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The Grateful Dead
Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978
Album US 2008 on Rhino Records label
Country (Electric Blues, Country, Psychedelic Rock, Free Improvisation, African)
30th Anniversary Edition. Deluxe packaging with 20 page colour booklet featuring rare photos and firsthand essay in gatefold fold-out card case with pop-up artwork. For US version WITHOUT pop-up artwork see here: Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978 Recorded live at Gizah Sound & Light Theater, Cairo, Egypt (9/15-16/78). PA System & Recording Equipment provided by The Who. Stereo & 5.1 Mix at Garage Audio, Petaluma, CA. Concert Video Post-Production at Video Arts, San Francisco. Concert Video Mastering at Airshow Mastering. Audio Restoration at Plangent Processes. DVD Extra Feature: "The Vacation Tapes". The Vacation Tapes were shot on Super 8 Film by Grateful Dead manager Richard Loren and others as a way to document the band, crew, family and friends' trip to Egypt. Tracks CD1-1 & CD1-6 recorded 9/15/78. All other tracks recorded 9/16/78. Stereo PCM. 5.1 Surround. "Stagger Lee", Ollin Arageed" & "Fire On The Mountain" were first issued as bonus tracks on the reissue of the album "Shakedown Street", included in the boxed set "Beyond Description (1973-1989)", Grateful Dead Productions/Rhino #76491 (10/04). All other selections previously unissued. (P) & (C) Grateful Dead Productions, Inc.
Musicians
 | The Grateful Dead , *1965 US album by |
 | Dan Healy , US engineer, concert sound |
 | Gary Biddle engineer, concert video |
 | Richard Loren , executive producer, other, egypt '78 tour, concerts & documentary video conceived by, film director, video documentary - the vacation tapes, film producer, the vacation tapes, other, realization of the egypt concerts by |
 | Alan Trist , film producer, the vacation tapes, other, realization of the egypt concerts by |
 | Mickey Hart dr, perc, *1943 US other, cross-cultural performance elements (hamza el din & nubian youth choir) conceived by, performer, written by |
 | Phil Lesh voc, eb, b, *1940 US other, realization of the egypt concerts by, performer, written by |
 | Bill Kreutzmann dr, *1946 US performer, written by |
 | Bob Weir voc, g, *1947 US performer, written by |
 | Donna Godchaux voc, *1947 US performer |
 | Jerry Garcia voc, g, 1942-1995 US performer, written by |
 | Keith Godchaux key, p, 1948-1980 US performer |
 | Hamza El Din oud, voc, 1929-2006 EG performer, special guest, written by |
| Nubian Youth Choir performer, special guest |
| Patti Healy photography by, p. 8 upper left, p. 14 |
 | Plangent Processes , transferred by |
| Alex Bushe video editor, the vacation tapes |
Producers
| Steve Vance art direction |
| Scott Webber art direction, artwork, package design |
| Stanley Mouse artwork, background illustration (pp. 6-7) |
| Alton Kelley artwork, cover art |
| Scott McDougall artwork, pop-up art |
| David Lemieux compilation producer |
| Candace Brightman lighting director |
| Jeffrey Norman mixed by, stereo & 5.1 mix, mastered by, cd mastering |
| David Glasser mastered by, concert video mastering |
| Eileen Law other, archival research - grateful dead archives |
| Mike Johnson other, audiovisual research |
| Jimmy Edwards, Gregg Goldman, Alan Trist, Mike Engstrom, Matt Abels, Scott Webber, Sophia Fields, Dave May, Reggie Collins, Sheryl Farber, Lyn Fey & Karen Weinberger other, project assistance |
| Ramrod, Steve Parish, John Hagen, Bill Candelario, Robbie Taylor, Brett Cohen, Harry Popick, Jeffrey Boden & John Cutler other, stage production |
| Adrian Boot photography by |
| Betty Cantor-Jackson recorded by, sound recording |
| Bob Matthews recorded by, sound recording |
| John Kahn recorded by, sound recording |
| Jamie Howarth technician, audio restoration |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Straw | The Grateful Dead | Bob Weir, Robert Hunter | 6:44 |
| 2 | Row Jimmy | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 11:46 |
| 3 | New, New Minglewood Blues | The Grateful Dead | Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan | 6:26 |
| 4 | Candyman | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 7:29 |
| 5 | Looks Like Rain | The Grateful Dead | Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow | 8:52 |
| 6 | Stagger Lee | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 7:30 |
| 7 | I Need A Miracle | The Grateful Dead | Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow | 5:45 |
| 8 | It's All Over Now | The Grateful Dead | Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack | 7:40 |
| 9 | Deal | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 7:04 |
| 10 | Ollin Arageed | The Grateful Dead | Hamza El Din | 6:56 |
| 11 | Fire On The Mountain | The Grateful Dead | Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter | 14:06 |
| 12 | Iko Iko | The Grateful Dead | Barbara Anne Hawkins, James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, Joan Marie Johnson, Rosa Lee Hawkins | 7:03 |
| 13 | Shakedown Street | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 15:31 |
| 14 | Drums | The Grateful Dead | Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart | 3:31 |
| 15 | Space | The Grateful Dead | Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh | 2:26 |
| 16 | Truckin' | The Grateful Dead | Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter | 10:14 |
| 17 | Stella Blue | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 8:19 |
| 18 | Around And Around | The Grateful Dead | Chuck Berry | 8:21 |
| 19 | Bertha | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 5:39 |
| 20 | Good Lovin' | The Grateful Dead | Arthur Resnick, Rudy Clark | 7:52 |
| 21 | Row Jimmy | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 11:20 |
| 22 | New, New Minglewood Blues | The Grateful Dead | Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan | 6:07 |
| 23 | Candyman | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 7:08 |
| 24 | Looks Like Rain | The Grateful Dead | Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow | 8:33 |
| 25 | Deal | The Grateful Dead | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | 6:52 |
| 26 | Ollin Arageed | The Grateful Dead | Hamza El Din | 7:49 |
| 27 | Fire On The Mountain | The Grateful Dead | Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter | 9:12 |
| 28 | Iko Iko | The Grateful Dead | Barbara Anne Hawkins, James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, Joan Marie Johnson, Rosa Lee Hawkins | 6:04 |
| 29 | I Need A Miracle | The Grateful Dead | Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow | 5:54 |
| 30 | It's All Over Now | The Grateful Dead | Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack | 3:30 |
| 31 | Truckin' | The Grateful Dead | Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter | 9:23 |
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