[1] It contains previously released songs that were recorded between 1969 and 1975 and were selected from three albums on the Relix Records label — Before Time Began, Vintage NRPS, and Live on Stage.

[2][3] The songs on Relix's Best of the Early New Riders of the Purple Sage that were excerpted from Before Time Began were recorded in November, 1969 at the Pacific Heights Recording studio in San Francisco, California.

They feature the original lineup of the New Riders – John Dawson, David Nelson, and three members of the Grateful Dead — Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart.

The songs taken from Vintage NRPS were recorded live in February, 1971, at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.

From Before Time Began: From Vintage NRPS: From Live on Stage: