| | Grateful Dead Beyond Description 1973-1989 CD Grateful Dead Discography of CDs
 (6 Customer Reviews)
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
BEYOND DESCRIPTION contains: WAKE OF THE FLOOD (1973)/ GRATEFUL DEAD FROM THE MARS HOTEL (1974)/BLUES FOR ALLAH (1975)/TERRAPIN STATION (1977)/SHAKEDOWN STREET (1978)/GO TO HEAVEN (1980)/RECKONING (1981)/DEAD SET (1981)/IN THE DARK (1987)/BUILT TO LAST (1989) as well as extensive bonus material associated with each original release.
Lyricists: John Perry Barlow; Robert Hunter.
Grateful Dead: Phil Lesh (bass guitar); Donna Jean Godchaux, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Brent Mydland.
Personnel: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); Hamza el Din (vocals, oud, hand claps); Keith Godchaux, Brent Mydland (vocals, keyboards); Phil Lesh (vocals, electric bass); Nubian Youth Choir (vocals, hand claps); Donna Jean Godchaux, Lowell George, Sarah Fulcher (vocals); Doug Sahm (12-string guitar); Matthew Kelly (harp, harmonica); Vassar Clements (violin); Steven Schuster (flute, reeds, horns); Tom Scott (saxophone, lyricon); Martin Fierro (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Frank Morin (tenor saxophone); Joe Ellis , Bill Atwood (trumpet); Pat O'Hara (trombone); Ned Lagin (synthesizer); Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann (drums, percussion); Benny Velarde (timbales); Jordan Amarantha (percussion); Bob Bralove (programming).
Audio Mixers: Grateful Dead; Don Healy; Tom Flye.
Liner Note Authors: David Lemieux; Dennis McNally; Rip Rense; Andrew Clarke; David Gans; Ihor Slabicky; Andrew Clark; Rip Rense; Dennis McNally; Joel Selvin; Peter Coyote; Tom Anderson ; David Fricke; Gary Lambert; Steve Silberman; Blair Jackson.
Recording information: Ace's, Mill Valley, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Air London, London, England (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Automated Sound Studios, New York, NY (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); CBS Studios, San Francisco, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Club Le Front, San Rafael, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Gizah Sound & Light Theater, Cairo, Egypt (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Marin Veterans Auditorium, San Rafael, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Meta Tantay, Carlin, NV (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Rambler Room, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Record Plant, Sausalito, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, MA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Skywalker Ranch, San Rafael, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Springfield Civic Center Arena, Springfield, MA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Studio X, Petaluma, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Trident, London, England (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989); Winterland, San Francisco, CA (03/28/1973-10/20/1989).
Illustrator: Stanley Mouse.
Photographers: Richard Pechner; Ron Rakow; Ed Perlstein; Adrian Boot; Michael Putland; Susana Millman; Jay Blakesberg; Bob Seidemann; Janie Belson; John Werner ; Hugh Brown; Bruce Polonsky; Richard McCaffrey; Larry Hulst; Mary Ann Mayer; Herbi
Additional personnel: John McFee (pedal steel guitar); Hamza el Din (tar); Doug Sahm, Joe Ellis , Jordan Amarantha, Lowell George, Martin Fierro, Matthew Kelly , Ned Lagin, Paul Buckmaster, Steven Schuster, Tom Scott, Benny Velarde, Bill Atwood, Sarah Fulcher, Frank Morin, Pat O'Hara, The Nubian Youth Choir, The English Choral, Martin Ford Orchestra, Vassar Clements.Uncut (p.138) - 5 stars out of 5 - "This box proves again that the Dead's career remains one of the most engrossing journeys in rock'n'roll."
