{"product_id":"before-the-dead-4cd-set","title":"Before The Dead 4-CD Set or Digital Download","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore The Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e brings together a rare collection of the earliest known performances by Jerry Garcia. From an informal and intimate 1961 performance of simple folk songs at a birthday party with future songwriting partner Robert Hunter to more polished coffeehouse gigs with old-timey and bluegrass bands through 1964, this collection showcases Garcia's deep study of the folk music tradition and its influence on his musical journey leading to the formation of the Grateful Dead. Even with his entire musical career in front of him, Garcia's magnetic presence as a performer can be plainly heard in these first steps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour CDs containing over 3.5 hours of studio \u0026amp; live performances culled from previously uncirculated masters and newly discovered recordings. Audio restoration and mastering by Fred Kevorkian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Grateful Dead publicist and biographer Dennis McNally and Brian Miksis.\u003cbr\u003eIncludes a 32 page book with rare photos, memorabilia and in-depth liner note essays by McNally, Miksis, acclaimed bluegrass scholar Neil V. Rosenberg, Sara Ruppenthal Katz, and Stu Goldstein.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(The performance heard on Folk Time is also featured on Before the Dead.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD ONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBob and Jerry\u003cbr\u003eMay 26, 1961\u003cbr\u003eBrigid Meier's Sixteenth Birthday Party \u003cbr\u003eMenlo Park, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. SANTY ANNO\u003cbr\u003e2. I GOT A HOME IN THAT ROCK\u003cbr\u003e3. OH, MARY DONT YOU WEEP\u003cbr\u003e4. ALL MY TRIALS\u003cbr\u003e5. I WAS BORN TEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO\u003cbr\u003e6. BLOW THE CANDLES OUT\u003cbr\u003e7. RAKE AND A RAMBLING BOY\u003cbr\u003e8. TROUBLE IN MIND \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerry Garcia, Marshall Leicester, and Robert Hunter \u003cbr\u003eJuly 1961\u003cbr\u003eBoars Head Coffeehouse, Carlos Book Stall\u003cbr\u003eSan Carlos, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. BROWNS FERRY BLUES\u003cbr\u003e10. JESSE JAMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerry Garcia and Unknown Musician\u003cbr\u003eSummer or Fall 1961\u003cbr\u003eBoars Head Coffeehouse, Carlos Book Stall\u003cbr\u003eSan Carlos, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN\u003cbr\u003e12. LONG LONESOME ROAD\u003cbr\u003e13. RAILROAD BILL\u003cbr\u003e14. THE WAGONERS LAD\u003cbr\u003e15. KATIE CRUEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD TWO: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSleepy Hollow Hog Stompers\u003cbr\u003eJune 11, 1962\u003cbr\u003eBoars Head Coffeehouse, Peninsula Jewish Community Center\u003cbr\u003eSan Carlos, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. CANNONBALL BLUES\u003cbr\u003e2. LITTLE BIRDIE\u003cbr\u003e3. SALLY GOODIN\u003cbr\u003e4. HOLD THAT WOODPILE DOWN\u003cbr\u003e5. LEGEND OF THE JOHNSON BOYS\u003cbr\u003e6. SHADY GROVE\u003cbr\u003e7. SWEET SUNNY SOUTH\u003cbr\u003e8. MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHart Valley Drifters\u003cbr\u003eFall 1962\u003cbr\u003eKZSU Radio Studio A, Stanford University \u003cbr\u003eStanford, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. BAND INTRODUCTIONS\u003cbr\u003e10. ROVING GAMBLER\u003cbr\u003e11. GROUND SPEED\u003cbr\u003e12. PIG IN A PEN\u003cbr\u003e13. STANDING IN THE NEED OF PRAYER\u003cbr\u003e14. FLINT HILL SPECIAL\u003cbr\u003e15. NINE POUND HAMMER\u003cbr\u003e16. HANDSOME MOLLY\u003cbr\u003e17. CLINCH MOUNTAIN BACKSTEP\u003cbr\u003e18. THINK OF WHAT YOUVE DONE\u003cbr\u003e19. CRIPPLE CREEK\u003cbr\u003e20. ALL THE GOOD TIMES HAVE PAST AND GONE\u003cbr\u003e21. BILLY GRIMES, THE ROVER\u003cbr\u003e22. PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE (BOYS, MY MONEY'S ALL GONE)\u003cbr\u003e23. RUN MOUNTAIN\u003cbr\u003e24. SUGAR BABY\u003cbr\u003e25. SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD THREE:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wildwood Boys\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 23, 1963\u003cbr\u003eTop of the Tangent\u003cbr\u003ePalo Alto, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. ROLL IN MY SWEET BABYS ARMS\u003cbr\u003e2. JERRYS BREAKDOWN\u003cbr\u003e3. STANDING IN THE NEED OF PRAYER \u003cbr\u003e4. MULE SKINNER BLUES\u003cbr\u003e5. SATURDAY NIGHT SHUFFLE\u003cbr\u003e6. PIKE COUNTY BREAKDOWN\u003cbr\u003e7. THE LITTLE SPARROW\u003cbr\u003e8. WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerry and Sara\u003cbr\u003eMay 4, 1963\u003cbr\u003eTop of the Tangent\u003cbr\u003ePalo Alto, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. DEEP ELEM BLUES\u003cbr\u003e10. WILL THE WEAVER\u003cbr\u003e11. I TRULY UNDERSTAND\u003cbr\u003e12. LONG BLACK VEIL\u003cbr\u003e13. THE MAN WHO WROTE HOME SWEET HOME NEVER WAS A MARRIED MAN\u003cbr\u003e14. 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