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Help On The Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin's Tower-> The Music Never Stopped*, It Must Have Been The Roses, Eyes Of The World-> Drums-> Stronger Than Dirt Around & Around, Sugaree, Big River, Crazy Fingers-> Drums-> The Other One-> Sage And Spirit*-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad, U.S. Blues, Blues For Allah
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Pitch corrected version of FM broadcast originally seeded by CousinIt by Matt Vernon
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- 2004-08-17 10:02:34
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- 1
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- gd75-08-13.fm.vernon.23661.sbeok.shnf
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- Pitch corrected version of FM broadcast
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- San Francisco, CA
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- 17303
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- This show has been commercially released as "One From The Vault"
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- 2
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- Soundboard - FM
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- This show has been commercially released. For more details see dead.net.
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Reviewer:
c-freedom
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September 4, 2024 (edited)
Subject: But wait there is more..SHAKE the Hand
Subject: But wait there is more..SHAKE the Hand
Who knows what a full years worth of touring would have done with this new material during 1975.
The opening of this show
Intro —Help-)Slip-) Frank
is ... easily In the top openings to a show
Thinking Valentine 1970
Intro-)Casey Jones
By 1976
there is already a different vibe
to the Blues for Allah material
not to mention
No live Blues for Allah
after 75
When I listen to this it still blows me away!
I like how they have built in vocals for Donna Jean. (Dig The Roses 🌹 with her and Weir backing Garcia.)
The Golden Gate show in 75 is very loose and goose like but this is like Transitive Nightfall of Diamonds (Byrne, NJ) just right.
Oh Phil’s bass on that EYES intro !!
One advantage of not being on the road in 75
is they could plan a set list
and not have to concern themselves
with holding a few back
for the next town.
That is an amazing EYES and into -) Drumz
is a foreshadowing of many a show in the 80s.
The jam out of Eyes they had been running for a long time even before Eyes debut in 73.
See 9/3/72-Folsom during TOO.
At some point they unhitch it altogether and Eyes stands on its own and they went seriously up tempo on EOTW for awhile.
You decide if that was wise?
This show sublimely calls for the Time Machine.
Aroundx2-laid back yet hitting hard
pretty sure I would have feet down
below my knees.
This is a tune that would have been nice to get in the first set or opening Set Two
like they sometimes did with Saturday Night.
Garcia just so smooth and Keith right there
as well. Love the way the jam just intensifies.
This song came a long way from the Stones doing it in the early sixties.
Sugaree- Great that they included this here.
Garcia’s voice just floats..
Not picking up anyone on the backing vocals.
But Phil’s bass is setting the tone.
Big River- Completely agree with Mind Wonderin’ regarding this tune.
This really is the song that was every bit the Second Set tune in the Seventies.
The crowd 💕 that Big River.
Crazy Fingers- hard to put into words how sweet this song is 🎶🎶🎸🎶🎶
When Garcia would break this out it almost always moved me to tears
Recall the days that still are to come..
“The years to slow
The days to fast
The things we lean on
Are things that don’t last”
Donna great here in the mix.
Had to be helpful to Garcia
He really puts his vulnerable side out there
(Like Comes A Time.)
Glad I got to see Jerry do this
Even if later in time
“Never could reach it
Just slips away”
The jam out of Crazy Fingers
is one of the reasons why it had staying power
Garcia could mangle the vocals in the 80’s
Yet rally on the transition jam.
Hmmnn, Don’t have a Dead Base but I don’t recall to many Crazy Fingers-) 🪘
Oh yeah——-The Other One
Good jam into I think Sage and Spirit instrumental.
I started a club at Queens College
named it Sage & Spirit
Met some great folks.
Saw some shows together!
GDTRFB- set closer Yes!
First time played was at my old 🏫
E1) US Blues-became the Casey Jones
of the 1980’s
Rich Stadium 4th of July!!!
E2-Under Eternity
kinda like Terrapin in the encore slot
except this is way more a rarity
The vocals in the beginning
strikes me
as a GD Spinal Tap
moment.
But the instrumental work is awesome..
Two more different encores
Would be hard to find.
🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸
Jesus Christ
is the same
Yesterday
Today..
Forever…
✝️💕🔥
Under Eternity..
The opening of this show
Intro —Help-)Slip-) Frank
is ... easily In the top openings to a show
Thinking Valentine 1970
Intro-)Casey Jones
By 1976
there is already a different vibe
to the Blues for Allah material
not to mention
No live Blues for Allah
after 75
When I listen to this it still blows me away!
I like how they have built in vocals for Donna Jean. (Dig The Roses 🌹 with her and Weir backing Garcia.)
The Golden Gate show in 75 is very loose and goose like but this is like Transitive Nightfall of Diamonds (Byrne, NJ) just right.
Oh Phil’s bass on that EYES intro !!
One advantage of not being on the road in 75
is they could plan a set list
and not have to concern themselves
with holding a few back
for the next town.
That is an amazing EYES and into -) Drumz
is a foreshadowing of many a show in the 80s.
The jam out of Eyes they had been running for a long time even before Eyes debut in 73.
See 9/3/72-Folsom during TOO.
At some point they unhitch it altogether and Eyes stands on its own and they went seriously up tempo on EOTW for awhile.
You decide if that was wise?
This show sublimely calls for the Time Machine.
Aroundx2-laid back yet hitting hard
pretty sure I would have feet down
below my knees.
This is a tune that would have been nice to get in the first set or opening Set Two
like they sometimes did with Saturday Night.
Garcia just so smooth and Keith right there
as well. Love the way the jam just intensifies.
This song came a long way from the Stones doing it in the early sixties.
Sugaree- Great that they included this here.
Garcia’s voice just floats..
Not picking up anyone on the backing vocals.
But Phil’s bass is setting the tone.
Big River- Completely agree with Mind Wonderin’ regarding this tune.
This really is the song that was every bit the Second Set tune in the Seventies.
The crowd 💕 that Big River.
Crazy Fingers- hard to put into words how sweet this song is 🎶🎶🎸🎶🎶
When Garcia would break this out it almost always moved me to tears
Recall the days that still are to come..
“The years to slow
The days to fast
The things we lean on
Are things that don’t last”
Donna great here in the mix.
Had to be helpful to Garcia
He really puts his vulnerable side out there
(Like Comes A Time.)
Glad I got to see Jerry do this
Even if later in time
“Never could reach it
Just slips away”
The jam out of Crazy Fingers
is one of the reasons why it had staying power
Garcia could mangle the vocals in the 80’s
Yet rally on the transition jam.
Hmmnn, Don’t have a Dead Base but I don’t recall to many Crazy Fingers-) 🪘
Oh yeah——-The Other One
Good jam into I think Sage and Spirit instrumental.
I started a club at Queens College
named it Sage & Spirit
Met some great folks.
Saw some shows together!
GDTRFB- set closer Yes!
First time played was at my old 🏫
E1) US Blues-became the Casey Jones
of the 1980’s
Rich Stadium 4th of July!!!
E2-Under Eternity
kinda like Terrapin in the encore slot
except this is way more a rarity
The vocals in the beginning
strikes me
as a GD Spinal Tap
moment.
But the instrumental work is awesome..
