Grateful Dead album by album thread

Keith Godchaux-Contributions to other artist’s recordings;

from deaddisc.com;

Albums & Singles;

Demon In Disguise, David Bromberg, 1972
Slewfoot, David Rea, 1973
Wanted Dead Or Alive, David Bromberg, 1974
Out Of The Blues, David Bromberg, 1977
A Wing And A Prayer, Matt Kelly, 1987
Delco Electronics Music System Sampler, Various Artists, 198?
Songs from the Sacred Napkin, Various Artists, 1990
Max Weinberg Presents - Let There Be Drums, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 1994

 

Donna Godchaux-Contributions to other artist’s recordings;

from deaddisc.com;

Before joining the Dead, Donna Jean was a respected session singer firstly in the Muscle Shoals, Memphis and Nashville area and subsequently on the West Coast. This aspect of the discography has only been superficially explored to date.
Before joining the Grateful Dead Donna Jean Godchaux (Donna Jean Thatcher) worked as a backing singer on many recordings. Her first recording session was with Ray Stevens probably in early 1966. In addition to the artists listed below she also recorded with Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Joe Tex, Joe Simon, Benny King, Neil Diamond, Dionne Warwick, the Boxtops, and others. There are, no doubt, also other recordings with some of the artists listed below that are not documented here. This section of the discography is far from complete. Italics indicate that it is not known if Donna contributed to the track.

Albums & Singles;

Single: When A Man Loves A Woman / Love Me Like You Mean It, Percy Sledge, 1966
From Elvis In Memphis, Elvis Presley, 1969
Single: In The Ghetto / Any Day Now, Elvis Presley, 1969
Single: Suspicious Minds / You'll Think Of Me, Elvis Presley, 1969
3614 Jackson Highway, Cher, 1969
Single: I Walk On Guilded Splinters / Chastity's Song (Band Of Thieves), Cher, 1969
Single: For What It's Worth / (Just Enough To Keep Me) Hangin' On, Cher, 1969
Glass Onion, Arif Mardin & His Orchestra, 1969
Single (Sympathy For The Devil / Glass Onion), Arif Mardin & His Orchestra, 1969?
Strange Brew / Proud Mary), Arif Mardin & His Orchestra, 1969?
Single: Lay Baby Lay, / (Just Enough To Keep Me) Hangin' On, Cher, 1970
Elvis Back In Memphis, Elvis Presley, 1970
Moments, Judy Mayhan, 1970
Duncan Pain, Duncan Pain, 1970
Boz Scaggs, Boz Scaggs, 1970
Ton Ton Macoute, Johnny Jenkins, 1970
Pipedream, Tim Davis, 1971
Demon In Disguise, David Bromberg, 1972
Gypsy Cowboy, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1972
Single: Groupie / She's No Angel, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 1973
The Adventures Of Panama Red, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1973
Slewfoot, David Rea, 1973
Here Goes Nothing, Zero, 1987

 

Brent Mydland-Contributions to other artist’s recordings;

from deaddisc.com;

Albums & Singles;

Silver, Silver, 1976
Single (Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang / Right On Time), Silver, 1976, Arista 0189
Single (Memory / So Much For The Past), Silver, 1976, Arista 0210
Sweet Suprise, Eric Andersen, 1976
I Love Music, Various Artists, 1976
Single (Musician (It's Not An Easy Life) / Right On Time), Silver, 1977, Arista 0227
Arista World Pop, Various Artists, 1977?
Retrospective, Eric Andersen, 1981 (Norway)
A Wing And A Prayer, Matt Kelly, 1987
Down In The Groove, Bob Dylan, 1988
Single (Silvio / Driftin' Too Far From Shore), Bob Dylan, 1988
Silvio promo single, Bob Dylan, 1988
A Sneak Peek: Fresh Tracks / New Stars, Various Artists (Bob Dylan), 1988
New Frontier, New Frontier, 1988
Political World single, Bob Dylan, 1990
Barry Scott Presents: The Lost 45s of the '70s and '80s, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 2000
Light Mellow: AOR-Groovin' & Breezin', Various Artists, 2000

 

Vince Welnick-Contributions to other artist’s recordings;

from deaddisc.com;

Albums & Singles;

The Tubes, The Tubes, 1975
Single: White Punks On Dope, Pt 1 / White Punks On Dope, Pt 2, The Tubes, July 1975
Single: White Punks On Dope / What Do You Want From Life?, The Tubes, July 1975
Single: What Do You Want From Life? / Space baby, The Tubes, November 1975
Young and Rich, The Tubes, 1976
Single: Don't Touch Me There / Proud To Be An American, The Tubes, June 1976
Now, The Tubes, 1977
Single: Young and Rich / Love Will Keep Us Together, The Tubes, January 1977
Single: This Town / I'm Just A Mess, The Tubes, August 1977
What Do You Want From Live, The Tubes, 1978
Remote Control, The Tubes, 1978
Single: Show Me A Reason (live) / I Saw Her Standing There (live), The Tubes, July 1978
Single: Prime Time / No Way Out, The Tubes, 1979
Single: Love's A Mystery (I Don't understand) / Telecide, The Tubes, May 1979
The Completion Backward Principle, The Tubes, 1981
T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities & Smash Hits) , The Tubes, 1981
Single: Don't Want To Wait Anymore / Think About Me, The Tubes, 1981
Single: Talk To Ya Later / Power Tools, The Tubes, 1981
Single: Gonna Get It Next Time / Sports Fans, The Tubes, 1982
Single: Tubular Holiday (fan club flexidisc), The Tubes, 1982
Outside/Inside, The Tubes, 1983
Single: She's A Beauty / When You're Ready To Come, The Tubes, April 1983
Single: The Monkey Time / Sports Fans, The Tubes, 1983
Single: Tip Of My Tongue / Keyboard Kids, The Tubes, 1983
Single: Happy Holidaze (fan club flexidisc), The Tubes, 1983
Love Bomb, The Tubes, 1985
First Chud, Bill Spooner, 1985
Single: Piece By Piece / Night People, The Tubes, March 1985
Nearly Human, Todd Rundgren, 1989
Second Wind, Todd Rundgren, 1991
The Best Of The Tubes 1981-1986, The Tubes, 1991
The Best Of The Tubes, The Tubes, 1992
Chance in a Million, Zero, 1994
Live: The Greek, The Tubes, 1995

 

Bruce Hornsby-Own & Contributions to other artist's recordings

from deaddisc.com;

Own Albums;

The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1986
Scenes From The Southside, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1986
The Way It Is Tour (1986-1987), Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1987 (Japan)
A Night On The Town, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1990
A Night On The Town (video), Bruce Hornsby, 1990
Rockpalast Live (video), Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1991
Harbor Lights, Bruce Hornsby, 1993
Hot House, Bruce Hornsby, 1995

Own Singles;

Every Little Kiss / The Red Plains, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1986
The Way It Is / The Wild Frontier, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1986
Mandolin Rain / The Red Plains (live), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1987
Every Little Kiss (remix), Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1987
The Valley Road / The Long Race (live), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1988
Look Out Any Window / The Way It Is (live), Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1988
Defenders Of The Flag / On The Western Skyline, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1988
Across The River / Fire On The Cross, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1990
Lost Soul / Stander On The Mountain, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1990
Set Me In Motion/Carry The Water/Barren Ground/Another Day, Bruce Hornsby and The Range, 1991
Harbor Lights / End Of The Innocence, Bruce Hornsby, 1993
Talk Of The Town (Cassette only), Bruce Hornsby, 1993
Fields Of Grey / Song A, Bruce Hornsby, 1993
Rainbow's Cadillac, Bruce Hornsby, 1994
Walk In The Sun / Cruise Control, Bruce Hornsby, 1995


Contributions to other artist’s recordings;

Albums & Singles;

Mirage A Trois, Yellowjackets, 1984
Shades, Yellowjackets, 1986
Transit, Ira Stein and Russel Walder, 1986
Island In The Sea, Willie Nelson, 1987
In Vitro, In Vitro, 1987
A Little Bit Closer, Tom Wopat, 1987
From The West, T. Lavitz, 1987
Single: Something To Believe In / Second Nature, Clannad, 1987
Tribe, Bernie Taupin, 1988
Sirius, Clannad, 1988
Heroes and Zeros, Glen Burtnick, 1988
Small World, Huey Lewis & The News, 1988
View From The House, Kim Carnes, 1988
The Real Me, Patti Austin, 1988
Paradise Citizens, Randy Bernsen, 1988
The End Of The Innocence, Don Henley, 1989
Single: End Of The Innocence / If Dirt Were Dollars, Don Henley, 1989
Steady On, Shawn Colvin, 1989
The Other Side Of The Mirror, Stevie Nicks, 1989
Single: Two Kinds Of Love / Real Tears, Stevie Nicks, 1989
Single: In A Lifetime / Something To Believe In, Clannad, 1989
Any Kind Of Lie, Marti Jones, 1990
Live It Up, Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1990
Under The Red Sky, Bob Dylan, 1990
River Of Love, David Foster, 1990
Play, Squeeze, 1990
Guitar Trouble, Tommy Conwell and The Young Rumblers, 1990
Single: I'm Seventeen, Tommy Conwell and The Young Rumblers, 1990
Single: Steady On / Something to Believe In / Steady On (live), Shawn Colvin, 1990 (UK)
Single: Rock & Bird, Cowboy Junkies, 1990
Luck Of The Draw, Bonnie Raitt, 1991
Single: I Can't Make You Love Me / Come To Me, Bonnie Raitt, 1991
Storyville, Robbie Robertson, 1991
The Fire Inside, Bob Seger, 1991
620 W. Surf, Michael McDermott, 1991
Natural Selection, Dave Samuels, 1991
Busman's Holiday, John Kilzer, 1991
Prince Of The Deep Water, The Blessing, 1991
Pour In The Sky, Liquid Jesus, 1991
Single: Give Peace A Chance, The Peace Choir, 1991
Anything Can Happen, Leon Russell, 1992
Fat City, Shawn Colvin, 1992
Three Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Bela Fleck, 1993
Worth Waiting For, Jeff Lorber, 1993
Push, Bill Evans, 1994
The Jazz Masters: Verve At 50, Various Artists, 1994
Mutineer, Warren Zevon, 1995

 

What did Garcia do on Manassas, do you know? He's not listed on the album credits.....

 

From JerryGarcia'sMiddleFinger.......

http://jgmf.blogspot.com/2010/01/garcia-on-stephen-stills-albums.html

Regarding Manassas, deaddisc has recently included this Garcia quote from the Swing 51 article, though indicating that things are still uncertain: "There are a couple of tunes on there where I play pedal steel and maybe even guitar on one, but there's at least two that I'm not credited on. But I did the sessions and it's me playing." Silberman is much more enthusiastic about this possibility, suggesting that has been previously unknown. He also reports that while Al Perkins probably did most of the (and arguably the finest) steel work on Manassas, the style suggests that Jerry might well be playing on "Jesus Gave Away Love For Free."

 

No mention in this thread of the Classical album that the Dead did?

 

I was just listening to Cow Palace New Year's Eve 1976 last night and marveling at what a fantastic, and somewhat frustrating, release it is. The sound is, at least to me, fantastic! Everyone is crystal clear and Jerry really seems to be on. Phil sounds wonderful as well with a very clear and articulate sound.

Disc 2 really takes off with a wonderful and quickly paced Eyes that turns into the most perfect version of Wharf Rat ever. Seriously, they nail the harmonies, the tempo, and the jam all in perfect unison with each other. Then we get a pretty killer Good Lovin which is a song I normally don't care for. But they turn in a very nice jam in the middle and then drag out the end into a very funky Samson intro. THEN they still have the audacity to go into a nice bouncy Scarlet with a beautiful jam that has all the time in the world.

