Favorite 60's Shows

FussyManDutch · May 7, 2020, 7:06pm

I’ve been digging back into some of the older years because it’s awesome, and wanted to hear some of your favorite 60’s shows/recordings. Give me that early exploratory, blues-psychedelia, intense energy shit. List so far:

12.1.66 - The Matrix - Viola Lee Blues is very good (arguably my favorite early Dead jam vehicle)
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10.22.67 - Winterland
Partial Show on Archive

2.14.68 - Carousel Ballroom - Dark Star > China Cat > Eleven
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2.27.69 - Fillmore West - Other One, Dark Star
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4.26.69 - Electric Theater - I think this was a Dick’s Picks?
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6.14.69 - Monterey Performing Arts Center
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grrrrrant · May 8, 2020, 2:32pm

I HIGHLY recommend the Dark Star > Stephen > Eleven > Lovelight here.
Straight acid bathed heat. Easily my favorite Dead year, and this is them at their best. Jerry is just so fucking pure here and Billy/Mickey are just a fucking force pushing from Eleven to Lovelight. Absolute madness.

CarpetCrawler · May 8, 2020, 2:49pm

I know I’ve mentioned it on the old versions of the bort, but always been a huge fan of 6-14-69. I lost my SHN/FLACs when an old drive crashed & would love to get those again, if anyone ever stumbles across them & remebers this post…

June 14, 1969
Monterey PAC

Turn On Your Love Light-> Me & My Uncle-> Doin’ That Rag-> He Was A Friend Of Mine, Dire Wolf, Dark Star-> Saint Stephen-> The Eleven-> Turn On Your Love Light-> Drums-> Turn On Your Love Light

Also, whoever uploaded it to Live Music Archive messed up the track order & has it beginning with Dark Star, then the 26 minute Lovelight that starts the set comes right after the set ending half of Lovelight.

Not sure how nobody has corrected that over the years.

FussyManDutch · May 8, 2020, 5:24pm

On the list! Thanks!

CarpetCrawler · May 8, 2020, 5:28pm

Also, 3-1-69 was a favorite of mine back in the day.

CarpetCrawler · January 19, 2021, 1:57am

Somebody just uploaded the FLACs of this show on Orpheus!

Super pumped to have this show back. The tracks aren’t labeled with song names, but judging by the track sizes, I’ve gotta believe that the tracks are in the correct order.

Show holds a special place on my heart. Had the tapes of this one for many years, then lost the FLACs some years back, so it will be nice to have it back in my collection.

toomanypomas42 · January 19, 2021, 3:25am

Did they play a show on 4/20/69 or nah?

FussyManDutch · January 19, 2021, 1:35pm

I know you’re making a joke, but then I got curious and looked it up. Headiest show ever 42069 blaze it

1969-04-20 - Grateful Dead - Clark University, Atwood Hall

Morning Dew, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Doin’ That Rag, Dark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven > Death Don’t Have Mercy; Encores: Dupree’s Diamond Blues > Mountains Of The Moon

snuckaskitchen · January 19, 2021, 1:42pm

FussyManDutch · January 19, 2021, 1:45pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

snuckaskitchen · January 19, 2021, 1:50pm

Here’s some great comments from the archive. Looks like it was billed for the 19th but their equipment didn’t arrive in time so they played the show on the 20th.

First, the show was scheduled for Saturday 4/19, but the Dead’s equipment didn’t get there. (I have the concert poster on my wall.) The show was postponed to Sunday 4/20, but Roland Kirk would only agree to that if he were switched to headline (close) the show.

Bob Echter, the SAB chairman, handed me a pile of cash to pay the airfreight delivery people when they arrived very late the night of 4/19. When they arrived, we loaded the gear into Atwood Hall.

When the Dead crew showed up, I remember thinking, “Wow! These guys get to travel with the band!” There was a jug of lemonade(?) passed around that turned out to be dosed with Owsley’s favorite.

