This collection of 44 CDs represents serious engagement with the Grateful Dead archive. It's the kind of comprehensive collection that suggests either years of collecting or the acquisition of existing collections.

A collection of this scope allows listeners to construct their own understanding of the Dead's musical arc: early explorations, peak years, mature period, late-era shows, live recordings, studio material, rare recordings, and compilations. The assortment provides options and breadth.

Includes:

1. Phil Lesh "Searching for the Sound" (5 CDs)
2. Grateful Dead "Live at the Cow Palace 12/31/1976" (3 CDs)
3. Grateful Dead "Spirit of '76" Bonus Disc (1 CD)
4. Grateful Dead "Three from the Vault" (2 CDs)
5. Grateful Dead "Aoxomoxoa 50th Anniversary" (2 CDs)
6. Grateful Dead "American Beauty 50th Anniversary" (3 CDs)
7. Grateful Dead "Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary" (2 CDs)
8. Grateful Dead "Anthem of the Sun 50th Anniversary" (2 CDs)
9. Grateful Dead "Wake of the Flood 50th Anniversary" (2 CDs)
10. Grateful Dead "Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack" (5 CDs)
11. Grateful Dead "to Terrapin Hartford '77" (2 CDs)
12. Grateful Dead "Dicks Picks 29: 5/19/77 and 5/21/77" (6 CDs)
13. Grateful Dead "Dicks Picks 34: 11/5/77" (3 CDs)
14. Grateful Dead "Dicks Picks 36: 9/21/72" (4 CDs)
15. Grateful Dead "Warfield" 10/9-10/80 (2 CDs)