Artist:  Grateful Dead

Title:  Grateful Dead (Live 2 LP Set)

Date:  1971

Label:  Warner Bros. Records  2 WS 1935

Art Work:  Kelly

Photo:  Bob Seidman

Recorded at:

Winterland, San Francisco
Manhattan Center, New York City
Fillmore East, New York City

  

Notes:  Even with the endless stream of live performances being released onto CD this still stands out as a fabulous collection of live material from various venues in the 1970/71 time frame. Side 3 in particular stands out for me. We've got Bob singing a little Merle Haggard, John Phillips, Kristofferson, Smith-Dixon and Chuck Berry in a delight of covers. There's a good feel all over this set whether it's Jerry's guitar doing what it does so well or Pig Pen's solid blues rooting let loose here and there. All the players reading each other loud and clear as they bounce along. The classic Kelly cover art and the nice family photo inside make for a fine record.

Line Up:

Jerry Garcia: lead guitar and vocals
Bob Weir: rhythm guitar and vocals
Phil Lesh: electric bass guitar and vocals
Bill Kreutzmann: drums
Ron McKernan (Pig Pen): organ, harmonica and vocals