Let It Rock: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol.Pure Jerry: Coliseum, Hampton, VA, November 9, 1991.Pure Jerry: Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978.Pure Jerry: Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989.Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15–30, 1987.Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987.A large number of original studio albums and live releases are highlighted here, but, with Jerry being the most recorded musician of all time, theres always something new just waiting to be heard. Pure Jerry: Theatre 1839, San Francisco, July 29 & 30, 1977 The prolific nature of Jerry Garcia is evident in the breadth of albums he released through his musical career.Photography – Susana Millman, Robert Minkin.It is impossible to separate this album from the two Grateful Dead studio albums that preceded it, Workingman's Dead and American Beauty, as it follows the same path of returning. The release features over two hours of magic across five LPs and includes new liner. The first to get started was band leader Jerry Garcia, who in the summer of 1971 recorded his first solo album, this remarkable Garcia, to be released in January 1972.
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The 30th Anniversary Edition marks the legendary, self-titled live album’s first vinyl pressing.
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A lot of those early Melvin shows from 81 through 83 absolutely smoke and, IMHO, its long overdue for an official release from that time. Shining Star joins 1997's How Sweet It Is and the band's 1991 self-titled double disc as essential recordings for anyone interested in Garcia's longstanding side project. Jerry Garcia Band 1 22 83 Phoenix Theater, Petaluma, CA +1 - This and 1/22/83 ( ) are my go to shows. The seamlessness of the package is remarkable, and each track is first-rate, top-notch Garcia. In The Music Box, John Metzger said, "Though the music contained on Shining Star - the latest release by the Jerry Garcia Band and the second two-disc set from the group in two months - was recorded between 19, it is presented in such a way as to create a 'new' concert. The late '80s and early '90s were sporadic in terms of performance consistency for the Grateful Dead however, 'the Jerry band' - as Deadheads refer to this aggregate - proved to be vibrant, funky, and alarmingly agile." Shining Star is a double-disc anthology featuring Garcia's other band, and is comprised entirely of cover tunes derived from concert recordings made between 19. If you listened to all of that you'd be up to speed on the arc of the side-band careerĮDIT: I should def add at least one more pre-LoM Garcia/Saunders show from 73 or 74 so I'll mention 7.5.On Allmusic, Lindsay Planer wrote, "While the Grateful Dead will always be considered Jerry Garcia's primary outlet, the Jerry Garcia Band often proved the most musically satisfying of the two.
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He was briefly in a band called Reconstruction in 1979 but I think they're terribleĦ.16.82 Music Mountain - this circulates in a couple great audience recordings, don't be skeptical, maybe someone will post one (I don't have it handy) but the AUDs are both really good, not "good for an AUD" but really great and the performance is killerįor an intro to the latter era stuff I still don't think you can beat the grey Jerry Garcia Band album, all the performances were picked by Jerry himself so who can argue?ġ1.9.91 Hampton w/Bruce Hornsby (yet another Pure Jerry) 1)ģ.18.78 Warner Theater (another Pure Jerry release) I just don't like the late '75 stuff with Nicky Hopkins but most heads disagree with me so I will mention Let It Rock I guessĥ.21.76 Orpheum (official release Don't Let Go)ħ.29.77 Theater 1839 (official release Pure Jerry Vol. These are my definitive Jerry shows/releases that cover the main eras and styles of his electric side bands (acoustic is another story).ħ.4.75 Great American Music Hall - Legion of Mary