Two more different encores
Would be hard to find.
🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸
Jesus Christ
is the same
Yesterday
Today..
Forever…
✝️💕🔥
Under Eternity..
Reviewer:
AustinMan
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August 14, 2024
Subject: love this show
Subject: love this show
as someone who lived in the Bay Area in the late 80s - 200, I saw nuerous shows at the GAMH. Obviously not the Greatful Dead but other artists and this
...
is still hands down one of my favorite venues of all time.
This show is one of my top 5 Dead shows.
This show is one of my top 5 Dead shows.
Reviewer:
SanPedro!1
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August 13, 2023
Subject: This One Did It For Me Years Ago
Subject: This One Did It For Me Years Ago
Freshman year in college 1985 I had seen 4 shows and definitely had the bug. Somehow I ended up alone in a dark room at a friend’s house with a head
...
full of psilocybin and a cassette of this show on a nice sound system on a comfortable chair looking out a window. What was so cool was to be able to take in the music in that quiet situation in a deeper way than I had at the shows I’d seen given all of the wonderful craziness that goes along with the scene. I felt like this was the night that Dead music entered into my DNA where it’s lived ever since. I learned (lucky for us today especially for the younguns who never saw the band) that you could have quite a Grateful Dead experience through the recordings and I’ve been listening almost every day for the 40 years since. Needless to say this recording and show hold a special place in my heart.
Reviewer:
outsidepr
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December 23, 2022
Subject: Youtube Reaction
Subject: Youtube Reaction
...
I just heard a Franklin's Tower on a random Youtube and he was as blown away as I was. Worth a view to check out and thanks for posting this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cjSLKNlEDo
Reviewer:
unbroken_pete
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October 11, 2021
Subject: Big Thanks to CousinIt, Matt Vernon and Jon Aizen
Subject: Big Thanks to CousinIt, Matt Vernon and Jon Aizen
for seeding it, fixing this up and loading it up. Your time and expertise are invaluable and so appreciated.
The sound is excellent and the band is playing ... hard and with so much feeling. Jerry absolutely shreds this night and the rest of the band is right with him. Big props to Phil this night especially (as usual). It starts with Help>Slip>Franklin's (2nd one ever) and takes off from there. The Eyes is glorious with amazing Jerry runs and Phil playing that incredible lead bass. A great Sugaree, Big River and GDTRFB. All of this show is on a higher plane. You can not just hear it, but you can feel it! IMO, the absolute HIGHLIGHT of this show is the Stronger then Dirt. Words just don't do it justice. It is absolutely incredible and sound to behold forever. They really take it to the promised land! Jerry's playing is interstellar and some of the finest playing you'll hear from him or anyone, at anytime. Don't miss it.
BTW, the Eyes is right after Roses (track 6). It is not separated out.
The sound is excellent and the band is playing ... hard and with so much feeling. Jerry absolutely shreds this night and the rest of the band is right with him. Big props to Phil this night especially (as usual). It starts with Help>Slip>Franklin's (2nd one ever) and takes off from there. The Eyes is glorious with amazing Jerry runs and Phil playing that incredible lead bass. A great Sugaree, Big River and GDTRFB. All of this show is on a higher plane. You can not just hear it, but you can feel it! IMO, the absolute HIGHLIGHT of this show is the Stronger then Dirt. Words just don't do it justice. It is absolutely incredible and sound to behold forever. They really take it to the promised land! Jerry's playing is interstellar and some of the finest playing you'll hear from him or anyone, at anytime. Don't miss it.
BTW, the Eyes is right after Roses (track 6). It is not separated out.
Reviewer:
moxed
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August 14, 2021
Subject: Where is Eyes?
Subject: Where is Eyes?
Mislabeled track!
Reviewer:
Mind Wondrin
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March 26, 2021 (edited)
Subject: The album showcase
There are probably no DeadHeads who have not heard this one. FM>C90s of the show were well-traded and there was a common vinyl boot. It used to ... confuse me when people talked about '75 being the "hiatus year", because I had this show and thought it must have been a big year! What most of us didn't know was that this was an invite-only, album release promotion. Rather than book with a promoter, they self-rented this tiny 400-seater in The Tenderloin district. Though termed a "music hall", it was a full-fledged jazz club, with a full bar, food menu and tables. The Dead were 8 years past booking Bay Area venues this small, and it was the only time they played it (though Garcia bands played here several times). There were label people invited, but the invitations zeroed-in on radio programmers in town for a Billboard convention [other invite-showcases that week were Glen Campbell and Waylon Jennings]. One reason for the event was that Grateful Dead Records wasn't staying afloat, because:
a)The Dead were on touring hiatus
b)The GD Movie project was costing hundreds of thousands
c)They had no distribution deal for the albums they had pressed
So conmanager Rakow sold it to United Artists Records on the promise that they would then distribute (and foreign-release) Blues for Allah, and get to release the movie soundtrack album. And they set up this industry showcase. With the movie stalled, the Dead delivered Steal Your Face to UAR, culled from the same run of '74 shows; but without a released film, it could not be marketed as a tie-in (and anyway Rakow took the advance and ran).
The show is known for those circumstances, its unique setlist, but also its quality. They played the complete new album, with 8 "oldies" sprinkled in, to keep attention. This was the only time they intentionally played a current album live (they played an industry showcase in '66, there were shows in '68 where they more or less played Anthem of the Sun, and one in 5/70 where they managed to present all of Workingman's). The show is short, at just over 2hrs. Both sets have a drum solo, and Mickey is sitting in - not yet fully returned to the band. It's also known for Mickey bringing a box of crickets and miking them (heard best on the CD encore). Phil said in his book:
"The rehearsals for the release party were more fun that we’d had any right to expect. We tried to integrate Mickey’s crickets into the performance of “Unusual Occurrences,” but they escaped from their sand-filled box through the microphone hole. Healy, at Mickey’s insistence, kept running the cricket track louder and louder as the crickets became fewer and fewer. To the best of my knowledge, they can still be heard chirping nightly from the highest rafters of the Great American Music Hall."
Billy put it more poetically in his book:
"The crickets joined the revolution and staged a jailbreak. They liberated themselves...and made the Great American Music Hall their home. They were granted asylum. It was a very bright, clear, expressive night for the whole band. It was also just a really big moment for me, personally. It was the first time that I thought we could be a band again. And the first time I thought having two drummers again could work. The live run-through of the album should’ve been the album itself. Sixteen years later we came around to that idea—we released One From the Vault. I have such a clear memory of that entire night...a very pivotal gig and a great night of my life, overall." He then relates a story of driving home and doing 120mph in his Alfa Romeo on the bridge crossing The Golden Gate.
This was the only show in '75 that they promoted as Grateful Dead. At the 9/28 surprise show Kantner introduced them as Grateful Dead, but the 3/23 & 6/17 shows were billed as Jerry Garcia & Friends. The FM broadcast became a vinyl bootleg, titled either "Make Believe Ballroom" or "Hot as Hell" (and subtitled "The 1975 Spotcheck" ??). Tapes in circ often came from this needle drop, missing 45mins via edits and 3 truant tracks. It then became the first officially released full show (landmark!). It has the correct pitch, the show is intact [less the tunings and edited intro] and in order. The album cover claims this was the first time the Blues for Allah songs were played, but that's not really true (pictures on the album curiously show a mask of Kissinger onstage). The show works so well because they rehearsed it. That's not Dead SOP, but the woodshedding shows throughout.
