From the Book - 1st trade pbk. ed.
Introduction: Power. The stage as alembic (mid-1980s)
Children of the American decades (1940-1960)
A fine high lonesome madness (3/62-12/63)
Interlude: a meeting of minds (company meetings, 1984)
Something new (12/31/63-10/64)
The warlocks (11/64-6/65)
A very loud bar band (6/10/65-11/12/65)
Interlude: Albert Hofmann's discovery (the psychedelic world)
The bus came by (11/13/65-2/5/66)
Hollywood and home again (2/6/66-5/1/66)
Psychedelic Indians (5/1/66-9/29/66)
The hippest city hall ever (9/30/66-10/31/66)
The San Francisco scene (11/1/66-1/29/67)
Before the fall (1/30/67-5/31/67)
The prodigals (6/1/67-9/15/67)
Dark anthem (9/16/67)-12/31/67)
Interlude: purifying the elements (setting the stage)
Independence and its price (1/1/68-6/30/68)
Forward into the fog (7/68-2/15/69)
Interlude: the circus is in town (the first set begins)
No turn left unstoned (2/19/69-6/20/69)
Interlude: "When the music plays the band" (the Dead talk about playing music)
If my words were gold (6/20/69-8/15/69)
Interlude: "Eastbound and down" (end of set one)
Bethel to Sears Point (8/16/69-12/4/69)
Trouble all around (12/5/69-3/70)
Interlude/Intermission: "Waits backstage while I sing to you" (1980s)
Might as well work (3/70-7/70)
An American beauty (8/4/70-12/31/70)
Interlude/intermission II: Uncle John's children
Dreams and all (1/71-7/71)
Dealing solo aces and the new guy (7/71-3/72)
Interlude: the home front: money and management (1980s and beyond)
Bozos abroad (3/72-12/72)
Interlude: into the zone (second set begins)
The hiatus (10/21/74-6/76)
The monster revives (6/76-8/78)
Interlude: the rhythm devils (drum break)
Interlude: beyond the zone (end of second set)
After heaven (11/80-7/86)
A suitable touch of grey (8/86-12/89)
Interlude: "Noble but lame" (the Grateful Dead on the G. D.)
A deadicated life (1/90-9/92)
Interlude: "Can't stop for nothin'" (Encore/New Year's Eve)
Interlude: packed and gone (load-out)
"I guess it doesn't matter, anyway" (10/92-4/96)
Finale: metaphysics and other humorous subjects.