Grateful Dead - The Closing of Winterland (4 CD + 2 x DVD9, 2012) [FLAC]

The Closing of Winterland is a four-CD live album by the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert performed on December 31, 1978. The concert was also released as a two-disc DVD. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in San Francisco's Winterland Arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. The Dead celebrated the closing as an approximately five-hour-long party (complete with breakfast with the audience at dawn) and invited some guests including guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Ken Kesey as well as actor Dan Aykroyd who provided the midnight countdown. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA on December 15, 2003 under the category of longform video, selling 200,000 units. The New Riders of the Purple Sage and Blues Brothers opened the show. 

    Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals

    Bob Weir – guitar, vocals

    Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals

    Donna Godchaux – vocals

    Keith Godchaux – piano

    Mickey Hart – drums, percussion

    Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion

Grateful Dead - All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection Bonus Disc & covers [DVD 5]

 

Songs from five live performances, previously unreleased.

Backstage Pass, a 35-minute music documentary directed by Justin Kreutzmann, the son of Bill Kreutzmann, with principal photography from 1992.

An interview with music and video archivist David Lemieux, previously unreleased.

All the Years Combine : The DVD Collection

Grateful Dead - So Far (DVD 5, 2012)

 So Far is a music documentary video by the Grateful Dead. Directed by Jerry Garcia and Len Dell'Amico, it is intended to give a subjective view of the Grateful Dead experience. The soundtrack includes Dead song performances largely from 1985 (both from a concert on December 31, 1985 and in a rehearsal setting). The visuals combine scenes of the band playing the songs, other Dead related material, computer animation, and found footage that has been altered and edited in various ways.

So Far was released on VHS and laserdisc in 1987, and on DVD in 2012 in the All the Years Combine compilation box set. It has a running time of 55 minutes. 

•     Jerry Garcia – guitar, lead and backing vocals
•     Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
•     Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
•     Phil Lesh – bass, backing vocals
•     Brent Mydland – keyboards, backing vocals
•     Bob Weir – guitar, lead and backing vocals

1.     "Uncle John's Band" (Garcia, Hunter)
2.     "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter)
3.     "Lady with a Fan" (Garcia, Hunter)
4.     "Space" (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Mydland)
5.     "Rhythm Devils" (Hart, Kreutzmann)
6.     "Throwing Stones" (Weir, Barlow)
7.     "Not Fade Away" (Hardin, Petty)

Grateful Dead - The Grateful Dead Movie (2 x DVD9,1977/2012)

 

The Grateful Dead Movie, released in 1977 and directed by Jerry Garcia, is a film that captures live performances from rock band the Grateful Dead during an October 1974 five-night run at Winterland in San Francisco. These concerts marked the beginning of a hiatus, with the October 20, 1974, show billed as "The Last One". The band would return to touring in 1976. The film features the "Wall of Sound" concert sound system that the Dead used for all of 1974. The movie also portrays the burgeoning Deadhead scene. Two albums have been released in conjunction with the film and the concert run: Steal Your Face and The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack. 

    Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals

    Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

    Phil Lesh – bass

    Bill Kreutzmann – drums

    Keith Godchaux – acoustic piano and electric piano

    Donna Godchaux – vocals

Additional musicians

    Ned Lagin – electric piano and synthesizers

    Mickey Hart – drums

 

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Grateful Dead - View from the Vault, Volume Four (DVD 9, 2012)

 

View from the Vault, Volume Four (styled as View from the Vault IV) is the fourth release in the "View from the Vault" series of rock concert recordings by the Grateful Dead. Like the other entries in the series, it was released simultaneously on CD and as a DVD concert video. However, unlike the previous 3-CD volumes, View from the Vault IV is a 4-CD set. This volume contains selections from two consecutive shows in California — July 24, 1987, at Oakland Stadium, and July 26, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium.

These concerts were recorded during the "Dylan & the Dead" tour. On this brief tour, the Grateful Dead played two sets followed by a performance by Bob Dylan, with the Dead providing his accompaniment (some of those performances are documented on the album Dylan & the Dead). All four Dead sets from these two dates are included in the release, but the sets with Dylan are not. Also not included are the "Touch of Grey" encores the Dead played both nights with Dylan on guitar (followed by an additional Dylan song). Additionally, the CD version includes "Friend of the Devil", "Me & My Uncle", and "Big River", which do not appear on the DVD.

View from the Vault IV was the first "View from the Vault" that was not also released on VHS videotape. It was the first DVD of the series that included the option of either a two-channel stereo or a Dolby 5.1 channel surround sound soundtrack. It was the final title in the "View from the Vault" series, and was followed eight months later by The Closing of Winterland DVD/CD set. 

• Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
• Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
• Mickey Hart – drums, percussion

Grateful Dead - View from the Vault, Volume Three (DVD 9/2012)

 

View from the Vault, Volume Three (or View from the Vault III) is the third release in the "View from the Vault" series by the Grateful Dead. It was released simultaneously as a three disc album on CD and as a concert performance video on DVD. It contains the June 16, 1990 show at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.

The album also includes six songs from a show at the same venue on October 3, 1987. One of these is "My Brother Esau", the first appearance of this song on an album in CD format. The studio version had been the B-side of the "Touch of Grey" single in 1987, appeared on the cassette version of the In the Dark album, and was later released on the Beyond Description box set (it was then appended to the 2004 reissue of In the Dark). Another track from October 3, 1987 ("Maggie's Farm") had been released earlier in the year on Postcards of the Hanging.

