Grateful Dead: So Far

So Far
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
Release dates	1987
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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

• "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

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – guitar
• Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
• Phil Lesh – bass
• Brent Mydland – keyboards
• Bob Weir – guitar

Production

• 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

References

• Scott, John W; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu. DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists, 1999, DeadBase, ISBN 1-877657-22-0, p. 122
• So Far at the Internet Movie Database
• So Far at AllMovie
• So Far at AllMusic
• So Far at the Grateful Dead Family Discography
• So Far at LaserDisc Database