Garcia's 'Studio Sessions' Compiled for Box

02/18/2004 5:31 PM, Reuters


Remastered and expanded editions of five Jerry Garcia albums will make up the bulk of a new box set due April 20.

"All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions" (Rhino) collects all of the late Grateful Dead guitarist/singer's solo studio albums, released by Arista from 1972 through the decade that followed. Rounding out the set will be a sixth disc, "Outtakes, Jams & Alternates," featuring previously unreleased recordings.

The albums making up "All Good Things" are Garcia's 1972 solo debut, "Garcia," 1974's "Garcia (Compliments)," 1976's "Reflections," 1978's "Cats Under the Stars" and 1982's "Run for the Roses." Each adds a wealth of material, from alternate recordings of "Sugaree" and "Loser" on the first album to covers of Bob Dylan 's "Simple Twist of Fate" and "Tangled Up in Blue" and the Beatles' "Dear Prudence" on the last.

Completing the set's four hours-plus of previously unavailable music, "Outtakes" is comprised of 12 cuts. Highlights of the disc include an alternate version of the Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together" (which appeared on "Garcia (Compliments)") and a cover of Warren Zevon 's "Accidentally Like a Martyr."

Boasting new artwork, photos and liner notes, the set will carry a suggested retail price of $74.98.

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