Tracks
- Cumberland Blues (Garcia / Hunter)
- High Time (Garcia / Hunter)
- Brown-Eyed Woman (Garcia / Hunter)
- Friend of the Devil (Dawson / Garcia / Hunter)
- Ship of Fools / It Must Have Been The Roses (Garcia / Hunter // Hunter)
- Black Peter (Garcia / Hunter)
- Black Muddy River (Garcia / Hunter)
- Dark Star (Garcia / Hunter / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir)
- Ripple (Garcia / Hunter)
- The Golden Road (Garcia / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir)
- Unbroken Chain (Lesh, / Petersen)
- Franklin's Tower (Garcia / Hunter / Kreutzmann)
- Pasta on the Mountain (Hart / Hunter / Herman)
- Cream Puff War (Garcia)
- Uncle John's Band (Garcia / Hunter)
Musicians
The performers on the tracks of this compilation are;
- Cumberland Blues - Cache Valley Drifters
- High Time - Original cast of the World Premiere of the Stage Play 'Cumberland Blues'
- Brown-Eyed Woman - The Pontiac Brothers
- Friend of the Devil - Bob Dylan
- Ship of Fools / It Must Have Been The Roses - Elvis Costello
- Black Peter - Patti Smith Band
- Black Muddy River - The Persuasions
- Dark Star - David Grisman Quintet
- Ripple - Sex Mob
- The Golden Road - The Bobs
- Unbroken Chain - Joe Gallant and Illuminati
- Franklin's Tower - Wartime Featuring Henry Rollins
- Pasta on the Mountain - Leftover Salmon
- Cream Puff War - Widespread Panic
- Uncle John' Band - Stanford Marching Band
The individual musicians involved, where known, are as follows.
Cumberland Blues;
- Cyrus Clarke - guitar, vocals
- Bill Griffin - mandolin, vocals
- Tom Lee - string bass
- David West - guitar, vocals
- (John Hickman - banjo)
High Time;
- Jenny Lord - vocals
- Jonathan Williams - vocals
- Bobby Black - steel guitar
- Mark Holzinger - lead guitar
- Don Dally - rhythm guitar
- Don Burnham - string bass
Brown Eyed Women;
- Ward Dotson - guitar, vocals
- Matt Simon - vocals
- D.A. Valdez - drums, guitar
- Kurt Bauman - bass
Friend Of The Devil;
- Bob Dylan - guitar, vocals
- Information about the rest of the band will be added when known
Ship of Fools / It Must Have Been The Roses;
- Elvis Costello - guitar, vocals
Black Peter;
- Patti Smith - harmonica, vocals
- Oliver Ray - vocals
- Lenny Kaye - guitar
- Tony Shanahan - bass
- Jay Dee Daugherty - drums
- Luis Resto - organ
Black Muddy River;
- Jimmy Hayes - bass
- Jerry Lawson - lead singer
- Joe Russell - second tenor
- Raymond Sanders - first tenor
- Jayotis Washington - baritone
- B. J. Jones - baritone
- Sean Altman - special guest tenor
Dark Star;
- David Grisman - mandolin
- Enrique Coria - guitar
- Matt Eakle - flute
- Jim Kerwin - bass
- Joe Craven - percussion
Ripple;
- Steven Bernstein - slide trumpet
- Tony Scherr - acoustic bass
- Jane Scarpatoni - cello
- Julia Kent - cello
The Golden Road;
- Matthew Bob Stull - lead vocals
- Joe Bob Finetti - vocals
- Richard Bob Greene - vocals
- Janie Bob Scott - vocals
- Scott Matthews - background vocals
Unbroken Chain;
- Margaret Lancaster - flute
- Mark Feldman - violin
- Brenda Vincent - violin
- Mary Wooten - cello
- Catherine Bent - cello
- Spencer McLeish - trumpet
- David CasT Castiglione - soprano saxophone
- Debbie Kreisberg - alto saxophone
- Peck Almond - tenor saxophone
- Dan Nigro - tenor saxophone
- Ellen Christi - voice
- Michelle Kinney - voice
- Evan Gallagher - piano
- Rolf Sturm - guitar
- Gary Lambert - guitar
- Bob Hoffnar - pedal steel
- Elizabeth Panzer - harp
- Sara Rice - vibes
- Joe Gallant - contrabass, guitar, space train
- Grisha Alexiev - drums
Franklin's Tower;
- Henry Rollins - vocals
- Andrew Weiss - music
Pasta On The Mountain;
- Vince Herman - acoustic guitar, vocals
- Mark Vann - guitar, vocals
- Drew Emmitt - fiddle, vocals
- Rob Galloway - bass
- Michael Wooten - drums, percussion
- Joe Jogerst - keyboards
- Barbi Springer - nice bridge
Cream Puff War;
- John Bell - guitar, vocals
- Michael Houser - guitar
- David Schools - bass
- Todd Nance - drums
- Domingo S. Ortiz - percussion
- John Hermann - keyboards
Uncle John's Band;
Sexion Leaders;
- Scott 'Fabio' McKissen & Jon Wagner - ABF Drumz
- Eric 'Ietzsche' Schmitt - altos
- Claire X Bacher & Mary Ringhoff - Bonz
- Rika Takahashi - Clar./Picz
- Chris Macomber & Joe Chevalier - Mellz
- Amit Aggarwal - tenrz
- Gloria Reyes - Toobz
- Jeff Shorts - Trumpz
Credits
- Compilation producer - David Gans
- Compilation mastering - Jeffrey Norman
- Licencing, project coordination - Cassidy Law
- Cover art, illustrations - Timothy Truman
- Art direction, design - Geoff Gans (of Culver City)
- Liner notes - Richard Gehr, David Gans
Credits for the original recording of the tracks, where known, are as follows.
