NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE The Very Best Of The Relix Years (2009 UK 33-track 2-CD album set - The NRPS were originally a spin-off band from the Grateful Dead and recorded a number of albums for CBS / Columbia, the best of which is presented on this 2CD set. Includes 6 tracks by the original line up of John Dawson, David Nelson, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart and Phil Lesh recorded before the band signed to Columbia; plus live recordings captured at The Beacon Theatre and The Keystone in 1975 which feature the line up that also included Spencer Dryden [Jefferson Airplane] Skip Battin [Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers] and Buddy Cage)