But the frustrating part about this release is the set list. Disc 1 starts off well enough with a nice lazy Bertha (I always disregard Promised Land) but the rest of the disc just seems lacking except for the Playing which does have a nice out there jam. But I just don't find myself reaching for disc 1 very often.

Then over on disc 3 we get a very well played Help that just drops off into space with Slipknot and then not even a treat of Franklin's. I would have loved to have heard a nice 76 Franklin's in this sound quality. There is a decent drums followed by a NFA that doesn't really go anywhere although I like it anyways. There is of course what most people call a monster Morning Dew although I don't think I've ever been able to sit through it. I couldn't tell you how the Saturday Night and UJB go because I never really gave them attentive listens after trying to get through all of disc 3.

In the end, it IS a great release although I'm not sure I would recommend it to a newbie.

 

The New Years 76 show was their first gig in over two months, and reportedly their only practice was a brief soundcheck. That might explain why the first set is a slow starter. One of my favorite Playing jams.

 

There have been plenty of times where the Dead played a slow first set. I just attribute it to them getting the feel of the audience (and each other) before ripping it up in the second set.

Another argument for the whole show release concept. The whole is greater than the parts. On these nights, you can hear the band slowly build up steam as the show goes forward.

 

Is there anyway to save this thread with all the pics etc to my harddrive?

 

a ton of info in this thread....the effort is much appreciated, even by those of us just now "discovering" The Grateful Dead....

tiny slightly off-topic question (or two):

- Workingman's Dead originally issued on CD in 87 on Warner 2-1889 -> how can I identify the 1st US issue? matrix code? made in Japan? etc....

- same question for American Beauty issued on CD in 87 on Warner 2-1893

Was there an earlier CD issuance in Europe or Japan? Catalog info would be helpful. I'd like to track down the definitive pressing of these 2 for sound quality.

Many thanks!!

 

^^^pls help

BUMP- surely there is at least one Dead CD collector.....

 

As far as I know the first CDs of those albums were the 1987 releases mentioning that the mastering was "approved by the Grateful Dead."

 

i was just noticing something regarding these archive releases. in the 'golden' years from 68-74, i think that 1970 isn't as well covered as the other years. after may of 1970, there's only a handful of songs released but many of the shows from june through december were amazing. i think part of the problem is not all of the shows were recorded from the sb or exist in the vaults. i believe that's the case with most of the port chester shows. the 9/70 fillmore east shows were recorded from the sb but don't circulate complete.

 

True, there are few soundboards from June until late December 1970. Bear has said that this was because he was in jail, and he had been doing much of their taping up to then. There are other theories that there were tapes that never made it into the Dead's vault or were stolen. The September 1970 Fillmore boards came from a non-vault source.

 

true. i didn't think about him. there's a few others; stonybrook university, el monte, santa rosa, anderson theater. i don't know if they would be considered good enough to be released but you never know.

 

Appendix II; The Ones That Got Away

When you find out, let me know. LOL.
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Grateful Dead Merchandising/Rhino have been releasing Archive Recordings very regularly in recent years (lucky for us; more to hear and chat about on SHF!). During the course of the preceding thread we were lucky enough to have a few released just before we passed through that era or year, and we were able to include those.

However, they’re still coming so I’ll add them here when they pass the rumor/order stage and cross-reference them with their existing SHF thread (you guys spot and post them well before I hear of them), and to the post in this thread to give some perspective of that show’s ‘life & times’. As usual, I’ll respectfully include data as compiled by those wonderfully thorough guys at deaddisc.com.

 

Let It Rock: Jerry Garcia Band, Keystone Berkeley Nov 17/18 1975

This cd had only just passed the rumor status when we had the JGB Reflections post #616. This is a great chance to hear live this very early and short-lived incarnation of the Jerry Garcia Band featuring Nicky Hopkins on keyboards. This was a shift in dynamics (Hopkins’ piano as opposed to Saunders’ organ), …and as if the music isn’t cool enough, this archive release is recorded in 16-tracks to boot.

