GRATEFUL DEAD

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* GRAYFOLDED

Miscel         CD(r)        9.5        Miscel.

A compilation of 'Dark Star' performances put together by John Oswald and released in 1994. Performances slide back from the recent past (i.e. 1994) to 1969 and back again. Outstanding overview of Dead-jams!

Tracks:
Novature (formless nights fall) / Pouring Velvet / In Revolving Ash Light / Clouds Cast / Through / Fault Forces / The Phil Zone / La Estrella Oscura / Recedes (while we can).

* THE MATRIX, SF (66)

29nov66         1.5TAPE(?gen)         8        The Matrix, San Francisco

Nice and very old show by the Dead.

Tracks:
Side 1:
Sick And Tired / Standing On The Corner / Mind bender / It Hurts Me Too / Viola Lee Blues / I Know You Rider / It's A Sin / Cream Puff War
Filler (Studio): Crosseyed / Dark Star / Don't ?Have To Ask / Stealin'
Side 2:
Me And My Uncle / Same Thing / Stealin' / Big Boy Pete / See That My GraveIs Kept Clean
Side 3:
One Kind Favour / Early Morning Rain / Cold Rain And Snow / Down So Long / Something On Your Mind / Lindy / Good morning Little Schoolgirl / I Just Wanna Make Love To You

* MYSTERY REELS 1968

1968        4CD(r)        9        Various

Recordings from several 1968 shows found on 5 unlabeled 7" reels in the vault dated circa 1968.
Click here for more info as can be found on db.etree.org

Tracks:
CD 1:
St. Stephen->Jam / Cryptical Envelopment->The Other One->Cryptical Envelopment->New Potato Caboose->Thirteens Jam->Alligator->Drumz->Jam->Caution
CD 2:
Drumz->(post-Alligaot) Jam / Cryptical Envelopment->The Other One->Cryptical Envelopment->New Potato Caboose->It Hurts Me too / Born Cross-Eyed / Dark Star->St. Stephen
CD 3:
Cryptical Envelopment->The Other One->Cryptical Envelopment->Little Schoolgirl / Dark Star->St. Stephen->The Eleven->Death Don´t / Turn On your Love light
CD 4:
St. Stephen->Cryptical Envelopment->The Other One->Cryptical Envelopment->Turn On Your Love light / Morning Dew / It Hurts Me Too / Return the Scratcher / Dark Star->St. Stpehen->Turn On Your Love light

* CAROUSEL BALLROOM (68)

19jun68        2CD(r)        9        Carousel Ballroom, SF

Only recently discovered recording. Time has had some impact on the tapes, since it is a bit hissy.
However: This is the Dead at it's peak of psychedelity! Really weird show!

Tracks:
CD 1:
I Love Light / Not Fade Away / Love light / huh?
CD 2:
Blues Jam / Main Ten Jam / Prima Jam / Other One Jam

* LAFAYETTE (69)

18apr69        2CD(r)        8.5         Purdue University, Lafayette

Tracks:
CD 1:
Hard To Handle / Morning Dew / Cryptical Envelopment / the Other One / Cryptical Envelopment / Sitting On Top Of The World / King Bee
CD 2:
Doing That Rag / Love light / Cosmic Charlie / Beat It On Down The Line

* CHICAGO (69)

26apr69        3CD(r)        9.5         Electric Theatre, Chicago

Complete and awesome show. One of my (if not THE) favourite!
This show contains the longest encore ever (>35min). 'What's Become Of The Baby' is the studio version played back over the PA while the band were feed backing on stage. This tune has never been performed live and this show features it's only known appearance.

Tracks:
CD 1:
Dupree's Diamond Blues / Mountains Of The Moon->Dark Star Jam / China Cat Sunflower / Doin' That Raa / Hurts Me Too / Hard To Handle / Cryptical Envelopment->Drums->The Other One->The Eleven Jam->The Other One->It's A Sin / Morning Dew
CD 2:
Sitting On Top Of The World / Minglewood Blues / Silver Threads And Golden Needles / Baby Blue / St. Stephen / Love light
CD 3:
Viola Lee Blues->Caution Jam / Feedback Space->What's Become Of The Baby / And We Bid You goodnight

* HOUSE JAM (69)

28oct69        CD(r)        9        2400 Fulton Street, San Francisco

At the Jefferson Airplane´s venue a recording of Jerry Garcia with Mickey Hart, Jack Cassidy, Jorma Kaukonen and Spencer Dryden. Great jamming with prominent bass riffs from Jack.