Cumberland Blues ;
- Producer - Tom Diamant
- Engineer - Bob Shumaker
High Time;
- Producer - David Gans, Michael Norman Mann
- Engineer - Michael Cogan
- Recorded November 1998 at Bay Records, Berkeley
Brown Eyed Women;
- Producer - Junior and Candii Samples
- Engineer - Randy Burns
- Mastering - John Golden/K Disc
- Recorded at El Dorado Studios
Ship of Fools / It Must Have Been The Roses;
- Recorded live at the San Jose Center on April 16, 1987
Black Peter;
- Engineer - Malcolm Burn
- Recorded at Electric Ladyland on August 9, 1995
Black Muddy River;
- Producer - Jerry Lawson
- Engineer - Sean Altman
- Recorded at Big Sean Music in September 1999
Dark Star;
- Engineer - Dave Dennison
- Mastering engineer - Paul Stubblebine
- Recorded at Dawg Studios, Mill Valley
Ripple;
- Producer - Steven Bernstein, Scott Harding
- Arranger, conductor - Steven Bernstein
- Recording engineer - Chris Kelly
- Mixing - Scott Harding
- Recorded July / August, 1999 at Good and Evil Studios, Brooklyn, NYC
The Golden Road;
- Producer - Scott Matthews
- Arrangements - Richard Greene, Joe Finetti, Scott Matthews
- Engineer - Jeff Kliment, Scott Matthews
- Executive producer - Petra Hanisch
Unbroken Chain;
- Arranger, producer - Joe Gallant
- Engineer - Rick Rowe
Franklin's Tower;
Pasta On The Mountain;
- Producer, mixing - Charles Sawtelle
- Additional mixing - James Tuttle
- Mixing, engineering - Kevin Clock
Cream Puff War;
- Producer, engineer - John Keane
- Recorded at John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia
Uncle John's Band;
- Producer - Chris Quaintance
- Master audio engineer - Jay Kadis
- Audio production, mixing, editing - Scott McKissen, Patrick Neschleba, Chris Quaintance
- Assisted by - Josh Schiller, Jay Doherty
Notes
All the songs on Stolen Roses were written and performed by the Grateful Dead with the exception of Pasta On The Mountain which is a parody of the Dead song Fire On The Mountain.
Related releases
Eight of the songs on this release are taken from previously released recordings;
Cumberland Blues taken from;
Brown-Eyed Woman taken from;
Ripple taken from;
- Solid Sender, Sex Mob, January 2000, Knitting Factory KFW 244
The Golden Road taken from;
Unbroken Chain taken from;
Franklin's Tower taken from;
Pasta on the Mountain taken from;
Uncle John's Band taken from;
- Mirth Control, The Stanford Band (Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band), 1996
Four of the tracks were recorded for Stolen Roses;
- High Time - Recorded for Stolen Roses by the cast of the Michael Norman Mann stage play Cumberland Blues
- Black Muddy River - Recorded for Stolen Roses by The Persuasions
- Dark Star - Recorded for Stolen Roses by the David Grisman Quintet
- Cream Puff War - Recorded for Stolen Roses by Widespread Panic
Three tracks were existing previously unreleased material.
- Friend of the Devil - Previously unreleased live performance
- Ship of Fools / It Must Have Been The Roses - Previously unreleased live performance
- Black Peter - Previously unreleased studio performance
Black Muddy River was subsequently released on;
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