It’s got it’s own SHF thread here;

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=194406&highlight=garcia

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Let It Rock: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 2: Jerry Garcia Band, Keystone Berkeley '75

Jerry Garcia Band

Initial release : 2009
Rhino / Grateful Dead

2 CD collection of live performances recorded at the Keystone on November 17 and 18, 1975.

Tracks

Disc 1;
• Let It Rock (Berry)
• Tore Up Over You (Ballard)
• Friend Of The Devil (Garcia / Hunter)
• They Love Each Other (Garcia / Hunter)
• It’s Too Late (Willis)
• Pig’s Boogie > (Hopkins)
• Band Introductions >
• Sitting In Limbo (Cliff / Bright)
• (I’m A) Road Runner (Holland / Dozier / Holland)

Disc 2;
• Sugaree (Garcia / Hunter)
• I’ll Take A Melody (Toussaint)
• That’s What Love Will Make You Do (Campbell / Thigpen / Banks / Marion)
• Lady Sleeps (Hopkins)
• Ain’t No Use (?)
• Let’s Spend The Night Together (Jagger / Richards)
• Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder (Hopkins)

Musicians
• Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
• Nicky Hopkins - piano
• John Kahn - bass
• Ron Tutt - drums

Credits
• Mixing (from 16-track master tapes) - Jeffrey Norman
• CD booklet essay - David Gans

Notes
The tracks are taken from the following performances;
• Let It Rock - November 18, 1975
• Tore Up Over You - November 18, 1975
• Friend Of The Devil - November 17, 1975
• They Love Each Other - November 18, 1975
• It’s Too Late - November 18, 1975
• Pig’s Boogie > - November 18, 1975
• Band Introductions > - November 18, 1975
• Sitting In Limbo - November 18, 1975
• (I’m A) Road Runner - November 18, 1975
• Sugaree - November 18, 1975
• I’ll Take A Melody - November 18, 1975
• That’s What Love Will Make You Do - November 17, 1975
• Lady Sleeps - November 17, 1975
• Ain’t No Use - November 18, 1975
• Let’s Spend The Night Together - November 17, 1975
• Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder - November 18, 1975

 

Road Trips: Volume 3, Number 2-November 15, 1971

This Road Trips would correspond with post #416 of this thread of the very early Keith Godchaux tenure with the band (Pig Pen was going and coming during this time due to illness). This release is chockfull of ‘cowboy’ tunes (all the more enjoyable being n Texas), but this certainly doesn’t mean they can’t drop some Dark Star mojo into the brew.

This release has it’s own SHF thread found here;

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=209263&highlight=road+trips

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Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 2: Austin, November 15, 1971
Grateful Dead

Initial release : 2010
Grateful Dead / Rhino

A two CD release of the complete Grateful Dead show at the Austin Municipal Auditorium on November 15, 1971. A third bonus CD, with music from the November 14, 1971 show in Fort Worth, was included with early copies of this release.

Tracks

CD 1;
• Truckin' (Garcia / Lesh / Weir / Hunter)
• Bertha (Garcia / Hunter)
• Playing In The Band (Weir / Hart / Hunter)
• Deal (Garcia / Hunter)
• Jack Straw (Weir / Hunter)
• Loser (Garcia / Hunter)
• Beat It On Down The Line (Fuller)
• Dark Star > (Garcia / Hart / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir / Hunter)
• El Paso > (Robbins
• Dark Star (Garcia / Hart / Kreutzmann / Lesh / McKernan / Weir / Hunter)
• Casey Jones (Garcia / Hunter)
• One More Saturday Night (Weir)

CD 2;
• Me And My Uncle (Phillips)
• Ramble On Rose (Garcia / Hunter)
• Mexicali Blues (Weir / Barlow)
• Brokedown Palace (Garcia / Hunter)
• Me And Bobby McGee (Foster / Kristofferson)
• Cumberland Blues (Garcia / Hunter)
• Sugar Magnolia (Weir / Hunter)
• You Win Again (Williams)
• Not Fade Away > (Hardin / Petty)
• Jam > (Grateful Dead)
• Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead)
• Not Fade Away (Hardin / Petty)
• Johnny B. Goode (Berry)

