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Grateful Dead Hour no. 705
Week of March 25,2002
Michael Higgins requested this one. It's all about the compilation CD Postcards of the Hanging: Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan, which it was my privilege to produce for Grateful Dead Records.
Bob Dylan's co-manager, Jeff Rosen, was kind enough to allow me to play some rough mixes of unheard rehearsal tapes on the radio to help promote this CD. Wonderful music!
Enjoy!
Interview with compilation producer David Gans by Gary Lambert
Postcards of the Hanging: Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead - rehearsals May-June 1987
STEALIN'
OH BOY
JOHN BROWN
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES
GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY
HIDEAWAY/CC RIDER
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Thanks for listening!
David Gans
gdhour@dead.net
classy shirt woody . Those are the kind of mementos that are nice to have around
Enjoyed this one... Nice to listen to on this Sat morning while
waking up.... Brings back some good memories of that Dead/Dylan tour
on the 80s.
Got any Grateful Dead hours with any of the mid-80s acoustic
dead sets ? That would be sweet...
Take care,
cheers
Woody
www.myspace.com/woodyinthebasement
Could not have picked a better Watchtower version than this Buffalo '89!! So smokin!
The 80 s material for the Postcards album was just fine , very good . But in the earlier days , as well ; there were many , and many memorable Dylan song perforrmnaces .
Obviously , and I accentuate the word obviously . The 80s / or 90 s / and late 70s recordings ar multi track . Which defeat / supposedly / in quality , recordings done up to 75 / 76
Lets wish for a utopic CD of summer 87 D and the D performances I know many who would quickly purchase a product like that . Thanks for reading
Thanks again DGans
Great rehearsals: Stealin , Folsom, Gotta serve .. etc . Thanks
p.s. personal opinion , id ve researched the Deads Dylan material Canon from 69 to the 70 s and some 80s - note SOME 80 s . Instead of concentrating on the late 80 s . But all in all your project managed to resist some very heavy criticism , for the lack of worthy materuial - for the project .
p.s.s. A show or more of the Dead and Dylans 87 summer colaboration should be contemplated for released Or a compilation - 2 or 3 disc - for the fan of both . To see the high points . Example , they played Mr Tambourine only in Anaheim , but do you know how difficult it is to obtain a ' tape ' of that performance . Very very difficult .
Postacrds was good , but there also could be some very intriguing projects , such as a product showing us the best of that summer s shows W Dylan . But more than the 88 CD Dyan the ead
grate stuff again David!! really love the little girls voice at the end of "gotta serve", hi daddy , hi daddy!.... so fitting... and so sweet!
David is right there are alot of great and not so great tapes from the Dead's preparations to tour with Dylan prior to summer 87'. He post a great taste of what their like here but if you want it all it's out there. I highly recommend it. Good stuff.
Re: Golden West: "Might GDH's 468, 469 & 470 be what was getting asked about here?"
Yes, that's what I meant. Man, I just searched the log and found them after seeing your post. Man, a Forever Young at the Bill Graham Memorial with Neil Young joining the Dead. That sounds sweet (though sad in its context).
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-enjoyin' the ride
"David - you make reference to *three* Dead Hours of Dead Dylan that inspired the compilation. How about posting those for the next three weeks? Please???
Can't do it. This feature is Grateful Dead Hour programs that have been broadcast. I don't have access to those rehearsals any more, nor permission to broadcast them."
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Might GDH's 468, 469 & 470 be what was getting asked about here?
Locations
David,
One of my favorites, Dylan and the Dead was such a strong combo.