First Set. The official release is a mix-down, with a different image (Jer centered), so I switch channels for accuracy. This is the second-ever Help on the Way, and it's amazing. Likewise, the second Slipknot! (still short), and Franklin's (paragon). Music Never Stopped is the first one, and has the rehearsed vocal [check 3:30>3:45]. Musta Been Roses suffices. Eyes is the only one between 10/24/74 & 6/9/76. It takes off and keeps taking off. Can you even stand it? King Solomon's Marbles is the classic version. This used to appear incorrectly on tapes/lists as "Stronger Than Dirt" (actually the correct notation would be KSM>Stronger than Dirt>KSM). Bootlegs called this "Milking the Roses". King Solomon's was written by Phil, except the section with the start/stop riff (starting @2:35). This part was called Milkin' the Turkey, to give writing credit to Hart/Kreutzmann. The riff reminded them of the Stronger Than Dirt riff in the Ajax commercial [and at the end of Touch Me], hence "StD or MtT". There was an earlier version of KSM on 3/23, with a different structure, then one on 6/17. The fullest version is the final one, 9/28. That one and this one are the only two with a Stronger/Turkey [there is a Playin' jam on 7/16/76 that resembles KSM, but not quite].
Second Set. The official unnecessarily moves the break announcement after Around & Around (which is on the mellower side yet still punchy). After a solid Sugaree is an incredible Big River. This is the version that made me realize it's not only one of their best covers, but best songs. The 2nd solo is one of Jer's top performances. When I built my first DAW, this was the 1st song I analyzed. Jer didn't play exactly like this in '74 or '76, so we only have a few representative tracks. Crazy Fingers is the second-ever, and one of the few from the new album that will stick in '76 (along with Help>Slip>Franks & MNS). It was next played in Jun '76, but this is the type locality. Check Bobby's cool lines. The Other One doesn't resolve before they launch Sage & Spirit, playing like a TOO sandwich missing the other slice (⅓ is "quiet"). Sage is the first of only two times Bobby's instrumental was played. The second, shorter one, during 3SF80 (10/31), was under similarly unique circumstances. But this is the only electric one - the album version they had just recorded is acoustic guitar & flute; '80 is acoustic [with the flute line played by Jer]. So it's singular, and in a rarity for Jer, he uses a volume pedal. The beginning of Goin' Down the Road is clipped on all but the official. Happy band = happy GDtrFB, in unusual position as set-ender. Blues for Allah is the 3rd and final one, but the only one sung. It's the second to incorporate Sand Castles>Unusual Occurrences ("Under Eternity"), and completes the performance of Side 2 of the upcoming album (both beginning and end are clipped on SBDs). Sand Castles begins @~4mins and Unusual Occurrences @~15mins. What a bizarre and wonderful encore finish!
1st Set: A
2nd Set: A
Overall = 5 stars
Highlights:
Whole show
SOURCES: SBD sources have long been deforested by the sparkling clarity of the official release. But for the historical trade, the vernon_23661 is best, needing just -1% pitch adjustment for U.S. Blues. It has the original tunings and introduction (trimmed from the official by as much as 17secs in places). The cousinit_18512 runs way too fast.
Subject: The album showcase
There are probably no DeadHeads who have not heard this one. FM>C90s of the show were well-traded and there was a common vinyl boot. It used to ... confuse me when people talked about '75 being the "hiatus year", because I had this show and thought it must have been a big year! What most of us didn't know was that this was an invite-only, album release promotion. Rather than book with a promoter, they self-rented this tiny 400-seater in The Tenderloin district. Though termed a "music hall", it was a full-fledged jazz club, with a full bar, food menu and tables. The Dead were 8 years past booking Bay Area venues this small, and it was the only time they played it (though Garcia bands played here several times). There were label people invited, but the invitations zeroed-in on radio programmers in town for a Billboard convention [other invite-showcases that week were Glen Campbell and Waylon Jennings]. One reason for the event was that Grateful Dead Records wasn't staying afloat, because:
a)The Dead were on touring hiatus
b)The GD Movie project was costing hundreds of thousands
c)They had no distribution deal for the albums they had pressed
So conmanager Rakow sold it to United Artists Records on the promise that they would then distribute (and foreign-release) Blues for Allah, and get to release the movie soundtrack album. And they set up this industry showcase. With the movie stalled, the Dead delivered Steal Your Face to UAR, culled from the same run of '74 shows; but without a released film, it could not be marketed as a tie-in (and anyway Rakow took the advance and ran).
The show is known for those circumstances, its unique setlist, but also its quality. They played the complete new album, with 8 "oldies" sprinkled in, to keep attention. This was the only time they intentionally played a current album live (they played an industry showcase in '66, there were shows in '68 where they more or less played Anthem of the Sun, and one in 5/70 where they managed to present all of Workingman's). The show is short, at just over 2hrs. Both sets have a drum solo, and Mickey is sitting in - not yet fully returned to the band. It's also known for Mickey bringing a box of crickets and miking them (heard best on the CD encore). Phil said in his book:
"The rehearsals for the release party were more fun that we’d had any right to expect. We tried to integrate Mickey’s crickets into the performance of “Unusual Occurrences,” but they escaped from their sand-filled box through the microphone hole. Healy, at Mickey’s insistence, kept running the cricket track louder and louder as the crickets became fewer and fewer. To the best of my knowledge, they can still be heard chirping nightly from the highest rafters of the Great American Music Hall."
Billy put it more poetically in his book:
"The crickets joined the revolution and staged a jailbreak. They liberated themselves...and made the Great American Music Hall their home. They were granted asylum. It was a very bright, clear, expressive night for the whole band. It was also just a really big moment for me, personally. It was the first time that I thought we could be a band again. And the first time I thought having two drummers again could work. The live run-through of the album should’ve been the album itself. Sixteen years later we came around to that idea—we released One From the Vault. I have such a clear memory of that entire night...a very pivotal gig and a great night of my life, overall." He then relates a story of driving home and doing 120mph in his Alfa Romeo on the bridge crossing The Golden Gate.
This was the only show in '75 that they promoted as Grateful Dead. At the 9/28 surprise show Kantner introduced them as Grateful Dead, but the 3/23 & 6/17 shows were billed as Jerry Garcia & Friends. The FM broadcast became a vinyl bootleg, titled either "Make Believe Ballroom" or "Hot as Hell" (and subtitled "The 1975 Spotcheck" ??). Tapes in circ often came from this needle drop, missing 45mins via edits and 3 truant tracks. It then became the first officially released full show (landmark!). It has the correct pitch, the show is intact [less the tunings and edited intro] and in order. The album cover claims this was the first time the Blues for Allah songs were played, but that's not really true (pictures on the album curiously show a mask of Kissinger onstage). The show works so well because they rehearsed it. That's not Dead SOP, but the woodshedding shows throughout.
