Grateful Dead
(Skull & Roses)
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skull and roses

Release Date(s)
October 1971
10/16/2001 (Expanded HDCD)

Label(s)
Rhino

Musicians
Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Ron McKernan (Pigpen) - organ, harmonica, vocals

Additional Musicians
Merl Saunders - organ "Bertha", "Playing In The Band" & "Wharf Rat" (studio overdubs)

 Tracklisting
1. Bertha
(Garcia/Hunter) 5:40
2. Mama Tried
(Haggard) 2:42
3. Big Railroad Blues
(Lewis) 3:33
4. Playing In The Band
(Hart/Weir/Hunter) 4:39
5. The Other One
(Kreutzmann/Weir) 18:03
6. Me & My Uncle
(Phillips) 3:03
7. Big Boss Man
(Smith/Dixon) 5:11
8. Me & Bobby McGee
(Kristofferson/Foster) 5:43
9. Johnny B. Goode
(Berry) 3:41
10. Wharf Rat
(Garcia/Hunter) 8:31
11. Not Fade Away/Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
(Hardin/Petty, trad arr by Grateful Dead) 9:12
Bonus Material
12. Oh, Boy!
(West/Tilghman/Petty) 2:50
13. I'm A Hog For You
(Leiber/Stoller) 4:08
Hidden Tracklisting
• Radio Spot 1:00

Notes

  • Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) is part of the box set The Golden Road (1965-1973)
  • "Bertha", "Mama Tried", "The Other One", Me & My Uncle", "Big Boss Man", "Me & Bobby McGee" and "Wharf Rat" were recorded live at Fillmore East, New York, NY April 26-29, 1971
  • "Big Railroad Blues", "Playing In The Band", "Not Fade Away/Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad", "Oh, Boy!" and "I'm A Hog For You" were recorded live at Manhattan Center, New York, NY April 04 & 05, 1971
  • "Johnny B. Goode" was recorded live at Winterland, San Francisco, CA 03/24/71

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