The Music Never Stopped

~ Release by Grateful Dead (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Recording locations / dates:
1-1 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (5/13/78)
1-2 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/14/81)
1-3 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/16/73)
1-4 Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71)
1-5 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (9/16/87)
1-6 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/5/69)
1-7 Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (8/20/83)
1-8 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (5/12/91)
2-1, 2-2, 2-3 Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
2-4, 2-5 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (8/23/80)
2-6 Boston Garden, Boston, MA (10/3/94)
2-7, 2-8 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (8/12/79)
2-9 Winterland, San Francisco, CA (3/20/77)
3-1, 3-2 Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (7/15/89)
3-3 Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/21/85)
3-4 Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72)
3-5 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA (5/1/81)
3-6 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (12/27/89)
3-7 Capital Centre, Landover, MD (3/17/93)
3-8, 3-9, 3-10 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)

Capitol Theatre tapes provided through the assistance of ABCD Enterprises, LLC.

Made in Germany.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): [Warner W logo] 58550602/0603497815791-1 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 1): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 072Y
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): [Warner W logo] 58550608/0603497815791-2 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 2): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 2): IFPI 0765
Matrix / Runout (CD 3): [Warner W logo] 58550614/0603497815791-3 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 3): IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code (CD 3): IFPI 0736

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-15 15:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼HDCD
#TitleRatingLength
1The Music Never Stopped (Live at Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, 5/13/1978)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1978-05-13)
live recording of:
The Music Never Stopped (on 1978-05-13)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
version of:
Hollywood Cantata
9:05
2Althea (Live at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, 3/14/1981)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, United States (on 1981-03-14)
live recording of:
Althea (on 1981-03-14)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
8:37
3Playing in the Band (Live at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/16/1973)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, United States (on 1973-03-16)
live recording of:
Playing in the Band (on 1973-03-16)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead) and Bob Weir
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
written at:
Mickey Hart’s Ranch in Novato, California, United States
is based on:
The Main Ten (an early version of “Playing in the Band”)
20:00
4Hard to Handle (Live at Fillmore East, New York, NY, 4/25/1971)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-04-25)
live recording of:
Hard to Handle (on 1971-04-25)
writer:
Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer), Alvertis Isbell and Otis Redding
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Carlin Music Corporation (in 1968) and Irving Music, Inc. (in 1968)
8:30
5Wharf Rat (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, 9/16/1987)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-09-16)
live recording of:
Wharf Rat (on 1987-09-16)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
10:47
6Doin' That Rag (Live at Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, 6/5/1969)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1969-06-05)
live recording of:
Doin’ That Rag (on 1969-06-05)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
writer:
Phil Lesh
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc.
6:59
7My Brother Esau (Live at Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 8/20/1983)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Frost Amphitheater in Stanford, California, United States (on 1983-08-20)
live recording of:
My Brother Esau (on 1983-08-20)
lyricist:
John Perry Barlow
composer:
Bob Weir
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
5:05
8Deal (Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, 5/12/1991)
producer:
Grateful Dead
recorded at:
Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, United States (on 1991-05-12)
live recording of:
Deal (on 1991-05-12)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) and Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
10:48
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3▶HDCD

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
art direction:Ivette Ramos
Shannon Ward (Senior packaging project manager at Rhino Entertainment Company. Previously held similar packaging / project manager positions at EMI (2000-2013) and Warner Bros. Records (1994-1997).)
liner notes:Jesse Jarnow
miscellaneous support:Shannon Ward (Senior packaging project manager at Rhino Entertainment Company. Previously held similar packaging / project manager positions at EMI (2000-2013) and Warner Bros. Records (1994-1997).) (task: management / packaging manager)
associate producer:Ivette Ramos
executive producer:Mark Pinkus
producer:The Grateful Dead
recording engineer:Betty Cantor-Jackson
John Cutler (California producer/engineer)
Dan Healy
Kidd Candelario
Owsley Stanley
mastering:David Glasser (mastering engineer)
Jeffrey Norman
accordion and piano:Bruce Hornsby
drums (drum set):Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead)
Bill Kreutzmann
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:Phil Lesh
guitar [lead guitar]:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:Bob Weir
harmonica, organ and percussion:Ron McKernan
keyboard:Tom Constanten
Keith Godchaux
Brent Mydland
Vince Welnick
compiler:David Glasser (mastering engineer)
vocal:Donna Godchaux
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
Bruce Hornsby
Phil Lesh
Brent Mydland
Ron McKernan
Bob Weir
Vince Welnick
publisher:Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. (music rights and print publishing company of the members and heirs of deceased members of The Grateful Dead)
Irving Music (BMI)
MPL Communications (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Wren Music (publishing division of MPL Music Publishing, Inc. per BMI)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Grateful Dead Productions (in 2025)
marketed by:Rhino Entertainment LLC (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
manufactured for:Rhino Entertainment LLC (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
miscellaneous support:Once Upon a Time (design and layout agency) (task: designed at)
recorded at:Boston Music Hall (Wang Theatre) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Civic Center, Hartford (multi-purpose arena and convention center in Hartford, Connecticut, opened in 1975) in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, California, United States
Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, United States
The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester in Port Chester, New York, United States
The Greek Theatre in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, United States
The Spectrum, Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Winterland in San Francisco, California, United States
mastered at:Airshow Mastering, Boulder, CO (Boulder) in Boulder, Colorado, United States
Mockingbird Mastering in Petaluma, California, United States
engineered at:Plangent Processes (this label entry is for LCCN and Company Credit roles. Please use the eponymous artist, Plangent Processes, for production and engineering Credits.)
glass mastered at:Sonopress in Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/34143652 [info]