Tracklist
Touch of Grey
348
Hell In A Bucket
336
When Push Comes To Shove
248
West L.A. Fadeaway
399
Tons Of Steel
318
Throwing Stones
441
Black Muddy River
368
In The Dark
1987
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Tracklist
Touch of Grey
348
Hell In A Bucket
336
When Push Comes To Shove
248
West L.A. Fadeaway
399
Tons Of Steel
318
Throwing Stones
441
Black Muddy River
368
Show Notes
- Expanded Edition with Bonus Tracks available here
- In The Dark - Grateful Dead (Arista AL 8452)
- Released July 6, 1987.
- Only the cassette version of this album included My Brother Esau, inserted at the end of what is side one of the album.
- Tons Of Steel was originally recorded by Brent Mydland for his unreleased solo album.
- "Day Job" was intended for this album, but was not included, probably due to the poor audience response to the song when it was performed live.
- The album reached number seven on the charts.
- Much of the album was recorded "live" on stage at the Marin County Veteran' s Auditorium
- David Gans added a few lines of lyrics: "I had that "shipping powders" couplet in my notes for a song of my own, and I thought it would fit right into "Throwing Stones" so I gave it to Bobby, and he liked it enough to plug it in! My other contribution was changing "You imagine me kissing the toe of our boot" to "You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot."
- Touch Of Grey reached number 9 on the Billboard "Hot 100 Singles" list in September, 1987.
- The RIAA certified the album as "Gold" on September 4, 1987, as "Platinum" on
September 18, 1987, and as double "Platinum" on August 10, 1995.
- Among the sound effects used on Hell In A Bucket are a leather bullwhip, provided by
one of the crew, which was used as a percussion instrument and appears in the
chorus and is panned, motorcycles, and dogs.
- The single eye on the cover belongs to Bill Graham.
- (notes excerpted with permission from "The Compleat Grateful Dead Discography" by Ihor Slabicky)
