Original Album Classics

The New Riders Of The Purple Sage

Columbia / Sony

A box set comprising the first five NRPS albums. Expanded CD versions of albums are included when previously released. Jerry Garcia plays on the first CD, 2 tracks on the second CD, and produced the music on the 5th CD. Mickey Hart plays on two tracks of the first CD. Bill Kreutzmann plays on two tracks of the second CD. Donna Jean Godchaux sings on two tracks of CD 4. CD 5 includes a song written by Robert Hunter.

Tracks

CD 1 (New Riders Of The Purple Sage):

• I Don't Know You (Dawson)
• Whatcha Gonna Do (Dawson)
• Portland Woman (Dawson)
• Henry (Dawson)
• Dirty Business (Dawson)
• Glendale Train (Dawson)
• Garden Of Eden (Dawson)
• All I Ever Wanted (Dawson)
• Last Lonely Eagle (Dawson)
• Louisiana Lady (Dawson)
• Down In The Boondocks (South)
• The Weight (Robertson)
• Superman (Dawson)

• Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) (Maphis / Fidler / Lee)
• Rainbow (Dawson)
• California Day (Torbert)
• Sweet Lovin' One (Dawson)
• Lochinvar (Dawson)
• I Don't Need No Doctor (Ashford / Simpson / Armstead)
• Contract (Torbert)
• Runnin' Back To You (Dawson)
• Hello Mary Lou (Pitney / Mangiaracina)
• Duncan And Brady (Traditional)
• Willie And The Hand Jive (Otis)

• Gypsy Cowboy (Torbert)
• Whiskey (Dawson)
• Groupie (Torbert)
• Sutter's Mill (Dawson)
• Death and Destruction (Dawson)
• Linda (Dawson)
• On My Way (Torbert)
• Superman (Dawson)
• She's No Angel (Ballman/Arnold)
• Long Black Veil (Wilkin/Dill)
• Sailin' (Dawson)

• Panama Red (Rowan)
• It's Alright with Me (Torbert)
• Lonesome L.A. Cowboy (Rowan)
• Important Exportin Man (Hovey/Torbert)
• One Too Many Stories (Dawson)
• Kick in the Head (Hunter)
• You Should Have Seen Me Runnin (Dawson)
• Teardrops in My Eyes (Allen/Sutton)
• L.A. Lady (Goodman/Jennings/Seals)
• Thank the Day (Torbert)
• Cement, Clay and Glass (Dryden/Nelson)

• Hi, Hello, How Are You (Dawson)
• She's No Angel (Arnold / Ballman)
• Groupie (Torbert)
• Sunday Susie (Dawson)
• Kick in the Head (Hunter)
• Truck Drivin' Man (Fell)
• Hello Mary Lou (Pitney / Mangiaracina)
• Sutter's Mill (Dawson)
• Dead Flowers (Jagger / Richards)
• Henry (Dawson)
• School Days (Berry)

Musicians on first NRPS LP;

• John Dawson (Marmaduke) - guitar, vocals
• David Nelson - guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Dave Torbert - bass, guitar, vocals
• Jerry Garcia: pedal steel, banjo
• Spencer Dryden: drums, percussion
• Mickey Hart - drums, percussion (Dirty Business and Last Lonely Eagle)
• Commander Cody - piano (Dirty Business and Last Lonely Eagle)

• John Dawson - guitar, vocals
• David Nelson - guitar, vocals
• Dave Torbert - bass, guitar, vocals
• Buddy Cage - pedal steel, dobro
• Spencer Dryden - drums, percussion, broom, whistle and whoopee
• Jerry Garcia - banjo (Sweet Lovin' One and Duncan And Brady), piano (Lochinvar)
• Nicky Hopkins - piano (Dim Lights, California Day, I Don't Need No Doctor, Contract, Runnin' Back To You and Willie And The Hand Jive)
• Bill Kreutzmann - percussion (I Don't Need No Doctor and Willie And The Hand Jive)
• Nelson, McDuke, Buddy, Judy, Steve (People's chorus on Duncan And Brady)

• John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals
• David Nelson - bagpipes, dobro, lead guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Dave Torbert - bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Buddy Cage - pedal steel guitar
• Spencer Dryden - percussion, drums
• Darlene Didomenico - vocals (Whiskey, Superman and On My Way Back Home)
• Donna Godchaux - vocals (She's No Angel and Long Black Veil)
• Richard Greene - violin
• Mark Naftalin - piano
• Jack Schroer - horn

• Buddy Cage - pedal steel guitar
• John Dawson - guitar, vocals
• Spencer Dryden - percussion, drums
• David Nelson - guitar, vocals
• Dave Torbert - bass, guitar, vocals
• Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals (Important Exportin Man and L.A. Lady)
• Norbert Putnam - bass (Thank The Day)
• Buffy Sainte-Marie - vocals (You Should Have Seen Me Runnin and Cement, Clay & Glass)
• The Memphis Horns - horns

• John Dawson - guitar, vocals
• David Nelson - guitar, vocals
• Dave Torbert - bass, vocals
• Buddy Cage - pedal steel guitar
• Spencer Dryden - drums
• Andy Stein - baritone saxophone (on School Days)

This music was originally released on the first five NRPS albums;

• New Riders of the Purple Sage, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 1971
• Powerglide, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 1972
• Gypsy Cowboy, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1972, Columbia KC-31930
• The Adventures Of Panama Red, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1972
• Home, Home on the Road, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 1974