First Set. The official release is a mix-down, with a different image (Jer centered), so I switch channels for accuracy. This is the second-ever Help on the Way, and it's amazing. Likewise, the second Slipknot! (still short), and Franklin's (paragon). Music Never Stopped is the first one, and has the rehearsed vocal [check 3:30>3:45]. Musta Been Roses suffices. Eyes is the only one between 10/24/74 & 6/9/76. It takes off and keeps taking off. Can you even stand it? King Solomon's Marbles is the classic version. This used to appear incorrectly on tapes/lists as "Stronger Than Dirt" (actually the correct notation would be KSM>Stronger than Dirt>KSM). Bootlegs called this "Milking the Roses". King Solomon's was written by Phil, except the section with the start/stop riff (starting @2:35). This part was called Milkin' the Turkey, to give writing credit to Hart/Kreutzmann. The riff reminded them of the Stronger Than Dirt riff in the Ajax commercial [and at the end of Touch Me], hence "StD or MtT". There was an earlier version of KSM on 3/23, with a different structure, then one on 6/17. The fullest version is the final one, 9/28. That one and this one are the only two with a Stronger/Turkey [there is a Playin' jam on 7/16/76 that resembles KSM, but not quite].
Second Set. The official unnecessarily moves the break announcement after Around & Around (which is on the mellower side yet still punchy). After a solid Sugaree is an incredible Big River. This is the version that made me realize it's not only one of their best covers, but best songs. The 2nd solo is one of Jer's top performances. When I built my first DAW, this was the 1st song I analyzed. Jer didn't play exactly like this in '74 or '76, so we only have a few representative tracks. Crazy Fingers is the second-ever, and one of the few from the new album that will stick in '76 (along with Help>Slip>Franks & MNS). It was next played in Jun '76, but this is the type locality. Check Bobby's cool lines. The Other One doesn't resolve before they launch Sage & Spirit, playing like a TOO sandwich missing the other slice (⅓ is "quiet"). Sage is the first of only two times Bobby's instrumental was played. The second, shorter one, during 3SF80 (10/31), was under similarly unique circumstances. But this is the only electric one - the album version they had just recorded is acoustic guitar & flute; '80 is acoustic [with the flute line played by Jer]. So it's singular, and in a rarity for Jer, he uses a volume pedal. The beginning of Goin' Down the Road is clipped on all but the official. Happy band = happy GDtrFB, in unusual position as set-ender. Blues for Allah is the 3rd and final one, but the only one sung. It's the second to incorporate Sand Castles>Unusual Occurrences ("Under Eternity"), and completes the performance of Side 2 of the upcoming album (both beginning and end are clipped on SBDs). Sand Castles begins @~4mins and Unusual Occurrences @~15mins. What a bizarre and wonderful encore finish!
1st Set: A
2nd Set: A
Overall = 5 stars
Highlights:
Whole show
SOURCES: SBD sources have long been deforested by the sparkling clarity of the official release. But for the historical trade, the vernon_23661 is best, needing just -1% pitch adjustment for U.S. Blues. It has the original tunings and introduction (trimmed from the official by as much as 17secs in places). The cousinit_18512 runs way too fast.
Reviewer:
RiPHRaPH
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August 14, 2020 (edited)
Subject: Legendary
Subject: Legendary
In Sept'79 I was 15 years old. I was helping a buddy move some things out of his uncles house in Chicago. We had to drag an old ice box up from the basement.
...
Inside this old GE where the ice trays were, we found this Great American Hall show and Englishtown '77... Wait for it... On 8-track!!
We played the shit out them and a few months later I saw my first shows 12/3/79. It has never sounded better. It is absolutely c r a c k l i n g with energy.
Every show should be introduced like this where the players begin playing as their names are announced. Pure fire.
We played the shit out them and a few months later I saw my first shows 12/3/79. It has never sounded better. It is absolutely c r a c k l i n g with energy.
Every show should be introduced like this where the players begin playing as their names are announced. Pure fire.
Reviewer:
Dean1067
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May 27, 2020 (edited)
Subject: "EYES" is behind "It Must have been the Rose's.in the same track.
Subject: "EYES" is behind "It Must have been the Rose's.in the same track.
Small Edit: I love how Bill Graham calls out Ron Rackow or ever how you spell the guys name. But Bill talking about how he wanted $12.50 for being there
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& dude wanted to "flip for it" which in my way of thinking he was trying to get out of giving him $12.50 & because of that he ended up giving him $50! Bill Graham always gives such an excellent introduction. I'm glad he got $50 for being there. In 1975 that $50 was close to getting $250-$300 in today's money.
Well, tomorrow will be the 49th Anniversary of this show. In my personal opinion there are very few bands that ever approached having the collective talent of "the Grateful Dead!" Before I got to see my very first Dead concert I had probably seen close to a hundred other concerts. But AFTER I saw my first Dead show, I arrived at the conclusion that I enjoyed it so much that I would make every effort to see them play as often as possible. And if I had to travel to see certain shows then that is what I'll do. And if possible then I would also try to see cool sights while traveling. Because of the Grateful Dead I got to see Niagara Falls after a show at Rich Stadium in Buffalo, NY. Got to see Miami Beach, Cocoa Beach & the Florida Keys as far south as Key Largo. I got to see the Grand Canyon & drive across the Golden Gate Bridge & the Bay Bridge less than 24 hours later.And drove all the way across the country & back. And countless other sites that were just local to where we were passing thru and or staying to see a show. But anyway, HAPPY 49TH ANNIVERSARY "One From The Vault" I'm praying I'm still around when it hits 50!!! Lots of love to everyone & enjoy the show!!!
If there was ever a Dead Show that I could go back in time & see in person, this is probably the one I would choose. There are a few others that would make the list as I narrowed it down. But being ar this show, you know that when they did "Blues for Allah" at the end, there is no doubt that that one blew everyone there away. Anyone & everyone dosed was probably in a trance during the whole song cuz no one had ever really heard it & it's just so incredibly weird & trippy! But the opening Help/Slip/Frank is Epic! And then 'The Music Never Stopped" was perfect for after. And then kinda slowing things down with "It Must Have Been The Roses" before launching into one of the most beautiful "Eyes of the World" The main highlights for me after all that was the "Crazy Fingers" & "GDTRFB"! I had already spoken of "Blues for Allah" so no point repeating myself. Edited July 30,2021
Listening again on my birthday October 8, 2024 I just wanted to say how much I love this music. When Jerry died I had a daughter that had just been born. The last Dead show I got to see with Jerry was at RFK 95. All in all between '87 & '95 I got to see Jerry play right about 70×'s. In 2002 I had a bad break up with my daughter's Mom..And in 2003 I met thr woman that would become my wife in 2007. She had 3 miscarries while we were together so I never was blessed with any more children. And I haven't seen my daughter since she was 9 years old. She turns 30 in about 3 weeks & I hope one day I will get to see her before I die. It's been almost 9 years ago that my wife passed away. While she was alive I knew my place was right beside her no mater what. I've never loved anyone as much as I loved her! And now with her gone & Jerry gone I feel more lost than I have ever felt. I still have a lot of love in my heart but no one to share it with. I turned 57 today & I have no idea how many more birthdays I will have. About the only thing that keeps me going is being able to listen to some of these shows. I am really amazed by how great this music really is & the fact that still so few know about how great Jerry really was as a guitarist/musician!!!
