In the long musical history of the grateful dead, 1977 is clearly the most famous year. The cd comprises tracks from other new years eve shows in the 1970s. Listen free to grateful dead the closing of winterland. Closing of winterland is an essential release aptly recapturing a watershed moment not only for the grateful dead and their extended family and followers, but for the entire san francisco music scene as well. Oct 23, 2003 bill graham put a billboard on the side of winterland for new years eve 1978, the night the grateful dead closed the dilapidated old hall, which had an appointment with the wreckers ball. By late 1978, the grateful dead were at an undeniable. The last show at winterland is one of the best gems the dead have ever played. The setlist program grateful dead setlists, listener. In october 1974 the grateful dead held five hometown concerts at winterland in san francisco that preceded their drastically scaled back touring which lasted until mid1976. May 30th 1971 is an album by the rock group the grateful dead.
Grateful dead not fade away winterland 123178 youtube. The closing of winterland grateful dead family discography. The dead celebrated the closing as an approximately fivehourlong party and invited some. Jun 19, 2008 ultimately, what i am trying to say is this.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Apr 07, 2014 441 videos play all top tracks grateful dead grateful dead grateful dead downhill from here alpine valley 7171989 duration. The dead celebrated the closing as an approximately fivehourlong party and invited some guests including guitarist john cipollina of quicksilver messenger service and ken kesey as well as actor dan aykroyd. Videos, dvds and dvd audio grateful dead family discography. The complete recordings spotlights the grateful deads threenight run in a ninedisc boxed set that features every note remastered in hdcd. Easy wind jam black peter playing in the band lazy lightning. Its an odd thing, and i cant really pin down the reason why but in my case, that year never filled me with the desire to collect every single note of it. Grateful dead setlist at winterland arena, san francisco.
The dead celebrated the closing as an approximately fivehourlong party and invited some guests including guitarist john cipollina of quicksilver messenger service and ken kesey as well as. There are probably better played dead shows from 1978 alone, but this is my favorite grateful dead live release. I recommend finding 5 12 hrs out of your life and listening to this beauty. This ninedisc box set captures every mindbending note recorded at winterland during the bands legendary threenight residency in november 1973a run of shows that grateful dead archivist david lemieux argues is among the very finest.
In front of an audience that included such celebrity guests as dan aykroyd, john cippolina and ken kesey, the grateful dead performed 27 songs, including fire on the mountain. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Disc one disc one of closing of winterland could not have had a better intro. Grateful dead interviews 123178 winterland official. The closing of winterland is a fourcd live album by the grateful dead.
Grateful dead the closing of winterland december 31, 1978. December 31, 1978 sugar magnolia live at winterland, december 31, 1978, scarlet begonias live at winterland, december 31, 1978 and more. December 31, 1978 by the grateful dead on amazon music. December 31, 1978, an album by grateful dead on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Anyone got a download link for the may 1977 box set. Download gratefuldeadwinterland torrent at torrentfunk. Get the grateful dead setlist of the concert at winterland arena, san francisco, ca, usa on june 8, 1977 and other grateful dead setlists for free on. If you only buy one gd concert on dvd, this is the one to get. Dec 30, 2017 the annual run of concerts that the grateful dead would perform around new years eve were always mindmelting, but the closing of winterland documents one particularly grand evening. The closing of winterland could be the best live release put out by grateful dead productions.
The closing of winterland bonus cd grateful dead family. The dead can be appreciated indeed, probably must be appreciated as a kind of continuing, evolving, shifty performance of the grateful dead. A bonus cd that was distributed with preordered copies of the closing of winterland cd and dvd sets. It was 1978, the night they closed old winterland down sfgate. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in san franciscos winterland arena, which was shut down shortly. Grateful dead winterland arena, san francisco, ca jun 9, 1977 jun 09 1977 grateful dead raceway park, englishtown, nj sep 3, 1977 sep 03 1977 last updated. When i want to hear live music, i want to hear the vibe and energy, the ambience, the warts and all passion. Grateful dead tribute band specializing in the music the band played during the 60s and 70s. Bill graham put a billboard on the side of winterland for new years eve 1978, the night the grateful dead closed the dilapidated old hall, which had an appointment with the wreckers ball.
