Golden Age

Wednesday, August 13, 1975

San Francisco, CA · Great American Music Hall

Notable Moment

Great American Music Hall / Help-Slip-Franklin debut

San Francisco. A small intimate hiatus-era benefit that becomes one of the legendary nights of the catalog — Help on the Way → Slipknot! → Franklin's Tower debuts. Released as One from the Vault.

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Wednesday
Day 225 of 1975
Show #
20 of 23
Era
Golden Age
Keys
Keith
Recordings
3
Top rating
★ 4.92 (67)
Official release
One from the Vault
Top-rated tape
SBD
Total dl
388,989
Songs played
18 · 2 sets
Show length
1h 58m
Longest track
E: Blues For Allah · 20:29
116LegendaryRank #2 of 1,999
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Featured on: One from the Vault

★ Curator's pick · One from the Vault
Definitely one of the best Help-Slip-Franklin you can find.

From the Curator's listening journal · 1 entry

From the tapers · archive.org · 3
  • ★★★★★ · The album showcase · Mind Wondrin · 2021

    There are probably no DeadHeads who have not heard this one. FM>C90s of the show were well-traded and there was a common vinyl boot. It used to confuse me when people talked about '75 being the "hiatus year", because I had this show and thought it must have been a big year! What most of us didn't know was that this was an invite-only, album release promotion. Rather than book with a promoter, they self-rented this tiny 400-seater in The Tenderloin district.

  • ★★★★★ · "EYES" is behind "It Must have been the Rose's.in the same track. · Dean1067 · 2024

    Small Edit: I love how Bill Graham calls out Ron Rackow or ever how you spell the guys name. But Bill talking about how he wanted $12.50 for being there & dude wanted to "flip for it" which in my way of thinking he was trying to get out of giving him $12.50 & because of that he ended up giving him $50! Bill Graham always gives such an excellent introduction. I'm glad he got $50 for being there. In 1975 that $50 was close to getting $250-$300 in today's money.

  • ★★★★★ · But wait there is more..SHAKE the Hand · c-freedom · 2024

    Who knows what a full years worth of touring would have done with this new material during 1975. The opening of this show Intro —Help-)Slip-) Frank is easily In the top openings to a show Thinking Valentine 1970 Intro-)Casey Jones By 1976 there is already a different vibe to the Blues for Allah material not to mention No live Blues for Allah after 75 When I listen to this it still blows me away! I like how they have built in vocals for Donna Jean.

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Setlist

Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)

Recordings on archive.org · 3

Top-rated source

gd75-08-13.fm.vernon.23661.sbeok.shnf

Soundboard - FM · ★ 4.92 (67 reviews) · 303,432 dl

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