One From the Vault may be the best show the Grateful Dead ever played, or it may just be my favorite show, or it may just be the show I’ve listened to the most.
I’ve started this post fourteen times, trying each time to figure out what there was to really say about this show; I failed every time; it is magic and here it is.
I think I told you this already, but I’ll never forget the time last year when my dad realized I was getting into the Dead and he handed me his copy of this on CD. It was so thoughtful and I fell in love with it immediately.
IT IS AWESOME SAUCE
I KNOW IM LISTENING RN AND JUST
WOW YAY
I’m going to listen to this while I take a bath and eat some grilled cheese bc sometimes that’s what u gotta DO bruh
lol somehow I unfollowed u ????????????
jk it wasn’t a mistake I’m dumping ur bitch ass
JUST KIDDING AGAIN. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THT HAPPENED but yeah hi I’m following u again sup
i think thats what happened with Donna Jean
lol savage af
The first time I heard it was on a long night drive – probably a fifth hand cassette, and I’m not going to claim the Nissan to Wherever had a great sound system, but yes the pure magic part came through just fine. From then on one of three shows always in my glove box (the others are 2/15/73 and 5/19/77).
Anyone have stills or video of this show? This venue is very small. Would think they would have graduated to larger venues by 75.
It was a VIP show for industry types and gd family / friends.
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Thank you. They look crowded on stage as they should. Probably brought them back to the early days trying to get 5-6 people on a stage for 4.
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Beautiful venue
killer
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Oops wrong picture, still cool tho
far shot with a band of unknown
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Nice pic!
right down the street from o’farrell bros. the copenhagen room.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qNuo_T406w
Was Mason Reese the inspiration for Masons Children? Hmmmm
I love how Bill Graham makes them wait during the band intros. They’re clearly chomping at the bit, and he makes them wait until it bubbles over and explodes.
That is after all, why it’s referred to as “Show Biz”, Clearly Bill G had much insight into this
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No, but it is some sort of sign to Billy that the dick punching may commence
Is bill about to punch Jimmy?
The Intro > Help >
Chills. Every time. Their best commercially released album/show ever imHo.
If you are a vinyl person, I highly recommend the reissue (unless you can score an original German pressing) of OFTV. High volume through some big quality speakers is a real treat with this one.
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This show was a great tape from the radio in 1975, shortly after it was played. So this music has lived in the “collective unconciousness” of the Dead community for a long time.
yeah we had a cassette tape in the 80’s..