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The Annotated Grateful Dead Discography

An installment in The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics.
By David Dodd
Research Associate, Music Dept., University of California at Santa Cruz
Last updated: February 2003
Copyright notice

I. Albums by the Grateful Dead


  1. AMERICAN BEAUTY (November, 1970)

    In association with Amazon.com

    Warner: WS 1893

    Produced by the Grateful Dead

    The Dead:

    Thanks to:

    Art: Kelly-Mouse studios. Rear photo: George Conger

    Tracks:

    1. "Box of Rain": m: Lesh; w: Hunter
    2. "Friend of the Devil": m: Garcia and John Dawson; w: Hunter
    3. "Sugar Magnolia": m: Weir; w: Hunter and Weir
    4. "Operator": w & m: McKernan
    5. "Candyman": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    6. "Ripple": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    7. "Brokedown Palace": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    8. "Till the Morning Comes": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    9. "Attics of My Life": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    10. "Truckin": m: Garcia, Weir, Lesh; w: Hunter


  2. ANTHEM OF THE SUN (July 18, 1968)

    In asssociation with Amazon.com

    Musicians:

    Art: Front cover by Bill Walker; liner photo by Thomas Weir

    Tracks:

    1. "That's It For the Other One"
      • "Cryptical Envelopment": w & m: Garcia
      • "Quodlibet for Tenderfeet": w & m: Weir
      • "The Faster We Go the Rounder We Get": The Grateful Dead
      • "We Leave the Castle": The Grateful Dead
    2. "New Potato Caboose": m: Lesh; w: Petersen
    3. "Born Cross-Eyed": w & m: Weir
    4. "Alligator": m: Lesh & McKernan; w: Hunter & McKernan
    5. "Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)": w & m: McKernan


  3. AOXOMOXOA (June 20, 1969)

    A thematic essay is available.

    In association with Amazon.com Warner Bros 1790.

    "Remixed September, 1971, at Alembic Studios, S.F.; Engineers: Bob [Matthews] and Betty [Cantor]"

    The Band:

    The Supporting Musicians:

    Art: Front cover by Rick Griffin; Back cover photo by Tomas Weir.

    Tracks:

    1. "Saint Stephen": m: Garcia & Lesh; w: Hunter
    2. "Dupree's Diamond Blues": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    3. "Rosemary": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    4. "Doin' That Rag": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    5. "Mountains of the Moon": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    6. "China Cat Sunflower": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    7. "What's Become of the Baby": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    8. "Cosmic Charley": m: Garcia; w: Hunter

  4. BLUES FOR ALLAH (September 1, 1975)

    In association with amazon.com

  5. Grateful Dead Merchandising's entry: includes audio clips

    Art: Cover paintings by Philip Garris

    Tracks:

    1. "Help on the Way": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    2. "Slipknot!": m: Garcia, K. Godchaux, Kreutzmann, Lesh, & Weir
    3. "Franklin's Tower": m: Garcia & Kreutzmann; w: Hunter
    4. "King Solomon's Marbles": m: Lesh
    5. "Stronger Than Dirt or Milkin' the Turkey": m: Hart, Kreutzmann & Lesh
    6. "The Music Never Stopped": m: Weir; w: Barlow
    7. "Crazy Fingers": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    8. "Sage & Spirit": m: Weir
    9. "Blues For Allah": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    10. "Sand Castles & Glass Camels": m: Garcia, K. & D. Godchaux, Kreutzmann, Lesh & Weir
    11. "Unusual Occurances [sic] in the Desert": m: Garcia; w: Hunter

  6. BUILT TO LAST (October 31, 1989)

    In association with Amazon.com

    Arista: AL9-8575

    Grateful Dead

    Produced by Jerry Garcia and John Cutler

    Cover art and direction: Alton Kelly

    Tracks:

    1. "Foolish Heart": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    2. "Just a Little Light": m: Mydland; w: Barlow
    3. "Built to Last": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    4. "Blow Away": m: Mydland; w: Barlow
    5. "Standing on the Moon": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    6. "Victim or the Crime": m: Weir; w: Graham & Weir
    7. "We Can Run": m: Mydland; w: Barlow
    8. "Picasso Moon": w & m: Weir, Barlow, Bralove
    9. "I Will Take You Home": m: Mydland; w: Barlow

  7. DEAD SET (August, 1981)

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    Arista: A2L8606 or AL9-8112

    Tracks:

    1. "Samson And Delilah": Gary Davis
    2. "Friend of the Devil": m: Garica & Dawson; w: Hunter
    3. "New Minglewood Blues": trad.; arr. Weir
    4. "Deal": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    5. "Candyman": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    6. "Little Red Rooster": trad.
    7. "Loser": m: Garcia; w: Weir
    8. "Passenger": m: Lesh; w: Peter Monk
    9. "Feel Like a Stranger": m: Weir; w: Barlow
    10. "Franklin's Tower": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    11. "Rhythm Devils": Hart & Kreutzmann
    12. "Fire on the Mountain": m: Hart; w: Hunter
    13. "Greatest Story Ever Told": m: Weir; w: Hunter
    14. "Brokedown Palace": m: Garcia; w: Hunter


    Dick's Picks

    now listed on a separate page
  8. DOZIN' AT THE KNICK (October, 1996)

    In association with Amazon.com

    Arista


  9. DYLAN AND THE DEAD (January 31, 1989)

    In association with Amazon.com

    Columbia: OC45056

    Tracks: (all songs by Bob Dylan)

    1. "Slow Train"
    2. "I Want You"
    3. "Gotta Serve Somebody"
    4. "Queen Jane Approximately"
    5. "Joey"
    6. "All Along the Watchtower"
    7. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"

  10. EUROPE '72 (November, 1972)

    In association with Amazon.com

    Warner Bros: 3WX2668

    The Band

    Artwork--Kelley/Mouse Studios

    Tracks:

    1. "Cumberland Blues": m: Garcia & Lesh; w: Hunter
    2. "He's Gone": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    3. "One More Saturday Night": w & m: Weir
    4. "Jack Straw": m: Weir; w: Hunter
    5. "You Win Again": Hank Williams
    6. "China Cat Sunflower": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    7. "I Know You Rider": trad.; arr. Grateful Dead
    8. "Brown-Eyed Women" [aka "Brown-Eyed Woman"]: m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    9. "Hurts Me Too": Elmore James
    10. "Ramble On Rose": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    11. "Sugar Magnolia": m: Weir; w: Hunter
    12. "Mr. Charlie": m: McKernan; w: Hunter
    13. "Tennessee Jed": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    14. "Truckin'": m: Garcia, Lesh & Weir; w: Hunter
    15. "Epilog": Grateful Dead
    16. "Prelude": Grateful Dead
    17. "Morning Dew": Bonnie Dobson


  11. FALLOUT FROM THE PHIL ZONE: June 17, 1997

    In association with amazon.com

    Grateful Dead REcords: GDCD 4052; distr. by Arista Records

    Produced by John Cutler & Phil Lesh; Tape archivist: Dick Latvala

    Liner notes by Lesh

    Cover art by Liquid Blue Design Department (Shawn Kenney)

    Photography by Rob Cohn

    Package design: Amy Finkle

    Disc One:

    1. "Dancin' In the Streets": Stevenson/Gaye/I. Hunter
    2. "New Speedway Boogie": Garcia/Hunter
    3. "Viola Lee Blues": Noah Lewis
    4. "Easy Wind": Hunter
    5. "Mason's Children": Garcia/Lesh/Weir/Hunter
    6. "Hard To Handle (Yes I Ram)": Redding/Jones/Isabell
    Disc Two:
    1. "The Music Never Stopped": Weir/Barlow
    2. "Jack-A-Roe": Trad., arr. GD
    3. "In the Midnight Hour": Pickett/Cropper
    4. "Visions of Johanna": Dylan
    5. "Box of Rain": Lesh/Hunter

  12. FOR THE FAITHFUL see: RECKONING


  13. FROM THE MARS HOTEL (June 27, 1974)

    In association with amazon.com

    "John McFee plays pedal steel on 'Pride of Cucamonga'"-- Deadbase VIII

    Cover art: Kelley-Mouse

    Tracks:

    1. "U.S. Blues": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    2. "China Doll": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    3. "Unbroken Chain": m: Lesh; w: Petersen
    4. "Loose Lucy": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    5. "Scarlet Begonias": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    6. "Pride of Cucamonga": m: Lesh; w: Petersen
    7. "Money Money": m: Weir; w: Barlow
    8. "Ship of Fools": m: Garcia; w: Hunter

  14. GO TO HEAVEN (April 28, 1980)

    In association with amazon.com

    Arista: AL 9508

    Grateful Dead:

    Produced by Gary Lyons

    Illustration by Stanley Mouse; Photograph by Bob Seidemann.

    Tracks:

    1. "Alabama Getaway": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    2. "Far From Me": w & m: Mydland
    3. "Althea": m: Garcia; w: Hunter
    4. "Feel Like a Stranger": m: Weir; w: Barlow
    5. "Lost Sailor": m: Weir; w: Barlow
    6. "Saint of Circumstance": m: Weir; w: Barlow
    7. "Antwerp's Placebo (The Plumber)": m: Hart & Kreutzmann
    8. "Easy To Love You": m: Mydland; w: Barlow
    9. "Don't Ease Me In": trad.; arr. Grateful Dead

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