Tracks:
Been All Around this World / Big Boss Man / Stormy Monday Jam / Slow Blues / Jam / Jam

* WINTERLAND (70)

15apr70         2CD         X         Winterland, SF

Tracks;
Disk 1:
Cold Rain And Snow / Mama Tried / It´s A Mans Mans Mans World / Candy Man / Hard To Handel / Cumberland Blues / Cryptical Envelopment / Drumz / Jam / Drumz / That´s It For The Other One / Cryptical Envelopment / Dire Wolf / Dancing In The Streets
Disk 2:
Lovelight / Not Fade Away / Lovelight

* DICK'S PICK VOLUME 8

2may70         3CD         9.5         Harpur College, Binghampton, NY

Complete show in two parts. The first part is all acoustic (all of disc 1) and the second part (disk 2 and 3) is the electric show.
Somehow only the first disc is in stereo (acoustic) whereas the rest in mono (but still very, very good sound of course)
'It's a man's world' is the James Brown classic.
NOT FOR TRADE

Tracks;
Disk 1:
Don't Ease Me in / I Know You Rider / Friend Of The Devil / Dire Wolf / Beat It On Down The Line->Black Peter / Candyman->Cumberland Blues / Cold Jordan / Uncle John's Band
Disk 2:
St. Stephen->Cryptical Envelopment->Drums->The Other One->Cryptical Envelopment->Cosmic Charlie / Casey Jones / Good Lovin'
Disk 3:
It's A Man's World / Dancing In The Street->Morning Dew / Viola Blues->We Bid You Goodnight

* NEW YORK (70)

19sep70         0.5TAPE(?gen)        9     Filmore East, New York

Not the complete show, but what's on it is awesome!

Tracks;
Dark Start->Feeling Groovy Jam->Dark Star->St.Stephen->Not Fade Away->DarnessJam->China Car Jam -> Not Fade Away

* THIS BETTER BE GOOD

18feb71        2CD         9.5         Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY

Wonderful dead-show (complete) with a passionate version of Elmore James' 'It Hurts Me too'. Furthermore some classics like 'Bertha', 'Trucking' and (judging from the conversation on stage) a first performance of 'The greatest story', here called 'pump man'. And of course some medley's in which 'Dark Star' and 'Wharf Rat' e.g. Sound is excellent, but there is little bit of hiss.

Tracks;
Disk 1:
Bertha / Truckin' / It Hurts Me Too / Looser / Medley: Pump Man-Johnny Be Good / Mama Tried /  Hard To Handle / Medley:Dark Star-Wharf Rat-Dark Star-Me And My Uncle
Disk 2:
Casey Jones / Playing In The Band / Me And Bobby McGee / Candy Man / Big Boss Man /  sugar Magnolia / Medley:St.Stephen-Not Fade Away-Goin' Down The Road-NotFade Away-Uncle John's Band

* AUSTIN (71)

15nov71        CD(r)        9          Municipal Auditorium, Austin

Not a complete show but some great highlights.

Tracks:
Dark Star->El Paso-> Casey Jones / Not Fade Away->Going Down The Road Felling Bad->Not Fade Away

* ROTTERDAM (72)

11may72         2.5TAPE        9        Ahoy Hal, Rotterdam

Complete show from the European tour.

Tracks:
Side 1:
Playing In The Band / Sugaree / Mr. Charlie / Black Throated Wind / Deal / Chinatown Shuffle / Mexicali Blues
Side 2:
China Cat Flower-> I Know You Rider / It Hurts Me Too / Beat It On Down The Line / Brown Eyed Women / Jack Straw / Big Railroad Blues / Good Lovin'
Side 3:
Casey Jones / Morning Dew / Me And My Uncle / Two Souls In Communion / El Paso / Tennessee Jed / Next Time You See Me
Side 4:
Dark Star->
Side 5:
Sugar Magnolia->Caution->Who Do You Love->Caution->Truckin'->Uncle John's Band

* JERSEY (73)

8jan73        CD        9         Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City

Not the complete show

Tracks:
Dark Star / El Paso / Eyes Of The World / Morning Dew

* BUFFALO (73)

31mar73        0.5TAPE(3gen)         9         War Memorial Coliseum, Buffalo

Part of a great show.

