Enjoying the Ride
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Released | May 30, 2025 | |||
Recorded | 1969 – 1994 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Rhino | |||
Producer | Grateful Dead | |||
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Enjoying the Ride is a live album by the rock group the Grateful Dead. Packaged as a box set and comprising 60 CDs, it contains complete and partial recordings of concerts recorded over 25 years, from 1969 to 1994. It also includes a booklet of essays and photos. It is scheduled to be released on May 30, 2025, in a limited edition of 6,000 copies.[1][2][3][4][5]
An album of selections from the box set on three CDs or six LPs, titled The Music Never Stopped, is also scheduled to be released on May 30, 2025.
Concerts
[edit]Enjoying the Ride contains recordings of 17 complete concerts from 17 different venues, plus performances from 3 other venues assembled from parts of several different concerts. It also contains one bonus concert on cassette.
- Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California – April 5, 1969 (on cassette)
- Fillmore West, San Francisco, California – June 5 / 7 / 8, 1969
- Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York – February 24, 1971
- Fillmore East, New York, New York – April 25 / 27, 1971
- Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts – September 15 / 16, 1972
- Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York – March 16, 1973
- Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California – March 20, 1977
- The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 13, 1978
- Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado – August 12, 1979
- Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin – August 23, 1980
- Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut – March 14, 1981
- Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia – May 1, 1981
- Frost Amphitheater, Palo Alto, California – August 20, 1983
- Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California – July 13, 1984
- Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California – November 21, 1985
- Madison Square Garden, New York, New York – September 16, 1987
- Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana – July 15, 1989
- Oakland Arena, Oakland, California – December 27, 1989
- Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California – May 12, 1991
- Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland – March 17, 1993
- Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts – October 3, 1994
Personnel
[edit]Grateful Dead
- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
- Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Mickey Hart – drums (1967 – 1971; 1974 – 1995)
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals (1965 – 1972)
- Tom Constanten – keyboards (1968 – 1970)
- Keith Godchaux – keyboards (1971 – 1979)
- Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals (1972 – 1979)
- Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals (1979 – 1990)
- Vince Welnick – keyboards, vocals (1990 – 1995)
Production
- Produced by Grateful Dead
- Produced for release by David Lemieux
- Recording: Owsley "Bear" Stanley, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Kidd Candelario, Dan Healy, John Cutler
- Mastering: David Glasser, Jeffrey Norman
- Liner notes: Jesse Jarnow, David Lemieux, Owsley Stanley Foundation
References
[edit]- ^ Harrington, Jim (March 12, 2025). "Grateful Dead Releases Absolutely Massive 60-Disc Boxed Set". The Mercury-News. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Willman, Chris (March 12, 2025). "Grateful Dead's 60th Anniversary to Be Commemorated with 60-CD Boxed Set of Live Shows". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (March 12, 2025). "Grateful Dead Releasing 60-CD Box Set for 60th Anniversary, Share Live Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Kielty, Martin (March 12, 2025). "Grateful Dead Announces 60-CD Unreleased Concert Set". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Snider, Mike (March 12, 2025). "Massive Grateful Dead Box Set with 60 CDs and Unreleased Tracks Available for Pre-Order". USA Today. Retrieved March 15, 2025.