Jerry Garcia Band - Jerry Garcia Band 30th Anniversary Edition (5-LP Vinyl)

30th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition 180g 5LP Box Set 

Read our review of Jerry Garcia Band's 30th Anniversary Edition from October 2021 on jambands.com.

Originally released in August 1991, Jerry Garcia Band captures the sextet at one of their live peaks, from shows at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco in spring and summer 1990. This 30th Anniversary 5-LP Edition expands the original double album with bonus material and alternate takes, documenting Garcia's post-Dead project at its most soulful and exploratory. The classic lineup—Garcia, Melvin Seals on Hammond B3 organ, John Kahn on bass, David Kemper on drums, Gloria Jones and Jacklyn LaBranch on backing vocals—had developed telepathic communication through constant touring, and these performances capture that connection at full strength.

JGB's approach differed fundamentally from the Grateful Dead: tighter song structures, more emphasis on R&B and soul covers, Garcia's guitar leaning toward jazz-influenced melodicism rather than psychedelic exploration, and Seals' churchy organ providing the harmonic foundation that allowed Garcia to sing lead lines with his guitar. The setlist balances Dylan covers like "Tangled Up in Blue" and "Simple Twist of Fate" with Motown, reggae, and gospel material—all transformed through JGB's filter into something that honored the originals while making them Garcia's own.

What makes this 30th Anniversary Edition essential is the expanded material, which reveals different approaches to familiar songs and shows how JGB reshaped arrangements night to night. The 5-LP format gives performances room to breathe across ten sides, preserving dynamics that digital formats compress. For listeners who know Garcia primarily through the Grateful Dead, this box set reveals another dimension of his musicianship—Garcia playing music he loved, with musicians he trusted, at the Warfield venue where his dressing room door simply read "Jerry."

In celebration of the album's 30th anniversary, this open edition 5-LP box set is pressed onto 140g vinyl featuring an etching on Side J and includes two new essays from Steven Hyden and Bill Walton

5-LP 30th Anniversary Edition. The 2021 release expands the 1991 double album with bonus tracks. Warfield Theatre + Club Front sessions. Classic JGB lineup.

Please note: this record is a pre-order and is expected to ship around February 25, 2026, along with any other vinyl records in your order.

Track Listing:

Side A:

1. The Way You Do The Things You Do
2. Waiting for a Miracle

Side B:

1. Simple Twist Of Fate
2. Get Out of My Life

Side C:

1. My Sisters And Brothers
2. I Shall Be Released

Side D:

1. Dear Prudence
2. Deal

Side E:

1. Stop That Train
2. SeñOr (Tales Of Yankee Power)

Side F:

1. Evangeline
2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Side G:

1. Don't Let Go

Side H:

1. That Lucky Old Sun

Side I:

1. Tangled Up in Blue

Side J:

1. Etching