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GarciaLive Volume 20: June 18th, 1982 Cape Cod Coliseum presents the complete, previously unreleased Jerry Garcia Band performance in The Bay State’s vacationland – plus 45+ minutes of additional incendiary, uncirculated recordings captured on June 1st, 1981 at The Stone in San Francisco.
The early 80’s marked a transitional period for the Jerry Garcia Band. After beginning the decade with the lean & mean quartet showcased on After Midnight and GarciaLive Volume One, Garcia & John Kahn would go on to experiment with personnel configurations expanding the line-up considerably. By the time the Jerry Garcia Band rolled into the Cape Cod Coliseum co-headliners Bobby & the Midnites, the line-up included Grateful Dead bandmate Bill Kreutzmann (drums), Melvin Seals (organ), Jimmy Warren (electric piano) and Liz Stires & Julie Stafford (backing vocals). While the co-headline format limited each group to a single 90-minute set, Garcia’s 8-song set packed plenty of punch. The requisite “How Sweet It Is” opener wastes no time getting down to business with a galloping tempo punctuated by crisp solos from Garcia, Warren, & Seals. The relative rarity “Valerie,” marking its first appearance here on an archival release, and extended, show-stopping takes on “Dear Prudence” and “Don’t Let Go” follow to the crowd’s obvious delight. Other highlights from Cape Cod include a poignant take on Dylan’s “Simple Twist of Fate” and the freshly written “Run for the Roses.”
Please click Additional Details for more information setlist.
The early 80’s marked a transitional period for the Jerry Garcia Band. After beginning the decade with the lean & mean quartet showcased on After Midnight and GarciaLive Volume One, Garcia & John Kahn would go on to experiment with personnel configurations expanding the line-up considerably. By the time the Jerry Garcia Band rolled into the Cape Cod Coliseum co-headliners Bobby & the Midnites, the line-up included Grateful Dead bandmate Bill Kreutzmann (drums), Melvin Seals (organ), Jimmy Warren (electric piano) and Liz Stires & Julie Stafford (backing vocals). While the co-headline format limited each group to a single 90-minute set, Garcia’s 8-song set packed plenty of punch. The requisite “How Sweet It Is” opener wastes no time getting down to business with a galloping tempo punctuated by crisp solos from Garcia, Warren, & Seals. The relative rarity “Valerie,” marking its first appearance here on an archival release, and extended, show-stopping takes on “Dear Prudence” and “Don’t Let Go” follow to the crowd’s obvious delight. Other highlights from Cape Cod include a poignant take on Dylan’s “Simple Twist of Fate” and the freshly written “Run for the Roses.”
Please click Additional Details for more information setlist.
Additional Details
For the first time in the series, GarciaLive Volume 20 also includes a bit of filler. We turned to the Jerry Garcia Band’s June 1st, 1981 performance at The Stone in San Francisco to select four stand-outs from the previously uncirculated/unheard recordings including a high-octane performance of “After Midnight,” “Deal -> Tangled Up in Blue,” and Jimmy Cliff’s “Sitting In Limbo.”
Setlist:
Disc One:
1) How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
2) Valerie
3) Dear Prudence
4) Mississippi Moon
5) Don’t Let Go
6) Simple Twist of Fate
Disc Two:
1) Run for the Roses
2) They Love Each Other
Filler: June 1st, 1981 - The Stone - San Francisco, CA
3) Sitting in Limbo
4) After Midnight
5) Deal ->
6) Tangled Up in Blue
Setlist:
Disc One:
1) How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
2) Valerie
3) Dear Prudence
4) Mississippi Moon
5) Don’t Let Go
6) Simple Twist of Fate
Disc Two:
1) Run for the Roses
2) They Love Each Other
Filler: June 1st, 1981 - The Stone - San Francisco, CA
3) Sitting in Limbo
4) After Midnight
5) Deal ->
6) Tangled Up in Blue
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Customer Reviews
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Tim M.November 26, 2023I have listened to this set (Garcia Live, v.20) a couple of times now and am really impressed with the quality of the music, sound, and energy. The band is tight and completely dialed in to the material. Jerry sounds great, and the song selection and sound are completely first-rate. If one is in doubt about purchasing this recording, I would encourage them to buy. It is definitely one of the better releases I have heard in the “Garcia Live” series.
