Primal
Thursday, December 4, 1969
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- Thursday
- Day 338 of 1969
- Show #
- 98 of 112
- Era
- Primal
- Keys
- Pigpen
- Recordings
- 3
- Top rating
- ★ 4.67 (4)
- Top-rated tape
- SBD
- Total dl
- 48,416
- Show length
- 1h 54m
- Longest track
- Dark Star · 30:13
Curator Score
How this is computed →From the tapers · archive.org · 2
- ★★★★★ · This one sounds better · oh_uh_um_ah · 2008
. . . FIVE STARS for this show, TC, plays organ on every song. I recommend adding this show to your 1969 GRATEFUL DEAD collection. Of the two copies available on the IA, this one sounds better. "Black Peter" is unique and not your usual arrangement. This versionof "Dark Star" is syncopated and the tempo is faster than usual. It's 30 minutes and 17 seconds long. TC on organ gives this "Dark Star" that "early" sound. Watch out for feedback at 16:05 into "Dark Star".
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- ★★★★ · Historic Value · DaneBramage · 2011
This source definitely sounds much better than the other available version. Still some tape hiss, but the Altamont connection makes it worthwhile. TC's organ is very noticable in the mix, and the early versions of Workingman's Dead tunes make this a classic late '69 show.
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Setlist
Setlist reconstructed from archive.org recording track listing. Set breaks and segues unknown from this source.
Recordings on archive.org · 3
Top-rated source
gd1969-12-04.141723.sbd.fowler.sirmick.flac1644
Source: possibly SBD > cassette > ? > DAT > CD; CD > EAC > WAV > mkwACT > SHN - SHN conversion by Julian Fowler, May 2002; · ★ 4.67 (4 reviews) · 7,085 dl
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- gd1969-12-04.141723.sbd.fowler.sirmick.flac1644Source: possibly SBD > cassette > ? > DAT > CD; CD > EAC > WAV > mkwACT > SHN - SHN conversion by Julian Fowler, May 2002; · ★ 4.67 · 7,085 dl
- gd69-12-04.sbd.cotsman.9496.sbeok.shnfSoundboard · ★ 4.33 · 17,887 dl
- gd69-12-04.sbd.wizard.23975.sbeok.shnfSoundboard · ★ 3.60 · 23,444 dl