Grateful Dead Family Discography: Terrapin Station

Terrapin Station

Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

Terrapin Station was first performed by the Grateful Dead in February 1977. In total the Grateful Dead played the song over 300 times between 1977 and 1995.

The Terrapin Suite that appears on the original album is part 1 of the full Terrapin Station suite. On the album Terrapin Station is split into 7 parts: Lady With A Fan; Terrapin Station; Terrapin; Terrapin Transit; At A Siding; Terrapin Flyer and Refrain. In performance the Grateful Dead generally played Lady With A Fan and Terrapin Station as a single entity and this is usually simply described as Terrapin Station on setlists. Recordings below include those of the full part 1, the Lady With A Fan > Terrapin Station pairing and performances of just one of the parts.

In an interview in 1991 Garcia spoke about song writing and, briefly, Terrapin;

Well I don't write them [songs] unless I absolutely have to. I don't wake up in the morning and say 'Jeez, I feel great today. I think I'll write a song.' I mean, anything is more interesting to me than writing a song. It's like, 'I think I'd like to write a song .... No, I guess I better go feed the cat first.' You know what I mean? It's like pulling teeth. I don't enjoy it a bit.
I don't think I've ever actually written from inspiration, actually had a song just go bing! I only recall that happening to me twice; once was with Terrapin and the other was Wharf Rat. I mean that's twice in a lifetime of writing.

Grateful Dead

Terrapin Station, 1977
Single (Dancing In The Streets / Terrapin Station), Grateful Dead, 1977
Single (Passenger / Terrapin Station), Grateful Dead, 1977
Arista World Pop, Various Artists, 1977?
So Far, 1987 (Lady With A Fan)
Max Weinberg Presents: Let There Be Drums, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 1994 (Terrapin Flyer only)
Dick's Picks, Vol. 3, 1995
Dozin' At The Knick, 1996
The Arista Years, 1996
Ticket to New Year's, 1996
Terrapin Station (Limited Edition), 1997
Dick's Picks, Vol. 10, 1998
Dick's Picks, Vol. 15, 1999
So Many Roads (1965-1995), 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, 2000
View From The Vault, 2000
View From The Vault (DVD), 2000
Best Of The Grateful Dead Hour, 2000
View From The Vault III, 2002
View From The Vault III (DVD), 2002
View From The Vault IV, 2003
View From The Vault IV (DVD), 2003
Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, 2003
The Closing of Winterland, 2003
The Closing of Winterland (DVD), 2003
Beyond Description, 2004
Truckin' Up To Buffalo, 2005
Truckin' Up To Buffalo (DVD), July 2005
Grateful Dead Download Series Vol. 1: 4/30/77, 2005
Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 1: Fall 1979, 2007
Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 2: October 1977, 2008
Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978: Bonus CD, 2008
Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 6, 1979, 2008
To Terrapin: Hartford '77, 2009
Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings Bonus CD, 2009
Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 1: Oakland Dec 28, 1979, 2009
Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 4: Penn State/Cornell, 1980, 2010
Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 2: April Fool's '88, 2011
Road Trips: Vol 4, No. 4: Spectrum 4.6.82, 2011
Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
May 1977 (box set), 2013

Bruce Hornsby (usually just Lady With A Fan)

Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Various Artists, 1996
Furthur More, Various Artists, 1997
Here Come The Noisemakers, 2000
July 11, 2002, Salt Lake City, UT
July 21, 2002, Kalamazoo, MI
October 15, 2004, Portsmouth VA

Other recordings

Play Terrapin Station, Mudkats, 1996
Deadbeats Acoustic, Deadbeats, 1996
Pickin' On The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 1997 (Lady With A Fan)
Terrapin, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, 1999
Long Strange Trip: Swingin' and Pickin' on the Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2001 (Lady With A Fan)
Solo Acoustic, David Gans, 2001
Great Sky River, Jazz Is Dead, 2001
Live At The Powerhouse, David Gans, 2003
Thunder And Lightnin', Dark Star Orchestra, 2003
Release The Medicine, Sylvia Bagge, 2006
Piano Impressions, Lore Constantine, 2006
Seeing Spots, Paradise Island, 2006
Blue Light Cheap Hotel, Wake The Dead, 2007
Ithaca 30 Years Later, Dark Star Orchestra, 2008
Blottopia XII, Day 1, Mr. Blotto, 2011
Keys, Keller Williams, 2013

Robert Hunter

Jack O'Roses, Robert Hunter, 1980

The Dead

Columbia, MD, June 18, 2003
Holmdel, NJ, June 25, 2003
St. Louis, MO, July 2, 2003
Morrison, CO, July 11, 2003
Indianapolis, IN, August 5, 2003
Wantagh, NY, August 10, 2003
San Francisco, CA, February 9, 2004
Morrison, CO, June 19, 2004
George, WA, July 3, 2004
Boston, MA, July 30, 2004
Camden, NJ, August 7, 2004
Wantagh, NY, August 14, 2004
Dead '09: Worcester, MA April 18, 2009
Dead '09: E. Rutherford, NJ, April 29, 2009
Dead '09: Mountain View, CA, May 14, 2009

