Grateful Dead

History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. I (Bear's Choice)

1973

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History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice) -
Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. BS 2721)
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The Dead:
Jerry Garcia - acoustic guitar, lead guitar, vocals
Bob Weir - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - acoustic guitar, organ, harmonica, percussion, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Mickey Hart - drums

Full album download includes Bonus Material:
Good Lovin' (2/13/70 Fillmore East, New York, NY)
Big Boss Man (2/5/70 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)
Smokestack Lightnin' (2/8/70 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)
Sitting On Top Of The World (2/8/70 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA)

Released on July 13, 1973

Recorded live February 13 and St. Valentine's Day, 1970 at Bill Graham's Fillmore East by Owsley Stanley ("Bear"). Bear says: "There were 14 mics used in all. Except for the vocals, each is in only one of the channels. I don't use any tone controls or equalization. The deck I used in those days was a Sony 770-2 running at 7.5 ips NAB, the tape was Scotch 203 on seven-inch reels."

(notes excerpted with permission from "The Compleat Grateful Dead Discography" by Ihor Slabicky)