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Vince Welnick Discography

Vince Welnick was a member of a few local Arizona bands in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Members of the last of these groups The Beans joined with members of another local group to become The Tubes. Vince Welnick was a member of The Tubes from 1972 until 1986. He was a member of the Todd Rundgren touring band in 1989 and 1990.

Vince Welnick joined the Grateful Dead in 1990 and remained a member of the group through to 1995. During this time the Dead did not release any studio recordings but subsequently some archive live performances from the period have been released.

After 1995 Welnick played briefly with Ratdog and then with a number of other groups such as Missing Man Formation and Vince And The Affordable.

This page attempts to list the recording made during these various periods of musical activity.

Additions, corrections and comments are welcome




Other Vince Welnick pages:

Vince Welnick compositions
Songs played with The Tubes

Beatlejam | Gent_Treadly
Missing Man Formation
Second Sight | The Tubes
Vince And The Affordables



Pre-1972 Recordings

It is uncertain whether Welnick was a member of Thackeray Rocke when the two single listed here were recorded.

info Single (Bawling / Season Of The Witch), Thackeray Rocke, 1967 (possibly)
info Single (Tobacco Road / Can't You See), Thackeray Rocke, 1968 (possibly)
info Spill The Beans, The Beans, 2016

1972-1986: The Tubes releases with Vince Welnick: albums, singles, compilations

Note that Tubes tracks featuring Vince Welnick have been included on numerous various artist compilations. These compilations are not included on this page but are included on the Tubes discography page.

info The Tubes, The Tubes, 1975
info Single (White Punks On Dope, Pt 1 / White Punks On Dope, Pt 2), The Tubes, 1975?
info Single (White Punks On Dope / What Do You Want From Life?), The Tubes, 1975
info Single (What Do You Want From Life? / Space Baby, The Tubes, 1975
info Young and Rich, The Tubes, 1976
info Single (Don't Touch Me There / Proud To Be An American), The Tubes, 1976
info Now, The Tubes, 1977
info Single (Young and Rich / Love Will Keep Us Together), The Tubes, 1977
info Single (This Town / I'm Just A Mess), The Tubes, August 1977
info What Do You Want From Live, The Tubes, 1978
info Remote Control, The Tubes, 1978
info Single (Show Me A Reason (live) / I Saw Her Standing There (live)), The Tubes, 1978
no info Single (Show Me A Reason / Mondo Bondage), The Tubes, 1978 (UK)
info Single (Prime Time / No Way Out), The Tubes, 1979
info Single (Love's A Mystery (I Don't understand) / Telecide), The Tubes, 1979
info The Completion Backward Principle, The Tubes, 1981
info T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities & Smash Hits) , The Tubes, 1981
info Single (Don't Want To Wait Anymore / Think About Me), The Tubes, 1981
info Single (Talk To Ya Later / Power Tools), The Tubes, 1981
info The Tubes Video, The Tubes, 1981
info Single (Gonna Get It Next Time / Sports Fans), The Tubes, 1982
info Single (Tubular Holiday (fan club flexidisc), The Tubes, 1982
info Outside/Inside, The Tubes, 1983
info Single (She's A Beauty / When You're Ready To Come), The Tubes, April 1983
info Single (The Monkey Time / Sports Fans, The Tubes, 1983
info Single (Tip Of My Tongue / Keyboard Kids), The Tubes, 1983
info Single (Don't Want To Wait Anymore / Talk To Ya Later), The Tubes, 1983
info Single (Happy Holidaze (fan club flexidisc)), The Tubes, 1983
info Love Bomb, The Tubes, 1985
info Single (Piece By Piece / Night People), The Tubes, 1985
info Attack Of The Tubes, The Tubes, 1987
info The Best Of The Tubes 1981-1986, The Tubes, 1991
info The Best Of The Tubes, The Tubes, 1992
info Live: The Greek (video), The Tubes, 1995
info Goin' Down, The Tubes, 1997
info Don't Want To Wait Anymore, The Tubes, 1998
info Dawn Of The Tubes: Demo Daze and Radio Waves, The Tubes, 2000
info Infomercial: How to Become Tubular, The Tubes, 2000
info 20th Century Masters: The Best of the Tubes, The Tubes, 2000
info White Punks On Dope, The Tubes, 2000
info Premium Gold Collection, The Tubes, 2001
info The Best of the EMI Years, The Tubes, 2002
info White Punks on Dope (2 on 1), The Tubes, 2004
info Then and Now, The Tubes, 2004
info The Best Of, The Tubes, 2005 (Capitol)
info The Best Of, The Tubes, 2005 (Collectables)
info Live in America, The Tubes, 2007
info Young & Rich / Now, The Tubes, 2012
info The Musikladen Concert 1981, The Tubes, 2016
info The Musikladen Concert 1981 (DVD), The Tubes, 2016
info The Definitive Recordings 1975-1985, The Tubes, 2017
info The A&M Albums, The Tubes, 2017
info The Studio Wizardry Of Todd Rundgren, Todd Rundgren / Various Artists, 2022

1985-1990: Performing appearances on albums, singles and compilations

info First Chud, Bill Spooner, 1985
info Nearly Human, Todd Rundgren, 1989
info The Lion For Real, Allen Ginsberg, 1989
info Have Guitar, Will Travel!, Clas Yngström's Sky High, 1989
info 2nd Wind, Todd Rundgren, 1991
info The Very Best Of Todd Rundgren, Todd Rundgren, 1997
info Live in Japan 1990 (DVD), Todd Rundgren, 2002
info Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Nearly Human Tour Japan '90, Todd Rundgren, 2003
info Live At The Warfield, 10th March 1990, Todd Rundgren, 2012
info A Cappella / Nearly Human / 2nd Wind, Todd Rundgren, 2012

