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Jerry Garcia / David Grisman – Not For Kids Only (Deluxe 2–LP Vinyl)

$ 49.95
$ 49.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Review

One of the most-alluring entries in the Grateful Dead family discography is even more so with the arrival of Not for Kids Only (Deluxe Edition).

Making its vinyl debut, Jerry Garcia and David Grisman's 1993 quasi-children's LP is outfitted with four alternate versions – two previously unissued – on side four.

Sharing vocals and playing guitar and banjo (Garcia) and mandolin (Grisman), the duo combine whimsy with grown-up fare like "When First Unto this Country." With drums, percussion, mouth harp, fiddle and piano (on the previously unreleased "Shenandoah") adding color to the palette, songs about inheritance ("The Miller's Will") come off as playfully as "There Ain't No Bugs on Me."

True to its title, NFKO impacts me more now than it did as a kid in my 20s, when it seemed more like a weird detour on the ongoing long strange trip. Now that I'm older than Jerry and the Dawg were when they recorded the thing, I feel the melancholic pull of looking back to easier years more deeply, more humanly.

Others may experience the same thing. This deluxe edition is the perfect excuse to find out.

— Kristopher Weiss, jambands.com

Product Details

The friendship between Jerry Garcia and David Grisman ran deep, rooted in a shared love of acoustic music that predated the Grateful Dead entirely. Their collaborations through the 1990s on Round Records captured something genuinely rare, two masters playing for the joy of it, and this 1993 children's record is no exception. Getting it on vinyl for the first time means the warmth of their acoustic interplay finally has the format it deserved all along.

Pressed to vinyl for the first time, this deluxe edition of the classic children's album from Jerry Garcia and David Grisman has been remastered and expanded with four bonus tracks. Songs like "Jenny Jenkins," "Freight Train," and "There Ain't No Bugs on Me" — played the way Jerry and David learned them long ago — sit alongside unique arrangements of classics like "Teddy Bear's Picnic" and "A Shenandoah Lullaby." Simple and playful, subtle and sophisticated, this collection is recommended for anyone who is, or ever was, a kid.

Tracklist:

Side A

  1. Jenny Jenkins
  2. Freight Train
  3. A Horse Named Bill
  4. Three Men Went A-Hunting

Side B

  1. When First Unto This Country
  2. Arkansas Traveler
  3. Hopalong Peter
  4. Teddy Bear's Picnic

Side C

  1. There Ain't No Bugs on Me
  2. The Miller's Will
  3. Hot Corn, Cold Corn
  4. A Shenandoah Lullaby

Side D — Bonus Tracks

  1. Jenny Jenkins (Alternate Take)
  2. When First Unto This Country (Previously Unissued Alternate Take)
  3. Teddy Bear's Picnic (Alternate Take)
  4. Shenandoah (Previously Unissued Take)

UPC: 880882676711
Label: Round Records
Release Date: 11.21.25
Format: LP Vinyl