Beyond Description (1973–1989)

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

Tracklist

1▶HDCD: Wake of the Flood
2▶HDCD: From the Mars Hotel
3▶HDCD: Blues for Allah
4▶HDCD: Terrapin Station
5▶HDCD: Shakedown Street
6▶HDCD: Go to Heaven
7▶HDCD: Reckoning
8▼HDCD: Reckoning
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1To Lay Me Down (studio rehearsal)
recorded at:
Club Front in San Rafael, California, United States (on 1980-09-14)
recording of:
To Lay Me Down (on 1980-09-14)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
9:13
2Iko Iko (live)
recorded at:
Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1980-10-07)
live cover recording of:
Iko Iko (on 1980-10-07)
lyricist:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins and Joan Marie Johnson (Joan Marie Johnson Faust)
composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Longitude Music Co., IKO Legal Hold, Melder Publishing Co., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Trio Music Company Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
revision of:
Jockomo
4:23
3Heaven Help the Fool (live)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-25)
live instrumental recording of:
Heaven Help the Fool (on 1980-10-25)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
6:18
4El Paso (live)
recorded at:
Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1980-10-13)
live cover recording of:
El Paso (on 1980-10-13)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
4:41
5Sage & Spirit (live)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-31)
live recording of:
Sage and Spirit (on 1980-10-31)
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
3:14
6Little Sadie (live)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-31)
live recording of:
Little Sadie (on 1980-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 780)
2:45
7It Must Have Been the Roses (alternate live version)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-23)
live recording of:
It Must Have Been the Roses (on 1980-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
7:01
8Dark Hollow (alternate live version)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-23)
live recording of:
Dark Hollow (on 1980-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:30
9Jack‐a‐Roe (alternate live version)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-23)
live recording of:
Jack‐A‐Roe (aka There Was a Wealthy Merchant) (on 1980-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 548)
5:08
10Cassidy (alternate live version)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-23)
live recording of:
Cassidy (on 1980-10-23)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
5:06
11China Doll (alternate live version)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-23)
live recording of:
China Doll (on 1980-10-23)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
5:52
12Monkey and the Engineer (alternate live version)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-23)
live cover recording of:
The Monkey and the Engineer (on 1980-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Fuller
publisher:
Hillgreen Music
2:37
13Oh Babe It Ain’t No Lie (alternate live version)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-23)
live cover recording of:
Oh Babe, It Ain’t No Lie (on 1980-10-23)
writer:
Elizabeth Cotten
publisher:
Traditional Arts Services and Vastopol Music
7:12
14Ripple (alternate live version)
recorded at:
Radio City Music Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-10-23)
live recording of:
Ripple (on 1980-10-23)
written in:
Canada
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WC Music Corp.
4:40
15Tom Dooley (live)
recorded at:
Rambler Room in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-11-17)
live recording of:
Tom Dooley (on 1978-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
3:33
16Deep Elem Blues (alternate live version)
recorded at:
Rambler Room in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1978-11-17)
live recording of:
Deep Elm Blues (on 1978-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:42
9▶HDCD: Dead Set
10▶HDCD: Dead Set
11▶HDCD: In the Dark
12▶HDCD: Built to Last

Credits

Release

photography:Jay Blakesberg (photographer)
Hugh Brown (US art director and photographer)
Ken Friedman (photographer)
Herb Greene (U.S. Photographer and art director)
Larry Hulst (photographer)
Richard McCaffrey
Susana Millman
Robert Minkin (photographer and designer)
Richard Pechner
Ed Perlstein
Bruce Polonsky
Michael Putland
Bob Seidemann (Photographer, Graphic Arts)
Peter Simon (photographer)
John Werner
liner notes:Tom Anderson (engineer)
Andrew Clarke
Peter Coyote (actor)
David Fricke
David Gans
Blair Jackson
Gary Lambert
David Lemieux
Dennis McNally
Rip Rense
Joel Selvin
Steve Silberman
orchestrator:Paul Buckmaster
additional 12 string guitar:Doug Sahm
additional alto saxophone:Martin Fierro
additional harmonica and additional harp:Matt Kelly (US guitarist, associated with Kingfish, Grateful Dead)
additional percussion:Jordan Amarantha
additional tenor saxophone:Martin Fierro
Frank Morin (US saxophonist)
additional timbales:Benny Velarde
additional trombone:Pat O'Hara (trombonist)
additional trumpet:Bill Atwood (Trumpet Player)
Joe Ellis
additional violin:Vassar Clements
drums (drum set):Bill Kreutzmann
electric bass guitar:Phil Lesh
flute and reeds:Steve Schuster
guitar:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Bob Weir
harpsichord and piano:Brent Mydland
keyboard:Keith Godchaux
pedal steel guitar:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
percussion:Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead)
Bill Kreutzmann
conductor:Martyn Ford (conductor)
Robert Howes (percussionist)
performer:The English Choral
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
additional vocals:Sarah Fulcher
vocals:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Donna Jean Godchaux
Keith Godchaux
Phil Lesh
Brent Mydland
Bob Weir
illustration:Peter Barsotti
Philip Garris
Maude Gilman (graphic design)
Rick Griffin (graphic artist)
Greg Gyuricsko
Dennis Larkins
Antonio Reonegro
Gilbert Shelton
Randy Tuten (designer)
ASIN:US: B0002NUTS8 [info]