The Good Old Grateful Dead Blog

"Grateful Dead
So Many Roads Outtakes

Disc 1
01. Doing That Rag (04.25.1969)
02. Easy Wind (02.27.1970)
03. Candyman (06.04.1970)
04. Till The Morning Comes (10.04.1970)
05. Cold Rain and Snow (10.04.1970)
06. China Cat Sunflower (10.04.1970)
07. I Know You Rider (10.04.1970)
08. Good Lovin' (10.04.1970)
09. Sugar Magnolia (10.04.1970)

Disc 2
01. Uncle John's Band (05.15.1977)
02. Passenger (05.19.1977) [from So Many Roads sampler]
03. Terrapin Station (11.06.1979)
04. Playing In The Band (11.06.1979)
05. Feel Like A Stranger (3.02.1987)
06. Valley Road (studio 1990)
07. Wave To The Wind (studio, Phil's song) bonus track"

Download from Grateful Breed

"December 27th, 1967: After many weeks of fruitless and often shambolic recording sessions in studios on both the west and east coasts of the U.S., Warner Bros. Records executive Joe Smith writes a very stern letter to co-manager of the Grateful Dead, Danny Rifkin. In it, he informs Rifkin of the band's frustrating lack of progress and unprofessional attitude during recording of their sophomore album, Anthem of the Sun; even going so far as to label it 'the most unreasonable project with which we have ever involved ourselves.'

Producer David Hassinger did soon quit the project - apparently the final straw was a request by guitarist Bob Weir to create the illusion of 'thick air' in the recording studio - and the album was eventually released in July of '68..."

Transcript and image of the letter on Letters of Note.