GRATEFUL DEAD ‘ROAD TRIPS VOL. 1 NO. 2 OCTOBER ’77’ 2CD

Description

LABEL: Real Gone Music
CD RELEASE DATE: 9/9/2022
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 2008
VARIANT: 2CD

Spring 77 shows get the ink, but the Deads Fall 77 tour through some of the lesser-traveled byways of America goes toe to toe with that deservedly legendary series of performances. And by cherry-picking from three October 77 gigs (10/11/77 in Norman, Oklahoma; 10/14/77 in Houston; 10/16 in Baton Rouge), this Road Trip offers the greatest show that never was. A great, 10-minute rendition of Let It Grow from Norman kicks the whole thing off, followed by a 17-minute Sugaree from Baton Rougeand how about that epic, 13-minute version of Black Peter, also hailing from the Baton Rouge show (which contributes the lions share of the songs here). And for you obsessive Dead Head collectors, the Houston excerpt also captures the last time the Help on the Way/Slipknot!/Franklins Tower medley was played for six years. A 16-page booklet featuring notes by Steve Silberman accompanies this Betty Board recording, mastered by Jeffrey Norman and presented in HDCD sound. Great performances lifted from superior shows from one of the Deads best tourshard to beat that combo!