Tracks:
He's Gone-> Truckin'->Nobody's Fault but Mine->Drums->The Other One->SpanishJam->The Other One->Feeling Groovy->I Know You Rider

* SAN DIEGO (73)

14nov73         2TAPE(4gen)        9         San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA

Complete Show.

Tracks;
Side 1:
Big Railroad Blues / Jack Straw / Sugaree / Mexicali Blues / Here Comes Sunshine / Black Throated Wind / Cumber And Blues / The Race Is On
Side 2:
Row Jimmy / Brown-eyed Woman / Beat It On Down The Line / Tennessee Jed / El Paso / China Cat Sunflower->Feeling Groovy Jam->I Know you Rider / Around And Around
Side 3:
Truckin'->The Other One->Big River->The Other One->
Side 4:
Eyes Of The World->The Other One->Wharf Rat / Me And My Uncle / Going Down The Road Feeling Bad / One More Saturday Night

* ITHACA (77)

8may77         2TAPE(?gen)         9         Barton Hall (CornellU) Ithaca, NY

Complete Show. Filler is from 8apr72 at Wembley, London

Tracks;
Side 1:
Minglewood Blues / Loser / El Paso / They Love Each Other / Jack Straw / Deal
Side 2:
Lazy Lightning->Supplication / Brown-eyed Woman / Mama Tried / Row Jimmy / Dancing In The Street
Side 3:
Scarlet Begonias->Fire On The Mountain / Estimated Prophet
Side 4:
St. Stephen->Not Fade Away->St. Stephen->Morning Dew
Encore: One More Saturday Night
Filler: 8apr72, London: Jam / Mind Left Body Jam

* RED ROCKS (78)

8jul78         2TAPE(4gen)         9         Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Complete show. The encore is on side 2.

Tracks;
Side 1:
Bertha->Good Lovin' / Dire Wolf / El Paso / It Must Have Been The Roses / Minglewood Blues
Side 2:
Ramble On Rose / The Promised Land / Deal
Encore: Terrapin Station / One More Saturday Night / Werewolf's Of London
Side 3:
Samson And Delilah / Ship OF Fools / Estimated Prophet->The Other One->Eyes Of The World / Drums
Side 4:
Wharf Rat->Franklin's Tower->Sugar Magnolia
Filler: 29oct77 Evens Fieldhouse:Might As Well / Let It Grow

* MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (79)

8jan79            3CD         8.5         Madison Square Garden, New York

Complete Show, audience recording.

Tracks;
Disc 1:
Mississippi Half-step / Franklin´s Tower / New MinglewoodBlues / Candyman / Me And My Uncle / Big River / Friend Of The Devil / It´s All Over Now / Brown Eyed Woman / Lazy Lightin´ / Supplication
Disc 2:
Scarlet Begonias / Fire On The Mountain / Samson And Delilah / Terrapin Station / Playing In the Band / Space
Disc 3:
Drums / TheOther One / Wharf Rat / Good Lovin´ / US Blues

* SARATOGA (85)

27jun85        2TAPE(5gen)         9         Performing Arts Centre, Saratoga, NY

Complete Show.

Tracks;
Side 1:
In The Midnight Hour->Bertha / Little Red Rooster / Stagger Lee-> El Paso
Side 2:
Crazy Fingers->Supplication->High Time / Hell In A Bucket->Don't Ease Me In
Side 3:
Feel Like A Stranger->Eyes Of The World-.Going Down The Road FeelingBad->Man Smart, Woman Smarter->Drums
Side 4:
Truckin'->Spoonfull->Black Peter->Turn On Your Love light
Encore: Johnny B. Goode / It's All Over Now

* GREENSBORO (91)

1apr91        2TAPE(4gen)         9        Greenboro Coliseum, Greensboro

Complete show with Bruce Hornsby.
Filler on Side 2 is from 6may81. Filler on side 4 is from 24mar90.

Tracks;
Side 1:
Jack Straw->Peggo-O / It's All Over Now / Candy Man / Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Side 2:
Picasso Moon / Bird Song
Filler: 6may81 NY: He's Gone / Jam->Spanish Jam
Side 3:
China Cat Flower-> I know You Rider / Looks Like Rain / Dark Star->Drums->
Side 4:
Space->Dark Star->Playing Reprise->Black Peter->Love Light
Encore: It's All Over Now
Filler: 24mar90: Help On The Way / Slipknot->Franklin's Tower

* DEAD MOON RISING

3nov91         CD         9.5         Polo Field, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

The concert held in memory of Billy Graham. This CD contains the complete Dead-set (without the tuning and chatting however) with guest artist John Forgerty with some Creedence favourites and on 'Forever Young' Neil Young.

