So Many Roads (1965–1995)

So Many Roads (1965–1995)
Compilation album by Grateful Dead
Released	November 7, 1999
Recorded	November 3, 1965 - July 9, 1995
Genre	Country rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, jam
Length	386:22
Label	Arista (1999) Rhino Records (2004)
Grateful Dead chronology
Dick's Picks Volume 15 (1999) So Many Roads (1965–1995) (1999) Dick's Picks Volume 16 (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

So Many Roads (1965–1995) is a five disc boxed set by the band The Grateful Dead. Even though the collection is labeled a live album set, it also contains a number of tracks from the studio that were previously unreleased. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 12, 2000.^[3]

A single CD sampler was released to various media outlets and was called simply So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler.

The title of the set comes from the Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter song of the same name.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 1.3 Disc three 1.4 Disc four 1.5 Disc five 2 Musical personnel 3 Recording dates 3.1 Disc one 3.2 Disc two 3.3 Disc three 3.4 Disc four 3.5 Disc five 4 So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler 4.1 Track listing 4.2 Personnel 4.3 Recording dates 5 Charts 6 References

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Can't Come Down" (Grateful Dead) – 2:59
2. "Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)" (Grateful Dead) – 3:12
3. "You Don't Have To Ask" (Grateful Dead) – 3:55
4. "On The Road Again" (Traditional, arranged by the Grateful Dead) - 2:49
5. "Cream Puff War" (Jerry Garcia) - 5:37
6. "I Know You Rider" (Traditional, arranged by the Grateful Dead) - 4:15
7. "The Same Thing" (Willie Dixon) - 11:37
8. "Dark Star" > "China Cat Sunflower" > "The Eleven" (Grateful Dead/Hunter) – 25:39
9. "Clementine" (Lesh/Hunter) - 7:48
10. "Mason's Children" (Garcia/Lesh/Weir/Hunter) – 4:08
11. "To Lay Me Down" (Garcia/Hunter) – 4:00

Disc two

1. "That's It For The Other One" (Grateful Dead) – 19:34
2. "Beautiful Jam" (Grateful Dead) - 4:33
3. "Chinatown Shuffle" (Ron McKernan) - 3:00
4. "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard) - 10:30
5. "Watkins Glens Soundcheck Jam" (Grateful Dead) - 19:29
6. "Dark Star Jam" (Grateful Dead) - 8:28 > Spanish Jam (Grateful Dead) - (4:10) > U.S. Blues (Garcia/Hunter) - 6:50

Disc three

1. "Eyes of the World" (Garcia/Hunter) – 18:14
2. "The Wheel" (Garcia/Hunter) - 11:30
3. "Stella Blue" (Garcia/Hunter) – 11:38
4. "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow/Weir) – 11:36
5. "The Music Never Stopped" (Barlow/Weir) – 7:24
6. "Shakedown Street" (Garcia/Hunter) – 17:23

Disc four

1. "Cassidy" (Weir/Barlow) – 5:56
2. "Hey Pocky Way" (Modeliste/Neville/Nocentelli/Porter) – 6:00
3. "Believe It Or Not" (Garcia/Hunter) – 5:09
4. "Playing In The Band" (Hart/Hunter/Weir) - 12:24
5. "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" (Barlow/Mydland) – 4:48
6. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Davis) – 6:39
7. "Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia/Hunter) > "Fire on the Mountain" (Hart/Hunter) – 19:22
8. "Bird Song" (Garcia/Hunter) - 13:06
9. "Jam Out Of Terrapin" (Grateful Dead) – 5:20

Disc five

1. "Terrapin Station" (Garcia/Hunter) – 13:43
2. "Jam Out Of Foolish Heart" (Grateful Dead) – 8:57
3. "Way To Go Home" (Bralove/Hunter/Welnick) – 6:24
4. "Liberty" (Garcia/Hunter) – 5:56
5. "Lazy River Road" (Garcia/Hunter) – 6:56
6. "Eternity" (Dixon/Wasserman/Weir) – 7:35
7. "Jam into Days Between" (Grateful Dead) – 7:04
8. "Days Between" (Garcia/Hunter) - 11:05
9. "Whiskey In The Jar" (Traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) - 5:18
10. "So Many Roads" (Garcia/Hunter) – 9:24

Musical personnel

• Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals (1965–1995)
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums (1965–1995)
• Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals (1965–1995)
• Bob Weir - guitar, vocals (1965–1995)
• Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards, harmonica, vocals (1965 - Jun. 17, 1972)
• Mickey Hart - drums (Sep. 29, 1967 - Feb. 18, 1971; Oct. 20, 1974–1995)
• Tom Constanten - keyboards (Nov. 23, 1968 - Jan. 30, 1970)
• Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals (Oct. 19, 1971 - Feb. 17, 1979)
• Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals (Dec. 31, 1971 - Feb. 17, 1979)
• Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals (Apr. 22, 1979 - Jul. 23, 1990)
• Vince Welnick - keyboards, vocals (Sep. 7, 1990–1995)
• Bruce Hornsby - piano, accordion, vocals (Sep. 15, 1990 - Mar. 24, 1992)

