NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE & The Grateful Dead
Saturday, May 2, 1970
Harpur College
Binghampton, NY
New Riders set:
Workingman’s Blues (missing from source 1)
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Truck Drivin’ Man
If You Hear Me When I’m Leavin’
Whatcha Gonna Do//(fade)
All I Ever Wanted
Henry
Lodi
Saw Mill*
The Race Is On*
Mama Tried*
Me And My Uncle*
The Weight
tt [54:26]
*with Bob Weir on guitar and vocals
John Dawson – rhythm guitar, vocals
David Nelson – lead guitar, vocals
David Torbert – bass, vocals
Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar
Mickey Hart – drums
Note: The cut end of “Whatcha Gonna Do” is that way on the SBDMR.
Fadeout was performed as part of the broadcast. Tape ends roughly two seconds after fade.
Grateful Dead Set:
Acoustic Set:
01 – Tuning
02 – Don’t Ease Me In
03 – I Know You Rider
04 – Friend Of The Devil
05 – Dire Wolf
06 – Beat It On Down The Line >
07 – Black Peter >
08 – Candyman (cut)
09 – Tuning
10 – Cumberland Blues
11 – Deep Elem Blues
12 – Cold Jordan
13 – Uncle John’s Band
Electric Set 1:
27 – Saint Stephen >
28 – That’s It For The Other One >
29 – Cosmic Charlie
30 – Casey Jones
31 – Good Lovin’
32 – Cold Rain And Snow
33 – It’s A Man’s World
34 – Dancing In The Street
Electric Set 2:
35 – Morning Dew
36 – Viola Lee Blues >
37 – And We Bid You Good Night
The sound quality is quite good. I assume this is the Pre-FM reel. I saw NRPS play in Tampa, FL. David Nelson was the only original member. I went backstage and got David Nelson and Buddy Cage to sign my “Panama Red” cover. Toni Brown was back stage. She was the former editor of Relix magazine and she was a recording artist.
Comments from a deleted repost:
Alan R. says:
January 24, 2019 at 6:20 pm Edit
The new source is infinitely better than the old source. Thanks so much for this post!
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John says:
January 25, 2019 at 3:58 pm Edit
:O)
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ron says:
January 26, 2019 at 11:10 am Edit
Great pix!! I never thought that Jerry was very tall but he’s towering over these guys!!
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Mauro says:
February 4, 2019 at 9:24 am Edit
Thanks Mat.