The Golden Road Box Set is a twelve-CD boxed set retrospect of the Grateful Dead's studio and live albums during their time with Warner Bros. Records from 1965 to 1972. After 1972, the band went on to create its own label, Grateful Dead Records.
This compilation includes expanded and remastered versions of all of the albums during the bands time on contract with Warner Bros. Also included are numerous studio outtake and live tracks. The albums included are Birth of the Dead, The Grateful Dead, Anthem of the Sun, Aoxomoxoa, Workingman's Dead, American Beauty, Live/Dead, Grateful Dead, Europe '72, and History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice).
CD 01-02 - Birth of the dead
Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Ron McKernan - organs, harmonica, vocals
Additional performers:
Jon Hendricks - vocals
The studio sides
01 - Early morning rain
02 - I know you rider
03 - Mindbender (Confusion's prince)
04 - The only time is now
05 - Caution (Do not stop on the tracks)
06 - Can't come down
07 - Stealin' (instrumental)
08 - Stealin' (with vocals)
09 - Don't ease me in (instrumental)
10 - Don't ease me in (with vocals)
11 - You don't have to ask
12 - Tastebud (instrumental)
13 - Tastebud (with vocals)
14 - I know you rider (2)
15 - Cold rain and snow (instrumental)
16 - Cold rain and snow (with vocals)
17 - Fire in the city (Jon Hendricks)
The live sides
01 - Viola Lee blues
02 - Don't ease me in
03 - Pain in my heart
04 - Sitting on top of the world
05 - It's all over now, baby blue
06 - I'm a king bee
07 - Big boss man
08 - Standing on the corner
09 - In the pines
10 - Nobody's fault but mine
11 - Next time you see me
12 - One kind favor
13 - He was a friend of mine
14 - Keep rolling by
CD 03 - Greateful Dead
01 - The golden road (To unlimited devotion)
02 - Beat it on down the line
03 - Good mornin' little schoolgirl
04 - Cold rain and snow
05 - Sittin' on top of the world
06 - Cream puff war
07 - Morning dew
08 - New, new minglewood blues
09 - Viola Lee blues
10 - Alice D. millionaire
11 - Overseas stomp (The lindy)
12 - Tastebud
13 - Death don't have no mercy
14 - Viola Lee blues (edited version)
15 - Viola Lee blues (live)
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards, harmonica, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
CD 04 - Anthem of the sun
01 - That's it for the other one
02 - New potato caboose
03 - Born cross-eyed
04 - Alligator
05 - Caution (Do not stop on tracks)
06 - Alligator [live]
07 - Caution (Do not stop on tracks) [live]
08 - Feedback [live]
09 - Born cross-eyed [single]
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, kazoo, vibraslap, vocals
Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, kazoo, vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - organ, celesta, claves, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass, trumpet, harpsichord, guiro, kazoo, piano, timpani, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, orchestra bells, gong, chimes, crotales, prepared piano, finger cymbals
Mickey Hart - drums, orchestra bells, gong, chimes, crotales, prepared piano, finger cymbals
with
Tom Constanten - prepared piano, piano, electronic tape
CD 05 - Aoxomoxoa
01 - St. Stephen
02 - Dupree's diamond blues
03 - Rosemary
04 - Doin' that rag
05 - Mountains of the moon
06 - China cat sunflower
07 - What's become of the baby
08 - Cosmic Charlie
09 - Clementine jam
10 - Nobody's spoonful jam
11 - The eleven jam
12 - Cosmic Charlie [live]
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia - guitars, vocals
Bob Weir - guitars, vocals
Tom Constanten - keyboards
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - organ
Phil Lesh - basses, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - percussion
Mickey Hart - percussion
CD 06 - Live-Dead
01 - Dark star
02 - St. Stephen
03 - The eleven
04 - Turn on your love light
05 - Death don't have no mercy
06 - Feedback
07 - And we bid you goodnight
08 - Dark star (studio)
09 - Radio ad
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia - guitars, vocals