•     Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
•     Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
•     Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals
•     Brent Mydland – Hammond organ, keyboards, vocals
•     Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
•     Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion 

Grateful Dead - View from the Vault, Volume Two (DVD 9, 2012)

View from the Vault, Volume Two (or View from the Vault II) is the second entry in the "View from the Vault" series by the Grateful Dead. It was released simultaneously as a three-disk CD and a one-disk DVD. This volume features the June 14, 1991 concert at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C., and bonus material from a show at the same venue on July 12, 1990. It is the only Grateful Dead video release featuring Vince Welnick and Bruce Hornsby.

The DVD contains one track that is not on the CD, "Box of Rain", recorded at the 1990 show. It also includes a music video, "Liberty", directed by Justin Kreutzmann, the son of Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann. The video uses audio from March 30, 1994, Atlanta, which was previously released on So Many Roads (1965–1995). The "Rubin and Cherise" on the DVD menu is from the show on June 9, 1991. 

• Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
• Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals
• Vince Welnick – keyboards, vocals
• Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
• Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
• Bruce Hornsby – accordion, piano, synthesizer, vocals
• Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals (July 12, 1990 bonus footage)

 

Grateful Dead - View from the Vault [DVD 9, 2012]

View from the Vault, Volume One, sometimes known simply as View from the Vault, is the first release in a series of DVDs and companion soundtracks by the Grateful Dead known as "View from the Vault". The audio is taken from the soundboard and the video from the video screens at the concerts. The first volume was recorded and filmed at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh on July 8, 1990 with bonus material recorded two days earlier at Cardinal Stadium, Louisville. 

Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals

Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals

Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals

Brent Mydland – Hammond organ, keyboards, vocals

Mickey Hart – drums, percussion

Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion

 

Grateful Dead - Truckin' Up to Buffalo (DVD9, 2012)

 Truckin' Up to Buffalo is a double CD soundtrack to the DVD video of the same name by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park on July 4, 1989. There are no differences in the track listings of the CD and DVD versions. Two tracks had already been released: "All Along the Watchtower" was included in the compilation of Dylan songs, Postcards of the Hanging, and "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" was released on Weir Here – The Best of Bob Weir. The album title is taken from a line in the band's song "Truckin'," though it was not included in the setlist that night. 

•    Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
•     Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
•     Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
•     Brent Mydland – keyboards, Hammond B3, vocals
•     Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
•     Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion

 

Grateful Dead - Ticket to New Year's (DVD 5, 1998/2012)

Ticket to New Year's is a concert video by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at the Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California on December 31, 1987. It was released on VHS video tape and on Laserdisc in 1996, and on DVD in 1998.

The December 31, 1987 concert was broadcast on pay-per-view TV. The broadcast included several sketches that had been recorded in advance with members of the Grateful Dead. These are included in Ticket to New Year's, between the first and second sets.

 

 

 

Grateful Dead - Dead Ahead [DVD 9, 2012]

Dead Ahead is a concert video by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on October 30 and October 31, 1980, and released in 1981. An expanded version was released in 2005. In contrast to other Dead concert videos, Dead Ahead contains acoustic as well as electric song performances. 

In September and October 1980, the Grateful Dead did a concert tour of shows with three sets each, one acoustic set followed by two electric sets. The acoustic sets were the first the band had performed since the early '70s aside from a few rare one-off acoustic sets in special circumstances. The tour comprised 15 shows at The Warfield in San Francisco, 2 shows at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, and 8 shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

The following year, songs from the tour were released as two live albums, the all-acoustic Reckoning and the all-electric Dead Set.

Dead Ahead contains songs from the last two New York concerts, October 30 and October 31, 1980. Although the video was compiled from multiple performances, and is shorter than one of the three-set concerts, it follows the general format of one of the shows, starting with some acoustic material and proceeding to a longer section of amplified music, including a somewhat edited "Drums" and "Space".

The video also includes several sketches by the comedy team of Al Franken and Tom Davis. These are from the final night of the tour, October 31, which was hosted by Franken and Davis, and broadcast on radio and on closed circuit TV. 

 

 

Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here (DVD 5, 1999/2012)

Downhill from Here is a concert performance video by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, near East Troy, Wisconsin, in July, 1989. Produced by Len Dell'Amico and Grateful Dead Productions. It was released by Monterey Home Video, on VHS in 1997 and on DVD in 1999, with a running time of 2 hours 30 minutes, and by Pioneer Entertainment, on LaserDisc in 1997.

Most of Downhill From Here was recorded on July 17, 1989. However, the last four songs of the first set – "Row Jimmy", "When I Paint My Masterpiece", "When Push Comes to Shove", and "The Music Never Stopped" – have been replaced with the last three songs of the first set from July 19 – "West L.A. Fadeaway", "Desolation Row", and "Deal".

"The Music Never Stopped" from July 17 is included in the albums Weir Here and Fallout from the Phil Zone. The latter also includes "Box of Rain" from July 19, and "Foolish Heart" from that date is a bonus track on Built to Last.

The title of the video is a play on words referring to the steep slope of Alpine Valley's general admission section, and perhaps also to the notion that 1989 through 1990 was the band's final peak period. 

•   Jerry Garcia – guitar
•   Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
•   Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
•   Phil Lesh – bass
•   Brent Mydland – keyboards
•   Bob Weir – guitar