Live Performance at Fillmore Auditorium 11/19/66 On Vinyl LP!
A recording of a cult event: The Grateful Dead, live at the Fillmore Auditorium on November 19th, 1966. Recorded before their first album came out (1967), this record features three primeval versions of tunes from their debut record and eight goodies, standards and originals, that were not featured on any official studio and live recording up to 1970's Workingman's Dead. This recording brings you right there, on a magic night in November 1966, when psychedelic rock was still something fresh and exciting and the emerging hippie movement had not exploded yet. That came half a year later with the invasion of Haight-Ashbury. But these recordings are not only of historical importance, their musical value is amazing. The band smokes on stage throughout the performance. The sound is muggy for sure, but each instrument comes through as it should and the simmering duels of guitar and organ make your head swirl. This album will certainly make the young generation of '60s music aficionados go crazy. A new beautiful cover artwork and great overall sound quality restoration make this album a joyful experience...and be sure that something like the 17+ minute version of "In The Midnight Hour" will have rarely hit your turntable. The overall atmosphere is just haunting.
The release is reminiscent of early Doors or Iron Butterfly live recordings. A band at its prime with the world to gain and nothing to lose.
Features:
Vinyl LP
Made in Germany
Selections:
Side A:
1. Bill Graham Introduction
2. Hi Heeled Sneakers
3. Pain In My Heart
4. Cream Puff War
5. The Same Thing
Side B:
1. Beat It On Down The Line
2. He Was A Friend Of Mine
3. King Bee
4. In The Midnight Hour
A recording of a cult event: The Grateful Dead, live at the Fillmore Auditorium on November 19th, 1966. Recorded before their first album came out (1967), this record features three primeval versions of tunes from their debut record and eight goodies, standards and originals, that were not featured on any official studio and live recording up to 1970's Workingman's Dead. This recording brings you right there, on a magic night in November 1966, when psychedelic rock was still something fresh and exciting and the emerging hippie movement had not exploded yet. That came half a year later with the invasion of Haight-Ashbury. But these recordings are not only of historical importance, their musical value is amazing. The band smokes on stage throughout the performance. The sound is muggy for sure, but each instrument comes through as it should and the simmering duels of guitar and organ make your head swirl. This album will certainly make the young generation of '60s music aficionados go crazy. A new beautiful cover artwork and great overall sound quality restoration make this album a joyful experience...and be sure that something like the 17+ minute version of "In The Midnight Hour" will have rarely hit your turntable. The overall atmosphere is just haunting.
The release is reminiscent of early Doors or Iron Butterfly live recordings. A band at its prime with the world to gain and nothing to lose.
Features:
Vinyl LP
Made in Germany
Selections:
Side A:
1. Bill Graham Introduction
2. Hi Heeled Sneakers
3. Pain In My Heart
4. Cream Puff War
5. The Same Thing
Side B:
1. Beat It On Down The Line
2. He Was A Friend Of Mine
3. King Bee
4. In The Midnight Hour
