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.