''Beyond Description (1973–1989)'' is the second twelve- CD

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retrospective of the

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's studio and live albums. A companion to '' The Golden Road (1965–1973)'' box set, it covers their time on the

Grateful Dead Records In 1973, the Grateful Dead established their own record label, Grateful Dead Records. The band released four vinyl LPs on the label in the mid-1970s: ''Wake of the Flood'' in 1973, '' From the Mars Hotel'' in 1974, ''Blues for Allah'' in 1975, ...

and Arista Records labels, from 1973 to 1989. The set contains expanded and remastered versions of all the albums during the brief period with their own label (except ''

Steal Your Face ''Steal Your Face'' is a live double album by the Grateful Dead, released in June 1976. The album was recorded October 1720, 1974, at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom, during a "farewell run" that preceded a then-indefinite hiatus. It was the ...

''), and during their time on Arista (except '' Without a Net'' and later box set '' So Many Roads''). Included are numerous previously unreleased studio outtakes and live tracks. The ten albums in the set are ''

Wake of the Flood ''Wake of the Flood'' is the sixth studio album (tenth overall) by rock band the Grateful Dead. Released October 15, 1973, it was the first album on the band's own Grateful Dead Records label. Their first studio album in nearly three years, it ...

'', ''

From the Mars Hotel ''From the Mars Hotel'' is the seventh studio album by rock band the Grateful Dead. It was mainly recorded in April 1974, and originally released June 27, 1974. It was the second album by the band on their own Grateful Dead Records label. ''From ...

'', ''

Blues for Allah ''Blues for Allah'' is the eighth studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded February 27 May 7, 1975, and released September 1, 1975. It was the band's third album on their own Grateful Dead Records label and their third studio album ...

'', ''

Terrapin Station ''Terrapin Station'' is the ninth studio album by the Grateful Dead, released July 27, 1977. It was the first Grateful Dead album on Arista Records and the first studio album after the band returned to live touring, following a nearly two-year ...

'', ''

Shakedown Street ''Shakedown Street'' is the tenth studio album by rock band the Grateful Dead, released November 15, 1978, on Arista Records. The album came just over a year after previous studio album '' Terrapin Station''. It was the final album for Keith and ...

'', ''

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'', '' In the Dark'', '' Built to Last'', and the two live albums '' Reckoning'' and ''

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'' (both expanded to two-CD sets). Pre-ordered copies included a bonus disc with five live tracks and a studio rehearsal. The albums, with the bonus tracks, were given individual release in 2006. Previous box set '' Dead Zone'', released in 1987, contains six of the same albums.

Track listing

''See individual album pages for more information''

Disc One: ''Wake of the Flood''

* ''

Disc Two: ''From the Mars Hotel''

* ''

Disc Three: ''Blues for Allah''

* ''

Disc Four: ''Terrapin Station''

* ''

Disc Five: ''Shakedown Street''

* ''

Disc Six: ''Go to Heaven''

* ''

Disc Seven: ''Reckoning'', disc 1

* '' Reckoning'' Disc 1 * All tracks live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA (September 25, 1980October 14, 1980) & Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY (October 22, 1980October 31, 1980)

Disc Eight: ''Reckoning'', disc 2

* '' Reckoning'' Disc 2

Disc Nine: ''Dead Set'', disc 1

* ''

'' Disc 1 * All tracks live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA (September 25, 1980October 14, 1980) & Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY (October 22, 1980October 31, 1980)

Disc Ten: ''Dead Set'', disc 2

* ''

'' Disc 2

Disc Eleven: ''In the Dark''

* '' In the Dark''

Disc Twelve: ''Built to Last''

* '' Built to Last''

Bonus Disc

Notes

Personnel

Grateful Dead

* Jerry Garcia –

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* Bob Weir –

, vocals * Phil Lesh –

electric bass The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

, vocals * Donna Godchaux – vocals on discs 1-5 * Keith Godchaux –

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

, vocals on discs 1-5 * Brent Mydland – keyboards,

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...

, vocals on discs 6-12 * Mickey Hart – drums,

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(except for discs 1 & 2) * Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion

Additional performers

* for a comprehensive listing, see individual album pages

Production

*James Austin, David Lemieux – producers *Cameron Sears – executive producer *Jimmy Edwards – associate producer *Robin Hurley – associate producer *Hale Milgrim – associate producer *Scott Pascucci – associate producer *Eileen Law – archival research *Joe Gastwirt – mastering *Tom Flye – additional mixing *Robert Gatley – mixing assistant *Reggie Collines – discography annotation *Hugh Brown – reissue art direction *Steve Vance – design, reissue art direction

References

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