The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 2: Jerry Garcia Band, Keystone Berkeley '75
Jerry and Nicky Let It Rock at Keystone Berkeley!
The latest release to come from the Garcia vault is Let It Rock: Jerry Garcia Band 1975 a 2-CD
set recorded November 17 and 18, 1975 at the Keystone Berkeley, featuring the very first
version of the Jerry Garcia Band, with the magnificent British pianist Nicky Hopkins, drummer Ron Tutt and ol’
reliable—bassist John Kahn. This marks the first-ever full release of material from the brief but fruitful
Garcia-Hopkins union (August through December ’75), and it shows the group at its best, rolling though a broad
range of styles, from the churning opener, “Let It Rock,” to Dead favorites like “Sugaree,” “They Love Each
Other” and a lively “Friend of the Devil,” to boppin’ R&B—“Tore Up Over You,” “Roadrunner”—a 19-minute workout
(!) on the Stones’ “Let’s Spend the Night Together,” and Nicky’s exceptional instrumental track “Edward.”
The sound on these discs is impeccable: They were mixed from 16-track master tapes by Jeffrey Norman, who has
mixed and mastered countless Dead-related projects through the years. The clarity of the vocals and instruments
is absolutely stunning—it’s practically like being at the legendary Keystone Berkeley, except without
that distinctive smell of beer and popcorn, and the clacking of the foosball table in the back room. The icing on
this particular slice of psychedelic cake is a fine essay by David Gans which probes the Jerry-Nicky dynamic and
offers some needed historical context. In short, this one is a must for Jerry freaks (and doesn’t that include
all of us?)! To order your copy today, click here.
—Blair Jackson
Track List
CD 1
1. LET IT ROCK
2. TORE UP OVER YOU
3. FRIEND OF THE DEVIL*
4. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER
5. IT’S TOO LATE
6. PIG’S BOOGIE>
7. BAND INTRODUCTIONS>
8. SITTING IN LIMBO
9. (I’M A) ROAD RUNNER
CD 2
1. SUGAREE
2. I’LL TAKE A MELODY
3. THAT’S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO*
4. LADY SLEEPS*
5. AIN’T NO USE
6. LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER*
7. EDWARD, THE MAD SHIRT GRINDER
Recorded live at KEYSTONE BERKELEY, 11/18/75 and *11/17/75
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Nicky Hopkins!!!
Okay, now this one has me excited! I love Jerry...but I don't need that many JGB shows, too repetative, and those back up singers get to be bland....this one really has me pumped!! I have a great copy of 12/31/75 and have always loved it as my favorite JGB! I am ecstatic for an official release of that brief period. Same with the Ozzie Ahlers time in 1980...four players, no back up signers, and some killer keys......Let's get some more of that!!
Saw this tour! (too :)
Caught this lineup in a classic little theater attached to the St Paul Civic Center Nov. 75.
Drove in from Menomonie Wisconsin, with a friend...and had a fine time. Still have the ticket stub around here somewhere...of course.
Thanks for what looks like a fine release.
(funny how 35 years fly by).
Reverb?
...Smell the tail of the dragon...
Does anyone else hear reverb on the drums and vocals on "It's Too Late"? Maybe someone at the site like Blair or Mary could clear this up for me. Certainly reverb would not have been added in the mastering. Perhaps it's on the reels?
Reverb
Recordings like this are generally made "flat," so a touch of reverb on instruments or the lead vocal might be added at the mixing stage to give it a little more life and some of the ambience of the room in which it was recorded. I suspect that's what happened here. If you were at the Keystone itself that night, the front-of-house mixer probably would have added some judicious reverb for the benefit of the audience there that night... that's very common...
Let There Be Keystone Berkeley!
Please, sir, may I have some more?
I'm listening to the Friend Of The Devil right now and I am in awe of the sound and the mix. Just a spectacular job! I have recordings of this foursome and Nicky Hopkins’ piano always sounds muddy. Can’t wait to order and receive.
Arrival?
So has anybody received their order yet?
Man, can't wait, the more I acquire of these golden nuggets the more I want and need!
demented
so far only a few people received it and that was people who ordered express...some have theirs on the way people who ordered after me...i ordered on oct 2nd but on mine there wasn't any hits on my card so it hasn't been sent...others claim their cards were hit...still it's been over a week and something should've been said or sent by e-mail...but this is something that's happend most times...though it would be nice if a generic e-mail was sent saying it'll be delayed 2 or 4 weeks whatever the case may be...but i hate to say it i'll keep buying these shows providing they keep making them...i used to say i'll stop but each new one does have a good sound to them...if they sounded muddy or boring i probably would've stopped, but if you listen there's always some new touch...so even though it's been about 10 years or so of these extra releases it's still not dull or pointless for me...i'm sure alot of people stopped after the dicks picks or maybe after just a few, but i'm going to hang on to this...with GOD willing i know alot of people are out of work or looking for real work providing they have work...so i say that with GOD willing because you have to be blessed to be able to buy CDs in these hard times...but these CDs can take you back to a happier place and time even if you weren't there because with these CDs you can tell such a time and place did exist, because it sure doesn't exist too much in the present...and if it does someone please tell me where and when.
Tony, go furthur...
...some time in December/NYs
~THESE ARE the good old days!~
reverb
It would have been added in the mixing.
Gans/GD Hour blog
GD Hour station list
makes sense
that would make sense that no one has both...i can see the people who ordered the jerry seperately having there's but from what i understand NOBODY HAS BOTH?? but i can see it be delayed a month because they did last spring if i remember right...some say the box set a month ago was delayed but i'm not sure if it was or not...but you'd think someone from the grateful dead camp would say something somewhere on this site...i assume phil lesh spends 4 hours a day on this site reading posts from his adoring fans...anyway i'm sure it'll go out no later than december 8th.