Birth of the Dead

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

Tracklist

1▶HDCD: The Studio Sides
2▼HDCD: The Live Sides
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1Viola Lee Blues
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-16) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-16)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-16)
live cover recording of:
Viola Lee Blues (on 1966-07-16)
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
9:39
2Don’t Ease Me In
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-16) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-16)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-16)
live recording of:
Don’t Ease Me In (on 1966-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:44
3Pain in My Heart
engineered in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1966)
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-16) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-16)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-16)
live cover recording of:
Pain in My Heart (soul ballad performed by Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones) (on 1966-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Naomi Neville
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
is based on:
Ruler of My Heart
4:25
4Sitting on Top of the World
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-16) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-16)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-16)
live cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1966-07-16)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
3:52
5It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-16) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-16)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-16)
live cover recording of:
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (on 1966-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
adaptations:
Kaikki ohi on
5:13
6I’m a King Bee
engineered in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1966)
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-17) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-17)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-17)
live cover recording of:
I’m a King Bee (on 1966-07-17)
lyricist and composer:
James H. Moore (aka Slim Harpo)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. and Embassy Music Corporation
live cover recording of:
I’m a King Bee (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
James H. Moore (aka Slim Harpo)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. and Embassy Music Corporation
8:53
7Big Boss Man
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-16) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-16)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-16)
live cover recording of:
Big Boss Man (on 1966-07-16)
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)
5:11
8Standing on the Corner
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-16) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-16)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-16)
live recording of:
Standing on the Corner (on 1966-07-16)
writer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead), Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
3:46
9In the Pines
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-16) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-16)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-16)
live recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1966-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
4:55
10Nobody’s Fault but Mine
engineer:
Rock Scully (on 1966-07-16) and Owsley Stanley (on 1966-07-16)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1966-07-16)
live cover recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1966-07-16)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Filmtrax Mogull (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:16
11Next Time You See Me
engineer:
Rock Scully (in 1966) and Owsley Stanley (in 1966)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1966)
live cover recording of:
Next Time You See Me (in 1966)
writer:
Earl Forest and William G. Harvey (1950s bandleader/composer)
publisher:
Universal Duchess Music Corp.
2:48
12One Kind Favor
engineer:
Rock Scully (in 1966) and Owsley Stanley (in 1966)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1966)
live cover recording of:
One Kind Favor (in 1966)
additional lyricist:
Guy Davis (Blues musician)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Careers and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
is based on:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
live cover recording of:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
writer:
Steve Wynn
publisher:
Boogie Music, Poison Brisket, Tradition Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:45
13He Was a Friend of Mine
engineer:
Rock Scully (in 1966) and Owsley Stanley (in 1966)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1966)
live cover recording of:
He Was a Friend of Mine (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bob Dylan
arrangement of:
He Was a Friend of Mine
4:46
14Keep Rolling By
engineer:
Rock Scully (in 1966) and Owsley Stanley (in 1966)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1966)
live recording of:
Keep Rolling By (in 1966)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Grateful Dead
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
7:56

Credits

Release

executive producer:Peter McQuaid
producer:James Austin (US producer, associated with Rhino Records)
David Lemieux
Dennis McNally
Lou Tambakos
drums (drum set):Bill Kreutzmann
electric bass guitar:Phil Lesh
guitar:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Bob Weir
harmonica and organ:Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
vocals:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
Bob Weir
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2727661 [info]
ASIN:DE: B00007LTIF [info]

Release group

included in:The Golden Road (1965–1973)
Wikipedia:en: Birth of the Dead [info]
Wikidata:Q4917038 [info]