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Chris KatsimaglesNovember 13, 2023Great shows. Especially interesting band line-ups with Kreutzmann and Weir. Always a surprise line up with Garcia shows. Loved the numbers. Keep them coming.
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EMoneySeptember 25, 2023Great sound, great recording, great setlist. A feel good show!
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Jamie GeorgeSeptember 13, 2023Awesome sound quality and it came in a timely manner. I am very happy and satisfied.
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Bobby Crim Jr.August 21, 2023One of the best in this collection Love that Billy got to play this show. Enjoy Melvins’ contributions to make this a Smashing Hit
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Bruce HarpsAugust 16, 2023An excellent show! The sound quality along with the versions of the songs is absolutely fantastic! I have all 20 releases now and each of is like a shining gem. I can’t wait to see what number 21 will be.
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GJCJuly 26, 2023I saw the GD play in Cape Cod both shows in October 1979 and loved the venue, the blue whale and the concert... Thanks to my Godparents Florence and Kenny for letting us crash at their Torrence house on the Cape.. I stopped buying JGB CDs a couple of years ago because they were very repetitious... When I saw this release I knew that I wanted it... I listened to the entire CD tonight and was very happy with the show.. Now I need to see all the JGB releases I passed on and figure out do I buy them all ... Probably... GRATE CD!!!!! Buy it you won't be disappointed
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Tom GuayJuly 24, 2023Outstanding !! I live in RI but I was getting married two days later and didn’t make it to the show. Valerie and Mississippi Moon are exceptional !! Great release and the t-shirt is one of the best yet !!
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Kendall WJuly 20, 2023Was sold on the "Don't Let Go," which is a must must listen for fans of the space jazz jams. This one is particularly jamming. "Dear Prudence' was particularly poignant and vampy. And the "After Midnight" just absolutely shreds. I'm curious if there will ever be any releases of the Bobby and the Midnites shows from this era? He had a great line-up then and they were playing really well.
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Andrew BlackmanJuly 20, 2023The T-shirt is a winner (among the best from any of the GARCIA line) and the music sublime. As good as the main show, I have to agree with Scott's assessment of the filler. The AFTER MIDNIGHT burns down the house. Anyone who thinks Jerry was more noodler than shredder needs to hear this one. Fire and lightning like nobody else. The whole band was a freight train barreling at 150 MPH on this one. And to get a DEAL>TANGLED closer? Enough said. Buy it.
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FrankJuly 19, 2023Aw Shucks, Love this show. Just finished listening to the early 80's Grateful Dead at the Garden and Jerry was on fire and then this was offered so it was such a pleasure to hear How Sweet It is open up side one and then just blast through some of my favorite tunes. Love Valerie. Buy It!!!!! *80's Jerry at his best
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MadtaperJuly 18, 2023Sound is great! Love billy on drums! Tangled up in blue is perfect
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Scott PethJuly 18, 2023An easy 5* here. First thing that comes to mind is...why in God's name haven't we been given like adozen shows from this era already? Kean, volume 1 and v20 are all early 80s and tbh, they're my favorite JGB shows that have been officially released. Let's get Music Mountain next..even if it's just the best AUD mastered, let's do it. We have to get more early 80s Jerry. The AFTER MIDNIGHT here might be the best of all time. The Tiger era is his best era imo. More early 80s! 80-83 in particular.
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ZoltanJuly 17, 2023Rippin’! Great song selection, Bill crushes on drums, I love this show. We need more 80’s JGB!
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Rich GorlewskiJuly 15, 2023Another solid winner! It's like having Jerry and the band in your living room, playing just for you. The sound quality is amazing for a vintage performance like this. This one has been added to my Sunday afternoon rotation. I love it. Thank you so much for making this happen.
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