Sage & Spirit

This article is about the album. For the song, see Blues for Allah.

Sage & Spirit
Compilation album by Grateful Dead
Released	April 3, 2019
Recorded	1970 – 1980
Genre	Rock
Label	Rhino
Producer	Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead chronology
The Warfield, San Francisco, California, October 9 & 10, 1980 (2019) Sage & Spirit (2019) Dave's Picks Volume 30 (2019)

Sage & Spirit is a compilation album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains ten songs – eight recorded in the studio and two live – selected from various albums. It was produced as a vinyl LP in a limited edition of 4,000 copies, and released on April 3, 2019 in conjunction with Record Store Day.^[1][2][3][4]

The tracks on Sage & Spirit were excerpted from the albums Workingman's Dead (1970), American Beauty (1970), Europe '72 (1972), Wake of the Flood (1973), From the Mars Hotel (1974), Blues for Allah (1975), Shakedown Street (1978), and Go to Heaven (1980).

Sage & Spirit was a cross-marketing promotion with Dogfish Head Brewery.^[1][2] The cover of the album depicts a dancing bear holding a mug of beer. Grateful Dead Productions and Dogfish Head Brewery had previously collaborated on a beer called American Beauty, a pale ale brewed with granola and honey.^[5][6][7]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Sugar Magnolia" (Bob Weir, Robert Hunter) – 3:17 – from American Beauty
2. "Eyes of the World" (Jerry Garcia, Hunter) – 5:20 – from Wake of the Flood
3. "Lost Sailor" (Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 5:54 – from Go to Heaven
4. "Saint of Circumstance" (Weir, Barlow) – 5:40 – from Go to Heaven
5. "High Time" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:12 – from Workingman's Dead

Side B

1. "Sage & Spirit" (Weir) – 3:04 – from Blues for Allah
2. "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 4:46 – from Europe '72
3. "Unbroken Chain" (Phil Lesh, Robert Petersen) – 6:45 – from From the Mars Hotel
4. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:45 – from Europe '72
5. "If I Had the World to Give" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:50 – from Shakedown Street

Personnel

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Mickey Hart – drums (1, 3-6, 10)
• Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – organ on "Brown Eyed Women" and percussion on "Jack Straw"
• Keith Godchaux – keyboards (2, 6-10)
• Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals (3-4)
• Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals (2, 6-10)

Production

• Produced by Grateful Dead
• Produced for release by David Lemieux
• Mastering: David Glasser
• Lacquer cutting: Chris Bellman
• Cover illustration: Michael Hacker
• Design, layout: Rory Wilson

References

1. Greenblatt, Jeffrey (February 27, 2019). "Grateful Dead & Dogfish Head Partner for Record Store Day 2019 Release". JamBase. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
2. Shackleford, Tom (February 26, 2019). "Grateful Dead, Dogfish Head Team Up for Record Store Day Vinyl Release". Live for Live Music. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
3. "Grateful Dead: Sage & Spirit". Record Store Day. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
4. "Sage and Spirit". Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
5. Coulehan, Erin (October 9, 2013). "Grateful Dead 'American Beauty' Beer Ready to Pour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
6. Jackson, Josh (October 14, 2013). "American Beauty: Dogfish Head's Grateful Dead-Inspired Imperial IPA". Paste Magazine. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
7. Townsend, Bob (April 12, 2019). "Beer Pick: Sip Dogfish Head American Beauty for Record Store Day". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 21, 2019.