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    Grateful Dead Hour no. 45

    Week of July 10, 1989

    Highlights of the first set of Saturday, February 23, 1974 at Winterland in San Francisco, the second concert of three-day run during which the band played what turned out to be their last public performance of "Here Comes Sunshine" and introduced "Ship of Fools," "It Must Have Been the Roses," and the finished version of "U.S. Blues."

    This concert was recorded on quarter-inch two-track tape (at 7.5 inches per second), which was the state of the art at the time. The shortcomings of the recording are for the most part the fault of the stage gear - an occasional rattle in the bass cabinets, for example. Bill Graham introduces the band in his inimitable style, with a dramatic pause parting the artist's name down the middle. The mix is a little unstable in the first song, but it settles down after that.

    These shows took place around the time Jerry Garcia was working on his second solo album, Garcia. That's the one which is often referred to as Compliments of Garcia because the radio and review copies had the words 'Compliments of' stamped above the title. And so what if his first two albums were both named Garcia - by this time Chicago was already up to Roman numeral VII!

    The second half of the program begins with a plea to fans to be kind to the environment and the local citizenry on tour; things were starting to heat up for the Dead, as their fans and fellow travelers left increasingly large and garbage-strewn footprints behind.

    Grateful Dead 2/23/74 Winterland, San Francisco
    AROUND AND AROUND
    HERE COMES SUNSHINE
    SHIP OF FOOLS

    Jerry Garcia, Garcia (aka "Compliments")
    THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO

    Grateful Dead 2/23/74 Winterland, San Francisco
    JACK STRAW
    DEAL
    PROMISED LAND->
    BERTHA->
    GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD

    Every Wednesday, we post a program from the Grateful Dead Hour archives for your enjoyment and enlightenment. You can browse or search the playlists at gdhour.com or on the GD Hour Search page, and let me know what program(s) you'd like to hear by emailing me at gdhour@dead.net.

    Thank you for listening!

    - David Gans
    Producer/host

    Listen Now

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    Love the 2nd part of this GD Hour!!!!!!!!!
    David-My cassette of the 2nd part of this GD hour wore out long ago...fantastic music. The first part ain't too shabby either!!! Much appreciated!!!
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Week of July 10, 1989

Highlights of the first set of Saturday, February 23, 1974 at Winterland in San Francisco, the second concert of three-day run during which the band played what turned out to be their last public performance of "Here Comes Sunshine" and introduced "Ship of Fools," "It Must Have Been the Roses," and the finished version of "U.S. Blues."

This concert was recorded on quarter-inch two-track tape (at 7.5 inches per second), which was the state of the art at the time. The shortcomings of the recording are for the most part the fault of the stage gear - an occasional rattle in the bass cabinets, for example. Bill Graham introduces the band in his inimitable style, with a dramatic pause parting the artist's name down the middle. The mix is a little unstable in the first song, but it settles down after that.

These shows took place around the time Jerry Garcia was working on his second solo album, Garcia. That's the one which is often referred to as Compliments of Garcia because the radio and review copies had the words 'Compliments of' stamped above the title. And so what if his first two albums were both named Garcia - by this time Chicago was already up to Roman numeral VII!

The second half of the program begins with a plea to fans to be kind to the environment and the local citizenry on tour; things were starting to heat up for the Dead, as their fans and fellow travelers left increasingly large and garbage-strewn footprints behind.

Grateful Dead 2/23/74 Winterland, San Francisco
AROUND AND AROUND
HERE COMES SUNSHINE
SHIP OF FOOLS

Jerry Garcia, Garcia (aka "Compliments")
THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO

Grateful Dead 2/23/74 Winterland, San Francisco
JACK STRAW
DEAL
PROMISED LAND->
BERTHA->
GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD

Every Wednesday, we post a program from the Grateful Dead Hour archives for your enjoyment and enlightenment. You can browse or search the playlists at gdhour.com or on the GD Hour Search page, and let me know what program(s) you'd like to hear by emailing me at gdhour@dead.net.

Thank you for listening!

- David Gans
Producer/host

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Submitted by jeffreybload on Wed, 03/16/2011 - 10:12

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David-My cassette of the 2nd part of this GD hour wore out long ago...fantastic music. The first part ain't too shabby either!!! Much appreciated!!!
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Submitted by fojomo on Fri, 03/18/2011 - 08:52

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I don't know about you .. but I remember hearing this many years back on the hour and was taken aback by this version of Here Comes Sunshine. I hadn't heard it since than and I have to say .. it's a hot contest between this version and the one from Tampa, 12/19/73. Listen to Kieth's mad lead in after the little drum solo and you'll agree with me. The jam after that all the way to the end is nothing short of perfect. I envy those of you who were there, as I was just born in February, 1974!!
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Submitted by pomo1 on Fri, 03/18/2011 - 10:01

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I agree that this version is excellent. But, that Tampa version is so amazing. I remember listening to Dick's Picks 1, and after one song thinking the series is going to be among the greatest inventions in human history! I still use that song to introduce people to the Dead to this very day. I usually get a "Wow, I didn't know they sounded like that!" Anyway, too bad the boys stopped performing HCS so early. Anybody know why? Finally, thanks David for all you do. "Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own."
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Submitted by revloren on Sun, 04/17/2011 - 22:13

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"Anyway, too bad the boys stopped performing HCS so early. Anybody know why?" If you listen to how out of tune the choruses are on this version, (not just Donna this time) you can understand how certain songs fell out of favor. One listen to the vocals here and they probably said "We sure do suck!", adding to the everpresent band self esteem issues. This is coming from a HSC lover. I was glad when they finally brought it back 18 years later. '74 was a funny year. Some of my favorite shows with the Wall of Sound. Also some 74 tapes that remain at the bottom of the box.