Bob Weir - guitars, vocals
Tom Constanten - organ
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - vocals, percussion
Phil Lesh - basses, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - percussion
Mickey Hart - percussion
CD 07 - Workingman's dead
01 - Uncle John's band
02 - High time
03 - Dire wolf
04 - New speedway boogie
05 - Cumberland blues
06 - Black Peter
07 - Easy wind
08 - Casey Jones
09 - New speedway boogie (alt mix)
10 - Dire wolf (live)
11 - Black Peter (live)
12 - Easy wind (live)
13 - Cumberland blues (live)
14 - Mason's children (live)
15 - Uncle John's band (live)
16 - Radio ad
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia - guitars, vocals, songwriter, pedal steel
Bob Weir - guitars, vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards, vocals
Phil Lesh - basses, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - percussion
Mickey Hart - percussion, engineer, mixing, sound design, stereo mix producer, surround sound
Additional performers:
David Nelson - guitar (acoustic)
Robert Hunter - lyricist
CD 08 - American beauty
01 - Box of rain
02 - Friend of the devil
03 - Sugar magnolia
04 - Operator
05 - Candyman
06 - Ripple
07 - Brokedown palace
08 - Till the morning comes
09 - Attics of my life
10 - Truckin'
11 - Truckin' (single version)
12 - Friend of the devil (live)
13 - Candyman (live)
14 - Till the morning comes (live)
15 - Attics of my life (live)
16 - Truckin' (live)
17 - Ripple (single version)
18 - Radio ad
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia - Guitar, pedal steel guitar on "Sugar Magnolia", "Candyman", and "Brokedown Palace", piano on "Box of Rain", vocals
Mickey Hart - Percussion
Robert Hunter - Lyricist
Phil Lesh - Bass guitar, acoustic guitar on "Box of Rain", piano, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - Drum kit
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - Harmonica, vocals
Bob Weir - Guitar, vocals
Additional performers:
David Grisman - Mandolin on "Friend of the Devil" and "Ripple"
David Nelson - Electric guitar on "Box of Rain"
Ned Lagin - Piano on "Candyman"
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Dave Torbert - Bass guitar on "Box of Rain"
Howard Wales - Organ on "Candyman" and "Truckin'" and piano on "Brokedown Palace"
CD 09 - Grateful dead (Skull and roses)
01 - Bertha
02 - Mama tried
03 - Big railroad blues
04 - Playing in the band
05 - The other one
06 - Me & my uncle
07 - Big boss man
08 - Me & Mobby McGee
09 - Johnny B. goode
10 - Wharf rat
11 - Not fade awaygoin' down the road feeling bad
12 - Oh, boy!
13 - I'm a hog for you
14 - Radio ad
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - organ, harmonica, vocals
with
Merl Saunders - organ
CD 10-11 - Europe '72
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – organ, harmonica, vocals
Keith Godchaux – piano
Donna Godchaux – vocals
Bill Kreutzmann – drums
CD 1
01 - Cumberland blues
02 - He's gone
03 - One more saturday night
04 - Jack straw
05 - You win again
06 - China cat sunflower
07 - I know you rider
08 - Brown-eyed woman
09 - Hurts me too
10 - Ramble on rose
11 - Sugar magnolia
12 - Mr. Charlie
13 - Tennessee jed
14 - The stranger (Two souls in communion)
CD 2
01 - Truckin'
02 - Epilogue
03 - Prelude
04 - Morning dew
05 - Looks like rain
06 - Good lovin'
07 - Caution (Do not stop on tracks)
08 - Who do you love
09 - Caution (Do not stop on tracks)
10 - Good lovin'
11 - Bob's dog story
СD 12 - History of the Grateful Dead vol.I (Bear's choice)
01 - Katie Mae
02 - Dark hollow
03 - I've been all around this world
04 - Wake up little Susie
05 - Black Peter
06 - Smokestack lightnin'
07 - Hard to handle
08 - Good lovin'
09 - Big boss man
10 - Smokestack lightnin' (version two)
11 - Sitting on top of the world
Lineup:
Jerry Garcia - acoustic guitar, lead guitar, vocals
Bob Weir - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - acoustic guitar, organ, percussion, harmonica, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass
Mickey Hart - drums
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
