PET SHOP BOYS ANNOUNCE THE SECOND SET OF RELEASES IN
CATALOGUE: 1985-2012, THE LANDMARK SERIES OF REISSUES
OF THEIR PARLOPHONE STUDIO ALBUMS

The Albums Yes And Elysium Are Remastered And Reissued With
"Further Listening" Albums Of Additional And Previously Unreleased
Material

Reissues Out October 20 From Rhino

LOS ANGELES - Pet Shop Boys will release the second set of albums in their definitive CATALOGUE: 1985-2012 series of reissues of all their Parlophone studio albums. This second set sees the PSB albums Yes from 2009 and Elysium from 2012 reissued on October 20. Both titles have been remastered and are accompanied by "further listening" albums of master quality bonus tracks and demos created in the same period as each album, as well as Pet Shop Boys' own remixes of their tracks, including some previously unreleased material.

Both albums will be packaged with an extensive booklet in which Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe discuss each song, illustrated with many archive photographs. The entire project is designed by Farrow.

Yes was produced by Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania. The record debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart upon release and was nominated for Best Electronic / Dance Album at the 2010 Grammy's ®. This expanded version of the album features guests including The Human League's Phil Oakey, who shares vocals with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe on "This Used To Be The Future."

Johnny Marr also appears on Yes. His guitar work is featured on several tracks including the single, "Did You See Me Coming?'" The album's lead single and UK Top 20 hit, "Love Etc." became PSB's ninth number one hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the USA, breaking the record for most chart-topping singles by a duo or group on the Billboard Dance Chart.

This reissue of Yes includes - alongside the remastered original album - Pet Shop Boys' previously unreleased monitor mix of "The Loving Kind," a song which became a Top 10 hit for Girls Aloud, as well as previously unreleased demos of songs from the 2010 Young Vic theatre production, My Dad's A Birdman. PSB mixes of "The Former Enfant Terrible," "Did You See Me Coming?" and more are also included.

Elysium, originally released in 2012, was seen by some as a shift in sound and direction for Pet Shop Boys. Writing for the album began whilst PSB were on tour with Take That, with some tracks dating as far back as 2008.

The album was co-produced by PSB with Andrew Dawson, who engineered much of Kanye West's album 808s & Heartbreak, a record which Neil Tennant had become 'mildly obsessed' with at the time. The darker lyrical themes of Elysium are reflected in the record's sound. Neil Tennant noted, "It is deep in terms of the sound-got a lot of sub-bass-it's sort of deep in terms of subject matter, the way it's expressed. But I think it's the Pet Shop Boys' most beautiful album."

The "further listening" album of additional material alongside this Elysium reissue features previously unreleased demos titled "Vocal," "She Pops" and 'In Slow Motion," as well as PSB mixes and remixes of "Leaving" and "Memory Of The Future."

The CATALOGUE: 1985-2012 reissues of Yes and Elysium will go on sale on October 20. Upon pre-order of the albums, the tracks "The Loving Kind (Monitor Mix)" from Yes and "Vocal (Demo)" from Elysium will be instantly available.

The CATALOGUE: 1985-2012 reissue series began earlier this year on July 28 with the release of Nightlife, Release, and Fundamental. The reissues will continue until all PSB Parlophone albums have been released with "further listening" albums:

Yes/Further listening: 2008-2010
Elysium/Further listening: 2011-2012
Please/Further listening: 1984-1986
Actually/Further listening: 1987-1988
Introspective/Further listening: 1988-1989
Behaviour/Further listening: 1990-1991
Very/Further listening: 1992-1994
Bilingual/Further listening: 1995-1997

The reissues of Please, Actually, Introspective, Behaviour, Very, and Bilingual were originally released with bonus "further listening" albums in 2001 and are being newly remastered with their original track-listings for these projects.

