Postcards of the Hanging

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Postcards Of The Hanging
Live album by The Grateful Dead
Released	March, 2002
Recorded	June 10, 1973 - March 24, 1990
Genre	Rock
Label	Grateful Dead / Arista
The Grateful Dead chronology
Dick's Picks Volume 24 (2002)	Postcards Of The Hanging (2002)	Dick's Picks Volume 25 (2002)

''Postcards Of The Hanging'' is a compilation album by the Grateful Dead. It consists entirely of Bob Dylan covers, including a performance of "Man Of Peace" with the Grateful Dead backing Dylan.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus disc 2 Recording dates 3 Personnel 3.1 Additional personnel 4 Production

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Dylan

1. "When I Paint My Masterpiece"
2. "She Belongs To Me"
3. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
4. "Maggie's Farm"
5. "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again"
6. "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry"
7. "Ballad Of A Thin Man"
8. "Desolation Row"
9. "All Along The Watchtower"
10. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
11. "Man Of Peace"

[edit] Bonus disc

The first release included a limited 2-track bonus CD.

1. "Queen Jane Approximately"
2. "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)"

[edit] Recording dates

• "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" - June 10, 1973
• "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" - December 3, 1981
• "She Belongs To Me" - September 15, 1985
• "The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskim)" - December 30, 1985
• "Man Of Peace" - June 9, 1987 (Rehearsal for Dylan & The Dead summer tour)
• "Maggie's Farm" - October 3, 1987
• "Ballad Of A Thin Man" - April 1, 1988
• "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" - July 16, 1988
• "Queen Jane Approximately" - December 29, 1988
• "All Along The Watchtower" - July 4, 1989
• "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" - July 12, 1989
• "When I Paint My Masterpiece" - October 11, 1989
• "Desolation Row" - March 24, 1990

[edit] Personnel

• Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals
• Brent Mydland - keyboards, organ, vocals (except track 6)
• Mickey Hart - drums
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums
• Keith Godchaux - piano (track 6)

[edit] Additional personnel

• Dickie Betts - guitar (track 6)
• Bob Dylan - acoustic guitar, vocals (track 11)
• Butch Trucks - drums (track 6)

[edit] Production

• Engineers - John Cutler and Bill Candelario
• Mix - Jeffrey Norman
• Compilation producer - David Gans
• Tape archivist - David Lemieux
• Mastering - Joe Gastwirt
• Art direction - Geoff Gans
• Illustration and design - Emily Burnham
• Album coordination - Cassidy Law
• Photography - Ken Friedman

The Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia • Bob Weir • Vince Welnick • Phil Lesh • Bill Kreutzmann • Mickey Hart
Brent Mydland • Keith Godchaux • Donna Jean Godchaux • Ron "Pigpen" McKernan • Tom Constanten
Discography
Studio albums: The Grateful Dead | Anthem of the Sun | Aoxomoxoa | Workingman's Dead | American Beauty | Wake of the Flood | Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel | Blues for Allah | Terrapin Station | Shakedown Street | Go to Heaven | In the Dark | Built to Last
Live albums: Live/Dead | Grateful Dead | Europe '72 | History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) | Steal Your Face | Reckoning | Dead Set | Without a Net | One From the Vault | Infrared Roses | Two from the Vault | Hundred Year Hall | Dozin' at the Knick | Fallout from the Phil Zone | Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 | Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead | View From The Vault, Volume One | View From The Vault, Volume Two | Nightfall of Diamonds | Grateful Dead Documentary | Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 | View from the Vault, Volume Three | Go to Nassau | The Closing of Winterland | Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead | The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack | Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 | Truckin' Up to Buffalo | Dicks Picks (36 Volumes) | Digital Download Series (12 Volumes)
Compilations/Box Sets: Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead | What a Long Strange Trip It's Been | Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977-1987) | The Arista Years | Selections from the Arista Years | So Many Roads (1965-1995) | The Golden Road (1965-1973) | Postcards of the Hanging | Birth of the Dead | The Very Best of the Grateful Dead | Beyond Description (1973-1989) | The Complete Fillmore West 1969 | Fillmore West 1969 | Grayfolded | Live at the Cow Palace |
Lyricists
Robert Hunter • John Perry Barlow • Gerrit Graham • Bobby Petersen
Spin-off Bands
Jerry Garcia Band • Ratdog • Phil Lesh and Friends • Rhythm Devils • The Other Ones • The Dead • Bobby and the Midnights
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