Grateful Dead - 1976-10-14 - Los Angeles, CA (Ex Aud + SBD)

Grateful Dead

1976-10-14

Shrine Auditorium,

Los Angeles, CA

Soundboard + Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set (Ex. Aud)

01. Promised Land 

02. They Love Each Other 

03. Cassidy 

04. Peggy-O

05. Big River 

06. Ramble On Rose 

07. Looks Like Rain 

08. Deal 

09. El Paso 

10. Tennessee Jed 

11. The Music Never Stopped

12. Scarlet Begonias 

2nd Set (SBD)

01. New Minglewood Blues 

02. Mississippi Half Step 

03. Samson & Delilah

04. Ship Of Fools

05. Dancin' In The Streets >  

06. Wharf Rat > 

07. Dancin' In The Streets > 

09. Around & Around 

Encore (SBD)

01. Johnny B. Goode 

Grateful Dead - 1976-10-14 - Los Angeles, CA (Ex Aud + SBD)

GD 1976 - Back To Back - #1:  In October 1974, the Grateful Dead played their "farewell concerts" at Winterland in San Francisco, 5 nights of impassioned music that many Dead Heads thought might be the last tine they would see their beloved band. The band taped the shows for a live album (the double disc Steal Your Face, which hardly did justice to their performances) and a full length movie (The Grateful Dead movie, which was a far more fitting monument to those 5 concerts). While the Dead stayed away from touring in 1975, playing only 4 shows, the band members were busy with a host of other projects. They recorded the album Blues for Allah, which included The Music Never Stopped and the Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower segue. Jerry Garcia recorded the album Reflections, and toured with his own band, while Bob Weir joined up with the band, Kingfish. Garcia also spent countless hours directing production of the aforementioned Grateful Dead movie, which was released to critical acclaim in 1977. Phil Lesh, along with keyboardist Ned Lagin, released an album of improvisational electronic music, titled Seastones. While the band members kept busy, they all knew that nothing was as fulfilling as playing live. So in June 1976, the band launched their first tour in over 19 months and Dead Heads rejoiced.  This excellent audience (1st set) and soundboard (2nd set & encore) recording captures the Dead daring the fall of their comeback year, in Los Angeles on October 15 1976, 45 years ago today. These 1976 shows set the stage for the following year, which many Dead heads feel was the best in the band's long strange trip. Downlead this one, then come back tomorrow for the 2nd half of this Back To Back  set.