Author Topic: Grateful Dead @ Filmore West '69 CD Pre-order (Read 315 times)

kmh364 · « **on:** July 29, 2005, 11:46:34 AM »

For those interested, the Dead's dependents are offering the complete, restored recordings from the 16-track master tapes of the Dead's Frisco concert run ca. late Winter/early Spring 1969. These are the infamous tapes that spawned what I consider to be the most authentic formally released depiction of the GD concert experience AKA the Live Dead Album. It's 10hrs. on 10 CD's with a big booklet and a bonus '68-'70 concert disc of never before released material for $80 +S&H. The GD Store is taking pre-orders at the attached link:

http://www.gdstore.com/store.asp?page=product&band_id=601&sfid=7&dept_id=1968&pf_id=DE50COMBO

This is not only Pig Pen-era stuff, but what is arguably peak-era performance documentation, folks. As a long-time Live Dead fan, I've got my order in. Full review of this momentous set to follow shortly after receipt of same.

lbpesq · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2005, 12:48:27 PM »

Kevin:

Thanks for the heads-up. Isn't this the recording made by Ron Wickersham? By the way, as a former East Coaster (NY native) I know that one can get geographically challenged west of the Mississippi (or even west of the Delaware!) Frisco is in Texas. The Dead shows were in San Francisco. Out here Frisco is a dirty word.

Bill, tgo

kmh364 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2005, 04:12:10 PM »

OK,OK...Geez you Left-Coasters are sensistive...out here we don't care if you say Jersey, Joisey, the Garbage, er, um, Garden State, whatever, LOL!

I don't know if Ron did this one, but it is supposedly the first 16-track commercially-released recording. I'm psyched to ck it out.

valvil · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2005, 04:29:53 PM »

I asked Mama Susan and she said, yep, that was us.

Valentino

kmh364 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2005, 04:33:57 PM »

Nice! It sounds like we'll finally get to hear (hopefully) what Ron actually captured on his modded Ampex multitrack open-reel machine(s). Now I'm really psyched!

kmh364 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 29, 2005, 05:26:19 PM »

Guess I shoulda read the fine print...The set isn't gonna be released until Nov 15th!!! Bummer! I shoulda known...the Truckin' Off To Buffalo set took about three months or so from pre-order to delivery. Oh well, it'll just have to be a To: Me. From: Me Birthday gift, LOL!

lbpesq · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2005, 05:28:38 PM »

Kevin:

Do you know why New Jersey has more toxic waste dumps and California has more lawyers?

New Jersey go first choice! (nyuk, nyuk).

Actually I like Jersey. How can you dis a place where the state bird is the mosquito?

Bill, tgo

tom_z · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2005, 05:40:11 PM »

Kevin - thanks for the heads up. I first read that these recordings were to be released in my last GD newsletter, but I was not aware that pre-orders were being taken yet.

Tom

kmh364 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2005, 05:46:40 PM »

Well...if there was a Port Authority of San Francisco or Melbourne Australia or...(fill in the blanks of someplace nice that I can ride my Harley year round) to transfer to, I wouldn't be here. As a reluctant life-long resident of Joisey and a Public Sector employee with (a now-a-days unheard of) job security, this is, unfortunately where I gotta stay to get my pension and lifetime health benefits. Another 11 to 13yrs, and I'm outta here! Mosquitos be damned, LOL!

kmh364 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2005, 05:50:28 PM »

No problem, Tom. I was actually alerted to the pre-order BEFORE the Dead Store sent out their email pre-order offers to the mailing list via the current issue of Relix magazine. That's the one with Jerry on the cover and the 40p.p. spread on JG and the Dead, ten years on from Jerry's death.

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glocke · « **Reply #10 on:** August 11, 2005, 03:49:34 AM »

Well, we will get to hear what Ron and Susan did only if the people who release this stay true to the original mix.sounds of of the instruments.

Some Dead has been released in recent years that has
instrument tones differing sharply from what the shold.
I think Steppin out (from the europe 72)is one...Phils bass is way off from what it really should be sounding like....I dont know what they did to it, but it sounds way off from other recordings of that era...

kmh364 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2005, 06:21:41 AM »

This one should be good. They're using Ron's master tapes from what I understand. I've heard many versions of different European shows from '72, and the source of the tapes is the major impact on the finished product. I haven't heard Stepping Out, but I have heard the soundboard tapes from the UK show(s) and they weren't very good. They did a good job on the Live Dead and Europe '72 reissues, so hopefully, that'll continue with the '69 Filmore release. This is David Lemieux's (A/V archivist for the Dead after Dick Latvala's passing) current pet project, so I think think he's pulling out all the stops for this historic run of shows.

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