tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post8567056867903109654..comments2024-03-28T12:38:56.645-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: May 3, 1970: Wesleyan UniversityLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-81850454935911261802022-05-08T21:55:11.962-07:002022-05-08T21:55:11.962-07:00Thanks for the detailed notes! It is peculiar that...Thanks for the detailed notes! It is peculiar that so much effort went into recording this event....only to end up with a number of incomplete pieces that weren't even meant to be listened to. Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-16603947146634615922022-05-08T18:57:36.393-07:002022-05-08T18:57:36.393-07:00Coming to this a bit late, as I haven't though...<br />Coming to this a bit late, as I haven't thought about this concert for a while, since I retired from the World Music Archives in 2019. But I thought I could fill in some gaps in known recordings and song lists. Around 8 years ago I created a chart for a presentation I gave: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DQUKi4qiyt9ZwrewkZ4jNztKKIIZycTE/view?usp=sharing<br />Here are the source Alec McLanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-38398947806958581842020-11-17T08:56:44.142-08:002020-11-17T08:56:44.142-08:00Eagle eyes! I guess Mickey arrived late and NRPS d...Eagle eyes! I guess Mickey arrived late and NRPS decided to start without him.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-13485850117377980102020-11-16T09:31:19.472-08:002020-11-16T09:31:19.472-08:00I see Kreutzmann playing on the 1st NRPS song, the...I see Kreutzmann playing on the 1st NRPS song, then Mickey takes overruppi43https://www.blogger.com/profile/02687238969252856314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-18305931272009287362020-11-15T20:55:33.516-08:002020-11-15T20:55:33.516-08:00Two of the first electric songs for sure. My guess...Two of the first electric songs for sure. My guess is that some song(s) preceded Hard to Handle since it almost never started the set in 1970.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-80052407875866710842020-11-15T14:53:05.460-08:002020-11-15T14:53:05.460-08:00i wonder if HTHandle and CCat>IKYR are the star...i wonder if HTHandle and CCat>IKYR are the start of the dead's electric set?<br /><br />I-) ihor<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-79832376104469287172020-11-12T16:28:10.585-08:002020-11-12T16:28:10.585-08:00The footage is here, for now:
https://www.youtube...The footage is here, for now: <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en7CmmweLZU <br />Shaky b&w video, not very close to the stage, with tracking wobbles and tinny, warbly audio. The first half is mostly crowd shots with some opening music and speeches. <br />25:20 - Dead announced, Sam Cutler, acoustic Garcia & Weir set up <br />26:45 - Deep Elem Blues w/ harmonica <br />32:50 - Silver Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-29206011258428358702020-11-12T16:06:13.125-08:002020-11-12T16:06:13.125-08:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en7CmmweLZU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en7CmmweLZU Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-48561687551443473562020-11-12T03:39:57.733-08:002020-11-12T03:39:57.733-08:00Sam Cutler has posted the footage on his facebook ...Sam Cutler has posted the footage on his facebook page. Can't seem to link directly but it is 1 hour long.hannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11354949276570754862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-2282150695997062242020-05-08T09:35:25.471-07:002020-05-08T09:35:25.471-07:00thanks for everything you do here. this adds so ma...thanks for everything you do here. this adds so many layers to our enjoyment of this history. keep up the good work !deadheadnedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327053128979467386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-50436959147589950292019-05-04T10:04:54.200-07:002019-05-04T10:04:54.200-07:00I was at that show and I only remember about 50 pe...I was at that show and I only remember about 50 people out there on the hill. And if you look at the photos, they pretty much bear that out. Perhaps 3,500 were in and out that weekend? The show was small enough that even I appear clearly in the pictures!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596909613964621573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-23600450478786604842019-02-01T22:59:40.146-08:002019-02-01T22:59:40.146-08:00Yes, he had good equipment and could record in bet...Yes, he had good equipment and could record in better quality than many other audience tapers at the time. Trouble is, he was recording the crowd, not the music! Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-6178652506109260262019-01-31T09:12:27.377-08:002019-01-31T09:12:27.377-08:00I have always maintained that the sound quality of...I have always maintained that the sound quality of Warren’s audience recording is quite good, and far from being the worst. Yes it is a low fidelity recording, but the music is very listenable to my ears. The audience is certainly audible. However there’s an infectious vibe going on. Sort of a mini Woodstock. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-78241040821015102552018-01-02T09:06:42.083-08:002018-01-02T09:06:42.083-08:00I missed this show but WAS in New Haven earlier in...I missed this show but WAS in New Haven earlier in the day.<br />"I don't know but I been told...<br /> I don't know but I been told.<br />Pig Department ain't got no soul...<br /> Pig department ain't got no soul.<br />Sound Off...<br /> Free Bobby!<br />Sound Off...<br /> Free Erica!<br />Free Bobby! Free Erica!<br />Free Bobby! Free Erica!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-41048092954650287622014-05-06T13:16:53.398-07:002014-05-06T13:16:53.398-07:00Thanks for the details!Thanks for the details!Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-6039640105669888032014-05-06T08:26:38.161-07:002014-05-06T08:26:38.161-07:00My recollections vary a bit from others. Although ...My recollections vary a bit from others. Although the show was free and open to the public, I remember the student body paying the Dead $4000. Originally scheduled to be an indoor show, a group of us known at the time as the "Better Days Prospectors",( the bus commune previously mentioned in the article) consisting of both local people and Wesleyan students, immediately pounced on theGary Michaelhttp://odypro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-87354664362333447392014-04-04T15:24:42.856-07:002014-04-04T15:24:42.856-07:00When I was at Wes from 71-75 I recall hearng about...When I was at Wes from 71-75 I recall hearng about the tape existing and once or twice a reference to someone having a copy. Never tracked it down further, but this suggests that copies may have circulated back then as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045423818527841286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-60542031880671946462013-03-05T11:19:19.613-08:002013-03-05T11:19:19.613-08:00This site is awesome brother. I have spent the las...This site is awesome brother. I have spent the last two nights reading the old posts. This really should be a book but its even better that its free. Keep up the good work.The Philosopher Stonedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431607185695192514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-90516556184442309322013-02-15T08:07:53.817-08:002013-02-15T08:07:53.817-08:00Fantastic article!! Please continue these posts. ...Fantastic article!! Please continue these posts. I LOVE them. Always a pleasure reading...Thank you so much!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-43994889914967718292013-02-12T05:52:34.372-08:002013-02-12T05:52:34.372-08:00This is about as close to a "hometown" s...This is about as close to a "hometown" show that GD got to me. When I first fell in love with the music in '85 this show quickly came onto my radar. It was surprisingly difficult for me to find in the mid-80s and what a disappointment when I finally did. It is "one of the worst audience recordings ever made of the Dead." I actually listened to it a few times, but quickly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-8756972978054993932013-02-06T16:28:01.051-08:002013-02-06T16:28:01.051-08:00This is a truly amazing post. Would that every Gra...This is a truly amazing post. Would that every Grateful Dead show had photo essays and cinema verite audience tapes.<br /><br />Once again, it shows how the Grateful Dead had a knack for being at the center of things, even if those "things"--invading Cambodia, trying Black Panthers, and so on--had no direct connection to the band. It was clearly a memorable weekend for anyone in Corry342https://www.blogger.com/profile/08049035074121231425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-8990573768190600752013-02-06T11:39:38.867-08:002013-02-06T11:39:38.867-08:00The Yale Daily News issues are browsable on their ...The Yale Daily News issues are browsable on their archive:<br />http://digital.library.yale.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/yale-ydn <br />I looked through the first week of May 1970; but it's very time-consuming to search or browse, especially compared to the MIT Tech. There are a lot of debates about the strike between the paper, various student groups, and the school administration.<br /><Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.com