I think anytime I come across an excellent sounding tape from 1970 it is a real treat. There are so few great tapes from that year and the band is having so much fun that when I do I want to share. So this week here is one from the Fillmore East on November 16, 1970.

There are some anomalies - there is some Elton John music playing through the house PA at one point - don't freak out ! :) I had to leave it in just to keep the atmosphere of the venue and the date.

I love hearing Pigpen here as well as the energy which just explodes through this music.

I hope you dig it too..

Grateful Dead Fillmore East New York, NY 11/16/70 Partial Show Bill Graham intro>Casey Jones [05:01] Me and My Uncle [04:37] House P.A. Music: Elton John, //Honky Tonk Women// [02:49] //Friend of the Devil [02:14] Cold Rain and Snow [06:04] King Bee [07:17] China Cat Sunflower > [05:46] I Know You Rider [04:42] Stage Talk/Steve Winwood Arrives On Stage [02:07] Hard To Handle * [08:07] //Big Railroad Blues * + [05:13] Not Fade Away > * [09:18] Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad > * [05:44] Not Fade Away * [02:52] Stage Talk [02:00] Frozen Logger [01:26] Mama Tried [03:37] Truckin' > + [05:47] The Other One + [11:24] Uncle John's Band + [07:04] * Steve Winwood on Pigpen's Hammond Organ. Steve Winwood also provides vocal accompaniment on NFA>GDTRFB>NFA and 1st vocal verse of NFA. + Will Scarlet on harmonica.

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod110521.mp3

Be well my friends, and thank you for your support.