Well, tomorrow will be the 49th Anniversary of this show. In my personal opinion there are very few bands that ever approached having the collective talent of "the Grateful Dead!" Before I got to see my very first Dead concert I had probably seen close to a hundred other concerts. But AFTER I saw my first Dead show, I arrived at the conclusion that I enjoyed it so much that I would make every effort to see them play as often as possible. And if I had to travel to see certain shows then that is what I'll do. And if possible then I would also try to see cool sights while traveling. Because of the Grateful Dead I got to see Niagara Falls after a show at Rich Stadium in Buffalo, NY. Got to see Miami Beach, Cocoa Beach & the Florida Keys as far south as Key Largo. I got to see the Grand Canyon & drive across the Golden Gate Bridge & the Bay Bridge less than 24 hours later.And drove all the way across the country & back. And countless other sites that were just local to where we were passing thru and or staying to see a show. But anyway, HAPPY 49TH ANNIVERSARY "One From The Vault" I'm praying I'm still around when it hits 50!!! Lots of love to everyone & enjoy the show!!!
If there was ever a Dead Show that I could go back in time & see in person, this is probably the one I would choose. There are a few others that would make the list as I narrowed it down. But being ar this show, you know that when they did "Blues for Allah" at the end, there is no doubt that that one blew everyone there away. Anyone & everyone dosed was probably in a trance during the whole song cuz no one had ever really heard it & it's just so incredibly weird & trippy! But the opening Help/Slip/Frank is Epic! And then 'The Music Never Stopped" was perfect for after. And then kinda slowing things down with "It Must Have Been The Roses" before launching into one of the most beautiful "Eyes of the World" The main highlights for me after all that was the "Crazy Fingers" & "GDTRFB"! I had already spoken of "Blues for Allah" so no point repeating myself. Edited July 30,2021
Listening again on my birthday October 8, 2024 I just wanted to say how much I love this music. When Jerry died I had a daughter that had just been born. The last Dead show I got to see with Jerry was at RFK 95. All in all between '87 & '95 I got to see Jerry play right about 70×'s. In 2002 I had a bad break up with my daughter's Mom..And in 2003 I met thr woman that would become my wife in 2007. She had 3 miscarries while we were together so I never was blessed with any more children. And I haven't seen my daughter since she was 9 years old. She turns 30 in about 3 weeks & I hope one day I will get to see her before I die. It's been almost 9 years ago that my wife passed away. While she was alive I knew my place was right beside her no mater what. I've never loved anyone as much as I loved her! And now with her gone & Jerry gone I feel more lost than I have ever felt. I still have a lot of love in my heart but no one to share it with. I turned 57 today & I have no idea how many more birthdays I will have. About the only thing that keeps me going is being able to listen to some of these shows. I am really amazed by how great this music really is & the fact that still so few know about how great Jerry really was as a guitarist/musician!!!
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Subject: B_radder
Subject: B_radder
Awesome. Thank you.
Love you Derek. Peace my brother.
Love you Derek. Peace my brother.
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February 8, 2019
Subject: Blues For Allah
Subject: Blues For Allah
Blues for Allah encore. Love this song.
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October 4, 2018
Subject: Crazy Fingers for President
Subject: Crazy Fingers for President
The first time I heard this show I thought I was having a flashback or something because it was just so perfect. There's not a whole lot I can add to what
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everyone has said. One reason this is so incredibly groovy is because of the tone of Bobby's guitar and Keith's fender Rhodes. Bobby has like the perfect mix of chorus, flange, and phaser effects and I hear phaser on Keith's piano. For you non musicians I am talking about effect pedals that alter an instruments sound. Here, it's adding kind of a swirling, swishy kind of sound. Very crispy and cosmic. The two of them together blend into a beautiful sound scape on every tune. Bobby is really such a great guitarist. Check out Keith on big river. The sound quality is superb. Everyone shines here. Sometimes I'll just focus on one member during the show and follow them on their magical journey, then the next time I'll follow someone else. As a musician I can tell you that very rarely you will have a gig where everything clicks beyond your wildest expectations and it's truly electrifying. Those are the moments you spend your life chasing. I bet the Dead came off stage this night and were fucking rivited by what they had just done.
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May 24, 2018
Subject: Get It!
Subject: Get It!
Help>Slip>Tower
Yeah.... :)
Yeah.... :)
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February 15, 2018
Subject: Sage and Spirit
Subject: Sage and Spirit
Sage and Spirit has the beginnings of Lost Sailor.
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Subject: Under Eternity Blues!
Subject: Under Eternity Blues!
I wouldn't dis the Blues for Allah - it's a complicated song and they nail-it. Mellow - yes, but wow! It's frinkin great!
Oh yeah,the rest of the show ... is great too :)
Oh yeah,the rest of the show ... is great too :)
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January 7, 2018
Subject: Epic!!
Subject: Epic!!
This is a musical masterpiece
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November 15, 2017
Subject: Best. Eyes. Ever.
Subject: Best. Eyes. Ever.
Other than Blues For Allah, an amazing show for a bunch of folk were supposedly taking a year off. This remains my favorite Eyes of the World. Great
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work by Jerry, and then Phil shines in the lengthy post tune jam. Had a tape of this show that I got from a buddy during the fall of 1975. We'd crank it up on his dad's stereo with its big JBL [Junk But Loud] speakers, get stoned to the gills, and hope against hope they'd tour regularly again. Thankfully they did. And thankfully they left behind a trove of tunes the likes of which will never be replicated.
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October 16, 2016
Subject: Help>>Slip>>Franklin's
Subject: Help>>Slip>>Franklin's
Scintillating. This version is perfect for me.
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Subject: I WAS THERE!
Subject: I WAS THERE!
We snuck in the back door of the GAMH and walked down hallways, following the sound of the music. I went through a door and suddenly was standing 5 feet
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away from Jerry. He gave me a WTF? look right before we jumped off stage into the crowd. After the amazing show, there was an announcement that everyone attending was invited to an after party at the Fairmont Hotel with the band. One of the greatest nights of my life!
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April 13, 2016
Subject: Blown away every time
Subject: Blown away every time
So, an unnamed friend was down on Polk Street (God knows WHAT he was doing down there) and he noticed the marquee on the GAMH. He called Steve & Judy
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and they barreled on down and got inside. Me, I was down in Tucson with Sharon and the rest of that crew. We heard all about the show within a day or two and Gam showed up a couple weeks later with board tapes!!! Needless to say we were all FUCKING BLOWN AWAY! I still get chicken skin whenever I listen to this one. Can't rate it high enough.
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August 22, 2015
Subject: Lock, Bolt & Key
Subject: Lock, Bolt & Key
Pure Bliss..Buckle and enjoy the ride~!
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August 13, 2015
Subject: Interesting nuance to our understanding...
Subject: Interesting nuance to our understanding...
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Undoubtedly one of the great shows. Interesting take on it in this article. http://www.relix.com/articles/detail/scrodingers_dead_the_grateful_deads_1975_retirement
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August 13, 2015
Subject: 40 years ago today
Subject: 40 years ago today
and this show just keeps sounding better and better !!!
