tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post6431306579629808408..comments2024-03-17T11:10:04.872-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: The Fillmore East - September 1970Light Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-146287494012629732022-12-15T06:21:49.396-08:002022-12-15T06:21:49.396-08:00Well there ya have it!Well there ya have it!Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-88399333796435789522022-12-15T03:36:33.786-08:002022-12-15T03:36:33.786-08:00Per our crack Drummer Detection Team, it seems to ...Per our crack Drummer Detection Team, it seems to be Kreutzmann drumming on the 9/20/70 acoustic set.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-73346659484896740122022-12-14T10:39:09.506-08:002022-12-14T10:39:09.506-08:00Sorry to be dense, but does Kreutzmann drum on the...Sorry to be dense, but does Kreutzmann drum on the 9/20/70 acoustic GD set, or Hart? I have never been able to tell with those materials.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-44539693158864617462019-07-22T23:32:06.544-07:002019-07-22T23:32:06.544-07:00Strange times indeed! Thanks for the memories.
T...Strange times indeed! Thanks for the memories. <br /><br />That's certainly an interesting Dead story. These are the groups known to have played with the Dead at the Fillmore East: <br />June 14-15, 1968: Jeff Beck Group, Seventh Sons <br />Feb 11-12, 1969: Janis Joplin (the Dead opened) <br />June 20-21, 1969: Savoy Brown, Buddy Miles Express <br />Sep 26-27, 1969: Country Joe & the FishLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-84351655103315255152019-07-22T09:26:29.529-07:002019-07-22T09:26:29.529-07:00I was at a concert at the Filmore East some time i...I was at a concert at the Filmore East some time in '68-'70 (it's been a half century...) -- I recall sitting near the front, toward the left, with a few friends. The opening group was a blues band I'd never heard of before or since and have no recollection of their name. And THEY are the reason for this comment.<br /><br />Apparently many of the front rows were filled with peopleHoward Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936938579412068055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-49382833094792644652018-11-09T11:33:02.297-08:002018-11-09T11:33:02.297-08:00I don't think any of the Dead shows on Wolfgan...I don't think any of the Dead shows on Wolfgang's Vault are actually from Bill Graham's own archive; I suspect most of them are the same circulating tapes as on the Archive, but with no source info. So I don't think they have special access to master reels, just a financial agreement with the Dead (and all the other bands on there) to sell the music. (Though I wonder who wrote theLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-62866333906939852502018-11-09T08:00:26.908-08:002018-11-09T08:00:26.908-08:00Thanks for the reply LIA, maybe my memory is faili...Thanks for the reply LIA, maybe my memory is failing me then. At any rate, where have they gone. Obviously the million $ question. But, maybe Wolfgangs vault, wonder what the relationship is there between the two parties? I would think that since they have the Fillmore East Crew tapes from the Feb run that they would have access but maybe the reels are somewhere else yet to be found.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281961590780818928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-376156440599423242018-11-09T02:28:24.680-08:002018-11-09T02:28:24.680-08:00I don't think Dave has played any of these sho...I don't think Dave has played any of these shows in the Taper's Section, though maybe they've been aired on Sirius. I suspect the actual tape masters are long gone and old 1st-gen reel copies are the best that circulate. In any case, the sound quality on 9/20 on our copies is nowhere near release standards. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-5682067855695962042018-11-08T07:18:13.269-08:002018-11-08T07:18:13.269-08:00I would love to know what the status of these tape...I would love to know what the status of these tapes are. I seem to remember that Dave played some of the stuff that we know is in circulation in the tapers section which would lead me to believe at least those reels are in the vault. What about the rest of them? I would think the entire shows were taped from the 18th-20th (maybe not the 17th but you would figure that they would have).<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-75489618646806146252014-03-12T15:59:44.782-07:002014-03-12T15:59:44.782-07:00guess i gotta get 9/19 ... but then the best dark ...guess i gotta get 9/19 ... but then the best dark star is one the one your listening to hehehe example:<br />on currently<br />The Jan 2, 1970 fillmore dark star... one o my favorite dark stars goes thru all sort planes...scary , beautiful edgy<br />jam approx 18:45 ?<br />jam at 22:46 of dark star has always reminded me of beginnings from chicagoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-15571705959944684602013-01-21T20:52:13.897-08:002013-01-21T20:52:13.897-08:00It was common in 1970 for the Dead's shows at ...It was common in 1970 for the Dead's shows at the Fillmore to be 6 hours, or to go til dawn. Of course that would include NRPS/acoustic sets, and presumably lots of downtime in intermissions. None of our tapes are nearly that long. <br />I don't know how long these September shows specifically ran; they seem to have been shorter than earlier Fillmore sets were that year.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-56628305581033928952013-01-21T11:15:04.679-08:002013-01-21T11:15:04.679-08:00Hi- Reading here in and interview Jay Itkowitz got...Hi- Reading here in and interview Jay Itkowitz got with Jerry in November 1970 (http://www.itkowitz.com/mam1965text.php?aid=260), these shows at the Fillmore were 6 hours each? <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-46601894700492922722012-07-13T20:18:15.358-07:002012-07-13T20:18:15.358-07:00I've gone into much more detail about Marty We...I've gone into much more detail about Marty Weinberg's tapes in a new post: <br />http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2012/07/marty-weinberg.htmlLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-17747762191601463592012-04-10T01:33:44.526-07:002012-04-10T01:33:44.526-07:00It is indeed. And a superb recording, too - the Fi...It is indeed. And a superb recording, too - the Fillmore East secret-taping crew knew what they were doing. <br /><br />I don't believe the Dead were "inspired" by Hendrix's death though - they sound quite happy, and weren't really friendly with him; in any case, his death was announced in the news on Sept 18. <br />For some reason no one ever talks about the 9/18 show as Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-81656488464334678082012-04-09T13:39:29.080-07:002012-04-09T13:39:29.080-07:009/19 is one of the best Dark Star jams. IMO. parti...9/19 is one of the best Dark Star jams. IMO. particularly coming out of the weird feedback- the second portion of the jam. Great interplay between Bob and Jerry. <br /><br />I believe the boys learned of Jimi Hendrix death that morning and were inspired. My recording from the GDH is fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-8828797013089868172011-03-04T12:56:48.208-08:002011-03-04T12:56:48.208-08:00That year was Pigpen's low ebb on the keyboard...That year was Pigpen's low ebb on the keyboards. Basically, they didn't need him playing. Remember that Pigpen hadn't been playing organ for the 14 months that Constanten was in the band; and after TC left in Jan '70, Pigpen would've had to get back up to speed on the Dead's repertoire - so it was easier for him to just sit out most of the sets, coming back to the keyboardLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-82394654279401574862011-03-04T05:54:23.383-08:002011-03-04T05:54:23.383-08:00By September 1970, Pigpen seemed to be at his lowe...By September 1970, Pigpen seemed to be at his lowest point as a keyboard player. I was listening to the amazing 9/19/70 soundboard portion, and I don't think his organ uttered one note. Not in the Dark Star, St. Stephen or anything else. The other nights follow the same pattern. Maybe an organ doodle in "Me & My Uncle" or "Morning Dew" but basically his role as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com