Arista
1991
One From The Vault (Live)
About This Album
Of the literally hundreds of potential dates that could have been chosen for this package, there were multiple factors that made the band's August 13, 1975 show the best candidate for the debut installment in the Grateful Dead's One from the Vault series. For starters -- as is evident by the outstanding fidelity -- the audio quality of the master tapes was excellent. Another obvious plus is that the entire band are eager to dig in, dust off their collective chops, and prove that their 19-month sabbatical hadn't made them rusty. Deadheads concurred as the temporary cease in touring increased speculation as to the Grateful Dead's future. So it was with great anticipation that Jerry Garcia (lead guitar/vocals), Phil Lesh (bass/vocals), Bob Weir (guitar/vocals), Bill Kreutzmann (percussion), Mickey Hart (percussion/crickets) -- who hadn't been a participating bandmember since 1971 -- and the husband and wife team of Keith Godchaux (keyboards) and Donna Jean Godchaux (vocals) took to the stage of The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco -- for what was only their third public appearance in over a year-and-a-half. Add to the equation that they were not only going to preview material from their new album Blues for Allah (1975), but most every Deadhead in North America would hear the gig via broadcast on the nationwide Metromedia Radio Network.
Track List

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Disc 2 (try tracks 4 and 7)

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