With jerry garcia, donna godchaux, keith godchaux, mickey hart. The closing of winterland video grateful dead songs. After purchasing several gd concert dvds, i would rank the closing of winterland filmed on new years eve 1978 as their best commerciallyavailable concert dvd. Grateful dead live downloads and online music streaming of 12311978 at closing of winterland. It contains the complete concert performed on december 31, 1978. David frickes essay captures the essence of the activities, even if he overreaches a bit in. Grateful dead the closing of winterland december 31. Watch the grateful dead s legendary closing of the winterland performance recorded on new years eve, 1978.
Within the liner notes grateful dead archivist david lemieux describes the winterland run as follows. Grateful deads fourth shakedown stream screening to feature. Grateful dead onlinemusic of 12311978, closing of winterland. This screening will feature the closing of winterland, a film that documents the groups 1978 new years eve performance at the famous san. The complete recordings, an album by grateful dead. Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 19771227.
Not fade away live at winterland, december 31, 1978 norman petty, buddy holly, charles hardin holley. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in san franciscos winterland arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. The grateful dead the closing of winterland cd1 mp3. Sep 12, 2012 grateful dead the closing of winterland label. The complete recordings grateful dead productions 2009. The dead s new years eve sendoff to the winterland theatre is one big party, and an exceptionally well played show to boot. This show has been commercially released as the closing of winterland source soundboard status. The closing of winterland the grateful dead movie and how i learned to dig the dead by benjamin h. Watch the grateful deads legendary closing of the winterland performance recorded on new years eve, 1978. Grateful dead played more shows there than any other artist, including the venues epic closing in 1978. Thanks from the bottom of my heart to the top of my soul to the license holders, all concerned financial interests in connection with the commercial release of the awardwinning recording of this concert, and ia grateful dead forum. The album includes most of the second set from that concert, as well as the encore. The crowd is heard, and the voice of dan aykroyd can easily be spotted.
This show is of course a top five essential to any deadheads collection. The complete recordings delivers three full concerts. In addition to the 4 hours of grateful dead music the package will include. Every single song is absolutely perfect and they are in a tremendous groove with each other from the first notes of sugar magnolia to the end vocals of we bid you goodnight. Be the first to know about the grateful deads exclusive limitededition releases, breaking news on the band, community events, and so much more. Sold by village music world and ships from amazon fulfillment. The closing of winterland bonus cd grateful dead initial release. One major difference between the two is that these cds only contain the standard stereo 2. Grateful dead the closing of winterland album film dvd. San franciscos winterland was a dive, a dump, and a favorite stopover for artists on their way up, their. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.
We have 23 grateful dead winterland music torrents for you. Highlights of the grateful dead performing at winterland. The grateful dead the closing of winterland cd1 mp3 album. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Theres an uncommon clarity to every aspect of winterland june 1977. The dead celebrated the closing as an approximately fivehourlong party. A double dvd release of the closing of winterland grateful dead show on december 31, 1978. The deads new years eve sendoff to the winterland theatre is one big party, and an exceptionally well played show to boot.
While the entire winterland run closing out 77 is topgrade stuff, i do think this is the best of the 4 nights. In front of an audience that included such celebrity guests as dan aykroyd, john cippolina and ken kesey, the grateful dead. Listen to live concerts at or download our mobile music app. Grateful dead the closing of winterland album film. Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 19781231. The closing of winterland is a concert film featuring the seminal jam band performing a sixplus hour show to mark the last night of san franciscos legendary winterland arena. Rockin the rhein with the grateful dead grateful dead.
Grateful dead 123178 winterland official full concert. Over time, donna jean would also contribute a good amount of vocals to some grateful dead songs. While the entire winterland run closing out 77 is topgrade stuff, i do think this is the best of the 4. The annual run of concerts that the grateful dead would perform around new years eve were always mindmelting, but the closing of winterland documents one. As the name suggests, it was recorded live at the winterland ballroom in san francisco, california on may 30, 1971. The closing of winterland 2003 is the audio only companion to the twodvd title of the same name. Another gem from the classic closing of winterland show, this rendition of not fade away is long, powerful, and fun, filled with terrific solos. Mar 19, 2008 the dead turn up the heat at winterland winterland 1973. Get the grateful dead setlist of the concert at winterland arena, san francisco, ca, usa on december 31, 1978 and other grateful dead setlists for free on.
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