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Question: I have noticed that on some Grateful Dead audio releases that are compilations that the specific dates from which specific songs are drawn are not listed in the packaging. Why is this?

Answer: The main reason for this is due to production timing. The package elements for CD releases are due at the manufacturing plant well before the audio masters are due. Because we often select specific versions of songs on compilations late in the process, we need to get package elements finalized quite a bit before final versions of songs are selected. We do try to provide information when it is 100% confirmed, but oftentimes it doesn't work out that way. We try make this information available through other ways, though, such as the internet.

David Lemieux
Audiovisual Archivist
Grateful Dead Productions

The GARCIA boxed set is OUTSTANDING!!!!

so, what is this "Orpheus" track that's on the filler disc?

It's studio Grateful Dead, and it's AWESOME.

It's a really cool jam by the GD in the studio. Lots of hints at stuff that got onto BFA, sounds to me it was pre BFA stuff they were just jamming on, and took various ideas further into other tunes.

I like it cause it's another nice GD break from std time signature that I'd not heard before.

specifically, this is different from "Equinox"?

I like it cause it's another nice GD break from std time signature that I'd not heard before.

Hell, when the GD played standard time signatures it was a momentous event!

It looks like Rhino has taken over Arista for the Rhein release.

Really??

Really.

Yeah?

Yup.

Mmmm...

It'll be interesting to see what happens with back-catalogues.