The Complete Fillmore West 1969
Encyclopedia
Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings is a limited edition box set (10,000 copies), released in November 2005, featuring four complete concerts by the Grateful Dead
on 10 CDs
. These concerts, performed on four consecutive nights from February 27 through March 2, 1969, were the basis for Live/Dead
(rock's first 16 track live album).
Released separately was Fillmore West 1969
, a three-disc distillation that included highlights of the four nights that did not appear on Live/Dead (with the exception of "Feedback" and the full-length version of "And We Bid You Good Night", which had appeared in truncated form on Live/Dead).
February 27, 1969 — Encore:
March 1, 1969 — Encore:
June 8, 1969, Fillmore West:
February 7, 1970, Fillmore West:
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
on 10 CDs
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
. These concerts, performed on four consecutive nights from February 27 through March 2, 1969, were the basis for Live/Dead
Live/Dead
Live/Dead is the first official live album released by the San Francisco-based band Grateful Dead. It was recorded over a series of live concerts in early 1969 and released later in the year on November 10...
(rock's first 16 track live album).
Released separately was Fillmore West 1969
Fillmore West 1969
Fillmore West 1969 is a three-CD album composed of selections from four concerts by the Grateful Dead. These concerts, performed on four consecutive nights from February 27 through March 2, 1969, were the basis for Live/Dead...
, a three-disc distillation that included highlights of the four nights that did not appear on Live/Dead (with the exception of "Feedback" and the full-length version of "And We Bid You Good Night", which had appeared in truncated form on Live/Dead).
Disc 1
February 27, 1969 — First set:- "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Sonny Boy WilliamsonSonny Boy Williamson ISonny Boy Williamson was an American blues harmonica player and singer, and the first to use the name Sonny Boy Williamson.-Biography and career:...
) - 11:47 - "Doin' That Rag" (Robert HunterRobert Hunter (lyricist)Robert C. Hunter is an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.-Biography:He was born Robert Burns in San Luis Obispo, California...
, Jerry GarciaJerry GarciaJerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...
) - 7:53 - "That's It for the Other One" (Garcia, Bill Kreutzman, Bob WeirBob WeirBob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
) - 20:03
Disc 2
February 27, 1969 — Second set:- "Dupree's Diamond Blues" (Hunter, Garcia) - 3:57 >
- "Mountains of the Moon" (Hunter, Garcia) - 5:57 >
- "Dark StarDark Star (song)"Dark Star" is a song released as a single by the Grateful Dead. It was written by lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by lead guitarist Jerry Garcia; however, compositional credit is sometimes extended to include Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, the late Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, and Bob Weir...
" (Hunter, Garcia, Mickey HartMickey HartMickey Hart is an American percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995...
, Kreutzman, Phil LeshPhil LeshPhillip Chapman Lesh is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career....
, Pigpen, Weir) - 21:44 > - "St. StephenSt. Stephen (song)"St. Stephen" is a song by the Grateful Dead, written by Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter and originally released on the 1969 studio album Aoxomoxoa. The same year, a live version of the song was released on Live/Dead, their first concert album...
" (including William Tell Bridge)" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) - 8:22 > - "The ElevenThe Eleven"The Eleven" is a song by American rock band The Grateful Dead. It was written by long-time lyricist Robert Hunter and bassist Phil Lesh. The title of the song is a direct reference to its time signature, 11/8....
" (Hunter, Lesh) - 13:03 > - "Turn On Your Love LightTurn On Your Love Light"Turn On Your Love Light" is an R&B-style blues song recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961. It was a both an important R&B and pop chart hit for Bland and has become one of his most identifiable songs...
" (Joseph Scott, Deadric Malone) - 19:21
February 27, 1969 — Encore:
- "Cosmic Charlie" (Hunter, Garcia) - 5:52
Disc 3
February 28, 1969 — First set:- "(Walk Me Out in the) Morning DewMorning Dew"Morning Dew", also known as " Morning Dew", is a post-apocalyptic folk-rock song written by Canadian singer Bonnie Dobson in 1962.According to Dobson in a 1993 interview, "Morning Dew" was inspired by the film On the Beach....
" (Bonnie DobsonBonnie DobsonBonnie Dobson is a Canadian folk music songwriter, singer, and guitarist, most known in the 1960s for composing the songs "I'm Your Woman" and "Morning Dew"...
, Tim RoseTim RoseTimothy Alan Patrick Rose , best known professionally as Tim Rose, was an American singer-songwriter, who spent much of his life in London, England and had more success in Europe than in his native country...
) - 11:04 - "Good Morning Little School Girl" (Williamson) - 11:00
- "Doin' That Rag" (Hunter, Garcia) - 6:56
- "I'm a King BeeI'm a King Bee"I'm a King Bee" is a swamp blues song that has been performed and recorded by numerous blues and other artists. In 2008, Slim Harpo's "I'm a King Bee" received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which "honor[s] recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance".-Original song:Written and...
" (Slim HarpoSlim HarpoSlim Harpo was an American blues musician. He was known as a master of the blues harmonica; the name "Slim Harpo" was derived from "harp," the popular nickname for the harmonica in blues circles.-Early life:...
