2-10 rec. live Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Track 1-14 rec. live Jahrhundert Halle, Frankfurt, West Germany.
Mixed at Alembic Studios, San Francisco, CA.

Tracks 1-01 to 1-13 & 2-01 to 2-04 first released as Warner Bros. triple LP 3WX-2668, 5/11/1972.
Tracks 1-14 & 2-05 to 2-10 previously unreleased.

Notes regarding Disc 12 History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice)
Tracks 1 to 8 rec. live Fillmore East, New York, NY 13-14/2/1970.
Tracks 9 to 11 rec. live Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 5 & 8/2/1970.

Tracks 1 to 7 first released as Warner Bros. LP BS-2721, 6/7/1973.
Tracks 8 to 11 previously unreleased.

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