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3LP: Dead Official Store

Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66) arrives on 2 CDs, digital/streaming, or 3 LPs, with the latter format exclusive to Dead.net.  The concert, recorded by Owsley “Bear” Stanley, previously appeared as part of the 2015 box set 30 Trips Around the Sun.  Featuring Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and Bob Weir, the show has been mastered for this release by Jeffrey Norman with speed correction and restoration by Plangent Processes.  Songs include the earliest known recordings of “Cardboard Cowboy,” “You Don’t Have to Ask,” and “Tastebud,” as well as a cover of Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s “Gangster of Love.”  One song that was more enduring in the Dead’s repertoire, “Cold Rain and Snow,” is also present in an early, more uptempo arrangement.  Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66) captures the Dead on the cusp of transforming from a supercharged R&B dance band (just listen to their “Dancing in the Street” or “In the Midnight Hour” here!) into something altogether more cosmic.  (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)