January 5 - January 11, 2009
Welcome back to our first full week of 2009 here at the Tapers' Section, where we hope your year is starting as well as ours.
We're going to step outside of our featured week a little bit, primarily owing to the fact that the vault doesn't have too much music from this week in the Grateful Dead's history. Our first selection is one of the all-time great sequences of bonus tracks from any Grateful Dead release, the jam of Estimated Prophet>Eyes of the World>St. Stephen>Sugar Magnolia,, from 12/30/77 at Winterland. This music was included at the end of CD #3 of the majestic Dick's Pick Volume 10, which featured the 12/29/77 show, the triumphant return of China>Rider.
Next we'll jump back in time almost a decade to 10/12/68 for the excellent Anthem of the Sun styled jam of That's It For The Other One>New Potato Caboose>Jam>Feedback. There isn't a lot of 1968 Grateful Dead music in the vault, but what's there is mostly excellent. In fact, it's so good, we figured we'd give you a double dose today, with the next jam, from 10/20/68, being the other common jam from 1968, Dark Star>St. Stephen>The Eleven>Caution. This is certainly one era from which I wish there were more tapes in the vault.
Finally this week, from Winterland on 1/2/72, we have the very cool, very unique jam of Good Lovin'>China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider>Good Lovin'. There aren't a lot of split Good Lovin's like this, so it's always a pleasure to bring you the one-time-only jams.
Check in next week for a whole lot of good music from 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1972.
David Lemieux
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10/20/68
a cosmic trip to my favorite space in time ! the intensity of this era is unmatched ! long ago i finally "got it" while listening to Anthem of the Sun one night in an exceptionally altered state...
...the bus came by, and i got on, lucky me.
a happy one! good news y,all
a happy one! good news y,all new tour (see you in chicago) and looks like rothbury!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
certainly long............... and ...... strange................... thanx for the sanity each week ,Dave........................ hee haw!!!!!! Clementine??????????????????
Stellar year '68 was
I agree with Mark....These shows from 1968 are amazingly powerful, what kind of band is this? They've rocked the universe all the way through 1995 and they are are coming back to show us again (believe, brothers and sisters Jerry's heart will fill the air at these shows) how truly imaculate they are!
Despite all the crap going on in "this bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free," I can tell you this is truly one of the happiest weeks I've had in a long time! Moshin and singin through the Redwood Groves of California is the only way I can describe it.
Thank you David.........play MORE '68
See you at the shows!
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Will you come with me? Once in awhile you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right!
Ramble on Rose
Fogot to mention the Ramble ion Rose suprise, always has been a favorite & this version is judt beautiful...Keiths piano is sooooo sweet.
GD RADIO WOW!
Clicked on the link to gdradio in the first comment in this weeks tapers section at 7.45pm GMT. to find a version of 'Thats it for the Other One' playing that reminded me why I fell in love with the Dead. Thank you, Oh, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
Thankfully Dead
Ah, the sweet sounds of spring around the corner. I've had enough snow and ice. Must be withdrawls. Thanks for the memories Dave!
thanks
All praise and thanks to God most High, and to all the DEAD family!! Again this sweet selection of songs fills the air with joy and happiness!! I am proud to wave my flag when I hear what transpires from the Boys!!! It just gives me a rush of warmth I cant easily find in these hearty times!! Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world!!! Snowing again and happy trails!!
BIGBUD
Madison, WI
Happy New Year and Thank You!!
Hope everyone has a Greatful 2009 and look forward to seeing you in Chicago!! Kinda bumbed they left Detroit off the tour, because Michigan in general could use some positive vibes right now! But Chicago works for me!! Thanks for the great songs you posted on here Mr. Lemieux!! Stay Kind- ShammaD
Best 20 seconds of their day
While listening to this supurb 10-20-68 jam at work on sirius this week (at full volume of course!) I was "dancing around" in my chair to CAUTION so much that the wheels caught the cord of my headphones and pulled it out of my computer sending my desktop speakers into overdrive. Boy did that shake up my otherwise very quiet office for a hot 20 seconds!
I'm super stoked about the run of East Coast shows. : )
Hope to see you there
JM
68
Love this era of dead songs and jams,sparkly version of dark star too.Cheers.