Dirty Linen (pp.48-49) - "[T]here is a lot of great material here..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - "BEYOND DESCRIPTION presents the entire post-Warners run, and like its predecessor, is stacked with outtakes, rehearsals, live versions and demos..." Beyond Description 1973-1989 Music | List Price | $149.98 (You save $22.23) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Country Rock, Box Sets | | Label | Grateful Dead Productions | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3563  | | CD Universe Part number | 6790453 | | Catalog number | 76491 | | Discs | 12 | | Release Date | Oct 26, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Grateful Dead; Keith Olsen; Gary Lyons; Betty Cantor-Jackson; Jerry Garcia; John Cutler; Lowell George; Stanley Mouse; Don Healy; Jim Welch; Grateful Dead; Keith Olsen; Lowell George; Dan Healy; Gary Lyons; Betty Cantor-Jackson; Jerry Garcia; John Cutler; James Austin (Compilation); David Lemieux (Compilation); James Austin (Reissue); David Lemieux (Reissue) | | Engineer | Keith Olsen; Gary Lyons; Betty Cantor-Jackson; John Cutler; Justin Kreutzmann; Dennis Leonard; Don Pearson; Dave Devore; Don Healy; Guy Charbonneau; Chris Wiskes; David Roberts; Pete Thea; Brett Cohen; Jeff Sterling; Jeffrey Norman; Joe Gastwirt; Peter Miller; Tom Anderson; Tom Flye; Bob Matthews | | Personnel | Jerry Garcia
Phil Lesh - bass guitar
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, percussion
Bob Weir - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
Mickey Hart
Donna Jean Godchaux
Keith Godchaux
Brent Mydland - vocals, keyboards
Bob Bralove - programming
Also: Tom Scott, Paul Buckmaster, Lowell George, Vassar Clements, John McFee, Doug Sahm, Matthew Kelly, Steven Schuster, Jordan Amarantha, Bill Atwood, Martin Fierro, Benny Velarde, Ned Lagin, Hamza El Din, Pat O'Hara, Frank Morin, Joe Ellis, Martin Ford Orchestra, Sarah Fulcher | | Additional Info | Bonus Tracks; Remastered |
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| | | | Beyond Description 1973-1989 CD DISC 1: WAKE OF THE FLOOD: |
  | 1. | Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo  | |
| 2. | Let Me Sing Your Blues Away | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Row Jimmy | |
| 4. | Stella Blue | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Here Comes the Sunshine | |
| 6. | Eyes of the World | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Weather Report Suite: Prelude/Part 1/Part 2: Prelude / Part I / Part II | |
| 8. | Eyes of the World - (live) | |
| 9. | Weather Report Suite: Prelude/Part 1/Part 2/: Prelude / Part I / Part II - ((Studio Acoustic Demo)) | |
| 10. | China Doll - (Studio Outtake) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 Songs DISC 2: GRATEFUL DEAD FROM THE MARS HOTEL: |
| 1. | U.S. Blues | $0.99 | |
| 2. | China Doll | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Unbroken Chain | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Loose Lucy | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Scarlet Begonias | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Pride of Cucamonga | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Money Money | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Ship of Fools | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Loose Lucy - (Studio Outtake) | |
| 10. | Scarlet Begonias - (live) | |
| 11. | Money Money - (live) | |
| 12. | Wave That Flag - (live) | |
| 13. | Let It Rock - (live) | |
| 14. | Pride of Cucamonga - (Studio Acoustic Demo) | |
| 15. | Unbroken Chain - (Studio Acoustic Demo) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 Album DISC 3: BLUES FOR ALLAH: |
| 1. | Help on the Way/Slipknot! | |
| 2. | Franklin's Twoer | |
| 3. | King Solomon's Marbles, Pt. 1: Stronger Than Dirt/King Solomon's ...: Pt. I: Stronger Than Dirt / Pt. II: Milkin' The Turkey | |
| 4. | Music Never Stopped, The | |
| 5. | Crazy Fingers | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Sage & Spirit | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Blue for Allah/Sand Castles & Glass Camels/Unusal Occurences in ...: Sand Castles & Glass Camels / Unusual Occurences In The Desert | |
| 8. | Groove #1 - (Instrumental Studio Outtake) | |
| 9. | Groove #2 - (Instrumental Studio Outttake) | |
| 10. | Distorto - (Instrumental Studio Outttake) | |
| 11. | to E Flat Jam, A - (Instrumental Studio Outttake) | |
| 12. | Proto 18 Proper - (Instrumental Studio Outttake) | |
