Grateful Dead – Stealin' Oil Well – RSC 088 CD

Grateful Dead – Stealin'
Oil Well – RSC 088 CD

1 I Know You Rider 4:30
2 Hurts Me Too 4:30
3 It's All Over Now Baby Blue 4:58
4 Dancing In The Street 6:57
5 In The Midnight Hour 11:11
6 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 18:26
7 Lindy 2:50
8 Stealin' 3:00
9 The Same Thing 12:52

Note
All songs by Hunter/Lesh/Garcia/Weir unless noted.
Live in San Francisco, CA - July 8, 1966 
Recorded at Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA - September 16, 1966

Lineup:
Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals
Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann – drums

This Oil Well version of this great concert has a fine cover, fine quality.  Published with a liimited number of copies: only 200 copies. On the front cover Jerry Garcia performing live.
Due to its rarity and good quality, this disc is recommended.

Slight low levels, but great energy and clearly the band is enjoying themselves. The crowd sounds like they're really digging it too, an so am I. A nice playful version of Lindy (reminds me of their Jug Band roots) and a brilliant Baby Blue. You can tell at this stage of their career, they're still getting their feet under them, but how old was Weir? 18? Stealin' lot of fun, and as already written, fantastic voyage with Pig on 'The Same Thing'. Wow ! He clearly was the leader at this point. My personal fav on this recording. Nice version, silky smooth. Great solos on all tracks and a real treat. A+
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This concert has been released officially as: Pop History Vol 23 - Polydor ‎ in 1971 with tracks in different order. 

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9/16/66 - Grateful Dead Live at the Avalon Ballroom
The Grateful Dead show at the Avalon Ballroom played on September 16, 1966 is one of the most important 1966 shows in terms of its historical implications. The set-list and available audio, however, is not as clear cut as the importance of the date itself. The audio provided for this post is still in debate as to when it truly dates. Some contend that based on Jerry's playing and overall tightness of the band, it more aptly belongs to the late December Avalon shows of 12/23 and 12/24. Deadbase 50 notes that although the actual set-list and date is open to question, the Avalon as a venue is correct. For the sake of my audio history, however, I have chosen to leave the available recording as 9/16/66 simply because this date is where the audio has been placed for nearly 50 years. I'm not one enough in the know to change it. Until definitive evidence is uncovered that can accurately pinpoint when this was played, it'll stay at 9/16/66.  Regardless, the music posted for this date is a must-listen for all Deadheads.

Historically, the show slated for the Avalon Ballroom on September 16 was the first show for which the Skull & Roses artwork was used in conjunction with the Grateful Dead. Artists Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelly based their poster creation on Edmund Joseph Sullivan's illustration for "The Rubaiyat of Omar Kayyam" (1859). The show poster (pictured above) is certainly a work of art in itself. It seems fitting to be able to put some music to the actual show that coincides with the Skull & Roses initiation into the Dead's circle.

9/16/66 bootlegs
The songs attributed to 9/16/66 have long been in circulation, and have even been publish. They circulate primarily because they were released as two bootleg albums by Sunflower Records, and MGM subsidiary. Those records, Vintage Dead and Historic Dead have long been favorites in the Dead community. Vintage Dead was released by MGM in October of 1970, followed by Historic Dead in June of 1971. They provide excellent and clear copies of the Dead at their '66 best. I feel as though we are lucky to have had these bootlegs made, helping preserve a unique time in the Dead's history where there is a dearth of available recordings.

One listen to this show, and the terms "Vintage Dead," and "Historic Dead" seem very apt! This truly is 1966 at its best. Having taken a long break from 1966 material, my first impression on this show was how youthful the Dead sound, particularly Garcia. Pigpen, who is clearly the leader of the band at this point, comes through strong on this recording as well.

There were several points in the recording that stand out to me. In the first tune, "I Know You Rider," Jerry is simply flying. His playing is crisp and super-quick. One can literally feel the exuberance and energy flowing through his left hand as he rips his solo to shreds. It's also interesting to note that the "headlight" verse is sung in this song, as opposed to earlier 66 versions, but is also sung by the entire band rather than Jerry only."Baby Blue" is another excellent tune here. I was again caught by the pristine recording, which captures the texture of Jerry's youthful voice.

It should be noted that the Midnight Hour here clocked in at a little over 18:30. Pigpen sounds great. This tune demonstrates the fact that Pigpen was in fact the showstopper and band leader in 1966. Although it's easy to hear the budding star in Garcia, the Pigpen recordings on this tape take the blue ribbon. "Stealin'" and "The Same Thing" are almost certainly from a date other than the other songs presented in this recording. The audio input is clearly different starting with "Stealin'." The Matrix show of 11/29 has been mentioned as a possible placement for these tunes. Regardless, they were clearly used as filler for Historic Dead.

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