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March 31, 2015
Subject: Ron Rakow
Subject: Ron Rakow
To answer someone's question below: Bill Graham's intro on the official CD was edited to remove his reference to Ron Rakow because Rakow ripped off Round
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Records and made off with the money. Phil reports this in his book and that Jerry was heavily troubled by this since Jerry brought Rakow into the fold to run Round Records.
Contrary to the lore that the Dead always blew the big ones (which does have some truth to it), they didn't blow this one. No, it was not a 300,000 person event or anything like that; just a small theater. But with the radio broadcast and the industry execs being invited, the band approached this as a major event for not only Round Records but their new music as well and prepared accordingly. The playing here is just so fine. It's not 73 or 74 anymore and that's OK. The changes in their style are obvious but they are still at the top of the game for a little while longer.
Contrary to the lore that the Dead always blew the big ones (which does have some truth to it), they didn't blow this one. No, it was not a 300,000 person event or anything like that; just a small theater. But with the radio broadcast and the industry execs being invited, the band approached this as a major event for not only Round Records but their new music as well and prepared accordingly. The playing here is just so fine. It's not 73 or 74 anymore and that's OK. The changes in their style are obvious but they are still at the top of the game for a little while longer.
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Subject: Stream it here
Subject: Stream it here
Stream this show here:
http://www.archive.org/serve/gd1975-08-13/gd1975-08-13.wma
it takes a minute or two to download.
http://www.archive.org/serve/gd1975-08-13/gd1975-08-13.wma
it takes a minute or two to download.
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January 27, 2011
Subject: Too Bad this isn't available anymore
Subject: Too Bad this isn't available anymore
I love this show! I have a vinyl copy of OFTV and listen to it often. One of my favourite Help->Slipknot->Franklin's. I don't ususally say a version
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of a song is my definitive favourite but I may just have to say it about this Eyes. There, I said it.
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August 13, 2010
Subject: Happy Birthday!
Subject: Happy Birthday!
Buy this CD if you don't have it. You will wear it out. I have purchased this at least 5 different times (lost due to college, x-country trips, scratches,
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etc.). I never regret having a fresh copy of this recording. The Sugaree blows me away. Help Slip Franks is a top 3 all timer. The Other One is short but could be the sweetest. Music Never stopped is unreal. Keith playing his Rhodes and Jerry's fresh licks for that time give the band an energy that wasn't heard in '74. It was pure power. Then there is Phil. Dropping bombs the entire night.
An amazing show. Bravo.
An amazing show. Bravo.
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Subject: DA
Subject: DA
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one the absolute all time best shows ever! how in the hell did they pull this off after hardly playing together all year!? One from the Vault is essential...
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May 9, 2009
Subject: This was my first ever Grateful Dead Show
Subject: This was my first ever Grateful Dead Show
I was 13 years old and what a way to introduce a young child into what became history in the making!
Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Music.
I hits a nerve in my ... soul.
Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Music.
I hits a nerve in my ... soul.
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Subject: Beautiful
Subject: Beautiful
I remember buying this CD set when it came out. I had, like most aspiring deadheads, been buying every possible studio/officially released tape I could
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and then, it all switched over to CD. I guess our forefathers also sighed when they switched from 8track or RealXReal. Well, I only bought the newly released stuff on CD... let's see there was that one with the clowns painted on it (hmmmm... without a net?) and then there was that tribute CD that had Dead songs performed by other musicians, with that killer intro of walking through the parking lot! Remember that?!
So, anyway, this was also one of the first CDs I bought. I remember being sort of confused. I have all these tapes (thank you tapers!) and now I'm going to pay more than the cost of a couple of blank Maxell XLsomethings and some of those hand drawn tape inserts that you pick up from some cool cat in the parking lot to buy a show that I already have? Well, I broke down and bought it and it was awesome! We used to hang out in my room in college and play it over and over and over.
Now, as listen to this show again after more than ten years, I'm floored.
Jerry tickles your spine with his fast finger work on King Solomon's Marbles (or what I always thought was called Stronger than Dirt).
Everything is so tight. Sounds so intimate. I can almost imagine myself there. I would love to have been there but, alas, I was still in diapers.
So, anyway, this was also one of the first CDs I bought. I remember being sort of confused. I have all these tapes (thank you tapers!) and now I'm going to pay more than the cost of a couple of blank Maxell XLsomethings and some of those hand drawn tape inserts that you pick up from some cool cat in the parking lot to buy a show that I already have? Well, I broke down and bought it and it was awesome! We used to hang out in my room in college and play it over and over and over.
Now, as listen to this show again after more than ten years, I'm floored.
Jerry tickles your spine with his fast finger work on King Solomon's Marbles (or what I always thought was called Stronger than Dirt).
Everything is so tight. Sounds so intimate. I can almost imagine myself there. I would love to have been there but, alas, I was still in diapers.
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April 21, 2006
Subject: i wish i was invited
Subject: i wish i was invited
the introduction help slip frank is incredible and one could say almost perfect i love the goin down the road and the eyes is decent but i have heard way
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better short other one but not bad one there are few problems with the show but not quite stellar though very close
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March 19, 2006 (edited)
Subject: Talk about feeling it!
Subject: Talk about feeling it!
Jerry's feeling it, Keith is feeling it and Phil is definitely feeling it. This is as good as they get, out of this world jamming. Sugarmegs.org has
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come to the rescue and has got this one streaming as I write this. For help capturing streaming audio email me at ptoshman@yahoo.com. You cannot do without this show.
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January 18, 2006
Subject: ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATS!!!
Subject: ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATS!!!
Seriously, it is! I along with everyone else here has listened to 1000's of hours of GD and very few shows are as phenominal as this one is. Please understand,
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this is NOT your mother's Greatful Dead. This is NOT a loosy goosy show at the Frost circa 85. This is tight, well rehearsed Grateful Dead, and they absolutely deliver the knockout punch. As an amateur guitarist/pianist i think this show really shows what masterful musicians they were. That Help/Slip is a VERY complicated piece of music and not only do they nail it, but it sounds like theyre in the STUDIO! the fact that this is a LIVE performance makes it all the more amazing. Also, this show also shows how peaked they were in terms of CREATING music. I mean, no offense to the newer stuff, but i was AT the first Foolish Heart/Victim show, and it was like "huh, yeah, this is pretty good stuff" You can hear through the Board on this show that people at this show were ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY by the Help/Slip/Frank. This was the first fully complete version, with lyrics and people were in awe! This is how amazing of a band they were back then. That the "new stuff" was knocking people off thier seats! I would love to hear from a few people who were at this show and what thier impression was.