Bonus CD included with early copies;
• China Cat Sunflower> (Garcia / Hunter)
• I Know You Rider (Traditional arr. Grateful Dead)
• Sugaree (Garcia / Hunter)
• Truckin' > (Garcia / Lesh / Weir / Hunter)
• Drums > (Kreutzmann)
• The Other One > (Weir / Kreutzmann)
• Me And My Uncle > (Phillips)
• The Other One > (Weir / Kreutzmann)
• Wharf Rat > (Garcia / Hunter)
• Sugar Magnolia (Weir / Hunter)

Musicians
• Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
• Keith Godchaux - keyboards
• Bill Kreutzmann - drums
• Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
• Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Credits
• Producer - Grateful Dead
• Produced for release by - David Lemieux, Blair Jackson
• Recording - Rex Jackson
• CD mastering - Jeffrey Norman
• Cover art - Scott McDougall
• Back cover photo - Bob Seidemann
• Interiror photos - Mary Ann Mayer
• Package design - Steve Vance
• Booklet essay - Blair Jackson

 

Crimson, White and Indigo- July 7, 1989 JFK Stadium, Philadelphia

This cd/dvd release comes from late in Brent Mydland’s tenure with the band and would correspond with posts #791 & #792 of this thread. Just days after the “Truckin’ To Buffalo” gig and in the era of “Without A Net”, they’re playing masterfully (dig an interesting pairing of “Estimated Prophet” into “Standing On The Moon”). Multi-track recording and a 5.1 mix to boot.


The SHF thread for this one is here:

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=208058&highlight=dead

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Crimson, White and Indigo
Grateful Dead

Initial release : 2010
Grateful Dead / Rhino

A 3 CD / 1 DVD release of the complete Grateful Dead show on July 7, 1989 at the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia.

Tracks

CD 1;
• Hell In A Bucket
• Iko Iko
• Little Red Rooster
• Ramble On Rose
• Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
• Loser
• Let It Grow
• Blow Away

CD 2;
• Box Of Rain
• Scarlet Begonias
• Fire On The Mountain
• Estimated Prophet
• Standing On The Moon
• Drums

CD 3;
• Space
• The Other One
• Wharf Rat
• Turn On Your Lovelight
• Knockin' On Heaven's Door

The DVD track list is the same as the CD.

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

Credits
• Produced for release by - David Lemieux
• Recording - John Cutler
• Stereo and 5.1 mix - Michael McGinn
• 5.1 surround and stereo mastering - David Glasser
• Video editing, DVD production and authoring - Video Arts, San Francisco
• Cover art - Scott McDougall
• Photos - Bob Minkin
• Art direction, design - Steve Vance
• Booklet essay - Steve Silberman

 

Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 3: Fillmore East, 5/15/70

Here’s the existing SHF thread on this one;

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=219222&highlight=grateful+dead

This Road Trips would be added to post #270 (where this set’s “Easy Wind” already appears), just a dozen days after DP8 at Harpur College. Whereas Bear’s Choice/DP4 (from Feb 13/14 1970) and DP8 give us a great taste of the Spring acoustic sets, this latest Road Trips installment truly showcases the extent and diversity of those acoustic sets. There are a number of cover tunes including the gospel “Cool Jordan”, the folk “Ballad Of Casey Jones”, and C&W “Long Black Limousine” and “Silver Threads And Silver Needles”. Pigpen does a rare double blooze-twinner of “She’s Mine” and “Katie Mae”. Nestled amongst this celebration of roots are the Grateful Dead’s own new contributions to the genre like “Friend Of The Devil” and “Uncle John’s Band”, which would one day also be considered American folk classics in their own right.