Yes / Further Listening: 2008-2010
Track Listing:

CD1

1. Love Etc.
2. All Over The World
3. Beautiful people
4. Did You See Me Coming?
5. Vulnerable
6. More Than A Dream
7. Building A Wall
8. King Of Rome
9. Pandemonium
10. The Way It Used To Be
11. Legacy

CD2

1. Gin And Jag
2. This Used To Be The Future (With Phil Oakey)
3. We're All Criminals Now
4. Gin and Jag (Frisky Mix)
5. Beautiful People (Demo)
6. My Girl
7. The Loving Kind (Monitor Mix)*
8. Love Etc. (PSB Mix)
9. Did You See Me Coming? (PSB Possibly More Mix)
10. The Former Enfant Terrible (PSB Bring It On Mix)
11. Up And Down
12. Brits Medley**

CD3

1. I Cried For Us
2. It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (New Version)
3. All Over The World (New Version)
4. Viva La Vida/Domino Dancing (Christmas EP Mix)
5. My Girl (Our House Mix)
6. Leaving (Demo)
7. Together
8. Glad All Over (From "Together" CD Single)
9. The Dumpling Song (Demo From My Dad's A Birdman)*
10. Wings And Faith (Demo From My Dad's A Birdman)*
11. Night Song (Fan Club Download 2010)**

* Previously unreleased

** Previously unreleased on CD


Elysium / Further listening: 2011-2012

CD1

1. Leaving
2. Invisible
3. Winner
4. Your Early Stuff
5. A Face Like That
6. Breathing Space
7. Ego Music
8. Hold On
9. Give It A Go
10. Memory Of The Future
11. Everything Means Something
12. Requiem In Denim And Leopardskin

CD2

1. Vocal (Demo)*
2. She pops (Demo)*
3. Inside
4. In slow motion (Demo)*
5. Listening
6. Hell
7. The Way Through The Woods (Long Version)
8. I Started A Joke
9. In His Imagination
10. Leaving (Believe In PSB Mix)
11. Leaving (Side By Side Remix)
12. Leaving (Freedom Remix)
13. Memory Of The Future (New Single Mix)

*Previously unreleased

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WHITESNAKE'S CLASSIC 1987 ALBUM
GETS SUPER DELUXE EDITION FOR 30TH ANNIVERSARY

4CD/DVD Collection Includes A Newly Remastered Version Of The Original Album,
Plus Unreleased Live and Studio Recordings, Music Videos, And Documentary;
Several Versions Will Be Available On October 27 From Rhino

New Whitesnake Deal With Rhino Entertainment Puts Significant Catalog
With Warner Music Group Worldwide For The First Time

LOS ANGELES - Whitesnake had already released a string of Top 10 albums in England before the band conquered the world in 1987 with their eponymous record, also known in some countries as 1987, which was certified multi-platinum and featured the smash single "Here I Go Again." The classic album turns 30 this year and Rhino is celebrating with four new versions, including an expansive boxed set.

WHITESNAKE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION will be available on October 27 for $49.98. The 4-CD/DVD collection includes the original album with newly remastered sound, unreleased live and studio recordings, classic music videos, concert footage, a 30 minute documentary, featuring a new interview with David Coverdale, Whitesnake's founder and lead singer. The music comes with a 60-page hardbound book that's filled with rare and unseen photos from the era, an extended essay based on new interviews with Coverdale, plus a booklet of the album's lyrics, handwritten by Coverdale. The audio will also be available via digital download and streaming services.

Three other versions of WHITESNAKE will also be available the same day. A Deluxe Edition will be available in both 2-CD ($19.98) and 2-LP ($29.98) versions, each including the newly remastered album expanded with a selection of unreleased bonus recordings. A single-disc version of the newly remastered album will also be available.

This also marks the first release under a newly signed catalog deal with Whitesnake and Rhino Entertainment, the catalog division of Warner Music Group. This new deal includes both the North American and Japanese rights, marking the first time a substantial amount of the Whitesnake catalog will reside under Warner Music Group worldwide.

"It gives me great joy to finally have so much of my Whitesnake catalog all under the same roof with the Warner family and I'm thrilled to be now working with this tremendous team on a worldwide basis," says Coverdale. "I have great memories of being with Warner back in my days with Deep Purple then when I was with Geffen, when they were distributed by Warner, so it feels like coming home to now have Whitesnake there. This elaborate reissue is the perfect project to kick off the new relationship."

"Whitesnake is one of the all-time great rock 'n' roll bands, with David being an absolute icon as a vocalist and front man," says Rhino President Mark Pinkus. "We are absolutely thrilled to now have so much of the Whitesnake catalog with Warner on a global basis and are excited for the fans to see what great releases we have planned for the coming years."

Soon after its release in April 1987, WHITESNAKE became a huge success around the world, selling multi million copies. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard album chart and spawned four popular singles: "Still Of The Night," "Give Me All Your Love," "Is This Love" (which reached #2) and the #1 hit "Here I Go Again."

WHITESNAKE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION comes with an entire disc of unreleased live performances featuring Adrian Vandenberg, Vivian Campbell & Tommy Aldridge, recorded during the band's 1987-88 tour. The music includes live versions of several tracks from "1987", plus Whitesnake classics "Slide It In," "Love Ain't No Stranger," and "Slow An' Easy."

An additional disc spotlights the creative process behind WHITESNAKE with a selection of 11 unreleased demo and rehearsal recordings, including early versions of nearly every song on the album called 87 Evolutions. The final disc introduces newly remixed versions the album's four singles, and includes rare radio mixes, as well as songs from 87 Versions, an EP released exclusively in Japan.

The DVD from WHITESNAKE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION includes music videos for the four singles, all of which have been carefully restored and remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound for the first time ever. In addition, the DVD also features a new 30 minute documentary about the making of WHITESNAKE, a new promo video made especially for this set of the 1988 version of "Here I Go Again" and unreleased live footage from the 1987-88 tour.
 

WHITESNAKE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION
4CD/DVD Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album 2017 Remaster
1. "Still Of The Night"
2. "Give Me All Your Love"
3. "Bad Boys"
4. "Is This Love"
5. "Here I Go Again 87"
6. "Straight For The Heart"
7. "Looking For Love"
8. "Children Of The Night"
9. "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again"
10. "Crying In The Rain"
11. "Don't Turn Away"

Disc Two: Snakeskin Boots [Live On Tour 1987-88]
1. "Bad Boys/Children Of The Night" *
2. "Slide It In" *
3. "Slow An' Easy" *
4. "Here I Go Again" *
5. "Guilty Of Love" *
6. "Is This Love" *
7. "Love Ain't No Stranger" *
8. Guitar Solo - Adrian and Vivian *
9. "Crying In The Rain" *
10. "Still Of The Night" *
11. "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City" *
12. "Give Me All Your Love" *

Disc Three: 87 Evolutions [Demos and Rehearsals]
1. "Still Of The Night" *
2. "Give Me All Your Love" *
3. "Bad Boys" *
4. "Is This Love" *
5. "Straight For the Heart" *
6. "Looking For Love" *
7. "Children Of The Night" *
8. "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" *
9. "Crying In The Rain" *
10. "Don't Turn Away" *
11. "Crying In The Rain" (Lil' Mountain Alternate Take Ruff Mix) *

Disc Four: 87 Versions [2017 Remixes]
1. "Still Of The Night" - Remix *
2. "Is This Love" - Remix *
3. "Give Me All Your Love" - Remix *
4. "Here I Go Again 87" - Remix *
5. "Standing In The Shadows" - 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
6. "Looking For Love" - 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
7. "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" - 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
8. "Need Your Love So Bad" - 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
9. "Here I Go Again" - Radio Mix
10. "Give Me All Your Love" - Single Version

DVD
1. "Still Of The Night" - Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
2. "Here I Go Again 87" - Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
3. "Is This Love" - Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
4. "Give Me All Your Love" - Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
5. Documentary about the making of 1987 Album *
6. "Here I Go Again" - Purplesnake Video Jam *
7. "Crying In The Rain" - 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *
8. Band Intros - 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *
9. "Still Of The Night" - 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *


WHITESNAKE: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
2LP Track Listing

Side One
1. "Still Of The Night"
2. "Bad Boys"
3. "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again"
4. "Straight For The Heart"
5. "Here I Go Again 87"

Side Two
1. "Give Me All Your Love"
2. "Is This Love"
3. "Children Of The Night"
4. "Crying In The Rain"
5. "Don't Turn Away"

Side Three
1. "Still Of The Night" - 2017 Remix *
2. "Is This Love" - 2017 Remix *
3. "Give Me All Your Love" - 2017 Remix *
4. "Here I Go Again 87" - 2017 Remix *
5. "Looking For Love"