WITH ALL THIS BEING SAID, lets get down to facts: Arguably the BEST Help/Slip/Frank they ever did (Downs of Santa Fe; 83?...Buffalo 77??) BUT what alot of people DONT talk about is the ROUND N' ROUND. I challange ANYONE to find a better version of this song. It is absolutely brilliant with Jerry and Keith playing there faces off. This version really shows what a great swing band they could be! Oh and by the way, the sound quality is top notch, and Kieth is playing flawlessly and is getting INCREDIBLE sound out of his keyboard (moog?) I love that 1 lingering note that he hits right as the end of Slip Knot starts to kick in (you know the one i mean!).....im out
WITH ALL THIS BEING SAID, lets get down to facts: Arguably the BEST Help/Slip/Frank they ever did (Downs of Santa Fe; 83?...Buffalo 77??) BUT what alot of people DONT talk about is the ROUND N' ROUND. I challange ANYONE to find a better version of this song. It is absolutely brilliant with Jerry and Keith playing there faces off. This version really shows what a great swing band they could be! Oh and by the way, the sound quality is top notch, and Kieth is playing flawlessly and is getting INCREDIBLE sound out of his keyboard (moog?) I love that 1 lingering note that he hits right as the end of Slip Knot starts to kick in (you know the one i mean!).....im out
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November 9, 2005
Subject: WOW
Subject: WOW
Forget about the intimate setting - this feels like your in a gargage with these guys.
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cardgamermanguy
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September 18, 2005 (edited)
Subject: Amazing
Subject: Amazing
This show truly is one of the best I've heard. Slipknot is awesome. All of this material is extremely Chick Corea influenced. Keith is playing an electric
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piano (sounds like a rhodes) and playing it incredibly. Jerry's gets a cool effect with his fuzz tone making it sound like a sax (solo on slipknot). This really is a cool show and it also presents a different side of the Dead. Its really experiment and nothing like what they were doing just a year earlier.
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September 15, 2005
Subject: Goose Bumps
Subject: Goose Bumps
Front to back, this show makes the hair on my arms stand at attention. If you asked me to pick a gem out of this masterpiece, it'd be like asking which
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of your children is your favorite... but if you put a gun to my head, I'd say hands down it's the Crazy Fingers. The whole gang had some pent up magic that was itchin to be released this night. Download this show before you take another breath. It's soft, strong, sweet and true.
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September 12, 2005
Subject: beyond description
Subject: beyond description
I've actually had a cassette of this show in my truck for years and didn't know what it was. The tape just had a handwritten "Grateful Dead" without other
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details. Have listened to it over and over and over again. Possibly my favorite tape, wearing out and now I know when it came from! Great!!!
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July 16, 2005
Subject: Dead 101
Subject: Dead 101
For those of you new to The Dead, this is a show that will lead to your acceptance of The Grateful Dead as your lord and savior... well maybe not THAT
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much but at least The Dead will become one of your all time favorite bands! Officially released or otherwise, it should be a permanent entry in any discerning deadhead's music library.
I proudly and humbly submit a rating of Multiple Stars&Skulls.
I proudly and humbly submit a rating of Multiple Stars&Skulls.
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July 15, 2005
Subject: A Classic
Subject: A Classic
One of my first boots back in 1978. Was going to college in Colorado and loved skiing to this. If you want it is for sale thru GDM. Though a different
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type of show, as good and as classic as Barton. A must have for any collector. Nearly perfect.
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July 14, 2005 (edited)
Subject: this is a great one
Subject: this is a great one
yep, this is "one from the vault", the very first of the vault series released. and its a fantastic show from start to finish. i really can't say enough.
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the highlights for me are the "eyes", and basically the whole 2nd set from "sugaree" > "sage and spirit". the opening of "the other one" coming out of "drums" is perfection; gives me chills. i have listened to this show many times. its worth getting the official release.
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July 9, 2005
Subject: Perfection + +...............+
Subject: Perfection + +...............+
This is PERFECT. No doubt about it. The sound quality hits you the second Bill starts to introduce the band, and the intro is just cool with everyone joining
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in Help Is On The Way after their name is called.
The set itself is also perfect. 11 Stars. Eyes Of The World rocks. Most definately one of those shows you must, Must, MUST have!
The set itself is also perfect. 11 Stars. Eyes Of The World rocks. Most definately one of those shows you must, Must, MUST have!
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June 27, 2005
Subject: Surprised no one pointed this out yet but ; )
Subject: Surprised no one pointed this out yet but ; )
This is the first time that The Music Never Stopped was performed live!
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June 25, 2005 (edited)
Subject: One From the Vault
Subject: One From the Vault
This is a great show, but it was also released in 1991 as "One from the Vault" as a two-CD set. If you want to support the Dead, it's worth buying.
In ... the album notes, Dan Healy writes "When we completed the recording and mixing of the "Blues for Allah" studio album at Weir's studio, whcih this album was the maiden voyage for, we gathered up our instruments and equipment and moved to the Great American Music Hall. The idea was to perform live to the world, for the first time, "Blues for Allah" in celebration of not only the completion of the album but also the beginning of Grateful Dead Records...This represents the beginning of the release of the vault tapes."
In ... the album notes, Dan Healy writes "When we completed the recording and mixing of the "Blues for Allah" studio album at Weir's studio, whcih this album was the maiden voyage for, we gathered up our instruments and equipment and moved to the Great American Music Hall. The idea was to perform live to the world, for the first time, "Blues for Allah" in celebration of not only the completion of the album but also the beginning of Grateful Dead Records...This represents the beginning of the release of the vault tapes."
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June 25, 2005 (edited)
Subject: One From The Vault
Subject: One From The Vault
This show is freakin awsome! Although they didn't play many shows at all in '75, this one makes up for it. One of the best shows I own. The Help on the
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way/Slipknot!>Franklin's tower is PERFECT. The setlist is pretty strange and quite rare for the Dead, they're playing all their new "Blues for Allah" material. Bill Grahm's intro is tight esp. when he announces "Mr. Phillip Lesh" and Phil jumps in on the intro to Help on the way. Everyones playing is amazing. Released as One From the Vault in 1991. A must have show for ANY dead fan!!
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June 18, 2005
Subject: Great show/Correst track List
Subject: Great show/Correst track List
This is a great show, as all have said. Track 6 on disk one is bothe musta bean daroses and aiz of dawurld, so all following tracks move up one (9 total
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tracks for disk one). I'm lovin this download.
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June 2, 2005
Subject: Make Believe Ballroom
Subject: Make Believe Ballroom
To Thanksgiving78: This is the Make Believe Ballroom boot that you asked about. A friend had the vinyl copy which he recorded onto cassette for me. Even
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the poor sound quality of that recording could do nothing to diminish the beauty of the music. This has long been one of my favorites. As for the show, I can't add much to what has already been said in previous reviews. The sound of this copy is pretty good. Weather this copy or the official release,which for obvious reasons, has impeccable sound, this show is a MUST HAVE!!!! 5 stars not enough!!!!!
ENJOY!!
ENJOY!!
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Thanksgiving78
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May 29, 2005
Subject:
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Was this the show that was released as a vinyl bootleg "Live From the Make Believe Ballroom" back in the day? Sound quality on my scratchy old vinyl was
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good enough to hear Bobby say, "Something's on fire back there and I don't wanna know what," right before Music Never Stopped. If this is that show, I remember the "Eyes" being one of my favorites.
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May 18, 2005
Subject: This is it my friend................
Subject: This is it my friend................
Stellar sound. A+...........You want this one. Stop searching for the perfect show of '75. This is it!! Now I undrstand the difference between th 75-79
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era and the 80's. Crisp, clear, sweet.
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May 11, 2005 (edited)
Subject: speechless
Subject: speechless
Freakin sweet show!!! Other One Jam is out of this world!!!! Crazy Fingers is beautiful!
