04-26-1969

Electric Theater

Chicago, Illinois

Let’s get it out of the way early, this is a stratospheric show. The early going is so good, particularly the brilliant, short Dark Star jam into China Cat, the latter of which is so fine with a rich, upbeat texture. A few tunes later, Phil lays down a raunchy bass line, Jerry lays in some sweet riffs, and Pig throws down in his ballin’ style on a rocking Hard to Handle. Immediately afterwards, the boys head into a methodically enchanting Cryptical. The drummers seem hesitant during their solo until the very end when they launch a powerful charge into The Other One. And that Other One eventually heads into a resplendent Eleven, eventually coming back to TOO for another verse that retains a hint of the carnivalesque sound of the Eleven. After It’s a Sin, the boys – with Jerry leading the way – touch off a beautiful, but achingly melancholy, Morning Dew. After a few more tunes, Bobby announces a “lady’s choice” as the band heads into a surly Stephen. After that, it is a 33-minute Lovelight before the band goes into full-on psychedelia for the last forty minutes of the show until the final We Bid You Goodnight.

Recording info
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Identifier:
gd1969-04-26.sbd.miller.97393.sbeok.flac16
Source:
SBD -> Master Reel -> Dat (44.1k)
Notes:
Patch Info: SBD -> Master Cassette -> Cassette -> Dat (shnid=96449) supplies: Doin’ That Rag (7:56 – 7:59) (no music just tuning) Morning Dew (9:47 – end of track) (no music just tuning) Sittin On Top Of The World (0:00 – 0:11) Turn On Your Lovelight (11:41 – 21:09) Feedback (0:12 – end of track) What’s Become Of The Baby (complete track) Feedback (0:00 – 0:37) Notes: — All disc changes are seamless — I extended the patch in Lovelight due to tape squeal on master reel — Thanks to Rob Eaton for the Dats — Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction
Description:
Set 1 Dupree’s Diamond Blues Mountains Of The Moon -> Dark Star Jam -> China Cat Sunflower -> Doin’ That Rag It Hurts Me Too -> Hard To Handle Cryptical Envelopment -> Drums -> The Other One -> The Eleven Jam -> The Other One nd vocals -> It’s A Sin Morning Dew Sittin On Top Of The World New Minglewood Blues Silver Threads And Golden Needles It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue Saint Stephen -> Turn On Your Love Light Set 2 Encore Drums -> Viola Lee Blues -> Caution Jam -> Viola Lee Blues -> Feedback -> What’s Become Of The Baby -> Feedback -> And We Bid You Good Night
Lineage:
Dat (Sony R500) -> Sound Devices 744T -> Adobe Audition v1.5 -> Samplitude Professional v10.2 -> FLAC
Transferrer:
Charlie Miller
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Volume
00:00
1
Introduction
00:27
2
Dupree’s Diamond Blues
04:06
3
Mountains Of The Moon ->
05:07
4
Dark Star Jam ->
01:36
5
China Cat Sunflower ->
05:56
6
Doin’ That Rag
08:27
7
It Hurts Me Too ->
05:47
8
Hard To Handle
06:11
9
Cryptical Envelopment ->
02:07
10
Drums ->
00:57
11
The Other One ->
08:01
12
The Eleven ->
07:11
13
The Other One ->
01:09
14
It’s A Sin
05:14
15
Morning Dew
10:16
16
Sittin On Top Of The World
04:10
17
New Minglewood Blues
04:18
18
Silver Threads And Golden Needles
03:38
19
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
08:02
20
Saint Stephen ->
05:48
21
Turn On Your Lovelight
33:31
22
Viola Lee Blues ->
10:52
23
Caution Jam ->
08:05
24
Viola Lee Blues ->
01:35
25
Feedback ->
04:50
26
What’s Become Of The Baby ->
08:17
27
Feedback ->
02:09
28
And We Bid You Good Night
04:12
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The Dead released parts of this show, together with all of the next night at the Labor Temple in Minneapolis, as Dick’s Picks 26.

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