Side Four
1. "Bad Boys/Children of the Night" - Live *
2. "Here I Go Again" - Live *
3. "Is This Love " - Live *
4. "Give Me All Your Love" - Live *
5. "Still of the Night" - Live *


WHITESNAKE: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
2CD Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album 2017 Remaster
1. "Still Of The Night"
2. "Give Me All Your Love"
3. "Bad Boys"
4. "Is This Love"
5. "Here I Go Again 87"
6. "Straight For The Heart"
7. "Looking For Love"
8. "Children Of The Night"
9. "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again"
10. "Crying In The Rain"
11. "Don't Turn Away"

Disc Two: Snakeskin Boots [Live On Tour 1987-88]
1. "Bad Boys/Children Of The Night" *
2. "Slide It In" *
3. "Slow An' Easy" *
4. "Here I Go Again" *
5. "Guilty Of Love" *
6. "Is This Love" *
7. "Love Ain't No Stranger" *
8. Guitar Solo - Adrian and Vivian *
9. "Crying In The Rain" *
10. "Still Of The Night" *
11. "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City" *
12. "Give Me All Your Love" *

*Previously unreleased

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RONNIE MONTROSE:10X10

Legendary Guitarist’s Final Album Features A Different Guitarist And Vocalist On Every Track, With Performances By Joe Bonamassa, Phil Collen, Rick Derringer, Sammy Hagar, Glenn Hughes, Brad Whitford, Edgar Winter, And More

Available On September 29 From Rhino

**New Music From Ronnie Montrose: 10X10**

Montrose And Paper Money Deluxe Editions Include Newly Remastered Sound
Paired With Unreleased Demos And Live Recordings, Available On October 13

LOS ANGELES – Before his untimely death in 2012, renowned American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose began recording an ambitious passion project with bassist Ricky Phillips (Styx, Bad English) and drummer Eric Singer (Kiss, Alice Cooper). The idea was to record 10 songs with 10 different singers and call the album 10X10. Sadly, Montrose was unable to see the album through during his lifetime. Instead, Phillips made it his mission to finish the songs by enlisting a small army of Ronnie’s musician friends to record the vocals and the guitar solos for each song, completing the album in recent years.  

Phillips says the songs represent some of Montrose’s best work. “His songs still have the fire and angst of a young rebel, but with some added wisdom and foresight voiced in his own unique language of ‘guitar-speak.’ On 10X10, we hear Ronnie at the top of his game, from the opening crunch guitar of ‘Heavy Traffic,’ all the way to the closing song, ‘I’m Not Lying,’ which was Ronnie’s tip of the hat to his friend Robin Trower.”

On September 29, Rhino will release 10X10 on 180-gram vinyl ($21.98), CD ($14.98) and digitally. The album features inspired pairings, like Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen (“Still Singin’ With The Band”) and singer Sammy Hagar with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather (“Color Blind”). Legendary blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa also showcases his guitar talents on the track “The Kingdom’s Come Undone” with Ricky Phillips on vocals.  A few artists both sing and play, like Edgar Winter (“Love Is An Art”) and Tommy Shaw (“Strong Enough”).

Several artists who appear on 10X10 had recorded with Ronnie during his career, like Edgar Winter, who included the guitarist on his 1972 album, They Only Come Out At Night. Sammy Hagar got his start singing with Montrose. Between 1973-75, he recorded two influential albums – Montrose and Paper Money – with the band and toured the world.

More than 40 years later, Hagar was among the first who agreed to help finish Ronnie’s final album. “It’s valuable to have 10X10 be seen as Ronnie’s last work, rather than going and digging up some stuff from his past. This was something he truly had a vision for,” says Hagar. The track listing for 10x10, featuring an all-star lineup, can be found below:

RONNIE MONTROSE: 10X10
Track Listing:

1. “Heavy Traffic” Feat. Eric Martin & Dave Meniketti
2. “Love Is An Art” Feat. Edgar Winter & Rick Derringer
3. “Color Blind” Feat. Sammy Hagar & Steve Lukather
4. “Still Singin’ With The Band” Feat. Glenn Hughes, Phil Collen & Jimmy “Z” Zavala
5. “Strong Enough” Feat. Tommy Shaw
6. “Any Minute” Feat. Mark Farner & Ricky Phillips
7. “The Kingdom’s Come Undone” Feat. Ricky Phillips & Joe Bonamassa
8. “One Good Reason” Feat. Bruce Turgon & Brad Whitford
9. “Head On Straight” Feat. Davey Pattison & Marc Bonilla
10. “I’m Not Lying” Feat. Gregg Rolie, Tom Gimbel & Lawrence Gowan

