So Far is a music documentary video by the Grateful Dead. Directed by Jerry Garcia and Len Dell'Amico, it is intended to give a subjective view of the Grateful Dead experience. The soundtrack includes Dead song performances largely from 1985 (both from a concert on December 31, 1985 and in a rehearsal setting). The visuals combine scenes of the band playing the songs, other Dead related material, computer animation, and found footage that has been altered and edited in various ways.
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 So Far video tape cover | |
| Directed by | Len Dell'Amico Jerry Garcia |
| Produced by | Len Dell'Amico |
| Starring | Grateful Dead |
| Edited by | Veronica Losa |
| Distributed by | Grateful Dead Productions |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
So Far was released on VHS and laserdisc in 1987, and on DVD in 2012 in the All the Years Combine compilation box set. It has a running time of 55 minutes.
Song list
edit- "Uncle John's Band" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter)
- "Lady with a Fan" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Space" (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Mydland)
- "Rhythm Devils" (Hart, Kreutzmann)
- "Throwing Stones" (Weir, Barlow)
- "Not Fade Away" (Hardin, Petty)
Credits
editGrateful Dead
edit- Jerry Garcia – guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
- Phil Lesh – bass, backing vocals
- Brent Mydland – keyboards, backing vocals
- Bob Weir – guitar, lead and backing vocals
Production
edit- Len Dell'Amico, Jerry Garcia – directors
- Len Dell'Amico – producer
- John Cutler – soundtrack producer
- Jerry Garcia – sound mixing
- Candace Brightman – lighting design
- Veronica Loza – editor
- Ann Leslie Uzdavinis, Sue Stephens – associate producers