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. It was originally distributed as a promotional radio program in 1992, and was also sold in record stores. It includes previously released songs selected from three New Riders albums, interviews with John Dawson, Tom Constanten, and others, and several advertisements (or "

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. The song from ''Vintage NRPS'' was recorded live in 1971, and also features Garcia, who played

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for the New Riders. The five songs from ''Midnight Moonlight'' were recorded in the studio in 1991.

Track listing

#Open – Collage – 2:12 #Conversation – 1:40 #"Louisiana Lady" ( John Dawson) – 3:43 #Conversation – 1:13 #"Cecilia" (Dawson) – 3:49 #Conversation – :18 #Spot – Tom Constanten – 1:10 #Spot – Arrowhead Ranch – 1:22 #Conversation – 1:19 #"Midnight Moonlight" ( Peter Rowan) – 3:56 #Conversation – :11 #"All I Remember" (Erik Moll) – 3:10 #Conversation – :11 #Spot – Arrowhead Ranch – :58 #Spot – New Riders of the Purple Sage – 1:09 #Conversation – 1:10 #"Henry" (Dawson) – 3:23 #"Charlie's Garden" (Dawson) – 3:17 #Conversation – :52 #"Dirty Business" (Dawson) – 10:28 #Conversation – :24 #"Glendale Train" (Dawson) – 4:46 #Close – 1:35

Personnel

* John Dawson – guitar, vocals on "Louisiana Lady", "Cecilia", "Midnight Moonlight", "All I Remember", "Henry", "Charlie's Garden", "Dirty Business", "Glendale Train" * David Nelson – guitar, vocals on "Cecilia", "Henry", "Dirty Business" * Rusty Gauthier – guitar,

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, vocals on "Louisiana Lady", "Midnight Moonlight", "All I Remember", "Charlie's Garden", "Glendale Train" * Gary Vogensen – guitar, vocals on "Louisiana Lady", "Midnight Moonlight", "All I Remember", "Charlie's Garden", "Glendale Train" *

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on "Cecilia", "Henry", "Dirty Business" *

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on "Cecilia", "Henry" * Dave Torbert – bass on "Dirty Business" * Fred Campbell – bass on "Louisiana Lady", "Midnight Moonlight", "All I Remember", "Charlie's Garden", "Glendale Train" *

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on "Cecilia", "Henry" * Spencer Dryden – drums on "Dirty Business" * Evan Robert Morgan – lead acoustic guitar on "Charlie's Garden" and "Glendale Train"

Original releases

The songs on ''The Relix Bay Rock Shop, No. 1'' were originally released on the following albums: *''

'' – "Cecilia", "Henry" *''

Vintage NRPS ''Vintage NRPS'' is an album by the country rock group the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live on February 21 and February 23, 1971 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York, and released in 1986.Midnight Moonlight'' – "Louisiana Lady", "Midnight Moonlight", "All I Remember", "Charlie's Garden", "Glendale Train"

Notes

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