Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead
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Released | October 2000 | |||
Recorded | April 25, 1971 – April 29, 1971 | |||
Venue | Fillmore East | |||
Genre | Jam, folk rock, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 296:44 | |||
Label | Grateful Dead Records / Arista Records | |||
Producer | David Lemieux | |||
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Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead is a four-CD live album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at the April 25–29, 1971 shows at the Fillmore East in New York City.[2][3] Some songs on the eponymous live album Grateful Dead were recorded at these shows as well. The album, released in October 2000, was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 6, 2002.[4] Unlike Dick's Picks, Road Trips, Dave's Picks, and certain other of the band's archival series of live album releases, which are simply two-track stereo recordings made from the soundboard during the concert, the shows on Ladies and Gentlemen were recorded on a 16-track multitrack recorder and were mixed down to stereo just prior to the album's 2000 release.
Track listing
All tracks recorded at the Fillmore East
No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
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1. | " Good Lovin' >" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) | April 25, 1971 | 2:28 |
11. | "Drums >" (Bill Kreutzmann) | April 25, 1971 | 5:40 |
12. | "Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick) | April 25, 1971 | 15:00 |
No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "Sugar Magnolia[5]" (Hunter, Weir) | April 25, 1971 | 5:48 |
2. | "Loser" (Hunter, Garcia) | April 28, 1971 | 6:58 |
3. | "Ain't It Crazy (The Rub)" (Lightnin' Hopkins) | April 28, 1971 | 5:36 |
4. | "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) | April 28, 1971 | 5:34 |
5. | "I'm a King Bee" (Slim Harpo) | April 28, 1971 | 8:27 |
6. | "Ripple" (Hunter, Garcia) | April 29, 1971 | 5:15 |
7. | "Me and Bobby McGee" (Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson) | April 28, 1971 | 6:16 |
8. | "Uncle John's Band >" (Hunter, Garcia) | April 27, 1971 | 6:06 |
9. | "Turn On Your Lovelight" (Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott) | April 27, 1971 | 22:18 |
No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
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1. | " Ron McKernan, Weir) | April 28, 1971 | 13:55 |
7. | "St. Stephen >" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) | April 28, 1971 | 6:06 |
8. | "Not Fade Away >" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) | April 28, 1971 | 3:31 |
9. | "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad >" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) | April 28, 1971 | 6:27 |
10. | "Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) | April 28, 1971 | 3:30 |
No. | Title | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) | April 29, 1971 | 10:29 |
2. | "New Minglewood Blues" (trad., arr. Weir) | April 29, 1971 | 4:23 |
3. | "Wharf Rat" (Hunter, Garcia) | April 28, 1971 | 9:19 |
4. | "Alligator >" (Hunter, McKernan, Lesh) | April 29, 1971 | 4:04 |
5. | "Drums >" (Kreutzmann) | April 29, 1971 | 4:11 |
6. | "Jam >" (Grateful Dead) | April 29, 1971 | 9:32 |
7. | "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad >" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) | April 29, 1971 | 4:55 |
8. | "Cold Rain and Snow" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) | April 29, 1971 | 5:47 |
9. | "Casey Jones" (Hunter, Garcia) | April 27, 1971 | 6:25 |
10. | "In the Midnight Hour >" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) | April 29, 1971 | 9:49 |
11. | "And We Bid You Goodnight" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) | April 29, 1971 | 3:55 |
Note: These dates are based on information from the Grateful Dead Family Discography.[3] However, according to two standard references for Grateful Dead set lists, the 3rd and 4th tracks on the first disc were not played on the 25th.[7][8] Based on these sources and within this run of concerts, "Next Time You See Me" must have been from the 27th, and "Beat It On Down the Line" could have been from the 26th, 28th or 29th.
Personnel
Grateful Dead
- vocals
- drums
- Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
- organ, percussion, harmonica, vocals
- Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
Special guest appearance by:
- Tom Constanten – keyboards on disc 3, tracks 6–10
Production
- Compilation produced by David Lemieux
- Recorded by Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor-Jackson
- Mixed by Jeffrey Norman
- Tape archivists: Dick Latvala, David Lemieux
- Project coordinator: Cassidy Law
- Archival research: Eileen Law
- Cover design and lettering: Randy Tuten
- Tie dye artist: James Preston
- Photography: Amalie R. Rothschild, Fred Ordower
- Program notes: Blair Jackson
- Assistant engineer: Rudson Shurtliff
References
- ^ Metzger, John. Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead, The Music Box, December 2000
- ^ Allmusic
- ^ a b Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead at the Grateful Dead Family Discography
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database-Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead". Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ a b Also released on Weir Here
- ^ Previously used for the video release Backstage Pass
- ^ "GDSets.com - Grateful Dead and Related Setlists 1961-1995". gdsets.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ISBN 1-877657-15-8.