Watch the grateful deads legendary closing of the winterland performance recorded on new years eve, 1978. San franciscos winterland was a dive, a dump, and a favorite stopover for artists on their way up, their. In the long musical history of the grateful dead, 1977 is clearly the most famous year. Within the liner notes grateful dead archivist david lemieux describes the winterland run as follows. Over time, donna jean would also contribute a good amount of vocals to some grateful dead songs. December 31, 1978 2003 by grateful dead at mp3caprice. Bill graham put a billboard on the side of winterland for new years eve 1978, the night the grateful dead closed the dilapidated old hall, which had an appointment with the wreckers ball. Get while you can, get it while its free, get it now or youll be sorry. The dead had also beat the devilry of arena acousti.
Yes, in the grand tradition of the beloved fillmore west 1969 and winterland 1973 boxes, comes winterland june 1977. Sugar magnolia scarlet begonias fire on the mountain me and my uncle big river friend of the devil its all over now stagger lee from the heart of me sunshine daydream set 2. The setlist program grateful dead setlists, listener. Samson and delilah ramble on rose i need a miracle terrapin station playing in the band rhythm devils not fade away around and around set 3. Listen to live concerts at or download our mobile music app. The complete recordings delivers three full concerts. Track list disc 1 01 sugar magnolia 02 scarlet begonias 03 fire on the mountain 04 me and my uncle 05 big river 06 friend of the devil 07 its all over now 08 stagger lee 09 from the.
The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in san franciscos winterland arena, which was shut down shortly. In contains almost all of the concert the band performed on july 21, 1972 at the paramount northwest theatre in seattle, washington the album is missing the opener, chucks berrys promised land. Grateful dead the closing of winterland lyrics and tracklist genius. Grateful dead live downloads and online music streaming of 12311978 at closing of winterland. One major difference between the two is that these cds only contain the standard stereo 2. This is not an audience recording, its a soundboard. This ninedisc box set captures every mindbending note recorded at winterland during the bands legendary threenight residency in november 1973a run of shows that grateful dead archivist david lemieux argues is among the very finest. Winterland closed on new years eve 1978 new years day 1979 with a concert by the grateful dead, new riders of the purple sage, and the blues brothers. Recorded november 9, 10, and 11, the trio of epic shows captured on winterland 1973 are among the finest and most legendary in the bands vast tape vaults. The dead celebrated the closing as an approximately fivehourlong party and invited some guests including guitarist john cipollina of quicksilver messenger service and ken kesey as well as. The closing of winterland could be the best live release put out by grateful dead productions. Sold by village music world and ships from amazon fulfillment. Records, grateful dead recordsunited artists records and arista records. After purchasing several gd concert dvds, i would rank the closing of winterland filmed on new years eve 1978 as their best commerciallyavailable concert dvd.
Get the grateful dead setlist of the concert at winterland arena, san francisco, ca, usa on december 31, 1978 and other grateful dead setlists for free on. Grateful dead interviews 123178 winterland official. The closing of winterland 2003 is the audio only companion to the twodvd title of the same name. The closing of winterland is really a must have for any dead fan. The complete recordings is a 9 cd live album by the american rock band the grateful dead. December 31, 1978 sugar magnolia live at winterland, december 31, 1978, scarlet begonias live at winterland, december 31, 1978 and more.
The show lasted for over eight hours, with the grateful deads performancedocumented on dvd and cd as the closing of winterlandlasting nearly six hours. Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 19690503. In addition to the tons of music, there are a lot of extras, from features on the winterland ballroom, to the blues brothers with dan aykroyd and john belushi, bonus songs, on and on. Djpeebs favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite may 4, 2014 subject. Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 19771231. Grateful dead onlinemusic of 12311978, closing of winterland. The dead celebrated the closing as an approximately fivehourlong party. I highly recommend adding this show to your 1969 grateful dead collection. With jerry garcia, donna godchaux, keith godchaux, mickey hart. Grateful dead the closing of winterland december 31. It was recorded on june 7, 8, and 9, 1977, at the winterland ballroom in san francisco, california.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Grateful dead 123178 winterland official full concert. Thanks from the bottom of my heart to the top of my soul to the license holders, all concerned financial interests in connection with the commercial release of the awardwinning recording of this concert, and ia grateful dead forum. Every single song is absolutely perfect and they are in a tremendous groove with each other from the first notes of sugar magnolia to the end vocals of we bid you goodnight. Not fade away live at winterland, december 31, 1978 norman petty, buddy holly, charles hardin holley. Disc one disc one of closing of winterland could not have had a better intro.
This is considered one of the most important grateful dead shows ever, the last show at winterland, december 31, 1978 when the dead broke. Listen free to grateful dead the closing of winterland. The grateful dead 12311978 set 1 closing of winterland. December 31, 1978 by the grateful dead on amazon music. It was recorded on november 9, 10, and 11, 1973, at the winterland ballroom in san francisco, california. The last show at winterland is one of the best gems the dead have ever played. It is the first release to document every label the band recorded on.
This show is of course a top five essential to any deadheads collection. A slew of fun first set tunes is elevated by a sensational 40 plus minute set closing terrapin playin samson playin i really liked bertha and big river from this one. Sugar mag, and scarletfire are bonus tracks on the closing of winterland. The grateful dead farewell to winterland 1979, vinyl. Apr 17, 2008 late 1973 was a high time for the grateful dead. Aug 29, 2019 not fade away live at winterland, december 31, 1978 norman petty, buddy holly, charles hardin holley. The crowd is heard, and the voice of dan aykroyd can easily be spotted. Grateful dead the closing of winterland december 31, 1978. This show has been commercially released as the closing of winterland source soundboard status. The complete recordings, a 9cd box set that is sure to knock your tiedyed socks off. Donna jean godchaux, the grateful dead, keith godchaux, jerry garcia, mickey hart, bill kreutzmann, phil lesh, bob weir, lee oskar, john cipollina, grateful dead, david lemieux, jeffry norman. It was released as a threedisc digital download on february 7, 2006. Hunt favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite july 2, 2011 subject. Grateful dead played more shows there than any other artist, including the venues epic closing in 1978.
In october, they issued the first album on their own label, wake of the flood, a top twenty hit. It contains the complete concert performed on december 31, 1978. If you only buy one gd concert on dvd, this is the one to get. The closing of winterland is a fourcd live album by the grateful dead. Perhaps this performance is the second most important concert held at that venue, the first would be the bands 1976 thanksgiving party entitled the last waltz. We have 23 gratefuldeadwinterland music torrents for you. Grateful dead setlist at winterland arena, san francisco. Sep 12, 2012 grateful dead the closing of winterland label. Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 19781231. The grateful deads dvd the closing of winterland marks the closing of a historic san francisco music landmark.
Grateful dead not fade away winterland 123178 youtube. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in san franciscos winterland arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 19770319. It contains three complete concerts, missing only the encore of the first concert. Be the first to know about the grateful deads exclusive limitededition releases, breaking news on the band, community events, and so much more.
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