Road Trips Vol. 1 Number 4
::More Information on Egypt '78
More Road Trips 1.4
Archive Photos
Micky Hart & Hamza El Din
On Stage at Winterland
Bill Graham Staffers
Bobby, Donna & Jerry
Winterland Marquee
On stage at Winterland
Shows
Winterland - October 17, 1978
Winterland - October 21, 1978
Winterland - October 22, 1978
Road Trips Series
"From Egypt With Love" (October '78)
2 Disc Set
Since we’ve all been in deep Egypt Mode the last couple of months preparing the new Rhino release Rocking the Cradle: Grateful Dead, Egypt ’78 (which you can learn more about and order here), we thought it would be cool for the new Road Trips (that’s Vol. 1, No. 4 for those of you keeping score at home) to be a companion to that release, compiled from the band’s famous October 1978 “From Egypt With Love” shows at Winterland in San Francisco, just a month after their return from the desert.
Here’s the deal: The group was feeling totally jazzed when they got back from Egypt, and Bill Graham, who had been on the trip abroad as a spectator, rather than as promoter, wanted to give the band’s hometown fans a taste of the Egypt experience by hosting a series of five shows at Winterland that would include a slide show depicting the group’s amazing adventures in Cairo and beyond. As it turned out, the Dead Heads got more than that, too: At two of the concerts, their good friend Hamza El Din (a Nubian musician living in the Bay Area) reprised the Egyptian song he’d sung at the Sound & Light Theater in Gizah—called “Ollin Arageed”—which had been a jumping–off point for some fascinating cross-cultural explorations between the Dead and a host of native singers and percussionists. It proved to be magical at Winterland, too, as the crowd joined in clapping the song’s unusual and hypnotic beat. War’s exceptional harmonica player, Lee Oskar, dropped by the last two nights of the run, and the final concert brought a surprise appearance by ex-Quicksilver guitarist John Cipollina.
This new Road Trips was culled from the the last two concerts of the series, October 21 and 22, 1978. There’s plenty to dig here, including a really dynamic extended take on the aforementioned “Ollin Arageed” which eventually lands at “Deal” (of all songs!); a stunning sequence featuring "Got My Mojo Working">"The Other One">"Stella Blue"; a generous and free-flowing “Scarlet Begonias” > “Fire on the Mountain”; and a “Not Fade Away” > “Goin’ Down the Road” combo that’s sparked by the presence of Mr. Cipollina and his vampire bat Gibson SG, and which goes into some very interesting jamming spaces between songs.
To order Road Trips Vol. 1, No. 4 click here.
Track List
Disk One - 10/21/78
Sugaree
Passenger
Stagger Lee
I Need A Miracle
Got My Mojo Working (with Lee Oskar)>
The Other One>
Stella Blue>
Sugar Magnolia
US Blues
Disk Two - 10/22/78
Olin Aragreed>
Deal
Peggy-O
Jack Straw
Scarlet Begonias>
Fire On The Mountain
NFA (with John Cipollina)>
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steve!
yer scarin' me... Good catch.
Winterland Oct.'78
Having attended all 5 W-land shows post-Egypt, I remember the band having been more than just a little inspired & really delivering the goods during this run with volume, volume, volume (that's how they do it!). At the time we were hanging with a few of the lucky folks who made it to the Pyramid Shows. During the Winterland run we were assured by those same folks whose opinions we had no choice but to trust, that the playing on every night of the EssEff shows was vastly superior to anything the band could conjure in Egypt. Now we'll have an A/B comparison available to draw some proper conclusions. At least one of those Oct '78 Winterland performances is good enough to warrant a complete show release. I'd guess night one would be the choice as I remember the palpable joy emanating from the players at being able to let fly in their "home-stadium" for the hometown connoisseur crowd once again. & if memory serves, they played loooong shows for these outings.
There's honestly nothing like a Dead show at Winterland, nothing!
If I had The World To Give
That version on the bonus disc may just actually get me to buy Rhino again. It is ABSOLUTELY the best and definitive version of that tune. I have a cassette 2nd gen board of this and I can't wait to hear this one...
Let's see if they let us fill up our iPods again...
Sweet Tunes!
I'm having some melancholic moments and was looking for some Wharf Rats - this is really sweet, and I wish I could buy it. My CASSETTE of West Virginia 1978 Scarlet/Fire recently ate itself, and it had been my healing medicine, so I anxiously await THIS Scarlet/Fire. Wharf Rats, have you got any encouraging words? Tomorrow I have 1100 days clean and sober. But STILL I got no dime but I got some time to hear your story...
wheres my cake
frisko-mobb shop tattoo aurora,co 16868 E. Iliff 3033695446so its been close to a month since i ordered the egypt winterland c.d. just curious if it was being shipped from egypt. so if poss. and someone at dead.net store reads this maybe u can look into it and give me some confirmation feedback.my real name is christopher hutton. anyway hope to b kickin it on acamel smokin hashish diggin the egypt shos real soon the last road trips 77 n 79 c.ds i love and listen to them religiously much respect peace.......
2 track or multi crack source
does anyone know if this was sourced from the two track, or multi-track tapes. Obviously the Egypt show was multi-track, but was wondering about this one.
When Road Trips first came out, they decided to source the series from both multi, as well as, two track. But to date, only two track stuff has been released.
I am so disappointed thus far with this series (most selections poorly mixed at the shows), that I will probably pass on this, and just get the Egypt with Love release.
Greg SC
First Time Road Tripper
Received my copy in the mail yesterday. This was my first Road Tips…Im loving it. Great sound quality and setlist.
Suh-weet music
This is the best Road Trips out so far, this is really some gold. This is a must have. I hope we get more 1978 jams. The Egypt shows is great too. Keep jamming America.
Coconut Phil, living Free.
Best Road Trips Yet!
This is far and away the best of the Road Trips series (including the downloads-perhaps I should say especially the download Road Trips as their quality was not the best). Great sound and great performances.
PHUBB
Where is Cippolina?
All the hype about him sitting in and he gets off a lick and a half. Give me New Years/Farewell to Winterland anyday. It almost isnt worth mentioning him in the liner notes. Great set though I am still a bit disapointed.