Jerry Garcia – Jerry Does Dylan

Jerry Garcia
Jerry Does Dylan

DISC ONE – ACOUSTIC
1. When I Paint My Masterpiece (9:42)
(Garcia & Kahn, Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY, 11/27/84)
2. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (5:47)
(Garcia & Kahn, Boston Opera House, 6/28/82)
3. Little Sadie (3:14)
(Garcia, Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/10/82, Early Show)
4. Going, Going, Gone (4:19)
(Garcia & Kahn, Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, 8/23/82, Late Show)
5. She Belongs To Me (5:56)
(Garcia & Grisman, The Warfield, San Francisco, 5/92)
6. Simple Twist of Fate (10:42)
(Garcia & Kahn, Boston Opera House, 6/28/82)

DISC TWO – ELECTRIC
1. When I Paint My Masterpiece (13:39)
(JGB, 7/27/80, Palace Theatre, Albany, NY)
2. Tears of Rage (10:44)
(JGB, 1/31/91, The Warfield, San Francisco)
3. Forever Young (8:38)
(JGB, 8/24/91, Goldcoast Concert Bowl, Squaw Valley, CA)
4. Wicked Messenger (10:19)
(Legion of Mary, 4/11/75, Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, Late Show)
5. Positively 4th Street (9:51)
(JGB, 10/31/75, Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, Late Show)
6. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (7:37)
(JGB, 8/30/87, The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA)
7. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (6:22)
(Garcia & Saunders, 7/10/73, The Keystone, Berkeley, CA)

DISC THREE – ELECTRIC
1. Going, Going, Gone (12:00)
(Garcia & Saunders, 11/16/74, Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, Early Show)
2. Tough Mama (8:18)
(JGB, 7/8/77, Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, NY, Early Show)
3. Senor (7:56)
(JGB, 11/7/93, USAir Arena, Landover, MD)
4. Simple Twist of Fate (14:19)
(JGB, 7/24/80, Bushnell Auditorium, Hartford)
5. I Shall Be Released (8:42)
(JGB, 9/1/90, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA)
6. Tangled Up In Blue (12:20)
(JGB, 8/8/90, The Warfield, San Francisco)

My MO: I listened to as many versions of each song as I could find. That meant roughly 140 versions of Simple Twist and anywhere from 20-75 versions of most of the others. I eliminated those that didn’t pass a minimum threshhold of listenability and then gave full listens to all the other versions. My selections were based on whatever whims I had at the time. Basically, though, vocals were usually a minor consideration. Sound quality was a priority but not that it was what informed my final choices. The only thing I knew beforehand was that the 8/8/90 Tangled Up In Blue would be included. It is my favorite Jerry performance in any incarnation and the last five minutes are the greatest guitar solo I’ve ever heard from anybody, anywhere, anytime. It’s also what got the idea in my head to do this.

The only omission was All Along The Watchtower, which was played once (10/25/87) and does not circulate. I chose the better part of valor and decided against using the version released as part of the Pure Jerry series. Fully recognizing that I couldn’t be all things to all people, I hope this works as most things or most people.

As I was dealing with 19 different tracks from 18 different sources (mostly aud’s), matching levels and segueing were somewhat problematic. I have tried to minimize this as best I could, or at least as gently as possible.

Thanks to:
Tol, who singularly made this possible.
Zuma_Aiko Bill and SIRMick, who offered solicited help with the set lists.
Rory Kallfelz, who came through big-time when I sent out a short-notice SOS for help tweaking the art.
JG and his partners in crime through the years.