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wejustride
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April 19, 2005
Subject: no title
Subject: no title
Just as a frame of reference, the boys play drums in both sets this night. (...) (...) (...)
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tjslax
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April 16, 2005
Subject: Finally!
Subject: Finally!
This is the show I was listening to in my dorm when..."I got it!". A few years later the first CD from one from the Vault was stolen along with every
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Bob Dylan album he had released at that point. I had been unable to find it again...not even checking here because I thought I couldn't get it (the band had released it already). Surprise!!!! It's here and I will listen to this show until my CD player will no longer recogize the disc any longer...then I will may another copy. My first born child will inherit (?SP?) this show when I die!
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Joe Shlobotnick
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March 29, 2005
Subject: Question
Subject: Question
How is it possible that this is on the archive?
I thought if a show was released by the band, only AUD recordings could be posted?
Just wondering...
Oh, ... about the show... anyone who has been into the Dead for more than two minutes knows what this show is all about. This is definitely one of the answers to the "If you were stranded on an island" question. If you don't already have the Vault release, you'd be crazy to pass this one up! I agree with everyone here that five stars is simply not enough for this masterpiece.
I thought if a show was released by the band, only AUD recordings could be posted?
Just wondering...
Oh, ... about the show... anyone who has been into the Dead for more than two minutes knows what this show is all about. This is definitely one of the answers to the "If you were stranded on an island" question. If you don't already have the Vault release, you'd be crazy to pass this one up! I agree with everyone here that five stars is simply not enough for this masterpiece.
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SweetPea_Humbee
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March 23, 2005
Subject: OMG!!!!
Subject: OMG!!!!
this is amaizing!! as if recoreded in a studio with the audience dubbed over,.. some secret CIA stuff, maybe? NAW! IT'S THE LIVE DEAD!! everything is so
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on in this show it sounds as if the boys will actualy transcend, levitating to nirvana... u need this show!
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peter_leslie
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March 7, 2005
Subject: Great American Music, indeed!
Subject: Great American Music, indeed!
Could a venue be more appropriately named for a band that has single-handedly filled half my hard drive? With shows like this, I am beginning to worry
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that I may never get around to listening to them all. I am submitting this review hoping that the sheer number of postings will encourage more people to check it out. There are not enough superlatives to describe this show. Get it and come up with a few new ones of your own.
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demaliks
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December 8, 2004
Subject: holy hand grenade
Subject: holy hand grenade
this is my favorite show everything is perfect
i have the version they taped off the board onto
16 trak ampex then made digital
tis great it clips hard ... once on blues for allah
i'd like to get ahold of the master
heh heh ya right
this is a must have 11 out of 5 stars
quit reading this and get it now
this is a direct order
i have the version they taped off the board onto
16 trak ampex then made digital
tis great it clips hard ... once on blues for allah
i'd like to get ahold of the master
heh heh ya right
this is a must have 11 out of 5 stars
quit reading this and get it now
this is a direct order
Reviewer:
RONZNOIZE
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December 2, 2004 (edited)
Subject: aaaahhhhh!grateful dead.
Subject: aaaahhhhh!grateful dead.
i think this was the first live grateful dead i ever heard(except for the live version of lovelight on best of).....and man after a week of listening to
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it i knew every note. crazy fingers->drums is my fav. of all time.
ya know....i love you guys @ the archive but 5 stars just isn't enough for some of theese shows
11 stars
dl this show then buy 2 of the vault releasees just to help support 4 of the coolest multi millionaires on the planet.
ya know....i love you guys @ the archive but 5 stars just isn't enough for some of theese shows
11 stars
dl this show then buy 2 of the vault releasees just to help support 4 of the coolest multi millionaires on the planet.
Reviewer:
SleepInsideYou
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November 26, 2004
Subject: Amazing...
Subject: Amazing...
It starts out a little loose on Help On the Way (understandably so since the material was new) but by the time it gets to Slipknot! the band pulls it together
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and they just jam from their on. Awesome jammed out versions of these songs. If you like Blues For Allah, you'll LOVE this. Download this show! It's kind of like having a Blues For Allah+ and you get a few extra songs too. Again, it's pretty awesome!
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StringCheeseIncidentNumero1
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November 16, 2004
Subject: great american music hall
Subject: great american music hall
was not at the show but discovered it and wow ;)
ive seen a show at this venue and i know what goes on in there, theres energy runnin all throughout the ... dance floor running up around to the balcony's
and phils been there a few times he jammed franklins tower with umphrey's mcgee :) haah peace
ive seen a show at this venue and i know what goes on in there, theres energy runnin all throughout the ... dance floor running up around to the balcony's
and phils been there a few times he jammed franklins tower with umphrey's mcgee :) haah peace
Reviewer:
smh1971
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October 16, 2004
Subject: Mmmmmmm :)
Subject: Mmmmmmm :)
Call me crazy, but until now I've had an old hissy analog of this show long since misplaced and this download completes my 75 collection. I've heard the
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officially released cd plenty of times from diff ppl's cd's and of course it sounds just exactly perfect but this fm stands tall, nice and crispy with Phil mixed real nice. The show itself, its worth repeating, is just exactly perfect! :)
Reviewer:
Steinbergerman
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September 30, 2004
Subject: Thanks to Ron Rakow
Subject: Thanks to Ron Rakow
Always found it odd that Healy et al. edited out Bill Graham's comments about Ron Rakow from the Vault release. Bad blood there?
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flashbackmagic
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September 27, 2004
Subject: simply put....
Subject: simply put....
Music to my ears.
Keep the archive alive, as well as the music.
Keep the archive alive, as well as the music.
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Patty Falafal
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September 22, 2004
Subject: yes! and it counts
Subject: yes! and it counts
Love it...c'est magnifique. Correct note about the song order after roses, took me a few minutes to decipher as well since I did not see the note right
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away.
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MarkStar
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August 27, 2004
Subject: Incredible
Subject: Incredible
I love the sound of this copy. Even though One from the Vault is the ultimate copy of the show...this version has a raw feel that is a great compliment
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to the 1ftVault release. Phil sounds wonderful on this mix. Although a bit flatter in sound, it's really cool to listen to this version.
Reviewer:
timblor
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August 23, 2004
Subject: Just buy the Vault release....
Subject: Just buy the Vault release....
This is a great show no doubt, but I wouldn't bother downloading this. Instead, buy the vault release that is lovelingly re-mastered (and remixed) and
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is stunning to listen to.
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rodzu
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August 18, 2004
Subject: Great concert -- NOTE: TRACKING OFF
Subject: Great concert -- NOTE: TRACKING OFF
Excellent quality. Note that both Roses and Eyes of the World are in Disk 1, Track 6. Concert ends with Blues for Allah. Text file has song order correct,
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but EOTW is at the end of track 6, not track 7. All track numbers are one off from there down.
Reviewer:
corester
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August 17, 2004
Subject: 1 of THE ALL TIME BEST
Subject: 1 of THE ALL TIME BEST
Haven't listened to the show yet But anyone who was LUCKY ENOUGH to be there knows just how GRATE this show was! Lost my copy years ago and never thought
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I would hear it again. Now I can REST in PEACE. Thank all of you "FOR A REAL GOOD TIME"
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