History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice)
by Grateful Dead
- Type: Album
- Released: July 1973
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 47:06
- Community rating: 3.35/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Owsley Stanley
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Compiled by legendary sound engineer Owsley 'Bear' Stanley to fulfill a contractual obligation, this album focuses entirely on the band's acoustic and traditional blues repertoire. The intimate performances, recorded at the Fillmore East, serve as a gentle, heartfelt tribute to the recently deceased Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan.
Genres
Descriptors: Acoustic, improvisation, acoustic
Tracklist
- Katie Mae (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/13/70) (4:44)
- Dark Hollow (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/14/70) (3:52)
- I've Been All Around This World (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/14/70) (4:17)
- Wake Up Little Susie (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/13/70) (2:31)
- Black Peter (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/13/70) (7:27)
- Smokestack Lightnin' (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/13/70) (17:58)
- Hard to Handle (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/14/70) (6:13)
Credits
- Grateful Dead - primary artist, arranged by
- Lightnin' Hopkins - written-by
- Bill Browning - written-by
- Traditional - written-by
- Boudleaux Bryant - written-by
- Felice Bryant - written-by
- Jerry Garcia - written-by
- Robert Hunter - written-by