| 13. | Hollywood Cantata - (Studio Outtake) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 CD DISC 4: TERRAPIN STATION: |
| 1. | Estimated Prophet | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Dancing in the Streets | |
| 3. | Passenger | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Samson & Delilah | |
| 5. | Sunrise | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Terrapin Station, Pt. 1: Lady With a Fan/Terrapin Station/Terrapin: Lady With A Fan / Terrapin Station / Terrapin / Terrapin Transit / At A Siding / Terrapin Flyer / Refrain | |
| 7. | Peggy-O - (Instrumental Studio Outttake) | |
| 8. | Ascent, The - (Instrumental Studio Outttake) | |
| 9. | Catfish John - (Studio Outtake) | |
| 10. | Equinox - (Studio Outtake) | |
| 11. | Fire on the Mountain - (Studio Outtake) | |
| 12. | Dancing in the Streets - (live) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 Songs DISC 5: SHAKEDOWN STREET: |
| 1. | Good Lovin' | $0.99 | |
| 2. | France | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Shakedown Street | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Serengetti | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Fire on the Mountain | $0.99 | |
| 6. | I Need a Miracle | |
| 7. | From the Heart of Me | |
| 8. | Stagger Lee | |
| 9. | All New Minglewood Blues | $0.99 | |
| 10. | If I Had the World to Give | $0.99 | |
| 11. | Good Lovin' - (Studio Outtake) | |
| 12. | Ollin Arageed - (live) | |
| 13. | Fire on the Mountain - (live) | |
| 14. | Stagger Lee - (live) | |
| 15. | All New Minglewood Blues - (live) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 Album DISC 6: GO TO HEAVEN: |
| 1. | Alabama Getaway | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Far from Me | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Althea | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Feel Like a Stranger | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Lost Sailor | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Saint of Circumstance | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Antwerp's Placebo (The Plumber) | |
| 8. | Easy to Love You | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Don't Ease Me In | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Peggy-O - (Studio Outtake) | |
| 11. | What'll You Raise - (Studio Outtake) | |
| 12. | Jack-A-Roe - (Studio Outtake) | |
| 13. | Althea - (live) | |
| 14. | Lost Sailor - (live) | |
| 15. | Saint of Circumstance - (live) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 CD DISC 7: RECKONING: |
| 1. | Dire Wolf | |
| 2. | Race Is On, The | |
| 3. | Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie | |
| 4. | It Must Have Been the Roses | |
| 5. | Dark Hollow | |
| 6. | China Doll | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Been All Around This World | |
| 8. | Monkey and the Engineer | |
| 9. | Jack-A-Roe | |
| 10. | Deep Elem Blues | |
| 11. | Cassidy | |
| 12. | To Lay Me Down | |
| 13. | Rosalie McFall | $0.99 | |
| 14. | On the Road Again | |
| 15. | Bird Song | |
| 16. | Ripple | $1.29 | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 Songs DISC 8: RECKONING: BONUS MATERIAL: |
| 1. | To Lay Me Down - (Studio Rehearsal) | |
| 2. | Iko Iko - (live) | |
| 3. | Heaven Help the Fool - (live) | |
| 4. | Paso, El - (live) | |
| 5. | Sage & Spirit - (live) | |
| 6. | Little Sadie - (live) | |
| 7. | It Must Have Been the Roses - (live, Alternate Live Version) | |
| 8. | Dark Hollow - (live, Alternate Live Version) | |
| 9. | Jack-A-Roe - (live, (Alternate Live Version)) | |
| 10. | Cassidy - (live, Alternate Live Version) | |
| 11. | China Doll - (live, Alternate Live Version) | |
| 12. | Monkey and the Engineer - (live, Alternate Live Version) | |
| 13. | Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie - (live, Alternate Live Version) | |
| 14. | Ripple [Alternate Live Version - (live, Alternate Live Version) | |
| 15. | Tom Dooley - (live, Live 1978) | |
| 16. | Deep Elem Blues - (live, Alternate Live Version 1978) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 Album DISC 9: DEAD SET: |
| 1. | Samson and Delilah - (live) | |
| 2. | Friend of the Devil - (live) | |
| 3. | New Minglewood Blues - (live) | |
| 4. | Deal - (live) | |
| 5. | Candyman - (live) | |
| 6. | Little Red Rooster - (live) | |
| 7. | Loser - (live) | |
| 8. | Passenger - (live) | |
| 9. | Feel Like a Stranger - (live) | |
| 10. | Franklin's Tower - (live) | |
