Bear's Choice: History of the Grateful Dead Vol. 1
CD134 - Warner Bros. 1974
Bear's
Choice: History of the Grateful Dead Vol. 1
(1970 performances, released 1974)
1 KATIE MAE
2 DARK HOLLOW
3 I'VE BEEN ALL AROUND THIS WORLD
4 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE
5 BLACK PETER
6 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNIN'
7 HARD TO HANDLE Bonus Material
8 GOOD LOVIN'
9 BIG BOSS MAN
10 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNIN' (Version Two)
11 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
| Blair Jackson's review: | **½ |
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A single disc, also taken from the same February '70 Fillmore East run as Dick's Picks #4. Until Dicks Picks #8 was released, this was the only "official" record documenting the Dead's '70 acoustic sets, though it didn't even do that very well. The highlight is definitely the electric "Hard to Handle," intended as a tribute to Pigpen when it came out. Pig and the Dead's meandering "Smokestack Lightning" is less successful, but also contains some hot moments.