Recording dates

Disc one

1. "Can't Come Down" - Studio Recording "Autumn Sessions" 1965-11-03
2. "Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)" - Studio Recording "Autumn Sessions" 1965-11-03
3. "You Don't Have To Ask" - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 1966-07-16
4. "On The Road Again" - 1966
5. "Cream Puff War" - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 1966-07-16
6. "I Know You Rider" - 1966 (originally released on Vintage Dead)
7. "The Same Thing" - Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA 1967-03-18
8. "Dark Star" > "China Cat Sunflower" > "The Eleven" - Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA 1968-03-16
9. "Clementine" - Portland, OR 1968-02-02
10. "Mason's Children" - 1970 Workingman's Dead outtake
11. "To Lay Me Down" - 1970 American Beauty outtake

Disc two

1. "That's It For The Other One" - Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 1969-02-27
2. "Beautiful Jam" - Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 1971-02-18
3. "Chinatown Shuffle" - Civic Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1972-05-11
4. "Sing Me Back Home" - County Fairgrounds, Veneta, OR 1972-08-27
5. "Watkins Glen Soundcheck Jam" - Grand Prix Race Course, Watkins Glen, NY 1973-07-27
6. "Dark Star" > "Spanish Jam" > "U.S. Blues" - Miami, FL 1974-06-23

Disc three

1. "Eyes Of The World" - Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA 1974-10-19
2. "The Wheel" - Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL 1976-06-29
3. "Stella Blue" - Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1978-04-21
4. "Estimated Prophet" - Morrison, CO 1979-08-12
5. "The Music Never Stopped" - Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA 1980-10-14
6. "Shakedown Street" - San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 1984-12-31

Disc four

1. "Cassidy" - East Rutherford, NJ 1985-11-10
2. "Hey Pocky Way" - Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 1989-03-31
3. "Believe It Or Not" - 1988 Built To Last outtake
4. "Playing In The Band" - Laguna Seca, Monterey CA 1988-07-29
5. "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" - 1988 Built to Last outtake
6. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1989-09-29
7. "Scarlet Begonias" > "Fire on the Mountain" - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON 1990-03-22
8. "Bird Song" - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1990-03-29
9. "Jam Out Of Terrapin" - Richfield Coliseum, OH 1990-09-08

Disc five

1. "Terrapin Station" - Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1991-09-12
2. "Jam Out Of Foolish Heart" - Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1990-09-18
3. "Way To Go Home" - The Palace, Auburn Hills, MI 1994-07-31
4. "Liberty" - The Omni, Atlanta, GA 1994-03-30
5. "Lazy River Road" - Studio Recording 1993-02-18
6. "Eternity" - Studio Recording 1993-02-18
7. "Jam Into Days Between" - Studio Recording 1993-02-09
8. "Days Between" - Studio Recording 1993-02-18
9. "Whiskey In The Jar" - Studio Recording 1993-02-16
10. "So Many Roads" - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 1995-07-09

So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler

So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler
Compilation album by The Grateful Dead
Released	November, 1999
Recorded	July 16, 1966 - March 30, 1994
Genre	Rock
Label	Grateful Dead Records
The Grateful Dead chronology
So Many Roads (1965–1995) (1999) So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler (1999) Ladies And Gentlemen...The Grateful Dead (2000)

So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler was a promotional sampler for the box set So Many Roads (1965–1995). This promo disc was released prior to the release of the box set. "Passenger" was omitted from the final box set release due to lack of space. This track does, however, appear on Dick's Picks 29.

Track listing

1. "Cream Puff War" (Jerry Garcia) - 5:37
2. "You Don't Have To Ask" (Grateful Dead) – 3:55
3. "Mason's Children" (Garcia/Lesh/Weir/Hunter) – 4:08
4. "Passenger" (Peter Monk, Lesh) - 4:16
5. "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow/Weir) – 11:36
6. "The Music Never Stopped" (Barlow/Weir) – 7:24
7. "Shakedown Street" (Garcia/Hunter) – 17:23
8. "Jam Out Of Terrapin" (Grateful Dead) – 5:20
9. "Liberty" (Garcia/Hunter) – 5:56
10. "Eternity" (Dixon/Wasserman/Weir) – 7:35

Personnel

• Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums
• Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - organ, vocals (tracks 1 and 2)
• Mickey Hart - drums (tracks 3-10)
• Keith Godchaux - piano (track 4)
• Donna Godchaux - vocals (track 4)
• Brent Mydland - keyboards, organ, vocals (tracks 5-7)
• Vince Welnick - keyboards, vocals (tracks 8-10)

Recording dates

• "Cream Puff War" - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 1966-07-16
• "You Don't Have To Ask" - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 1966-07-16
• "Mason's Children" - 1970 Workingman's Dead outtake
• "Passenger" - Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA May 19, 1977
• "Estimated Prophet" - Morrison, CO 1979-08-12
• "The Music Never Stopped" - Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA 1980-10-14
• "Shakedown Street" - San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 1984-12-31
• "Jam Out Of Terrapin" - Richfield Coliseum, OH 1990-09-08
• "Liberty" - The Omni, Atlanta, GA 1994-03-30
• "Eternity" - Studio Recording 1993-02-18

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1999	The Billboard 200	170[4]

References

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