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label on May 19, 1994. The songs on ''Wasted Tasters'' were excerpted from '' New Riders of the Purple Sage'' (1971), ''

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'' (1972), '' Gypsy Cowboy'' (1972), '' The Adventures of Panama Red'' (1973), '' Home, Home on the Road'' (1974), '' Brujo'' (1974), and '' Oh, What a Mighty Time'' (1975). Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead plays pedal steel guitar on the first five tracks. The front cover illustration for ''Wasted Tasters'' was taken from the inside cover of ''Powerglide''. It was drawn by Lore Orion, who was formerly known as Lawrence "Lore" Shoberg.Shanaberger, Susan
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Dave Torbert David Edwin Torbert (June 7, 1948 – December 7, 1982) was a Bay Area musician, best known for his associations with the Grateful Dead and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. He played bass for the latter group, replacing Phil Lesh during the ses ...

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Buddy Cage Buddy Cage (February 18, 1946 – February 5, 2020) was an American pedal steel guitarist, best known as a longtime member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage.

Track listing

From ''New Riders of the Purple Sage'': #"Henry" ( John Dawson) – 2:33 #"Glendale Train" (Dawson) – 2:55 #"Louisiana Lady" (Dawson) – 3:05 #"I Don't Know You" (Dawson) – 3:05 #"Last Lonely Eagle" (Dawson) – 5:14 From ''Powerglide'': #

" I Don't Need No Doctor" (

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) – 3:07 #"Contract" (

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"She's No Angel" (Wanda Ballman, J.W. Arnold) – 2:51 #"Gypsy Cowboy" (Torbert) – 4:17 #"Sutter's Mill" (Dawson) – 1:52 #"Sailin'" (Dawson) – 2:58 From ''The Adventures of Panama Red'': #

"Panama Red" (

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) – 2:48 #"Lonesome L.A. Cowboy" (Rowan) – 4:08 #"Kick in the Head" ( Robert Hunter) – 2:28 #"Teardrops in My Eyes" (

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"You Angel You" (

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Personnel

New Riders of the Purple Sage

* John Dawson –

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* David Nelson – guitar, vocals * Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar on tracks 1 – 5 *

Buddy Cage Buddy Cage (February 18, 1946 – February 5, 2020) was an American pedal steel guitarist, best known as a longtime member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage.

– pedal steel guitar on tracks 6 – 24 *

– bass, vocals on tracks 1 – 20 *

– bass, vocals on tracks 21 – 24 *

– drums

Production

*Conceived and compiled by Glenn A. Baker, Kevin Mueller, and Peter Shillito *Annotated by Glenn A. Baker *Mastering by Warren Barnett

Notes

{{New Riders of the Purple Sage New Riders of the Purple Sage compilation albums 1994 compilation albums