Record Store Day Grateful Dead Rare Cuts And Oddities Double LP
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Grateful Dead
Rare Cuts & Oddities 1966
DETAILS
Format: 12" Vinyl
Label: Rhino
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
First time ever on vinyl under Rhino Records label with exclusive cover art. Live and studio recordings from the first few months of 1966. Features the only known version of Jerry singing "Promised Land." Numbered. Limited Edition of 6600. 2-LP 180-gram vinyl features a variety of early live and studio tracks produced by Owsley Stanley. The collection includes the first known recordings of future Dead staples like "Not Fade Away," "Big Railroad Blues," and "Good Lovin'."
Album Review: Whatever your view of the Grateful Dead (sloppy hippie noodlers or greatest band on earth), many people often dismiss them based on their reputation alone, which means—with a catalogue as long, strange, and trippy as theirs—they might have an inaccurate idea of the band was all about. Rare Cuts & Oddities 1966 finds the band about as far removed from their reputation as they ever got, right at the beginning of their three-decade career as they transitioned from their early days as The Warlocks into the band(s) they later became. In fact, this compilation may actually appeal more to fans of bluesy, rough and raw 60s garage more than it does seasoned Deadheads.
By 1968, the Dead were a psychedelic monster of a band, cranking out lengthy astral jams and introducing audiences to future acid-rock classics like “Dark Star” and “The Other One.” In 1966, though, the band was trying to find their place amongst other bluesy rock bands in the San Francisco music scene, playing shows with the likes of Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin. The songs featured here, taken from studio demo reels, rehearsal tapes, and live performances, demonstrate the band putting their own spin on tracks like “Walkin’ the Dog,” Chuck Berry’s “Promised Land,” and Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away” (both of these last two would be continually revisited by the band throughout their career). Also included are early versions of originals like “Cream Puff War” and “Caution (Do Not Step On The Tracks).” All of these tracks are presented in fantastic audio quality for 1966, but they give little indication of what the band would sound like a short 12-18 months later: essentially, the Dead sound just like any other band of the period on Rare Cuts, which—depending on your point of view—could be good or bad.
Key Tracks: “Cream Puff War”, “Betty And Dupree”, “I’m A King Bee”, “Caution (Do Not Step On The Tracks)”
Tracklist
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A1
Walking The Dog
Written-By – Thomas*
5:38
A2
You See A Broken Heart
Written-By – McKernan*
2:50
A3
Promised Land
Written-By – Berry*
2:31
A4
Good Lovin'
Written-By – Resnick*, Clark*
2:41
A5
Standing On The Corner
Written-By – Grateful Dead*
2:55
B1
Cream Puff War
Written-By – Garcia*
3:37
B2
Betty And Dupree
Arranged By – Grateful Dead*
Written-By – Traditional
5:35
B3
Stealin'
Arranged By – Grateful Dead*
Written-By – Cannon*
2:53
B4
Silver Threads And Golden Needles
Written-By – Reynolds*, Rhodes*
3:00
B5
Not Fade Away
Written-By – Hardin*, Petty*
3:51
C1
Big Railroad Blues
Arranged By – Grateful Dead*
Written-By – Lewis*
3:10
C2
Sick And Tired
Written-By – Kenner*, Bartholomew*
3:19
C3
Empty Heart
Written-By – Nanker Phelge
6:18
C4
Gangster Of Love
Written-By – Watson*
4:35
C5
Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
Written-By – Sain*
2:56
D1
Hey Little One
Written-By – Vorizon*, Burnette*
5:02
D2
I'm A King Bee
Written-By – Moore*
6:01
D3
Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)
Written-By – Grateful Dead*
9:18
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