Birth of the Dead è una raccolta del gruppo rock statunitense Grateful Dead incentrata sull'inizio di carriera della band, pubblicata nel 2003 su doppio CD dall'etichetta Rhino Records.Discogs - Birth of the Dead

Il set era stato già pubblicato in precedenza come parte del box set The Golden Road (1965–1973), nell'ottobre 2001,Discogs - Birth of the Dead 2CD 2001 Rhino (8122-74401-2-A) US prima di essere pubblicato singolarmente.Discogs - Birth of the Dead reissue 2CD 2003 Rhino (R2 74391) US L'album è costituito da varie tracce in studio e dal vivo e da alcune cover.

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CD 1 The Studio Sides Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:22 I Know You Rider (traditional) – 2:41 Mindbender (Confusion's Prince) (Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh) – 2:41 The Only Time Is Now (Grateful Dead) – 2:24 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) (Grateful Dead) – 3:17 Can't Come Down (Grateful Dead) – 3:04 Stealin''' (instrumental) (Gus Cannon) – 2:40 Stealin (w/ vocals) (Gus Cannon) – 2:36 Don't Ease Me In (instrumental) (traditional) – 2:01 Don't Ease Me In (w/ vocals) (traditional) – 2:02 You Don't Have to Ask (Grateful Dead) – 3:35 Tastebud (instrumental) (Ron McKernan) – 7:04 Tastebud (w/ vocals) (McKernan) – 4:35 I Know You Rider (traditional) – 2:36 Cold Rain and Snow (instrumental) (traditional) – 3:15 Cold Rain and Snow (w/ vocals) (traditional) – 3:17 Fire in the City (Peter Krug) – 3:19 CD 2 The Live Sides Viola Lee Blues (Noah Lewis) – 9:39 Don't Ease Me In (traditional) – 2:43 Pain in My Heart (Naomi Neville) – 4:24 Sitting on Top of the World (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon) – 3:51 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan) – 5:12 I'm a King Bee (James Moore) – 8:52 Big Boss Man (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 5:11 Standing on the Corner (Grateful Dead) – 3:46 In the Pines (Slim Bryant, Clayton McMichen) – 4:55 Nobody's Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson) – 4:15 Next Time You See Me (Earl Forest, Bill Harvey) – 2:47 One Kind Favor (Lightnin' Hopkins, Jules Taub) – 3:44 He Was a Friend of Mine (traditional) – 4:45 Keep Rolling By (traditional) – 7:57

Formazione Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia – chitarra, voce Bob Weir – chitarra, voce Phil Lesh – basso, voce Bill Kreutzmann – batteria Ron McKernan – organo, armonica, voceMusicisti aggiuntivi' Jon Hendricks – voce solista in Fire in the City''

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