It contains the complete concert performed on december 31, 1978. By late 1978, the grateful dead were at an undeniable. The grateful dead 12311978 set 1 closing of winterland. Grateful dead setlist at winterland arena, san francisco.
Highlights of the grateful dead performing at winterland. The dead turn up the heat at winterland winterland 1973. Over time, donna jean would also contribute a good amount of vocals to some grateful dead songs. If you only buy one gd concert on dvd, this is the one to get. Grateful dead interviews 123178 winterland official. The complete recordings grateful dead productions 2009. The last show at winterland is one of the best gems the dead have ever played. Perhaps this performance is the second most important concert held at that venue, the first would be the bands 1976 thanksgiving party entitled the last waltz. 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. 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.
The crowd is heard, and the voice of dan aykroyd can easily be spotted. 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. The closing of winterland is a fourcd live album by the grateful dead. Within the liner notes grateful dead archivist david lemieux describes the winterland run as follows. Records, grateful dead recordsunited artists records and arista records. 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. Theres an uncommon clarity to every aspect of winterland june 1977. 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. Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 1978 1231. The dead were at the top of their game on this night, the playing is inspired and the set lists are woven together as well as a grandmothers quilt. The closing of winterland bonus cd grateful dead family.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The very best of grateful dead is a singlecd compilation album chronicling all the years of the san francisco psychedelic band the grateful dead. Easy wind jam black peter playing in the band lazy lightning. Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 19781231. 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. Listen free to grateful dead the closing of winterland. Grateful dead tribute band specializing in the music the band played during the 60s and 70s. The complete recordings spotlights the grateful deads threenight run in a ninedisc boxed set that features every note remastered in. 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. The grateful dead in 78 were a little tired after the spectacular high energy 6677 run. Ringing out 1978 with the grateful dead in a brokedown palace, the closing of winterland is a fun reminder of the deads shabby appeal. December 31, 1978 sugar magnolia live at winterland, december 31, 1978, scarlet begonias live at winterland, december 31, 1978 and more.
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. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in san franciscos winterland arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. 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. With jerry garcia, donna godchaux, keith godchaux, mickey hart. The dead celebrated the closing as an approximately fivehourlong party and invited some guests including guitarist john cipollina of quicksilver messenger service. David frickes essay captures the essence of the activities, even if he overreaches a bit in his description of the sensation. Grateful dead poster new years eve winterland 1978 with blues brothers and n. Winterland closed on new years eve 1978 new years day 1979 with a concert by the grateful dead, new riders of the purple sage, and the blues brothers. The closing of winterland the grateful dead movie and how i learned to dig the dead by benjamin h. The closing of winterland video grateful dead songs. Deadheads seeking similar performances by the grateful dead during this same era are encouraged to check out either dicks picks, vol.
Live at winterland 1978 is a live album by sex pistols, first released in its entirety in 2001. The dead can be appreciated indeed, probably must be appreciated as a kind of continuing, evolving, shifty performance of the grateful dead. It is the first release to document every label the band recorded on. The grateful dead the closing of winterland cd1 mp3. 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. Be the first to know about the grateful deads exclusive limitededition releases, breaking news on the band, community events, and so much more. The closing of winterland could be the best live release put out by grateful dead productions. Track list disc 1 01 sugar magnolia 02 scarlet begonias 03 fire on the mountain 04 me and my uncle 05 big river 06 friend of the devil 07 its all over now 08 stagger lee 09 from the. Ramble on rose live at winterland, december 31, 1978. 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. The setlist program grateful dead setlists, listener. Grateful dead 123178 winterland official full concert.
This 4 cd set contains the entire grateful dead performance from the closing of winterland on 123178, mixed from the 24track analog master tapes, and includes a 24page booklet containing photos and essays. Watch the grateful deads legendary closing of the winterland performance recorded on new years eve, 1978. This show has been commercially released as the closing of winterland source soundboard status. The closing of winterland the grateful deads dvd the closing of winterland marks the closing of a historic san francisco music landmark. Watch the grateful dead s legendary closing of the winterland performance recorded on new years eve, 1978. The closing of winterland 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The show lasted for over eight hours, with the grateful deads performancedocumented on dvd and cd as the closing of winterlandlasting nearly six hours. December 31, 1978 by the grateful dead on amazon music. The closing of winterland the grateful dead s dvd the closing of winterland marks the closing of a historic san francisco music landmark. The closing of winterland bonus cd grateful dead initial release. Grateful dead poster new years eve winterland 1978 with. Grateful dead the closing of winterland december 31. A bonus cd that was distributed with preordered copies of the closing of winterland cd and dvd sets. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
The cd soundtrack to the outstanding dvd of the same name stands alone as one of the finest releases ever of the grateful dead in concert. One major difference between the two is that these cds only contain the standard stereo 2. Mar 26, 2017 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. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The grateful dead was a rock band that formed in 1965 in san francisco, california, united states from the remnants of another band, mother mccrees uptown jug champions, the grateful dead were known for their unique and eclectic songwriting style which fused elements of rock, folk music, bluegrass, blues, country, and jazz, and also for live performances of long modal jams. In addition to the 4 hours of grateful dead music the package will include. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The cd comprises tracks from other new years eve shows in the 1970s. This was wonderful concert and i am so glad that i could be a part of it. The complete recordings delivers three full concerts. 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. Disc one disc one of closing of winterland could not have had a better intro. So based on your description of this poster, at least the paper stock you described, it would lead me to believe it is a window card, but most window cards measure approximately 14 x 22 and were made from a thin cardboard stock. Even by dead standards, this was an epic showwinterland is loaded with the deads peculiar revisions of rock and prerock idioms.
The last two songs were released by warner bros records on their twodisc 1980 lossleader sampler, troublemakers, bookending the compilation. Grateful dead the closing of winterland album film. 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. 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.
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