The release is touted as coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Workingman’s Dead. This archive tape’s crisp vocals are very up front in the mix as some of the electric guitar sound bypassed the PA straight to the hall, and as a result it sounds not unlike the Workingman’s Dead mix. While much of the acoustic sets sound very informal and ragged like old miners sitting singing around a campfire, I was personally impressed by the intricate and tight phrasing (and pitchy little harmony tricks) of the bonus disc’s “Candyman” and “Attics Of My Life”. (This is the first 3-disc RT, but I can’t help feeling that this bonus disc should’ve been a permanent 4th disc in the set.)

This tour (the first of a few) also included a middle set by tour-mates New Riders Of The Purple Sage, with some NRPS guesting with GD, and vice versa. It’s been rightly noted in the SHF thread that a disc of NRPS would’ve also been welcome to present a more accurate picture of the marathon “An Evening With…” sets in those days.

Although the folkie acoustic sets early in those evenings may have initially caused great concern among the older die-hard psychedelic GD fans, you’ll note that the good ol’ Grateful Dead eventually get around to cracking out the mind-phook with “Dark Star”, “St Stephen”, “Cryptical Envelopement/The Other One”, “Morning Dew”, and “Cosmic Charlie”.

Though these were not their most mind-blowing shows, savor them. The guitarists soon decided that it was too difficult or distracting to switch back and forth between acoustic and electric mindsets, so the acoustic sets soon fell by the wayside. It would be a decade before they attempted another acoustic run in earnest.

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From Good Ol’ deaddisc.com;

Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 3: Fillmore East, 5/15/70
Grateful Dead

Initial release : 2010
Grateful Dead / Rhino

A three CD release of music from the early and late Grateful Dead shows at the Fillmore East in New York City on May 15, 1970. A fourth bonus CD, with more music from 5/15/70 and from the 5/14/70 show at Meramec College, was included with early copies of this release.

Tracks

CD 1;
Don't Ease Me In
I Know You Rider
Ain't It Crazy (The Rub)
Long Black Limousine
New Speedway Boogie
Casey Jones
St. Stephen>
That's It For The Other One>
I. Cryptical Envelopment
II. Drums
III. The Other One
IV. Cryptical Envelopment
Cosmic Charlie
New Minglewood Blues

CD 2;
Deep Elm Blues
The Ballad Of Casey Jones
Silver Threads And Golden Needles
Black Peter
Friend Of The Devil
Uncle John's Band
She's Mine
Katie Mae
A Voice From On High
China Cat Sunflower>
I Know You Rider
Cumberland Blues
Hard To Handle
Morning Dew
Dire Wolf

CD 3;
Good Lovin'
Dark Star>
St. Stephen>
Not Fade Away>
Turn On Your Lovelight
Cold Jordan

Bonus CD included with early copies;
Friend Of The Devil
Candyman
Cumberland Blues
Cold Jordan
Easy Wind
Attics Of My Life
Beat It On Down The Line
Next Time You See Me
New Speedway Boogie > *
Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam > *
New Speedway Boogie *
St. Stephen *
Not Fade Away *
Turn On Your Lovelight *
*from 5/14/70, Meramec Community College, Kirkwood

Musicians
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Mickey Hart - drums
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Phil Lesh - electric bass, vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - acoustic guitar, organ, harmonica, percussion, vocals
Bob Weir - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals

Special guests on A Voice From On High and Cold Jordan;
David Nelson
John Dawson

Credits
Producer - Grateful Dead
Compilation producer - David Lemieux, Blair Jackson
Recording - Bob Matthews
CD mastering - Jeffrey Norman
Cover art - Scott McDougall
Photos - Amalie Rothschild, Peter Simon
Package design - Steve Vance
Booklet essay - Blair Jackson


(having a few dramas with pic sizing tonite…)

 

Grateful Dead - The Warner Bros. Studio Albums Vinyl Box (Exclusive Edition)

I studiously avoided compilations, best of's, and re-issues in this thread as I felt they were redundant and confusing, and frankly they don't really click out of context IMO.
However, this latest vinyl offering from Warner Bros of the GD core studio WB albums looks very tasty (especially this being an audiophile website 'n all), and has the tantalizing inclusion of the long-thought-lost original mix of AoXoMoXoA.