| 11. | Rhythm Devils - (live) | |
| 12. | Space - (live) | |
| 13. | Fire on the Mountain - (live) | |
| 14. | Greatest Story Ever Told - (live) | |
| 15. | Brokedown Palace - (live) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 CD DISC 10: DEAD SET: BONUS MATERIAL: |
| 1. | Let It Grow - (live) | |
| 2. | Sugaree [Live - (live) | |
| 3. | C.C. Rider - (live) | |
| 4. | Row Jimmy - (live) | |
| 5. | Lazy Lightnin' - (live) | |
| 6. | Supplication - (live) | |
| 7. | High Time - (live) | |
| 8. | Jack Straw - (live) | |
| 9. | Shakedown Street - (live) | |
| 10. | Not Fade Away - (live) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 Songs DISC 11: IN THE DARK: |
| 1. | Touch of Grey | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Hell in a Bucket | $0.99 | |
| 3. | When Push Comes to Shove | $0.99 | |
| 4. | West L.A. Fadeaway | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Tons of Steel | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Throwing Stones | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Black Muddy River | $0.99 | |
| 8. | My Brother Esau (Single B-Side) - (Single B-Side) | |
| 9. | West L.A. Fadeaway - (Alternate Version 1984) | |
| 10. | Black Muddy River - (Studio Rehearsal) | |
| 11. | When Push Comes to Shove - (Studio Rehearsal) | |
| 12. | Touch of Grey - (Studio Rehearsal) | |
| 13. | Throwing Stones - (live) | |
| | Beyond Description 1973-1989 Album DISC 12: BUILT TO LAST: |
| 1. | Foolish Heart | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Just a Little Light | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Built to Last | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Blow Away | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Victim or the Crime | |
| 6. | We Can Run | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Standing on the Moon | |
| 8. | Picasso Moon | $0.99 | |
| 9. | I Will Take You Home | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Foolish Heart - (live) | |
| 11. | Blow Away - (live) | |
| 12. | California Earthquake (Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On) - (live) | |
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Submitted by jrmarski (Phillipsburg NJ USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Mastering error on "Shakedown Street"
If you listen to track 9, "New Minglewood Blues" at the 3:46 mark, you will hear what amounts to a skip. This is a mastering error. You might want to wait for a second pressing, or start emailing Rhino for info on a replacement disc. This problem is apparently on ALL current copies of this box. Otherwise, the box is a real jem, and there's no better place to buy it than CDUniverse!
Submitted by cdlord99 (Long Island, NY)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  REALLY TERRIFIC!! A MUST HAVE FOR ALL FANS!
Excellent quality and really great stuff from the vault!
Submitted by michael (new jersey)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Beyond Description, well read on !
Shakedown St CD track #9 New New Minglewood Blues DEFECT at 3:48 minutes this MUST be rectified by RHINO / Warnen Bros Records.
Still listening to the rest of the box set, so far I'd have to say music is clear as a bell a big enprovement from the original cds. The bonus tracks make this all the more worth the $104.99 (the best price anywhere !)
Submitted by Weve (New York)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Phase Two
This box is what might be called phase 2 from this well known band. It starts with the Dead forming their own record company, and winds up with the "Arista Years". Many of the titles originally on Grateful Dead records were hard to find and had questionable sound quality. This box set fixes all that and gives you a nice slice of the middle years (Wake of the Flood, Mars Hotel, Blues for Alah), with lots of Bonus Tracks. Although the Arista records are very "studio" sounding for the Dead, there are some nice out takes and live extras, making these discs much better than the original releases. It was also a real treat to hear the inclusion of radio city music hall Oct. 26, 1980 track- I was at the concert, and do indeed remember the band working out a nice version of "let it grow".
The package has descriptive booklet notes and photos, and the sound quality is mostly good. CD universe has a good price and quick delivery.
Submitted by jake (silver spring MD)
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