tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post309833898705417571..comments2024-03-17T11:10:04.872-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: Dead song debutsLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-27284594654154704502016-03-02T22:35:41.913-08:002016-03-02T22:35:41.913-08:00I thought it would be useful to add a little list ...I thought it would be useful to add a little list of the earliest live versions of original songs we have from 1966. (Most of them, of course, had probably been played for at least a month or two before our first tape of them, so these aren't really "debuts.")<br /><br />1/8/66 - Caution<br />1/28/66? - You Don't Have To Ask (from the last week of January - 1966 Mystery Reels, Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-43510917955358861452016-03-02T20:55:23.249-08:002016-03-02T20:55:23.249-08:00A useful collection! (There are a few corrections ...A useful collection! (There are a few corrections to make in the '66 selections, but hardly anyone would notice. Perhaps partly my fault for segregating '66-only songs into their own post!)Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-35387325979800013612016-02-29T21:29:26.982-08:002016-02-29T21:29:26.982-08:00Someone compiled all these into a neat compilation...Someone compiled all these into a neat compilation here: https://archive.org/details/AllGratefulDeadOriginalSongDebuts66-95Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-57691036302647036072015-11-07T23:24:48.768-08:002015-11-07T23:24:48.768-08:00I don't know if it's necessary to mention ...I don't know if it's necessary to mention in the 18-03-1977 the fullest performance of Terrapin Station by the group, because we know the Transit part of it was played that night the only time, so it might be called the live debut too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-30032779088774163512015-08-18T22:28:40.929-07:002015-08-18T22:28:40.929-07:00Yes, that's true - actually up to '69 and ...Yes, that's true - actually up to '69 and into '70, all these dates are actually "first known tapes" rather than actual debuts. <br /><br />I've written elsewhere about 8/17/70: <br />http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2009/08/missing-1970-shows.html?showComment=1293758222191#c2025679095309778442 <br />http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2012/07/august-17-1970-fillmore-west.html Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-16104667679175028562015-08-18T17:28:08.749-07:002015-08-18T17:28:08.749-07:00Although 8/18/70 is the date associated with the d...Although 8/18/70 is the date associated with the debut of "Truckin", "Ripple", "Brokedown Palace" and "Operator", most likely one or more of the above songs actually debuted on the 17th. In fact, another blog discussed the 17th Fillmore show, and included "Truckin" in the electric set.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073561658686815631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-16314435719854684182015-07-08T22:51:26.279-07:002015-07-08T22:51:26.279-07:00Added Clementine, which somehow had been overlooke...Added Clementine, which somehow had been overlooked for the last six years! Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-52045381909943413442014-12-26T21:15:23.701-08:002014-12-26T21:15:23.701-08:00Good catch. The Dead debut of the slow Friend of t...Good catch. The Dead debut of the slow Friend of the Devil was 6/4/76, but the Garcia Band had been playing that arrangement in fall '75, I believe. (One of the rare crossovers from the JGB to the Dead.) There's a post about that here: <br />http://hooterollin.blogspot.com/2012/04/june-30-1972-memorial-auditorium-kansas.html Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-73966978262568791292014-12-23T17:57:58.162-08:002014-12-23T17:57:58.162-08:00The Lindley Meadows 09/28/75 show is the first Dea...The Lindley Meadows 09/28/75 show is the first Dead performance of a slow TLEOSDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406472867038961017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-7115808137569445482014-10-20T20:03:48.366-07:002014-10-20T20:03:48.366-07:00Well, it has two drummers, no organ, and I think i...Well, it has two drummers, no organ, and I think it's in an indoor theater...otherwise, no real clues. Seems to be from an otherwise lost fall 1968 show. Have to wonder what happened to the rest of the tape of this show.... <br />For that matter the 1/14/67 tape may be incomplete as well.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-84377771601762700092014-10-20T13:49:30.098-07:002014-10-20T13:49:30.098-07:00I take satisfaction in reading that you have figur...I take satisfaction in reading that you have figured that this Morning Dew is not from 1/14/67. I figured it it was from summer or fall '68, but I've not found a definitive date. Any ideas which date this Dew is from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-69883879300386094822013-09-17T10:50:24.587-07:002013-09-17T10:50:24.587-07:00This post has been corrected & updated.This post has been corrected & updated.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-24390619000327568882013-07-10T14:46:12.203-07:002013-07-10T14:46:12.203-07:00Yes, it is a hint, Garcia's playing does come ...Yes, it is a hint, Garcia's playing does come close to the later Slipknot notes, though within the chord context of the usual Eyes jam. Just a hint, though, not yet the full-fledged Slipknots we'd see slipped into jams in 1974 (the first one being in the 2/22/74 Playing). The Slipknot riff is itself very close to the repeated end-of-Eyes riff they played in '73-74, both in notes and Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-1560628109934188812013-07-09T19:27:37.762-07:002013-07-09T19:27:37.762-07:00Minor (but fantastic) addition to throw in the mix...Minor (but fantastic) addition to throw in the mix: I've recently started to accumulate the CDs released over the past 15 years or so, and I stumbled across what to my ears is the earliest hint at Help/Slip. It's on the live bonus version of Eyes on Wake of the Flood. A really nice version from Nassau Coliseum, 9/7/73. Pretty standard jam out of the vocals, but at the 10:00 mark, the jam Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-37337144003456152762012-03-18T11:17:30.027-07:002012-03-18T11:17:30.027-07:00I finally realized that Brown Eyed Women did NOT d...I finally realized that Brown Eyed Women did NOT debut on 10/19/71....it was played on 8/24/71 (Dick's Picks 35).<br /><br />Shows how the most obvious mistakes can linger on here for years, when no one posts corrections!Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-91686057950410347412011-09-08T18:32:44.687-07:002011-09-08T18:32:44.687-07:00True, I forgot to mention Happiness is Drumming fr...True, I forgot to mention Happiness is Drumming from '76. It was also teased in the Playing in the Band on 6/22/76. Jerry even played it live with the Diga Rhythm Band on 5/30/75!<br />Mickey did sing a studio version of Fire in the Mountain that was even earlier than Happiness is Drumming, though it hasn't been officially released. On this link it's dated '74: <br />http://Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-40406737539768956732011-09-08T08:13:13.077-07:002011-09-08T08:13:13.077-07:00Hi, I just discovered this blog and I love it. I c...Hi, I just discovered this blog and I love it. I can add that the early version of 'Fire on the mountain' you refer to was actually called 'Happiness is drumming'. It was released in '76' on Mickeys album titled 'Diga Rhythm Band' and was an instrumental. The dead jammed on this theme a couple of times in concert. Here is a great one to check out- http://J withersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-44609966387492699932010-07-23T21:18:17.734-07:002010-07-23T21:18:17.734-07:00I commented in my "1967 Tapes" post, the...I commented in my "1967 Tapes" post, the 1/14/67 Morning Dew is not from that date, but seems to be from late '68 sometime. <br />So our first live version is actually 3/18/67. <br />Which makes it one of the few early Dead songs in which the studio version is the earliest we have!Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.com