Furthur

Dec 13, 2009, Asbury Park, NJ
Dec 30, 2009, San Francisco, CA
Feb 5, 2010, Miami, FL
Feb 15, 2010, Bethlehem, PA
Feb 22, 2010, Newark, DE
Mar 5, 2010, Denver, CO
May 30, 2010, Angels Camp, CA
June 26, 2010, Brooklyn, NY
July 3, 2010, Herkimer, NY
July 9, 2010, Masontown, WV
July 30, 2010, Bridgeport, CT
August 14, 2010, San Francisco, CA
September 17, 2010, Eugene, OR
September 25, 2010, Morrison, CO
November 13, 2010, Chicago, IL
November 20, 2010, New York, NY
December 31, 2010, San Francisco, CA
February 12, 2011, Broomfield, CO
March 10, 2011, New York, NY
March 17, 2011, Fairfax, VA
March 26, 2011, New York, NY
July 15, 2011, Masontown, WV
July 24, 2011, Holmdel, NJ
July 31, 2011, Alpharetta, GA
Sept 28, 2011, West Valley City, UT
Oct 5, 2011, Los Angeles, CA
Nov 6, 2011, Amherst, MA
Nov 13, 2011, Buffalo, NY
Nov 21, 2011, Indianapolis, IN
Dec 31, 2011, San Francisco, CA
April 7, 2012, Wallingford, CT
April 17, 2012, New York, NY
July 10, 2012, Alpharetta, GA
July 15, 2012, Bethel, NY
September 25, 2012, Seattle, WA
September 30, 2012, Mountain View, CA
October 2, 2012, San Diego, CA
January 18, 2013, Mill Valley, CA
April 21, 2013, Port Chester, NY

Ratdog

Raleigh NC: October 14, 2003
Boston MA: October 18, 2003
Baltimore MD: October 20, 2003
Poughkeepsie NY: October 26, 2003
Chicago IL: November 3, 2003
Chicago IL: November 4, 2003
St. Louis MO: November 15, 2003
Little Rock AR: November 19, 2003
Phoenix AZ, February 28, 2004
Seattle WA, March 8, 2004
Syracuse NY, March 20, 2004
Washington, March 30, 2004
St. Louis MO, September 16, 2004
Las Vegas NV, February 6, 2005
Madison WI, March 29, 2005
Verona NY, April 8, 2005
Providence RI, April 20, 2005
Johnson City NY, May 1, 2005
Columbus, OH, June 8, 2005
Terra Alta, WV, August 5, 2005
Terra Alta, WV, August 6, 2005
Erie, PA, October 28, 2005
Frederick, MD, November 8, 2005
Boca Raton, FL, November 19, 2005
Philadelphia, PA, March 25, 2006
Santa Margarita, CA, June 24, 2006
Milwaukee, WI, July 6, 2006
Hampton Beach, NH, August 24, 2006
Buffalo NY, October 28, 2006
Newark, NJ, November 11, 2006
St. Petersburg FL, November 17, 2006
Las Vegas NV, February 11, 2007
Peekskill NY, March 6, 2007
Jim Thorpe PA, March 16, 2007
Lincoln RI, July 11, 2007
Jim Thorpe PA, March 17, 2007
Detroit Lakes MN, July 21, 2007
Morrison CO, July 24, 2007
Bushkill PA, August 18, 2007
Darien Center NY, August 19, 2007
Albany, NY, November 3, 2007
Jacksonville, FL, November 14, 2007
Syracuse, NY, WI, March 29, 2008
Charleston, SC, April 11, 2008
Hunter, NY, June 1, 2008
Murphys, CA, June 27, 2008
Hiram, ME, August 10, 2008
Hartford, CT, August 20, 2008
Washington, DC, November 6, 2008
Fort Myers, FL, November 21, 2008
San Francisco, CA, December 31, 2008
Negril, Jamaica, January 29, 2009
Jim Thorpe, PA, July 15, 2009
Jacksonville, OR, August 21, 2009
Salt Lake City, UT, August 29, 2009
Denver, CO, August 31, 2009
New York, NY, October 22, 2009

Phil Lesh & Friends

Instant Live: June 24, 2006, Orlando, FL, 2006
Instant Live: June 30, 2006, Camden, NJ, 2006
Instant Live: July 11, 2006, Scranton, PA, 2006
Instant Live: July 19, 2006, Kansas City, MO, 2006