A few weeks after 10X10 is released, Rhino will introduce Deluxe Editions for MONTROSE (1973) and PAPER MONEY (1974). Each double-disc set includes a newly remastered version of the original album, plus a bonus disc of unreleased demos, studio recordings, and live performances. Each collection will be available on October 13 for $19.98. On the same day, vinyl ($31.98) and digital versions will be released. These double LPs include the remastered version of the original album along with a selection of bonus recordings.

MONTROSE and PAPER MONEY feature some of the band’s most enduring music, like “Rock Candy,” “Bad Motor Scooter” and “Space Station #5.” Those two albums would help shape and influence many of the hard rock bands that followed, including Van Halen and Iron Maiden.

All 17 tracks on the MONTROSE bonus disc are previously unreleased, including demos for “Rock Candy” and “Good Rockin’ Tonight,” as well as the unreleased song “Shoot Us Down.” The remaining bonus tracks feature live performances that were recorded in April 1973 at the Record Plant in California and broadcast on radio station KSAN. Along with hits like “Bad Motor Scooter” and “Rock The Nation,” the set list also included a cover of Chuck Berry’s classic “Roll Over Beethoven.”

All 10 tracks on the PAPER MONEY bonus disc are previously unreleased live tracks recorded in December 1974. Once again, the recording is of the band performing at the Record Plant for another broadcast on KSAN. Along with concert staples, the show highlighted two tracks from PAPER MONEY: “I Got The Fire” and “Spaceage Sacrifice.”

MONTROSE: DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing:

Disc One: Original Album Remastered

1. “Rock The Nation”
2. “Bad Motor Scooter”
3. “Space Station #5”
4. “I Don't Want It”
5. “Good Rockin’ Tonight”
6. “Rock Candy”
7. “One Thing On My Mind”
8. “Make It Last”

Disc Two: Bonus Tracks

1. “One Thing On My Mind” – Demo *
2. “Shoot Us Down” – Demo *
3. “Rock Candy” – Demo *
4. “Good Rockin’ Tonight” – Demo *
5. “I Don't Want It” – Demo *
6. “Make It Last” – Demo *
7. “Intro: Tom Donahue”  – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
8. “Good Rockin’ Tonight” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
9. “Rock Candy” –Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
10. “Bad Motor Scooter” –Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
11. “Shoot Us Down” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
12. “One Thing On My Mind” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
13. “Rock The Nation” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
14. “Make It Last” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
15. “You’re Out Of Time” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
16. “Roll Over Beethoven” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *
17. “I Don't Want It” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1973 *

PAPER MONEY: DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing:

Disc One: Original Album Remastered

1. “Underground”
2. “Connection”
3. “The Dreamer”
4. “Starliner”
5. “I Got The Fire”
6. “Spaceage Sacrifice”
7. “We’re Going Home”
8. “Paper Money”

Disc Two: Bonus Tracks

1. “Intro: Phil Buchanan” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1974 *
2. “I Got The Fire” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1974 *
3. “Rock Candy” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1974 *
4. “Bad Motor Scooter” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1974 *
5. “Spaceage Sacrifice” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1974 *
6. “One And A Half” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1974 *
7. “Roll Over Beethoven” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1974 *
8. “Trouble” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1974 *
9. “Space Station #5” – Live KSAN Radio Session, 1974 *

* previously unreleased

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GRATEFUL DEAD REVISIT CLASSIC RFK STADIUM SHOWS
IN NEW BOXED SET

Six-Disc Boxed Set Highlights The Band’s Two-Night Stand
At RFK Stadium In July 1989 With Two Previously Unreleased Concerts

Pre-Order Now Exclusively At Dead.net, Available November 10

LOS ANGELES – The Grateful Dead battled the elements in July 1989, enduring drenching rains and stifling humidity during back-to-back shows at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in the nation’s capital. In spite of the bleak weather, the band thrilled the massive crowds both nights with triumphant performances that rank among the very best of a busy year that included 74 shows and the release of the group’s final studio album, Built To Last.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY STADIUM, WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 12 & 13, 1989 includes two previously unreleased concerts taken from the band’s master 24-track analog recordings, which have been mixed by Jeffrey Norman at TRI Studios and mastered in HDCD by David Glasser.

