jesse jarnow4d ago
60 years ago tonight, the grateful dead (& tiny tim & del close!) in los angeles, the last tape of their 2-month sojourn, put on by the band/friends as “the all-night harmonica store” with a poster by acid chemists/patrons owsley stanley & melissa cargill. cool photos by rosie mcgee. A+ sound: https://archive.org/details/gd66-03-25.sbd.unknown.38.sbeok.shnf
rosie mcgee’s memories of the gig: https://therealrosiemcgee.substack.com/p/grateful-dead-at-troupers-hall-hollywood [1/3]
Show threadjesse jarnow
3/25/66 trouper’s hall: earliest live STEALIN’, electrified jug band boogie recorded for 1st single. and then a still-unidentified 9-minute R&B instrumental/jam (labeled BANANA BOAT STOMPER on my old cassette). before they play it, weir says the mystery jam’s title fast, garbled, & off-mic. anyone wanna slow that down and/or have a guess? 1st HEY LITTLE ONE by dorsey burnette, garcia crooning rockabilly-pop. gorgeous twang-psych solo. outro belting hints at ‘80s ballads. [2/3]
Mar 26 at 12:10amWeb
Show threadjesse jarnow4d ago
finally, the 1st complete YOU DON’T HAVE TO ASK, meticulously overwritten & ambitious psychedelic garage-pop with changing keys & vocal parts & wild guitaring. 30-minute set, a break, then the earliest COLD RAIN & SNOW, on 1st album & staple for next 30 years. a herky jerky thrill. (assistant chemist tim scully is running sound & taping from the stage.) #deadfreaksunite #gd032566 [3/3]