) - 7:09 - "Turn on Your Love Light" (Scott, Malone) - 19:09
Disc 4
February 28, 1969 — Second set:- "That's It for the Other One" (Garcia, Kreutzman, Weir) - 19:46 >
- "Dark Star" (Hunter, Garcia, Hart, Kreutzman, Lesh, Pigpen, Weir) - 19:45 >
- "St. Stephen (including William Tell Bridge)" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) - 7:51 >
- "The Eleven" (Hunter, Lesh) - 15:12 >
- "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Reverend Gary DavisReverend Gary DavisReverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis, was an American blues and gospel singer and guitarist, who was also proficient on the banjo and harmonica...
) - 10:38
Disc 5
- "Alligator" (Hunter, Pigpen, Lesh) - 4:08 >
- "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzman) - 4:02 >
- "Jam" (Grateful Dead) - 14:57 >
- "Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)" (Grateful Dead) - 8:47 >
- "Feedback" (Grateful Dead) - 5:40 >
- "We Bid You Goodnight" (traditional, arr. Grateful Dead) - 1:08
Disc 6
March 1, 1969 — First set:- "That's It for the Other One" (Garcia, Kreutzman, Weir) - 21:22 >
- "New Potato Caboose" (Bobby Petersen, Lesh) - 11:43 >
- "Doin' That Rag" (Hunter, Garcia) - 5:58 >
- "Cosmic Charlie" (Hunter, Garcia) - 5:51
Disc 7
March 1, 1969 — Second set:- "Dupree's Diamond Blues" (Hunter, Garcia) - 4:48
- "Mountains of the Moon" (Hunter, Garcia) - 5:04
- "Dark Star" (Hunter, Garcia, Hart, Kreutzman, Lesh, Pigpen, Weir) - 23:01 >
- "St. Stephen (including William Tell Bridge)" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) - 8:06 >
- "The Eleven" (Hunter, Lesh) - 5:47 >
- "Turn on Your Love Light" (Scott, Malone) - 23:59
March 1, 1969 — Encore:
- "Hey JudeHey Jude"Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song widely accepted as being written to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce—although this explanation is not...
" (John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
) - 7:44
Disc 8
March 2, 1969 — First set:- "Dark Star" (Hunter, Garcia, Hart, Kreutzman, Lesh, Pigpen, Weir) - 21:09 >
- "St. Stephen (including William Tell Bridge)" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) - 8:21 >
- "The Eleven" (Hunter, Lesh) - 12:43 >
- "Turn on Your Love Light" (Scott, Malone) - 15:25 >
Disc 9
March 2, 1969 — Second set:- "Doin' That Rag" (Hunter, Garcia) - 7:38
- "That's It for the Other One" (Garcia, Kreutzman, Weir) - 22:44 >
- "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Davis) - 11:21
- "Morning Dew" (Dobson, Rose) - 10:16
Disc 10
- "Alligator" (Hunter, Pigpen, Lesh) - 4:15 >
- "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzman) - 6:52 >
- "Jam" (Grateful Dead) - 25:31 >
- "Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)" (Grateful Dead) - 9:13 >
- "Feedback" (Grateful Dead) - 7:54 >
- "We Bid You Goodnight" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) - 2:01
Bonus disc
June 14, 1968 (late show), Fillmore East:- "Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)" (Grateful Dead) - 30:07
June 8, 1969, Fillmore West:
- "He Was a Friend of Mine" (Traditional) - 12:14 >
- "China Cat SunflowerChina Cat Sunflower"China Cat Sunflower" is a song performed by the Grateful Dead which was first recorded for their third studio album Aoxomoxoa. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music composed by Jerry Garcia. The song is typically sung by Jerry Garcia. The first live recording of this song...
" (Garcia, Hunter) - 4:15 > - "New Potato Caboose" (Lesh, Peterson) - 13:36
February 7, 1970, Fillmore West:
- "China Cat Sunflower" (Garcia, Hunter) - 5:29 >
- "I Know You RiderI Know You Rider"I Know You Rider" is a traditional woman's blues song that has been adapted by numerous artists. Modern versions can be traced back to the song's appearance in the 1934 book, American Ballads and Folk Songs, by the noted father and son musicologists and folklorists, John Lomax and Alan Lomax...
" (Traditional) - 5:08 > - "High Time" (Garcia, Hunter) - 7:04
Grateful Dead
- Jerry Garcia - guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Bob Weir - guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, vocals - Tom ConstantenTom ConstantenTom Constanten is an American keyboardist, best known for playing with the Grateful Dead from 1968 to 1970.-Biography:...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards, vocals, harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Phil Lesh - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Bill Kreutzmann - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Mickey Hart - drums
Production
- Producers - David Lemieux, Jeffrey Norman
- Executive producer - Cameron Sears
- Recording engineers - Bob Matthews, Betty Cantor
- Mixing & mastering - Jeffrey Norman
- Archival research - Eileen Law
- Photography - Rosie McGee, Herbie Greene, Michael Merritt, Baron WolmanBaron WolmanBaron Wolman is an American photographer best known for his work in the late 1960s for the music magazine Rolling Stone, becoming the magazine's first editor of photography from 1967 to 1970.-Early photographic career:...
, Peter Simon, Amalie R. Rothschild, Suanne C Skidd, Sylvia Clarke Hamilton - Cover lettering - Richard Biffle
- Art coordination - Brian Connors
- Package design - Robert Minkin
- Booklet essay - Dennis McNally