The Arista Years

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The Arista Years
Compilation album by Grateful Dead
Released	October 15, 1996
Recorded	1977 - 1990
Genre	Country rock, Folk-rock, Rock
Length	152:07
Label	Arista Records
Producer(s)	Jerry Garcia Lowell George
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Grateful Dead chronology
Dick's Picks Volume 6 (1996)	The Arista Years (1996)	Selections From the Arista Years (1997)

The Arista Years is a compilation album that chronicles the Grateful Dead's studio and live albums during their time with Arista Records. The album was released on two-CD and two cassette tapes on October 15, 1996. It contains tracks from Terrapin Station, Shakedown Street, Go to Heaven, Reckoning, Dead Set, In the Dark, and Built to Last. The set does not contain any new or expanded recordings. A media outlet sampler, Selections from the Arista Years, was released by Arista in January 1997.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 See also

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:37
2. "Passenger" (Lesh, Monk) – 2:49
3. "Samson and Delilah" (traditional) – 3:27
4. "Terrapin Station [medley]" (Garcia, Hunter) – 16:20
   • Tracks 1-4 originally released on the album Terrapin Station.
5. "Good Lovin'" (Resnick, Clark) – 4:48
6. "Shakedown Street" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:59
7. "Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter) – 3:46
8. "I Need a Miracle" (Barlow, Weir) – 3:33
   • Tracks 5-8 originally released on the album Shakedown Street.
9. "Alabama Getaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 3:35
10. "Far From Me" (Mydland) – 3:39
11. "Saint of Circumstance" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:40
    • Tracks 9-11 originally released on the album Go to Heaven.
12. "Dire Wolf" (Garcia, Hunter) – 3:21
13. "Cassidy" (Barlow, Weir) – 4:33
    • Tracks 12-13 originally released on the album Reckoning.
14. "Feel Like a Stranger" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:47
15. "Franklin's Tower" (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann) – 5:37
    • Tracks 14-15 originally released on the album Dead Set.

[edit] Disc two

1. "Touch of Grey" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:48
2. "Hell in a Bucket" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:36
3. "West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:37
4. "Throwing Stones" (Barlow, Weir) – 7:19
5. "Black Muddy River" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:57
   • Tracks 1-5 originally released on the album In the Dark.
6. "Foolish Heart" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:10
7. "Built to Last" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:03
8. "Just a Little Light" (Barlow, Mydland) – 4:41
9. "Picasso Moon" (Barlow, Bralove, Weir) – 6:40
10. "Standing on the Moon" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20
    • Tracks 6-10 originally released on the album Built to Last.
11. "Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 16:25
    • Track 11 originally released on the album Without a Net.

[edit] Personnel

Grateful Dead:

• Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
• Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
• Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
• Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
• Phil Lesh - bass
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums
• Mickey Hart - drums

Additional performers:

• Jordan Amarantha - percussion
• Branford Marsalis - saxophone (soprano, tenor)
• Matthew Kelly - harmonica, harp
• Tom Scott - saxophone, lyricon

Production:

• Jerry Garcia, Lowell George - producers
• Bob Bralove - programming, associate producer
• Betty Cantor-Jackson, John Cutler, Dan Healy, Gary Lyons, Keith Olsen - producers, engineers
• Guy Charbonneau, David DeVore, Tom Flye, Justin Kreutzmann, Bob Matthews, Peter Miller, Jeffrey Norman, David Roberts, Jeff Sterling, Pete Thea, Chris Wiskes - engineers
• Amy Finkle, Stanley Mouse, Gilbert Shelton, Jim Welch - art directors
• Joe Gastwirt - remastering, digital remastering
• Rick Griffin - illustrations
• John Kahn - associate producer, horn arrangements
• Cameron Sears - coordination
• Bob Seidemann - photography
• Christopher Stern - design
• Robbie Taylor - production manager

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1996	Billboard 200	95

[edit] See also

• Grateful Dead
• Grateful Dead discography

The Grateful Dead
Members Jerry Garcia • Bob Weir • Phil Lesh • Bill Kreutzmann • Mickey Hart • Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Brent Mydland • Keith Godchaux • Donna Godchaux • Vince Welnick • Tom Constanten Spin-off bands Jerry Garcia Band • Ratdog • Phil Lesh and Friends • Rhythm Devils • The Other Ones • The Dead Related articles Grateful Dead songs Eric Andersen • John Perry Barlow • Dark Star Orchestra • Deadhead • Bob Dylan • Bill Graham • Gerrit Graham • The Grateful Dead Movie • Grateful Dead Records • Rick Griffin • David Grisman • Bruce Hornsby • Robert Hunter • Jazz Is Dead • Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band • Alton Kelly • Steve Kimock • Ned Lagin • Dick Latvala • Legion of Mary • Branford Marsalis • Stanley Mouse • New Riders of the Purple Sage • Old and in the Way • Reconstruction • Merl Saunders • Owsley Stanley • Sunshine Daydream • Howard Wales • Wall of Sound • Wharf Rats Discography Studio albums The Grateful Dead | Anthem of the Sun | Aoxomoxoa | Workingman's Dead | American Beauty | Wake of the Flood | Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel | Blues for Allah | Terrapin Station | Shakedown Street | Go to Heaven | In the Dark | Built to Last Live albums Live/Dead | Grateful Dead | Europe '72 | History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) | Steal Your Face | Reckoning | Dead Set | Without a Net | One From the Vault | Infrared Roses | Two from the Vault | Grayfolded | Hundred Year Hall | Dozin' at the Knick | Fallout from the Phil Zone | Terrapin Station (Limited Edition) | Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 | Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead | View From The Vault, Volume One | View From The Vault, Volume Two | Nightfall of Diamonds | Postcards of the Hanging | Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 | View from the Vault, Volume Three | Go to Nassau | Birth of the Dead | View from the Vault, Volume Four | The Closing of Winterland | Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead | The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack | Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 | Truckin' Up to Buffalo | Fillmore West 1969 | Live at the Cow Palace | Dicks Picks (36 Volumes) | Digital Download Series (12 Volumes) Compilations and box sets Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead | What a Long Strange Trip It's Been | Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977-1987) | The Arista Years | Selections from the Arista Years | So Many Roads (1965-1995) | So Many Roads (1965-1995) Sampler | The Golden Road (1965-1973) | The Very Best of the Grateful Dead | Beyond Description (1973-1989) | The Complete Fillmore West 1969
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