Grateful Dead - The Closing Of Winterland: December 31, 1978

Artist:

Grateful Dead

UPC:

081227805524

See Also:

Hart, Mickey Weir, Bob Garcia, Jerry Pickin` On - Pickin` On The Grateful Dead Various Artists - Swingin` To The Grateful Dead

Description:

The Grateful Dead includes: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir (vocals, guitar); Phil Lesh (bass); Mickey Hart (drums).
Additional personnel includes: Bill Graham, Dan Aykroyd (spoken vocals).
Recorded live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California on December 31, 1978. Includes liner notes by Gary Lambert and Glenn Lambert.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
Personnel: Jerry Garcia (vocals, guitar); Dan Aykroyd (vocals, harmonica); Keith Godchaux (vocals, keyboards); Phil Lesh (vocals, electric bass); Donna Jean Godchaux, Bob Weir (vocals); John Cipollina (guitar); Lee Oskar, Matthew Kelly (harmonica); Greg Errico, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann (drums); Ken Kesey (sound effects).
Liner Note Author: Gary Lambert.
Recording information: Winterland, San Francisco, CA (12/31/1978-01/01/1979).
Photographer: Steve Schneider.
Arrangers: Grateful Dead; Bob Weir.
This pristine recording of the final concert at Winterland, the crumbling San Francisco venue that had witnessed thousands of often incandescent rock & roll shows between 1967 and 1978, features the only band deemed worthy of closing the old place down. The Grateful Dead performed three sets of relaxed, often inspired music that night, most of which is captured here--favorites like "Dark Star" showcase their often almost telepathic improvisatory skills, while covers like "Johnny B. Goode" and "Good Lovin`" show that they`re also not averse to pure entertainment.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Sugar Magnolia
2. Scarlet Begonias
3. Fire on the Mountain
4. Me & My Uncle
5. Big River
6. Friend of the Devil
7. It`s All Over Now
8. Stagger Lee
9. From the Heart of Me
10. Sunshine Daydream

DISC 2:

1. Samson and Delilah
2. Ramble on Rose
3. I Need a Miracle
4. Terrapin Station
5. Playing in the Band

DISC 3:

1. Rhythm Devils
2. Not Fade Away
3. Around and Around

DISC 4:

1. Dark Star
2. Other One, The
3. Dark Star
4. Wharf Rat
5. St. Stephen
6. Good Lovin`
7. Casey Jones
8. Johnny B. Goode
9. We Bid You Goodnight

Album Information

Release Date:

12/16/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Country Rock

Label:

Grateful Dead

Producer:

David Lemieux; Robert Minkin; Jeffrey Norman; Mickey Hart; Tom Flye

Catalog Number:

8122780552

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

4

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

250 : 12

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