According to story, he also managed to dose all of Kirk’s band, but not Kirk himself. After the show, Kirk appeared just offstage near the front seats of the auditorium. One of our classmates said something to him that upset him, and he said “Where’s my gun?” and started feeling the bags on his walking stick (which had something like animal-skin bags on the sides and a roller skate wheel ont he bottom). We thought it was a joke, but his road manager said, “He ain’t kidding, man!” and ducked behind a seat. Everyone scattered, but somebody calmed him down and he departed with our friend, Paul Pena for a night in Boston.

I do remember Mountain Girl showing up at soundcheck. Jerry was clearly pleased to see her. (I had a total flashback to that moment when I saw “This is Spinal Tap” and Jeanette shows up at a soundcheck.)

I still have some photos from the show, taken by Bob Denton.

There was a moment during Kirk’s closing set when he asked if there were any requests. Someone in the back of the hall said “Play something straight.” Kirk replied, “If you don’t dig it, why don’t you split?” Legend has it that it was Bob Weir making the comment.

I was a freshman at Clark. Clark always had great music because of guys like David DePaul (rest his soul), Bob Eckert, and Steve DePaul who served on the SAB. How many other schools with a student body of under 1500 had Hendrix, the Dead (at least twice), Janis, Chuck Berry, the Chambers Brothers, the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, James Taylor, Ray Charles, Ten Years After, etc, etc, in the space of 4 or 5 years?? This was my first Dead concert–I had listened to the first album and Anthem of the Sun until the grooves were worn out. Aoxomoxoa and Live Dead would be released later that year. It was the first time I’d ever seen a man wearing a ponytail (or pigtails—Owsley!). Jerry without a beard. Weir looked about 15. Mickey Hart tried to pick up “Cowboy Neil’s” girlfriend–he was pretty anguished over the whole deal Mountain Girl was there–she was incredibly beautiful back then. I was at Atwood Hall for the sound check. Roland Kirk made a big deal about who was billed as the first act. The Dead were consulted and said it was cool for Kirk to get first billing, but not before he actually pulled out a gun. That’s a whole other story, but those who were there know it’s true. There was lots of liquid stuff being passed around by Owsley. A post-party at Soupy’s apartment with a cake that was literally green from the organic ingrediants (LOL). Bobby Weir was walking down the stairs telling someone that if they thought it was weird downstairs they should check out the upstairs.
The Dead were really phenomenal. They did St Stephen with canon and all. Duprees and Mountains of the Moon were treasures–I had never heard before because the album hadn’t yet been released. This was the beginning of a long love affair between me and the Dead. Many visits backstage, first through my close friendship to Andy who got to know Jerry and other member of the Dead family pretty well, and later by my friendship with Steve Marcus, their ticket manager. One of my all-time best memories of Clark, though, was this concert. I’m amazed that it has been preserved all these years. Perfect flashback.
RockDoc

FussyManDutch · January 19, 2021, 2:10pm

Oh man that’s a great story about this show. Thanks man! Love the anecdotes like this

snuckaskitchen · January 19, 2021, 2:18pm

Yeah there’s some gems in the archive comments from old heads. Like Roland Kirk pulling a gun on the crowd. I would be terrified if a blind man whipped out a pistol and I was anywhere near.

FussyManDutch · January 19, 2021, 2:34pm

Love the fact they all just like ducked lmao

snuckaskitchen · January 19, 2021, 2:59pm

His road manager probably saw all sorts of shit back in the day.

cryan024 · January 19, 2021, 3:23pm

This is starting my work day off right this morning

stringz · January 19, 2021, 3:38pm

mt

grrrrrant · January 22, 2021, 4:41pm

Truly glorious dead her.

StoneJackBaller · March 16, 2021, 1:25am

Grateful Dead channel on XM is dropping some 60s heat right now. 5/24/69. Solid show and the Lovelight is an Acid Test gem

FussyManDutch · March 16, 2021, 12:02pm

Here’s the archive for it. Will be spinning it today

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