Tracks:
Hell In A Bucket / China Cat Sunflower - I Know You Rider / Wang Dang Doodle / Born On The Bayou / Green River / Bad Moon Rising / Proud Mary / Truckin' - The Other One - Wharf Rat / Sunshine Daydream / Forever Young / Touch Of Grey

* BOSTON

29sep94         2TAPE(?gen)         9         Boston Gardens, Boston, MA

'When I Paint My Masterpiece' has Bob Weir on acoustic guitar. 'He's gone' cuts over tape sides.

Tracks:
Side 1:
Hell In A Bucket / Peggy O / Wand Dan Doodle / Ramble On Rose
Side 2:
When I Paint My Masterpiece / Brown Eyed Woman / Let It Grow
side 3:
Playing In The Band- -?- / Eyes Of The World-Estimated Prophet-He's Gone
side 4:
He's gone-Drums-Space(cut) / The Other One-Wharf Rat-Sugar Magnolia / IFought The Law

* CHARLOTTE (95)

23mar95         3CD        9         Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte

Complete show featuring Bruce Hornsby. Some very good jam at the end of disc 2 and beginning of disc 3!
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Tracks:
CD 1:
Mississippi Half Step / Wang Dang Doodle / Cold Rain & Snow / El Paso / Loser / Easy Answers / So Many Roads
CD 2:
Unbroken Chain / Scarlet Begonias / Fire On The Mountain / Corinna> Matilda> Drumz>
CD 3:
Jam> Space> Days Between> Good Lovin / The Weight


Phil And Friends

* THE WARFIELD (98)

20apri98     3CD(r)        9    The Warfield, San Francisco

Phil Lesh with 'friends' as Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis and a few more. Great show!

Tracks:
CD 1:
Minglewood Blues / Friend Of The Devil / Wang Dang Doodle / High Time / West LA Fade Away->Jam / Bird song / Box Of Rain
CD 2:
Imagine / China Cat Sunflower->I Know You Rider / When I Paint My Masterpiece / Revolution / Hell In A Bucket / The Other One / US Blues
CD 3:
Cassidy / Morning Dew / Touch Of Grey / Like A Rolling Stone

* THE WARFIELD (99-1)

15apr99     4CD(r)        9    The Warfield, SF

Great (no AWESOME) show with Trey Anastasio and Page McConnel (Phish) as friends.
These April shows are already legendary!
Highly recommended!

Tracks:
CD 1:
Hello Old Friend / Viola Lee Blues / Big Railroad Blues / Jack-A-Roe
CD 2:
Cosmic Charlie / Wolfman's Borther->Space->Uncle John's Band->Jam
Filler: Phish, 8-9--98, Virginia Beach: Terrapin Station
CD 3:
Alabama Getaway / Sugaree / Like A Rolling Stone->I Know You Rider / RowJimmy
CD 4:
Shakedown Street / The Wheel / Not Fade Away / Mr. Tambourine Man

* THE WARFIELD (99-II)

16apr99        3CD(r)        9    The Warfield, SF

Great (no AWESOME) show with Trey Anastasio and Page McConnel (Phish) as friends.
These April shows are already legendary!
'Wish You Were Here' is a Pink Floyd cover
Highly recommended!

Tracks:
CD 1:
Help On The Way->Slipknot->Franklin's Tower / Wish You Were Here / Tennessee Jed / Stella Blue
CD 2:
Alligator / Bertha / Prince Caspian / St. Stephen->The Eleven / Unbroken Chain
CD 3:
Chalk dust Torture / Mountains Of The Moon / Scarlet Begonias / Fire On The Mountain / Ripple

* THE WARFIELD (99-III)

17apr99        3CD(r)        9    The Warfield, SF

Great (no AWESOME) show with Trey Anastasio and Page McConnel (Phish) as friends.
These April shows are already legendary!
Highly recommended!

CD 1:
Dark Star / It's Up To You->Days Between->Dark Star->My Favorite Things->Mississippi Half-step
CD 2:
Terrapin Station / Down With Disease->Dark Star->The Other One / Friend Of The Devil / Casey Jones
CD 3:
Morning Dew / Going Down The Road Feeling Bad / We Bid You goodnight / Box Of Rain
Filler:Grateful Dead, 29mar90, Uniondale: Space->Drums / Dark Star