The six-disc set is available now for pre-order exclusively from Dead.net for $64.98 and will be shipped to arrive on November 10. The collection’s colorful slip case features original artwork by Justin Helton and a perfect-bound book with in-depth liner notes written by Dean Budnick, editor-in-chief of Relix magazine. The set will also be available as a digital download in Apple Lossless ($49.98) and FLAC 192/24 ($39.98) exclusively at Dead.net.

Dead Heads can get a special sneak preview of the collection tonight when the July 12 show is screened in over 450 select movie theaters nationwide at the seventh annual “Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies.” Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.fathomevents.com or at participating theater box offices.

When Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Brent Mydland, and Bob Weir rolled into D.C. in July 1989 for the Dead’s two-night stand at RFK, the band hit the stage running with a stellar rendition of “Touch Of Grey,” the group’s biggest hit from its only Top 10 album In The Dark, which was released in 1987. The following night, the band returned to its double-platinum commercial breakthrough when it opened the show with a fiery version of “Hell In A Bucket.”

“RFK Stadium '89 fell right in the middle of one of the best tours of the last 15 years of Grateful Dead performances, with these shows being the sixth and seventh of an 11-show tour. This tour is widely considered the start of a nine month period of sustained excellence, which ran from Summer '89 through Spring '90. The RFK shows are as good as any of the more famous shows from this period, including July 4 in Buffalo, July 7 in Philadelphia, and the Alpine run,” says David Lemieux, Grateful Dead archivist and the set’s producer. “When Bob Weir has asked me to provide copies of Grateful Dead songs to give to his bandmates to learn and rehearse, he almost always requests Summer '89, and I've often drawn upon the RFK shows for this purpose. It's really that good!”

Both shows feature standout moments, but the July 12 show is notable for a few reasons. Perhaps the biggest is that the first set featured at least one song sung by each of the band’s four lead singers – Garcia, Weir, Lesh and Mydland – something that rarely happened. Another surprise came when the band opened the second set with “Sugaree,” a song that almost always appeared during the first set.

Pianist Bruce Hornsby — who briefly joined the band between 1990 and 1992 — is featured on both shows. He played accordion during “Sugaree” and “Man Smart (Woman Smarter),” with a touch of keyboard-tinkling, on July 12, and then played more accordion the following night for “Tennessee Jed” and “Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again.”

For fans of Mydland’s tenure with the Dead – which began in 1979 and ended in 1990 with the keyboardist’s tragic death – these stellar shows capture that incarnation in peak form. Among the long list of highlights are performances of live staples such as “Eyes Of The World,” “Warf Rat” and “I Need A Miracle,” along with rarities like “To Lay Me Down,” which was played only a few times in 1989. The July 13 show also features the band road-testing “I Will Take You Home,” a track Mydland wrote with Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow that would appear later that fall on Built To Last.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY STADIUM, WASHINGTON, D.C.: JULY 12 & 13, 1989
Track Listing

7/12/89
“Touch Of Grey”
“New Minglewood Blues”
“Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo”
“Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”
“Far From Me”
“Cassidy”
“Friend Of The Devil”
“Promised Land”
“Sugaree”>
“Man Smart, Woman Smarter”
“Ship Of Fools”>
“Estimated Prophet”>
“Eyes Of The World”>
Drums>
“I Need A Miracle”>
“Dear Mr. Fantasy”>
“Black Peter”>
“Turn On Your Love Light”
“Black Muddy River”

7/13/89
“Hell In A Bucket”
“Cold Rain And Snow”
“Little Red Rooster”
“Tennessee Jed”
“Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again”
“To Lay Me Down”
“Let It Grow”
“He’s Gone”
“Looks Like Rain”
“Terrapin Station”
Drums
Space
“I Will Take You Home”
“The Other One”
“Wharf Rat”
“Throwing Stones”
“Good Lovin’”
“U.S. Blues”

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