The SHF thread on this, including reviews can be found here;

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=222955&highlight=grateful+dead

Between 1967 and 1970, the Grateful Dead recorded five studio albums for Warner Bros. Records that formed the psychedelic canon on which the band’s live legend was built.

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty with THE WARNER BROS. STUDIO ALBUMS, a five-LP boxed set. The collection contains The Grateful Dead (1967),Workingman’s Dead, the original mix of Aoxomoxoa (1969), and American Beauty (1970), plus the original mix for Anthem Of The Sun (1968), available on vinyl for the first time in nearly 40 years.

The set also offers detailed replicas of the original albums housed in a hard-shell case that protects and stores the music with the accompanying 12" x 12" book including unpublished photos and new liner notes by Blair Jackson. To ensure the highest degree of quality, the albums were pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI using lacquers cut from the original analog masters by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

DEAD.NET EXCLUSIVE
Order from Dead.net and you'll receive an exclusive reproduction of a rare 1968 7" single (in a picture sleeve) that features the studio version of “Dark Star” (b/w “Born Cross-Eyed”) that clocks in at a concise 2:38. You'll also receive a reproduction of a rare 1967 promotional poster for the first album from the Warner Bros. Records archive.(see post #142)

Now available for PRE-ORDER ONLY. Item is estimated to ship September 21, 2010.

TRACK LISTING

The Grateful Dead (see post #75 and beyond)
Side One
1. “The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)”
2. “Beat It On Down The Line”
3. “Good Morning Little School Girl”
4. “Cold Rain And Snow”
5. “Sitting On Top Of The World”
6. “Cream Puff War”
Side Two
1. “Morning Dew”
2. “New, New Minglewood Blues”
3. “Viola Lee Blues”

Anthem Of The Sun (see posts #93 and beyond)
Side One
1. “That’s It For The Other One”
I. “Cryptical Envelopment”
II. “Quadlibet For Tender Feet”
III. “The Faster We Go, The Rounder We Get”
IV. “We Leave The Castle”
2. “New Potato Caboose”
3. “Born Cross-Eyed”
Side Two
1. “Alligator”
2. “Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)”

Aoxomoxoa (see posts #154 and beyond)
Side One
1. “St. Stephen”
2. “Dupree’s Diamond Blues”
3. “Rosemary”
4. “Doin’ That Rag”
5. “Mountains Of The Moon”
Side Two
1. “China Cat Sunflower”
2. “What’s Become Of The Baby”
3. “Cosmic Charlie”

Workingman’s Dead (see posts #297 and beyond)
Side One
1. “Uncle John's Band”
2. “High Time”
3. “Dire Wolf”
4. “New Speedway Boogie”
Side Two
1. “Cumberland Blues”
2. “Black Peter”
3. “Easy Wind”
4. “Casey Jones”

American Beauty (see posts #355 and beyond)
Side One
1. “Box Of Rain”
2. “Friend Of The Devil”
3. “Sugar Magnolia”
4. “Operator”
5. “Candyman” Side Two
1. “Ripple”
2. “Brokedown Palace”
3. “Till The Morning Comes”
4. “Attics Of My Life”
5. “Truckin’”

 

JUST ASK MIKE! Overview and Reviews of the GD Archive Releases.

Good ol' MikeP5877 is SHF's long term 'go-to' reference for ratings of the various GD Live Vault releases over the years (even the # in his handle is a reference to a particularly tasty show!)

This album-by-album thread was partially inspired by those threads, with an aim towards providing a chronological/historical perspective to this mountain of music. Sometimes responses to some releases in this thread were a bit sparse as much of that ground was already covered in his threads.
SO, if you're poking around the lists, paralysed by the numerous choices and wondering which releases are recommended and why, just remember; "..one watch by night, one watch by day, if you get confused....just ask Mike!".

Dick's Picks
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=75173

Other Vaults up to 2006
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=80755

More Vault releases 2006 up to,...uh, last week!
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=225235&highlight=grateful+dead