Category: official releases

  • Garcia first solo album, tidbit

    Not sure whatever became of this … am I missing something? The only Douglas Records release with Jerry that I know of is Hooteroll? I don’t recall any direct Commander Cody involvement with Jerry, on-stage or in-studio. File under “maybe was” or something like that, I guess.

  • Wally Heider’s, July 1971

    Of course, we already knew that Jerry was recording Garcia in July of 1971 (though I have never been able to find any precise dates, and Bob Mathews won’t answer my queries). We also already knew that Heider’s was absolutely happening. I keep hoping that someday Steve Silberman will write a book about the Planet…

  • JGMS: July 10, 1973, Keystone, Berkeley, CA

    I have just parsed out the officially released material by release: Live at Keystone, volume 1 datings; Live at Keystone, volume 2 datings ; Live at Keystone, volume 3 (encores) datings Turning it around, here’s the perspective from the shows. This info based on most complete circulating copies. Key is below. Jerry Garcia and Merl…

  • JGMS: Live at Keystone, vol. 3 (encores) datings

    Keystone Encores Merl Saunders / Jerry Garcia / John Kahn / Bill Vitt Initial release : 1988 Fantasy FCD 7703-2 *Hi-Heel Sneakers (Robert Higgenbotham) [7/10/73] *It’s Too Late (She’s Gone) (Chuck Willis) [7/10/73] *I Second That Emotion (William Robinson / Al Cleveland) [7/10/73] *One Kind Favor (Traditional) [7/11/73] *Money Honey (Jesse Stone) [unknown, presumed to…

  • JGMS: Live at Keystone, vol. 2 datings

    Live at the Keystone, Volume 2 Merl Saunders / Jerry Garcia / John Kahn / Bill Vitt Initial release : 1988 Fantasy FCD 7702-2 * That’s Alright Mama (Arthur Crudup) [7/11/73, album comes in @ 5:19] * My Funny Valentine (Rodgers / Hart) [7/11/73] * Someday Baby (Sam Hopkins) [7/10/73] * Like A Road Leading…

  • JGMS: Live at Keystone, vol. 1 datings

    Seeing a new torrent for 1973-07-10 at Lossless Legs reminds me that deaddisc.com has not included the information on dates from which the different performances derive. So I will post them. Here’s volume one (CD release). Live at the Keystone, Volume 1 Merl Saunders / Jerry Garcia / John Kahn / Bill Vitt Initial release…