Grateful Dead - Rare Cuts & Oddities - 1966
DECD282 - 1 CD
Grateful Dead: Rare Cuts & Oddities - 1966
There has never been a more precise title. Rare and odd, indeed - there will never be another Grateful Dead CD with 18 full cuts. Three-minute songs - remarkable! This is the '66 Dead, largely dominated by Pigpen's Farfisa organ, harp, and vocals. It's a long, long way to "Dark Star" thunder and lightning. These earliest indications of what this band would grow into make a fascinating album of early days musical snapshots, collected from various rehearsals and studio sessions (the first 10 songs) and live shows (the last eight songs).
GRATEFUL DEAD
Jerry Garcia: Lead Guitar, Vocals
Bill Kreutzmann: Drums
Phil Lesh: Electric Bass, Vocals
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan: Vocals, Harmonica, Organ
Bob Weir: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Track Listing
1. Walking The Dog - 5:38 (unknown location, early 1966)
2. You See A Broken Heart - 2:50 (unknown location, early 1966)
3. Promised Land - 2:31 (unknown location, early 1966)
4. Good Lovin' - 2:41 (unknown location, early 1966)
5. Standing On The Corner - 2:55 (unknown location, early 1966)
6. Cream Puff War - 3:37 (unknown location, early 1966)
7. Betty and Dupree - 5:35 (unknown location, 3/2/66)
8. Stealin' - 2:53 (unknown location, 3/2/66)
9. Silver Threads and Golden Needles - 3:00 (unknown location, late 1966)
10. Not Fade Away - 3:51 (unknown location, early 1966)
11. Big Railroad Blues - 3:10 (unknown location, Feb/Mar, 1966)
12. Sick and Tired - 3:19 (unknown location, Feb/Mar, 1966)
13. Empty Heart - 6:18 (unknown location, Feb/Mar, 1966)
14. Gangster of Love - 4:35 (Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, 7/3/66)
15. Don't Mess Up A Good Thing - 2:56 (Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco,
7/3/66)
16. Hey Little One - 5:02 (Danish Center, Los Angeles, 3/12/66)
17. I'm A King Bee > - 6:01 (Danish Center, Los Angeles, 3/12/66)
18. Caution - 9:18 (Danish Center, Los Angeles, 3/12/66)
Original Recordings
Produced by Owsley Stanley
Compilation Produced by David Lemieux
CD Mastering: Jeffrey Norman at Club Front
Cover Photo: Herbie Greene
Photos: Herbie Greene
Additional Photos: Robert Chevalier
Cover Art: Richard Biffle
Liner Notes: Bear
Archival Research: Eileen Law/Grateful Dead Archives
Art Coordination: Brian Connors
Package Layout: Robert Minkin