1990-1995: Grateful Dead and related releases with Vince Welnick

info Infrared Roses, Grateful Dead, 1991
info Aladdin And His Magic Lamp, John Hurt / Mickey Hart, 1993
info Grayfolded : Transitive Axis, Grateful Dead / John Oswald, 1994
info Grayfolded : Mirror Ashes, Grateful Dead / John Oswald, 1995
info Grayfolded, Grateful Dead / John Oswald, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 9, Grateful Dead, 1997
info Fallout From The Phil Zone, Grateful Dead, 1997
info So Many Roads (1965-1995), Grateful Dead, 1999
info So Many Roads Sampler, Grateful Dead, 1999
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, Grateful Dead, 2000
info Best Of The Grateful Dead Hour, Grateful Dead, 2000
info View From The Vault II, Grateful Dead, 2001
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 27, Grateful Dead, 2003
info Garcia Plays Dylan, Jerry Garcia Band / Grateful Dead, 2005
info Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 1: Madison Square Gardens, Sept 1990, Grateful Dead, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 4: Cal Expo 1993, Grateful Dead, 2009
info Long Strange Trip, Grateful Dead, 2017
info The Best Of The Grateful Dead Live, 2018
info Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991, Grateful Dead, 2019
info Saint Of Circumstance: Giants Stadium, 6/17/91, Grateful Dead, 2019
info Ready Or Not, Grateful Dead, 2019
info On A Back Porch, Vol. 1, Grateful Dead, 2025
info Enjoying The Ride, Grateful Dead, 2025
info The Music Never Stopped, Grateful Dead, 2025

1995-2006: Albums, singles and compilations

info Chance in a Million, Zero, 1994
info Second Sight, Second Sight, 1996
info Calling up the Spirits, Dick Dale, 1996
info If A Tree Falls, Various Artists, 1996
info Fiesta Amazonica, Merl Saunders, 1997
info Better Shred than Dead, Dick Dale, 1997
info I Love Life, Nenad Bach, 1997
info Guitars On Mars: Ocean of Sound, Vol. 4, Various Artists, 1997
info Missing Man Formation, Vince Welnick and Missing Man Formation, 1998
info Gathering On The Mountain: Live Part 1, Various Artists, 2000
info Gathering On The Mountain: Live Part 3, Various Artists, 2000
info Smallstone, Smallstone, 2000
info Mood Food, Mood Food, 2000
info Might as Well...The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead, The Persuasions, 2000
info Uh-Oh, Tipsy, 2001
info Gregg's Eggs, Gregg's Eggs, 2001
info Gifts From The Dead, Gifts From The Dead, 2001
info Spiral, The Non-Prophets, 2002
info Tears Like Rain, Delta Wires, 2002
info Watching The Water, Groove.Org, 2002
info Live, Vince Welnick and Gent Treadly, 2003
info Across the Laguna, Various Artists, 2003
info The KUMD Sessions: Live From The Music Room #2, Various Artists, 2003
info On The Road: July 26, 2003 San Francisco, CA, String Cheese Incident, 2004
info Texistentialism, Jerry Lightfoot And His Band Of Wonder, 2004
info Local Color, Solid Air, 2005
info A Thousand Years of Peace, Nenad Bach, 2005
info It Might Rain, Timmy/Eye, 2006
info Operation Stardust: 45 Years - Perry Rhodan, Various Artists, 2006
info World Music Jam ... Or Is It Jelly?, Tiedye Keith, 2008
info Persuasions Of The Dead: The Grateful Dead Sessions, The Persuasions & Friends, 2011
info Live At The Keswick Theatre, Beatlejam, 2011
info Live At BB Kings Blues Club, Beatlejam, 2011
info Live At The Webster Theatre, Beatlejam, 2011
info The World Is Yours Vol 2, Various Artists (Beatlejam), 2012
info Naught Again, Zero, 2022
info How The Story Goes, Roger Steen, 2023



Compositions and non-playing appearances on other recordings

info Jenni Muldaur, Jenni Muldaur, 1993
info Single (Black Clouds / Together Far Apart), Jenni Muldaur, 1993
info Trios, Rob Wasserman, 1994
info Mickey Hart's Mystery Box, Mickey Hart, 1996
info Evening Moods, Bob Weir and Ratdog, 2000
info Tubes World Tour, The Tubes, 2000
info Furthur Most, Various Artists, 2000
info 88 Keys to Tomorrow, Tom Constanten, 2002
info San Francisco, George Michalski, 2002
info Philadelphia PA: October 16, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
info Wilkes-Barre PA: October 21, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
info Toronto ON: October 29, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
info Chicago IL: November 3, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
info Ft. Wayne IN: November 11, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
info Lawrence KS: November 18, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
info Weir Here: The Best Of Bob Weir, Bob Weir, 2004
info Wild In London, The Tubes, 2005
info Peace Meal, Carolyn Wonderland, 2011



The Tubes
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Young And Rich
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What Do You Want From Live
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Remote Control
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Outside Inside
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Nearly Human
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Second Sight
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Missing Man Formation
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Dick's Picks 17
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Dick's Picks 27
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Road Trips, Vol 2 No 4
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Ready Or Not
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Saint Of Circumstance
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How The Story Goes
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Last updated June 2025