Before The Dead brings together a rare collection of the earliest known performances by Jerry Garcia. From an informal and intimate 1961 performance of simple folk songs at a birthday party with future songwriting partner Robert Hunter to more polished coffeehouse gigs with old-timey and bluegrass bands through 1964, this collection showcases Garcias deep study of the folk music tradition and its influence on his musical journey leading to the formation of the Grateful Dead.

Tracklist:

1. Santy Anno
2. I Got A Home In That Rock
3. Oh, Mary Don’t You Weep
4. All My Trials
5. I Was Born Ten Thousand Years Ago
6. Traditional: Blow The Candles Out
7. Rake And A Rambling Boy
8. Trouble In Mind
9. Brown’s Ferry Blues
10. Jesse James
11. Down In The Willow Garden
12. Long Lonesome Road
13. Railroad Bill
14. The Wagoner’s Lad
15. Katie Cruel
16. Cannonball Blues
17. Little Birdie
18. Sally Goodin
19. Hold That Woodpile Down
20. Legend Of The Johnson Boys
21. Shady Grove
22. Sweet Sunny South
23. Man Of Constant Sorrow
24. Band Introductions
25. Roving Gambler
26. Ground Speed
27. Pig In A Pen
28. Traditional: Standing In The Need Of Prayer
29. Flint Hill Special
30. Nine Pound Hammer
31. Handsome Molly
32. Clinch Mountain Backstep
33. Think Of What You’ve Done
34. Cripple Creek
35. All The Good Times Have Past And Gone
36. Billy Grimes, The Rover
37. Paddy On The Turnpike – Boys, My Money’s All Gone
38. Run Mountain
39. Sugar Baby
40. Sitting On Top Of The World
41. Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
42. Jerry’s Breakdown
43. Traditional: Standing In The Need Of Prayer
44. Mule Skinner Blues
45. Saturday Night Shuffle
46. Pike County Breakdown
47. The Little Sparrow
48. We Shall Not Be Moved
49. Deep Elem Blues
50. Will The Weaver
51. I Truly UnderstanD
52. Long Black Veil
53. The Man That Wrote That Home Sweet Home Never Was A Married Man
54. Foggy Mountain Top
55. Barefoot Nellie
56. She’s More To Be Pitied
57. Noah’s Breakdown
58. Who Will Sing For Me?
59. Salt Creek
60. Monroe’s Hornpipe – Jody’s Hornpipe
61. Rosa Lee McFall
62. John Hardy/Closing Theme
63. Katie Kline
64. Walkin’ The Dog
65. Paddy On The Turnpike – Boys, My Money’s All Gone
66. Love And Wealth
67. Traditional: Sourwood Mountain
68. If I Lose
69. Homestead On The Farm – I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home
70. Stoney Creek
71. Salty Dog Blues
72. Love Please Come Home
73. Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
74. Darlin’ Allalee
75. In The Pines
76. Raw Hide
77. Black Mountain Rag
78. True Life Blues
79. Medley: Devil’s Dream–Sailor’s Hornpipe
80. Drink Up And Go Home
81. These Men Of God
82. Roll On Buddy
83. Goodbye Old Pal
84. Back Up And Push

UPC: 880882302528
Label: Round Records (rr0)
Release Date: 5.11.18
Format: CD