Kind Coasters
Birth of the Dead
CD by Grateful Dead
Studio/Live Recordings - 2 CDs
Rhino Records  2003 3/25
Previously released on The Golden Road (1965 - 1973) box set
Autumn Records, Golden Gate Recorders, San Francisco, 11/3/65
Scorpio Records, Buena Vista Studio, San Francisco, 6/66
Verve Records, Columbus Recorders, San Francisco , 3/67
Unknown Live Venues, 7/66
Disc 1:  The Studio Sides
The Autumn Sessions
1 Early Morning Rain3:22Gordon Lightfoot11/03/65
2 I Know You Rider2:41Traditional11/03/65
3 Mindbender (Confusion's Prince)2:41Garcia / Lesh11/03/65
4 The Only Time Is Now2:24Garcia / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir11/03/65
5 Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)3:17Garcia / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir11/03/65
6 Can't Come Down3:04Garcia / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir11/03/65
The Scorpio Sessions
7 Stealin'2:40Traditional / CannonInstrumental 6/??/66
8 Stealin'2:36Traditional / Cannon 6/??/66
9 Don't Ease Me In2:01TraditionalInstrumental 6/??/66
10 Don't Ease Me In2:02Traditional 6/??/66
11 You Don't Have to Ask3:35Garcia / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir 6/??/66
12 Tastebud7:04Ron McKernanInstrumental 6/??/66
13 Tastebud4:35Ron McKernan 6/??/66
14 I Know You Rider2:36Traditional 6/??/66
15 Cold Rain and Snow3:15Traditional / RamseyInstrumental 6/??/66
16 Cold Rain and Snow3:17Traditional / Ramsey 6/??/66
The Hendricks Session
17 Fire in the City3:19Krugwith Jon Hendricks 3/??/67
Disc 2:  The Live Sides
1 Viola Lee Blues9:39Noah Lewis 7/??/66
2 Don't Ease Me In2:43Traditional 7/??/66
3 Pain in My Heart4:24Naomi Neville 7/??/66
4 Sittin' on Top of the World3:51Traditional / Jacobs / Carter 7/??/66
5 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue5:12Bob Dylan 7/??/66
6 I'm a King Bee8:52James "Slim Harpo" Moore 7/??/66
7 Big Boss Man5:11Smith / Dixon 7/??/66
8 Standing on the Corner3:46Garcia / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir 7/??/66
9 In the Pines4:55Traditional / McMichen / Bryant 7/??/66
10 Nobody's Fault But Mine4:15Traditional / Johnson 7/??/66
11 Next Time You See Me2:47Forest / Harvey 7/??/66
12 One Kind Favor3:44Traditional / Taub / Hopkins 7/??/66
13 He Was a Friend of Mine4:45Mark Spoelstra 7/??/66
14 Keep Rolling By7:57Traditional 7/??/66
Personnel:
Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - organ, harmonica, percussion, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, percussion

Jon Hendricks - vocals on "Fire in the City"